The Deficit Reduction Act (Audio Conference)

AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE OR CD

Sponsored by Compliance Mail

presented on February 6, 2007

The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) is one of the most pressing compliance regulations of 2007.

The DRA’s “Employee Education About False Claims Recovery” obligation continues to perplex many healthcare providers, even though the January 1 deadline passed. Recent CMS guidance on the section left many questions unanswered.

The section of the DRA requires most facilities to update their employee handbooks to include information about the False Claims Act and whistleblower provisions. But how far should you take your DRA compliance efforts? Will your plans to comply make the grade?

Brian Flood, Esq., inspector general for the state of Texas, and Frank Sheeder, Esq., a partner in the Dallas office of Jones Day, will present this important audioconference. Mr. Flood leads the State of Texas’ charge to overhaul its efforts to stop Medicaid fraud and abuse.

He and Mr. Sheeder will explain the changes you can expect in the coming year and tell you about:

• how to comply with the DRA requirements, given the most recent guidance
• the early impact of new state false claims laws
• government progress implementing DRA provisions

NOTE: This is an intermediate-level program.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Brian Flood, Esq. is Inspector General for the state of Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Under Flood's leadership, OIG activities resulted in over $1.5 billion in fraud and abuse recoveries for Texas during the 2004-2005 biennium.  Flood, who serves on the boards of the National White Collar Crime Center and the National Insurance Crime Bureau, recently appeared before the Senates of the U.S. Congress, New York State, and Missouri as the national subject matter expert on fighting Medicaid fraud. 

Frank Sheeder, Esq., is a partner in the Dallas office of Jones Day. He assists a variety of healthcare providers with compliance issues. He also provides representation in administrative, civil, and criminal matters, such as discrete internal investigations, voluntary disclosures, defense of whistleblower actions, defense of criminal allegations, responding to government requests for information, and resolution of OIG initiative cases. Frank earned a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Duke University in 1984, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Boston University School of Law in 1987. Among other professional activities, he is a member of the Health Care Compliance Association, the American Health Lawyers Association, and the American College of Healthcare Executives. He has been a frequent speaker, and author of articles on healthcare compliance, with a focus on the anatomy of government investigations, voluntary disclosures, and whistleblowers.

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?

• Compliance officers
• Hospital auditors
• CFOs
• General counselors/legal officers
• Senior management
• Physician practice managers
• Long-term care managers
• HIM managers

Purchase a tape or CD of the program and listen when you can. It's a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.

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