AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE, CD OR AUDIO ARCHIVE
Sponsored by Compliance Officer's Handbook
presented on August 30, 2007
The DRA revolution is upon us . . . are you prepared for the tidal wave of Medicaid enforcement?
With the Deficit Reduction Act's (DRA) enactment, the fight against Medicaid fraud has become a coordinated effort between state and federal authorities. Since January, five state False Claims Acts have earned OIG approval—Massachusetts, Tennessee, Virginia, Hawaii, and Illinois—and many more states are working to reach this goal. As a result, many states are developing their own health services inspector generals' offices, which will provide another layer of false claims enforcement.
Learn Effective Strategies to Reduce Your Most Serious Medicaid Compliance Risks
From what you need to know right now to long-term implications, this detailed program explains what to expect under increased Medicaid-compliance enforcement and provide strategies for how to prepare. Gather your compliance and billing staff to learn how Medicaid enforcement will likely differ from Medicare enforcement and determine where to focus your compliance efforts to get ready for increased oversight. At the end of the program, you'll walk away with:
- Solutions about how to prioritize Medicaid
- Strategies healthcare providers should be pursuing with vendors
- Proactive measures to follow guidelines set forth by the DRA
- A sample provider self-disclosure protocol
- And more!
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DRA FACTS: DID YOU KNOW?
The DRA:
- Increases the number of federal Medicaid enforcement employees from eight to 100.
- Creates a new Medicaid Integrity Program (MIP) staffed with federal agents to lead national Medicaid fraud enforcement. The MIP received $5 million in seed money this year, and will become a $75-million-per-year operation by the fiscal year 2009.
- Allows CMS to hire contractors to
- review the actions of those seeking payment from Medicaid
- conduct audits
- identify overpayments
- educate providers and others on program integrity and quality of care
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA
- Legal framework
- Deficit Reduction Act
- False Claims Act
- Latest news in Medicaid enforcement
- Audits
- Developments
- Update on current laws
- Immediate implications
- Current compliance programs
- Contractor issues
- CMS frequently asked questions
- State False Claims Act activity
- Long term implications
A question and answer session follows the presentation
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Doug Colburn is the inspector general to the Georgia Department of Community Health. He is the Division Chief over the Program Integrity Unit, Internal Affairs and the Audit Unit. As the first appointee to the position of Inspector General, he organized and developed the Office of Inspector General, managed internal and external risk, and developed legislation including the State False Claims Act and the Comprehensive Medicaid Safeguard Act of 2007.
Rebekah Casteel Latchis, J.D., is the director of corporate responsibility services with Bon Secours Health System, Inc., in Marriottsville, MD. She is responsible for overseeing system-wide, project management of Bon Secours corporate responsibility initiatives.
Sara Kay Wheeler is a partner with Powell Goldstein in Atlanta. She practices exclusively in the area health and hospital law with the firm's Atlanta and Washington, D.C. healthcare groups. She has extensive experience in the creation and implementation of corporate compliance programs, including the negotiation of corporate integrity agreements.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Compliance officers, healthcare auditors, and billing and coding professionals
YOUR MATERIALS PACKET
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials and take-home items including:
- Code of conduct policy re: employee handbook issues
- One page update on current laws
- Self disclosure policy for all providers
These materials are provided with PDF links.
NEW PURCHASE OPTION: Audio Archive
In addition to the regular participation options for HCPro audioconferences, audio tape or audio CD, we are pleased to offer a new option, an audio archive. An audio archive allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience on your computer or MP3 player.
Purchase a tape or CD of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.
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