St. Louis Regional Conference
Friday, March 2, 2018
St Louis, MO
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OIG Enforcement Trends
Lisa Re, Assistant Inspector General, for Legal Affairs, HHS OIG
- Regulatory Update
- Self-Disclosure/Overpayments
- OIG-Initiated Litigation
Presentation (2 slides/page)
Presentation (3 slides/page)
Research Compliance
Melissa Fink, MA, CIP, IRB Director, St. Louis University
Vonda Whalen, Compliance Manager, BJC Healthcare
- Research Billing Compliance Overview
- Research non-compliance issues and Best Practice for remediation
- Common Rule and Single IRB 2018 Changes
Presentation 1 (2 slides/page)
Presentation 1 (3 slides/page)
Presentation 2 (2 slides/page)
Presentation 2 (3 slides/page)
Cyber Security
Lucie Huger, Officer, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, PC
Kevin Hormuth, Officer, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, PC
- The Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) views on HIPAA breaches associated with ransomware
- OCR enforcement actions taken and resolutions reached
- Steps to help prevent a ransomware attack from occurring, how to mitigate the impact of a ransomware attack, and steps to take in the event of a ransomware attack
- General trends in data breach litigation
Presentation (2 slides/page)
Presentation (3 slides/page)
Ransomware
Barry Mathis, Principal, PYA
- Specific ransomware strains and their behavior in different environments
- Behavioral based endpoint protection vs signature base protection and the impact on specific zero day attacks
- Brief case studies on recent ransomware attacks on those who felt they were well protected. What failed?
Presentation (2 slides/page)
Presentation (3 slides/page)
Post-Acute Care Final Rule
Diane Felix, Partner, Armstrong Teasdale
Aarthi Krishnamurthy, Associate, Armstrong Teasdale
- Key Medicare SNF regulatory and survey changes
- Compliance challenges for post-acute and acute care providers
- Overview of significant changes in sub-regulatory “guidance”
Presentation (2 slides/page)
Presentation (3 slides/page)
Compliance Program Structure and Effectiveness – Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Kathy Butler, Shareholder, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, PC
Panel:
Tony Krawat, CHC, CHPC, SVP – Chief Compliance Officer, Mercy Health
Dave McCune, Vice President, BJC Healthcare
Mindy Phillips, CHC, System VP Corporate Responsibility, SSM Health
- Compliance program structures within integrated delivery systems, including leadership and reporting mechanisms
- Board member responsibilities and relationship with the Compliance Department
- Strategies for evaluating, improving and demonstrating the value of an effective compliance program
Handout 1 (.docx)
Handout 2
Handout 3 (.pptx)
Handout 4
Handout 5 (.pptx)