HCCA Conference Slides and Recordings

  1. Doubling Down on Data: Strategies for Employing Data Analytics to Optimize Internal Auditing and Monitoring

    HCCA Atlanta Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference  | January 26, 2024 

    • The multiple sources scrutinizing healthcare organization data, including the government, business partners, consumers, and lenders

    • Explore various sources of data for organizations, including both internal and external data sources, and how those sources can be evaluated and benchmarked

    • Explore how organizations can leverage data analytics to ensure compliance resources are tailored to current risks and compliance efforts are predictive

  2. Enforcement Trends Impacting Physician Practice Compliance Work Plans for 2024

    HCCA Atlanta Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference  | January 26, 2024 

    • Recent enforcement trends impacting physician practice risk

    • Best practices for auditing and monitoring of services related to the currents trends

    • Forecasting future enforcement related to recent updates and changes

  3. Do the Right Thing! Prepare Your FQHC's Board & Executive Leadership Team for a Successful Operational Site Visit (OSV)

    Webinar  | January 25, 2024 

    • Develop materials for your FQHC's Board and executive leadership team, highlighting differences and areas of commonality between a HRSA Operational Site Visit and The Joint Commission's Reaccreditation Visit

    • Demonstrate how HRSA's Operational Site Visit Protocol can be used to structure your FQHC's OSV readiness process

    • Create internal tools to assess your FQHC's sliding fee discount sale program and credentialing and privileging documentation

  4. Not Everything Is Illegal! Mitigating Risk by Clearly Distinguishing between Regulatory Requirements and Guidance

    Webinar  | January 24, 2024 

    • Suggestions for improving the hiring process for compliance professionals

    • Tips for explaining complicated rules and legal hierarchy to compliance and medical professionals

    • Strategies for analyzing contradictory "expert" opinions and reducing legal anxiety

  5. Strategies for Implementing the OIG's New General Compliance Guidance: A Deeper Dive

    Webinar  | January 22, 2024 

    • Practical integration of OIG Guidance

    • Examples of successful implementations

    • Potential pitfalls and how to avoid them

  6. Compliance Lessons for Chronic Care Management

    HCCA Charlotte Regional Compliance Conference  | January 19, 2024 

    • Understand the definition of Chronic Care Management services

    • Become familiar with the CMS documentation guidelines

    • Learn compliance tips for operationalizing and developing workflows

  7. Under the Microscope, Lessons Learned from a Corporate Integrity Agreement

    HCCA Charlotte Regional Compliance Conference  | January 19, 2024 

    • Understanding the extent and depth of a corporate integrity agreement

    • Engaging your workforce and leadership to develop a compliant culture and steps to avoid added government oversight

    • Developing and implementing a sustainable, robust compliance program

  8. Emerging Technologies Panel - Threats and Opportunities

    HCCA Charlotte Regional Compliance Conference  | January 19, 2024 

    • Chat GPT

    • Artificial Intelligence

    • Search engine Poisoning

  9. Responsible and Compliant Implementation of AI Technologies in Electronic Health Records and Clinical Practice

    HCCA Charlotte Regional Compliance Conference  | January 19, 2024 

    • Describe how emerging AI technologies are being responsibly incorporated into clinical documentation and patient messaging

    • Explore the recent Presidential Executive Order on AI and its impact on clinical practice and health care operations

    • Associate the implementation AI technologies with regulatory compliance and privacy aspects

  10. Behavioral Health - What Compliance Officers Need to Know

    HCCA Charlotte Regional Compliance Conference  | January 19, 2024 

    • Consider compliance risks related to behavioral health services

    • How should the compliance officer monitor/audit behavioral health services

    • Develop questions to determine compliance and need for improvement with behavioral health services

  11. HIPAA and Access: The Intersection of OCR Enforcement Trends and Clinical Research

    Webinar  | January 18, 2024 

    • Brief primer on what qualifies as "access" under HIPAA for both routine healthcare and clinical trial operations

    • Review of OCR enforcement and issues related to access via recent audits and case precedent

    • Best practices review of data flow and proper accessibility in the life cycle of a clinical trial

    • Forecasting the next trend for OCR enforcement and HIPAA in these spaces: Information Blocking

  12. How Bias Impacts Our Hiring Practices and Employee Engagement

    Webinar  | January 17, 2024 

    • Compare /contrast implicit and explicit bias

    • Discuss how implicit biases are formed

    • Develop methods to influence internal and external stakeholders as a means to overcome conflicting perceptions caused by implicit biases

  13. Compliance with CMS-855I/CMS-855R Medicare Provider Enrollment Application

    Webinar  | January 16, 2024 

    • Understand what the new changes are in the merged CMS-855R/CMS 855I paper enrollment application

    • Understand when changes to the revised version of the CMS-855I become effective and what it means for how you interact with your Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)

    • Understand how to submit reassignment of Medicare benefits using the revised CMS-855I

