2020 Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference

  1. Healthcare Fraud and Compliance Update

    2020 Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Gabriel Imperato  | February 25, 2020 

    • Recent developments in enforcement and compliance

    • Individual accountability for organizational healthcare fraud

    • Cooperation and compliance program assessment

  2. Compliance Program Effectiveness

    2020 Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): James Rose, Heather Fields, Scott Remmich  | February 25, 2020 

    • Measuring outcomes as a key to regulatory expectations

    • DOJ’s guidance from April 2019 on the evaluation of how compliance programs should factor into your metrics

    • Metrics and measuring outcomes, not just activities

  3. Effective Compliance Leadership

    2020 Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Dan Roach, Laura Ellis, Linda Epstein, Judy Ringholz  | February 25, 2020 

    • What it takes to be an effective Compliance Officer

    • Board and leader role in developing an effective compliance leadership

    • The relationship and roles of the GC and Compliance Officer

    • What senior leaders should expect from the Compliance Officer

  4. Government Enforcement and the Opioid Crisis

    2020 Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): James Rough, Matthew Whitmire, Chris Covington, Allan J. Medina  | February 25, 2020 

    • Understand the impact of the drug diversion on health care delivery systems

    • Learn how law enforcement is combatting the opioid epidemic using a “Strike Force” model

    • Discuss the impact of enforcement efforts and their unintended consequences

  5. Healthcare Privacy & Security: Responsibility for Breaches

    2020 Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Darrell Contreras, Blaine Kerr  | February 25, 2020 

    • An overview of the HIPAA Privacy and Security regulations

    • A breakdown of these regulations in an easy to understand format

    • Understanding how to apply the Privacy and Security Regulations to their daily compliance activities

  6. Parkland Hospital Case Study

    2020 Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Mary Findley, Felicia Heimer, Kathleen Murphy, Robert Martinez  | February 25, 2020 

    • Implementing a Systems Improvement Agreement with CMS and a Corporate Integrity Agreement with OIG and monitoring Parkland’s transformation

    • Important perspectives from the Chief Compliance Officer, Board Member, Review Organization and Regulator

    • Parkland’s governance and cultural overhaul - meaningful board oversight, tone at the top, disclosure/non-retaliation, effective communication, buy-in at all levels

    • Using the experiences from Parkland’s SIA and CIA to stand up sustainable and effective compliance and quality programs.

  7. Cybersecurity

    2020 Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Roy Wyman, Barry Mathis  | February 24, 2020 

    • Cybercrime, hacking, and ransomware

    • Risks to privacy

    • How to become and remain compliant

  8. Board and Management Responsibility for Compliance Oversight

    2020 Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Dan Roach, Robert Michalski, Katherine C. Tarvestad, Felicia Heimer  | February 24, 2020 

    • What is reasonable oversight of a compliance and ethics program?

    • What are the ideal qualifications and characteristics of a board member for compliance oversight?

    • How do you know if compliance matters are getting sufficient attention by the Board and the C-suite?

  9. Compliance Programs and Your IRS 990 Filings

    2020 Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): James Sheehan  | February 24, 2020 

    • The IRS 990 is an information return: 2 plus pages of detail, 100 pages of instructions. Now available as data...and more to come

    • Governance, management, and insider transaction reporting: Who completes the entries? Who is responsible to assure the answers are accurate?

    • Current research: Predicting compliance risks from 990 responses

  10. Internal Investigations and Healthcare Compliance Matters

    2020 Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Gabriel Imperato, James Rough, Shannon Sumner  | February 24, 2020 

    • Why internal investigations are important

    • Board direction of internal investigations

    • Internal investigations and resolving compliance problems

  11. Introduction to Risk and Compliance

    2020 Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Roz Cordini  | February 24, 2020 

    • Understand healthcare’s complex legal and regulatory environment

    • Identify key guidance pertaining to healthcare compliance and the governing body’s oversight role

    • Identify mechanisms for identifying compliance risk areas

    • Understand mechanism for documentation of compliance risk in your organization

  12. Stark, Anti-Kickback and Foreign Corruption Practices Act Compliance

    2020 Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Kathy Lauer, Odell Guyton, Steven W. Ortquist, Keshia Thompson  | February 24, 2020 

    • An overview of both laws and how they intersect

    • The False Claims Act overlay

    • Recent enforcement actions

    • Practical approaches to mitigating risk