Mr. Vernaglia is speaking on Monday, April 19 from 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. on “The Investigative Lights Shine Big and Bright: Perspectives on Best Practices for Internally Initiated Compliance Investigations.” Topics to be covered include:
- Running effective investigations through cases studies from the perspectives of the consultant, compliance officer and lawyer
- Best practices for internally initiated investigations, and common (and uncommon) investigatory mistakes
- Recommendations for triaging problems for different levels of investigation
Mr. Vernaglia will also speak on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 from 2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m. on “Quality of Care: How to Engage the Board of Directors.” Topics to be covered include:
- How to get your board to appreciate quality of care as a compliance issue
- What boards are currently doing
- What boards should be doing to ensure compliance as part of their fiduciary obligation
Ms. Wagonhurst will speak on the Industry Immersion Session on “Large Hospitals and Health Systems” on Monday, April 19, 2010 from 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Topics to be covered include:
- Managing the new risks areas for large hospitals and large health systems. Particular focus will be on challenges of 2010: FERA, HEAT, etc.
- Exploring best practices: structure, training, auditing and monitoring.
- Maximizing the use of your compliance program resources, and re-evaluating the traditional compliance program structure and support
Ms. Waltz will speak on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. on “Quality Incentives: Practical Next Steps for Legal, Compliance and Operational Improvements” (Session 2). Topics to be covered include:
- Specific steps you can take to reduce the risk of a government enforcement action involving a quality of care failure.
- In-depth look at data mining and how to design your quality of care risk assessment
- Case study of a quality of care risk assessment
For more information, please visit HCCA’s Web site.