February 11, 2022

Dallas Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference

Dallas, TX, United States

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OCR Update

Erica Broussard, BSN, JD Acting Supervisory Equal Opportunity Specialist U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights, Southwest Region
Vaniecy Nwigwe, Deputy Regional Manager U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights, Southwest Region

• Discuss OCR’s HIPAA and COVID-19 updates
• Provide insight into common breaches
• Review the requirements for breach notification and common deficiencies

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Healthcare Regulatory, Enforcement, and Policy Issues: A View to the Future from a Former CMS Leader

Kim Brandt, Partner, Tarplin, Downs & Young

• Provide an overview of current congressional actions impacting healthcare providers
• Present analysis of CMS payment rules and the impact on providers
• Discussion of the public health emergency and whether the CMS flexibilities granted by the waiver will continue
• CMS staffing and policy updates and what those mean for healthcare providers

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Enforcement Update

Andrew Wirmani, Lawyer/Partner, Reese Marketos LLP
Adrienne Frazior, Assistant US Attorney, USAO

• Hear from a former prosecutor and current healthcare litigator about important recent enforcement actions
• Learn about recent theories and outcomes
• Gain insight into enforcement priorities and initiatives

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OIG Update

Karen Glassman, Senior Counsel, Office of Counsel to the IG, DHHS
Ruth Ann Dorrill, Regional Inspector General, Office of Evaluation and Inspections, DHHS OIG

• Holistic review of OIG’s current priorities
• Summary of anticipated OIG evaluation, audit, and enforcement work
• Deeper dive into four topic areas:
– COVID-19
– Opioid misuse
– Nursing home quality and enforcement

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Sunshine or Sunburn: Understanding the Open Payments Act

Heidi Kocher, Partner, Liles Parker

• Understand the basic requirements of the Open Payments Act
• Differentiate between the various kinds of payments being reported
• Explore methods for leveraging the publicly reported Open Payments Act data

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Considering How Compliance Programs are Like the Weather

Karen K. Spiller, VP, Enterprise Risk Mngmt & CCO, U of Texas Health Center Houston

• Understanding the importance of creativity and simplicity
• Implementing risk-based, easily relatable measurement tools
• Using proactive tools to detect future risks

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