Strategies to Comply with Difficult Healthcare Fraud, Waste and Abuse Laws - 0 views
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Roger Steven on 07 Apr 16Overview: Become knowledgeable and understand the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, Physician Self-Referral Law, Excluded Individuals and additional criminal/civil laws that may worsen the punishment if these laws are violated. Understand the criteria of each law, exceptions and how to identify an issue that requires mitigation. Why should you Attend: Are you able to distinguish with certainty an agreement, contract or activity that is permissible versus one that is not under our current healthcare laws and regulations? Do you have a contract organization system where reviews are done regularly and retained centrally? Do you conduct auditing and monitoring of potential high risk compliance areas related to fraud, waste and abuse? If you are uncertain or need additional guidance on recognizing potential violations of healthcare fraud, waste and abuse regulations and how to audit and monitor for non-compliance, this training is for you. Areas Covered in the Session: Define and describe elements of the Anti-kickback Statute, False Claims Act, Exclusionary Rule, Physician Self-Referral Law and potential penalties for violations Discuss exceptions and related criteria to the Physician Self-Referral Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute Identify common potential issues that may result in violations and how to avoid or mitigate them Provide examples on how to comply with the regulations Describe areas to audit, monitor and implement policies/procedures for compliance Who Will Benefit: Health care providers Revenue cycle management employees Coders, Billers Compliance officers Contract management Compliance and Internal Audit professionals Healthcare administrators Speaker Profile Gail Madison Brown is a registered nurse and an attorney with over 25 years of experience in health care. For the last 15 years she has focused on health care compliance and revenue cycle management operations. Gail's experience ranges from starting new compliance programs and making impr