    • Understand how to add, change, and terminate a reassignment using the revised CMS-855I

  14. Managing the Disclosure of PHI to Law Enforcement During Crisis Encounters

    Webinar  | January 10, 2024 

    • Becoming familiar with the HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 restrictions to sharing PHI with law enforcement when responding to a crisis

    • A review of the permissible disclosures of PHI to law enforcement under HIPAA and Part 2

    • Addressing misunderstandings about sharing PHI with law enforcement under HIPAA and Part 2

    • Understanding the need for disclosure of PHI in crisis situations from the law enforcement perspective

    • How to give law enforcement what it needs without violating privacy laws

    • Learning how to be compliant when working with law enforcement to prevent a crisis

  15. New to compliance? Start here!

    2023 HCCA Webinar  | December 18, 2023 

    • Build knowledge/awareness of Compliance and of the role of a Compliance Department

    • Understand what skills you already have that will help you excel in a Compliance role

    • Learn about where the Compliance profession can take you and about tangible steps you can take to become a stronger, more aware and educated Compliance professional

  16. 2023 Combating the Opioid Crisis Through a Compliance Lens

    2023 HCCA Webinar  | December 14, 2023 

    • Identify key areas of existing and potential opioid related risks within a healthcare organization.

    • How to mine and analyze the date readily available to identify priorities.

    • Engage internal partners to support all elements of a compliance led program combatting opioid crisis.

    • Design a plan that addresses how to avoid opioid-related fraud/misconduct and promote patient safety.

  17. Mastering the OIG's new General Compliance Program Guidance: Essential Knowledge and Practical Responses

    2023 HCCA Webinar  | December 11, 2023 

    • Decode the nuances of OIG's updated compliance principles

    • Analyze the impact of the new Guidance on your organization

    • Develop robust strategies to align with the OIG's latest expectations

  18. Pixels, Privacy, & Security: Navigating the Confluence of Analytics Trackers with HIPAA Regulations

    2023 HCCA Webinar  | December 05, 2023 

    • Understanding the Landscape: By the end of the presentation, participants will be able to identify and describe the primary functions and benefits of using web analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, within EHR patient portals and why organizations might want to deploy them.

    • Navigating the Intersection of Technology and Regulation: Attendees will understand the specific provisions of HIPAA that pertain to digital tracking in EHR portals, and how these rules can impact both patient privacy and the operational practices of healthcare providers.

    • Striking a Balance for the Future: Participants will recognize best practices for implementing and maintaining web analytics in EHR portals that respect patient privacy, comply with HIPAA regulations, and still provide the valuable insights that healthcare providers seek.

  19. Adopting a Modern and Proactive Approach to Achieving Cyber-Resilience

    HCCA San Francisco Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference  | December 01, 2023 

    • Understand the fundamentals of today's cybersecurity problem and how leaders should shift their thinking

    • Discover critical success factors in achieving cyber-resilience

    • Identify challenges we should anticipate on the horizon and how compliance professionals can be better prepared to address them

  20. The Future of Health

    HCCA San Francisco Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference  | December 01, 2023 

    • Understand the key drivers transforming healthcare

    • List the attributes of new consumer-centric business models

    • Learn how compliance will become a partner in strategy

  21. Artificial Intelligence: Promise and Perils

    HCCA San Francisco Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference  | December 01, 2023 

    • Understand the current state of available AI, especially Large Language Models

    • Develop awareness of the risks of AI, including bias, "hallucinations", and hacking/social engineering

    • Develop an action plan for your organization, including guidance, policies, governance, and communications

  22. Meet the Regulators

    HCCA San Francisco Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference  | December 01, 2023 

    • Understand the recent trends OCR and OIG are seeing at this time and looking forward into 2024

    • Discuss compliance issues, best practices, and resources

    • Review recent OCR and OIG enforcement actions

  23. Data Analytics - Insights from Across the Compliance Team

    HCCA San Francisco Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference  | December 01, 2023 

    • Learn how data can be used to proactively identify and mitigate compliance risks

    • Understand how to promote effective resource utilization through the use of data

    • Explore how data can be used to foster collaboration between the compliance and operational teams

  24. Navigating the EMTALA Maze: Compliance Strategies for Today's Healthcare Leaders

    HCCA San Francisco Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference  | December 01, 2023 

    • Understand the essential elements of the EMTALA regulation and its implications for healthcare compliance

    • Identify key "A-Tags" from CMS and formulate actionable steps for compliance officers to manage EMTALA investigations effectively

    • Apply real-world examples to develop problem-solving strategies for EMTALA-related challenges

  25. Improving Research Compliance through Patient-Centric Approaches

    2023 HCCA Webinar  | November 30, 2023 

    • Evaluate financial toxicity, its impact on patients, the organization, and compliance

    • Explore ways to prevent and reduce financial toxicity to address compliance risks

    • Demonstrate ways to improve compliance when considering patient-centric approaches