Agenda

Sunday, October 11

Pre-Conference Sessions

8:00 – 10:00 am

P1 HIPAA Hot Topics

Jose Tabuena, JD, CFE, Sr. VP, Governance & Compliance, MedicalEdge Healthcare Group, Inc

• Impact of the HITECH Act/Stimulus Bill
  
• Oversight over vendor handling of sensitive data
  
• Integrated compliance frameworks for privacy, security & identity theft prevention

10:15 am – 12:15 pm

P2 Compliance 101

Lisa Murtha, JD, CHC, Partner, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, LLP

• An in-depth look at effective compliance implementation and the management of ongoing operations
• Provides a thorough understanding of the seven elements and the method to incorporate them into your compliance program
• Provides an opportunity to interact with other compliance professionals to discuss compliance operations

1:30 – 3:30 pm

P3 The Dark Side of the EMR and How to Live with It

Lori Laubach, Partner, Moss Adams LLP; Lori-Ann Rickard, Attorney, Rickard & Associates, P.C.
Lori-Ann Rickard, Managing Partner, Rickard & Associates, P.C..

• What are the risks within the EMR and external to the EMR?
  
• Going paperless: What is the contingency plan?
  
• How does this connect to a PHR and what is the risk?

3:45 – 5:45 pm

P4 Developing a Practice Strategy for RACs

Toni Shirk, MBA, CCEP, Compliance Educator, Piedmont Healthcare, Inc;
Kelly Dziedzic, CHC, Compliance Auditor, Piedmont Healthcare, Inc

• RAC Overview: the Physician Office Impact
  
• MACs: The Combined Effect
  
• Developing an office strategy for managing the paper: Your medical records documentation, RAC requests, denials, and the appeals process

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