Partners Cheryl Wagonhurst and Judith Waltz will be speaking at the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) and Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) Fraud & Compliance Forum, September 23 – 25, 2007 in Baltimore, MD.
Ms. Wagonhurst will be speaking on Sunday, September 23, 2007 from 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. with Jennifer O’Brien, Vice President Corporate Compliance from Allina Hospitals & Clinics. Their topic is titled: “Compliance 202” and will cover:
- Measuring effectiveness of policies and procedures, education and training, communication, auditing and monitoring, enforcement and discipline, and investigations, response and prevention
- How do the OIG Draft Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance for Hospitals and the OIG-AHLA Board Education Resource affect compliance program effectiveness?
- An overview of the CMS effectiveness pilot project
Ms. Waltz will be speaking on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 from 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. with John D. Gilleland, Esq., Senior Trial Consultant with TrialGraphix and T.V. O’Malley, President of the American Polygraph Association. Their session is titled “Tried and True Tips for Determining the Truth.”
Topics include:
- Permissible uses of polygraph testing in the healthcare industry
- Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) do’s and don’ts
- A few things every employer must know about polygraph testing
