On January 18 – 19, Foley & Lardner LLP and PYA are hosting the 6th Annual “Let’s Talk Compliance” virtual conference. This two-day conference will be moderated by Foley health care partner Jana Kolarik and PYA principal Angie Caldwell. Panelists will include members from Foley’s Health Care & Life Sciences Sector and PYA subject matter experts. Each day will feature two sessions that cover relevant and trending topics in health care and life sciences compliance.
If you would like to attend this free event, please RSVP to the session(s) below:
Session 1: Thursday, January 18, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
Refreshing Compliance Programs to Respond to OIG’s New Health Care Compliance Guidance and Recent Enforcement Actions
Attendees in Session 1 will learn:
- A general overview of the November 2023 release of the OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) including key risk areas.
- The most notable updates, changes and emphasis by the OIG since the original release of Compliance Program Guidance in the Federal Register.
- A summary of recent enforcement actions for consideration by compliance officers when developing their 2024 compliance work plan.
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Session 2: Thursday, January 18, 2024 | 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET
Privacy/Security: Patient Rights, Tracking Technologies and Cybersecurity
Attendees in Session 2 will learn:
- Challenges and trends regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the health care space.
- Considerations on the use of tracking technologies in the health care space.
- Recent trends in health care cybersecurity, including a discussion of health care related dark web activity.
- A refresher on HIPAA’s right for patients to access their own information, in light of HHS settling at least 44 investigations under its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative.
- Other trends in recent HHS investigation settlements.
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Session 3: Friday, January 19, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
Medicare Advantage: Compliance Issues and Enforcement
Attendees in Session 3 will learn:
- How has the landscape changed over the last few years related to government scrutiny of Medicare Advantage plans and payments?
- How does the reimbursement differences between traditional (or fee-for-service) Medicare and Medicare Advantage affect the analysis of compliance – e.g., application or not of local coverage decisions/national coverage decisions; diagnosis codes; who is paid?
- What are current areas of focus of the HHS Office of Inspector General in the Medicare Advantage space?
- With regard to recent government activity, what should the compliance focus of plans and providers be?
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Session 4: Friday, January 19, 2024 | 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET
Panel Discussion on Compliance Hot Topics
Session 4 will be a panel discussion addressing various emerging issues in health care compliance, and will provide attendees an understanding of:
- The general state of the health care policy landscape surrounding AI, various risk considerations, and provider organization perspective on AI governance, controls, and implementation.
- Practical recommendations for incorporation of the OIG’s GCPD in your compliance program effectiveness plan.
- Compliance considerations surrounding advanced practice provider and physician collaboration, including split-shared visits guidance, best practices surrounding provider education, risk assessment, audit strategies, and examples of provider compensation impacts.
- Identifying and solving physician compensation challenges related to the assessment of physician productivity, financial assistance arrangements, and call pay.
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CLE
CLE, CHC, and CPE credits will be available to those who attend each 60-minute session and complete the required polling and surveys. Each session will offer one CPE credit, with up to four CPE credits available for those who attend all live sessions.
CLE:
Applications for accreditation will be submitted to CO, FL, NY, and WI for up to 1.0 credit hours (50-minute hour) and CA, IL, TX, UT, and VA for up to 2.0 credits hours (60-minute hour). Uniform Certificates of Attendance will be provided to attendees seeking credit in other jurisdictions.
Foley & Lardner LLP is an approved MCLE provider in California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Texas, and Utah.
For purposes of New York CLE credit, this program is appropriateboth newly admitted and experienced attorneys. Certificates of attendance will be distributed to eligible participants approximately eight weeks after the program via email.
CPE:
Participants can earn 1 CPE credit in Specialized Knowledge. Program Level: Intermediate. Delivery Method: Group Internet Based. Advanced Preparation: None. Prerequisites: None. No fee. PYA, P.C. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.
CHC:
The Compliance Certification Board (CCB)® has approved this event for up to 4.8 Live CCB CEUs based on a 50-minute hour, each. Continuing Education Units are awarded based on individual attendance records. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by CCB of this event content or of the event sponsor.
