Criminal and Civil Risk for Compliance Officers (Audio Conference)

AUDIOCONFERENCE ON CD AND AUDIO ARCHIVE

Be Careful What You Sign!
Understand the implications of the government’s suit against Tenet Healthcare’s former compliance officer

With the filing of a lawsuit against the former general counsel and compliance officer of Tenet Healthcare Corporation, the Justice Department sent a message to in-house counsel and corporate compliance officers around the nation: Be Careful What You Sign!

The Tenet case illustrated that compliance officers and in-house counsel have an obligation to thoroughly investigate any potential violations or allegations – in order to protect their employer as well as their own reputation and integrity. As the primary organizational watch dog, it is your responsibility to ensure that any certification of compliance is signed in good faith and after proper due diligence is conducted.

Listen to HCPro's 90-minute audioconference “Criminal and Civil Risk for Compliance Officers: Understand the implications of the Tenet case.” Healthcare attorneys Robert A. Wade, Esq., of Baker and Daniels, LLP, and Steve Bender, chief compliance officer/ general council for Trinity Health, discuss lessons learned from the Tenet case and how to use them to protect yourself from risk of potential liability.

The speakers focus on the implications of the litigation against Tenet’s former compliance officer/general counsel, the role of compliance officers in certifications of compliance, and steps compliance officers and general counsels can take to protect themselves from potential risk of liability.

At the end of this audioconference, you will be able to:

• Identify the potential risk involved with certifications of compliance
• Implement techniques—such as employment agreements—to protect yourself from corporate compliance violations
• Distinguish the role of the compliance officer versus the role of general counsel
• Determine how to conduct an effective internal investigation
• Understand how to document and follow up on the results of your investigation

AGENDA

• Implications of the Tenet Case
  • Certificate of compliance
  • Importance of a Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA)
  • What the case means for people without a CIA
  • How Stark regulations and the False Claims Act applies
• Compliance Officer’s responsibilities and personal risk
  • Role of the Compliance Officer versus the role of General Counsel
  • Attorney-Client privilege
  • Exceptions to attorney-client privilege
  • How to conduct an internal investigation
• Practical advice to reduce risk
  • What to do when you are asked to certify compliance
  • Steps to ensure compliance
  • Reporting compliance findings to the board and executives
• Q and A

MEET THE SPEAKERS
Robert A. Wade, Esq., Partner, Baker and Daniels, LLP. Mr. Wade concentrates his practice in representing a variety of healthcare clients. His specialization includes representing clients with respect to the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, and Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. Mr. Wade is a nationally-recognized expert in all aspects of healthcare compliance and he has experience in representing clients with respect to issues being investigated by the Department of Justice and the Office of Inspector General.

Steve Bender, compliance officer/general counsel Trinity Health. Mr. Bender is a healthcare attorney who specializes in healthcare compliance and transactions. He has worked in private practice with a regional healthcare law firm and was Assistant General Counsel to Virtua Health in New Jersey.  Mr. Bender is a committee member of the State Bar of Michigan Health Law Section Substantive Law Committee, a member of the Health Care Compliance Association and a Committee member of the Michigan Peer Review Organization - Consumer Advisory Council.

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?

• Compliance officers
• In-house counsel
• Contract managers
• CEOs, CFOs and COOs
• Other employees charged with monitoring hospital-physician financial arrangements

NEW PURCHASE OPTION: Audio Archive
In addition to the regular purchase option for HCPro audioconferences, 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 CD or audio archive 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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