Physician Practice Compliance Conference

October 7-8, 2004 | Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Agenda and Conference Handouts

Thursday, October 7, 2004

7:00 - 8:15 am

REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:00 - 8:15 am WELCOME AND INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS

8:15 - 9:30 am

Handout

Quality of Care and Compliance
Cheryl Wagonhurst, Chief Compliance Officer, Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Jennifer Daley, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Tenet Healthcare Corporation
D. McCarty Thornton, Esq., Partner, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP
9:30 - 10:45 am Incorporating Quality and Utilization Monitoring in a Compliance Program
Steve Ortquist, JD, CHC, Chief Compliance Officer, Banner Health System
Jennifer Daley, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Rory Jaffe, MD, Chief Compliance Officer, University of California Davis Health System
Michael Myers, Jr., MD, MBA, Associate Medical Director, Partners Community Healthcare Inc.
Debbie Troklus, CHC, Assistant Vice President for Health Affairs/Compliance, University of Louisville
10:45 - 11:00 am TRANSITION/COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 12:15 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Confirming the Compliance Program Activities of your Third-Party Billing Company without Breaking the Bank
David Yarin, Manager, National Healthcare and Life Sciences Regulatory
Practice, Deloitte.
Paul Gleis, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Per-Se Technologies

102

Handout

Balancing Compliance & Quality…Templates, Encounter Forms & Electronic Medical Records
Georgette Gustin, CPC, CCS-P, CHC, Director, Physician Coding/Compliance Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Marcia Myers, Esq., Partner, Schottenstein, Zox & Dunn
Teaching Physician Rule*
Terri Gilbert, CPC, CHC, Director, Physician Services, HP3, Inc

12:30 - 2:15 pm

Handout

LUNCHEON
Improving Financial and Operational Performance Through Compliance*
Michael Myers, Jr., MD, MBA, Associate Medical Director, Partners Community Healthcare Inc.

2:30 - 5:30 pm

Handout

Resident Training Program - Three Hour Session*
Debbie Troklus, CHC, Assistant Vice President for Health Affairs/Compliance, University of Louisville
Georgette Gustin, CPC, CCS-P, CHC, Director, Physician Coding/Compliance Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers
2:30 - 3:45 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS

201

Handout

Anatomy of a Healthcare Fraud Investigation*
Al Josephs, CHC, Director of Corporate Compliance, Hillcrest Health System
Frank Sheeder, Esq., Principal, Sheeder & Welch
HIPAA Security Implementation: Will You be Ready?
Marti Arvin, CHC, Privacy Officer, University of Louisville
Achieving Positive Financial Outcomes*
Kathy Merlo, Compliance Director, St. Louis University
Pat Marion, Partner, Compliance Concepts, Inc
3:45 - 4:00 pm TRANSITION/COFFEE BREAK
4:00 - 5:30 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Relationship Between Compliance Officer and Legal Counsel*
Rory Jaffe, MD, Chief Compliance Officer, University of California, Davis Health System
Anna Orlowski, Esq., Health System Counsel, University of California Davis Medical Center
Incident-to - Not Incidental to Your Practice
Sheryl Vacca, Director, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Regulatory Practice, Deloitte.
Nina Tarnuzzer, CPA, MHA, CPC, Associate Director, Office of Compliance
University of Florida College of Medicine
E&M Documentation & Coding
Janet Himmelreich, Senior Vice President, CHC Healthcare Solutions
Mary Whalen, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Samaritan Medical Center
5:30 - 7:00 pm

RECEPTION

 

Friday, October 8, 2004
7:00 - 8:00 am CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:00 - 9:30 am

Update on CMS Program Integrity Initiatives
Kim Brandt, Acting Director CMS Office of Financial Management, Program Integrity Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
9:30 - 9:45 am COFFEE BREAK/TRANSITION

9:45 - 11:15 am

Handout

Stark II Phase II Regulations - What Physicians Should Know
Gadi Weinreich, Esq., Partner, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP
11:15 - 11:30 am COFFEE BREAK/TRANSITION
11:30 - 12:45 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS

401

Handout

Physician Recruitment to Existing Groups: Navigating the Legal Landscapes
Debbi Johnstone, Esq., Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP

402

Handout

Research Compliance for Physician Practice
Cynthia Boyd, MD, MBA, Associate Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Rush University Medical Center
Janis Anfossi, JD, MPH, RN, Director, Corporate Compliance
Department/Privacy Office Assistant Corporate Compliance Officer, Rush University Medical Center
Ryan Meade, JD, Michael Best and Friedrich

403

Handout

Non-Practitioner Billing and Compliance Issues* 
Gary Lampi, MBA, FHFMA, Principal, Nicholson and Lampi, LLC
Paul DeMuro, Esq., Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

12:45 - 2:00 pm LUNCH (on your own)
2:00 - 3:30 pm

Expert Panel - Question & Answer
Emma Wollschlager, Senior Consultant, Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting
Georgette Gustin, CPC, CCS-P, CHC, Director, Physician Coding/Compliance Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Al Josephs, CHC, Director of Corporate Compliance, Hillcrest Health System
Cynthia Boyd, MD, MBA, Associate Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Rush University Medical Center
Rory Jaffe, MD, Chief Compliance Officer, University of California Davis Health System
Marti Arvin, CHC, Privacy Officer, University of Louisville

 

3:30 pm

ADJOURNMENT

* Session is NOT approved for Physician CME Credit


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