February 4, 2022

Portland Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference

Virtual, Pacific Standard Time (PST)

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Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Enforcement: Recent Cases, Trends, and Statistics

Peter Ricoy, System VP of Organizational Integrity, PeaceHealth

• Learn about key healthcare enforcement actions, fines, penalties, and settlements over the past year
• Consider the government’s increased use of data analytics and DOJ-initiated enforcement actions
• Understand the latest enforcement statistics, trends, and priorities

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Hot Topics and Best Practices for Payors and Auditors

Wynda Clayton, Risk Adjustment Manager, Providence Health Plan
Dana Brown, President, Reimbursement Management Consultants, Inc.
Dott Campo, Manager, Risk Adjustment Division, Reimbursement Management Consultants, Inc.

• Understand how to apply National Coding Guidelines
• Recognize compliance pitfalls
• Understand a Health Plans Approach

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Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute 2021 Updates: Dayto-Day Impact and Actions to Consider

Vickie Patterson, Director, Protiviti, Inc.
Jarod Baccus, Director, Protiviti, Inc.
Sarah Kuklewski, Senior Manager, Protiviti, Inc.

• Provide an overview of what changed for Stark and AKS in 2021 and the new similarities between definitions, exceptions, and safe harbors
• What actions should compliance take in auditing and monitoring based on 2021 changes?
• How can next generation auditing and monitoring techniques and analytics ease the burden of keeping tabs on physician arrangement compliance?

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Effective Communication Methods for the Compliance Professional

Aurae Beidler, Instructor, Portland Community College

• Learn how to apply the effective communication feedback loop to compliance issues
• Describe the ongoing process to seek improvements to message delivery and methods
• Assess your ability to ensure you have relayed information in a manner tailored to your audience

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Legislative Briefing

Andi Easton, Vice President of Government Affairs, Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

• List key legislative issues before the 2022 legislature impacting healthcare
• Understand the political dynamics influencing this short session

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HIPAA Update

Alicia Brown, Supervisory Equal Opportunity Specialist, DHHS/OCR Pacific Region
Christina Fathi, Investigator, DHHS/OCR Pacific Region

• Overview of current HIPAA and COVID-19 updates
• Review recent OCR enforcement actions
• List recurring HIPAA compliance issues, corrective actions, and best practices

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