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2017 Health Care Regulatory and Compliance Update, Davis Wright Tremaine Seminar, Los Angeles

By   Kathleen H. Drummy, Kerry E. Shea, Jane Eckels, James Howard, Robert G. Homchick, Terri D. Keville, Adam H. Greene, Adam D. Romney, and Dayna Nicholson
03.08.17
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Our annual complimentary seminar discusses current developments in health care regulation and hospital compliance.

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Agenda

8:30-8:45 a.m.
Welcome & Introduction
Speaker: Dennis S. Diaz

8:45-9:30 a.m.
340B Drug Discount Program – Dealing with Compliance Audits and Adverse Audit Findings

  • Overview of the 340B Program
  • Key 340B Program compliance requirements: prevention of diversion and duplicate discounts; GPO prohibitions
  • Dealing with 340B compliance audits: the audit process; potential consequences from adverse audit findings; developing and implementing plans of correction
  • Post-audit issues – Does my facility have to make refunds to manufacturers for prescriptions found on audit not to be 340B eligible? If so, what is the amount that must be refunded?

Speaker: Jordan Keville
 
8:45-9:30 a.m.
Health Care Regulatory Enforcement Trends: Ghosts of Past, Present and Yet to Come—the Trump Effect

  • Overview of key fraud and abuse provisions used by enforcement agencies, including provisions of the Affordable Care Act
  • Potential impact of repeal of the Affordable Care Act fraud and abuse reforms
  • False claims act developments
  • Per claim penalties increased
  • Significant case law developments; settlements
  • Emerging enforcement trends
  • Improper disposal of items containing confidential patient information
  • Narcotics diversion and opioid prescription abuse

Speakers: Jeffrey B. Coopersmith, Renee Howard, Kerry E. Shea

8:45-9:30 a.m.
Health IT Challenges for Health Care Providers

  • The future of meaningful use
  • The rise of digital health
  • Navigating the cloud

Speaker: Jane Eckels

9:40-10:25 a.m. 
Governance Compliance Developments: What Your Board Needs to Know About and Do Vis-À-Vis Compliance

  • Recent developments in governance compliance obligations
  • What should hospital boards be doing to discharge their compliance obligations?
  • Tax exemption issues in compliance
  • Best practices

Speakers: Robert L. Schuchard, Kathleen Drummy

9:40-10:25 a.m. 
Managing New Risks in Hospital-Physician Relationships – A Potpourri

  • Stark and anti-kickback statute update
  • The 60-day repayment rule
  • Physician compensation
  • Voluntary disclosures and refunds to the government – pitfalls
  • New medical necessity issues: the Department of Justice’s national settlements in false claims act cases; medical necessity of diagnostic services

Speakers: Renee Howard, Robert G. Homchick

 
10:35-11:20 a.m. 
California’s End of Life Option Act

  • What are the key elements of California’s End of Life Option Act?
  • Which regulatory agencies are involved and what are their roles?
  • How are California providers responding to EOLOA?
  • What can we learn about how this will work from the Oregon Death with Dignity Act experience?

Speakers: Terri D. Keville, John P. Krave, Marcia Penido

10:35-11:20 a.m.
Health Information Privacy and Security Update

  • Increased OCR enforcement actions
  • Recent guidance on ransomware, cloud computing, and the individual’s right of access
  • The HIPAA Audit Program

Speakers: Sean. R Baird, Adam H. Greene

10:35-11:20 a.m.
Telemedicine: Recent Developments and Hot Topics

  • Business structures: How are facilities, professionals, and vendors working together to provide telemedicine?
  • Licensure/credentialing: What licensing and credentialing requirements apply to such arrangements?
  • Privacy/security: Which business partners are responsible for ensuring the privacy and security of data generated and transmitted in the conduct of telemedicine? What are their obligations?
  • Other hot topics in telehealth: fraud and abuse developments, coding and payment issues, and appropriate notices and disclosures to patients receiving telehealth services

Speakers: Dayna Collins Nicholson, Adam D. Romney

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Compliance Officers Roundtable
A special panel discussion among California Hospital Compliance Officers.

Speakers: Dennis S. Diaz, Christopher Doan,  Derek Kang,  Cari Toneck, RN, MN

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