Hospital and Healthcare Regulatory Compliance Training - Live Webinars, Recordings & CDs

This training program on durable medical equipment revenue program for medical practitioners will discuss determining business opportunities and determining a financial ROI and a strategic ROI. It will also discuss how to develop policies, processes and business guidelines to make your program successful.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules and regulations clearly state that an impermissible use or disclosure is presumed to be a breach. Therefore, any such incident triggers the required notifications. However, if an organization performs a risk assessment and shows why the incident is not a breach, the required notifications would no longer apply. This training program will focus on how to perform an effective risk assessment that can not only reduce the administrative burden of dealing with presumed breaches, but also help an organization meet other criteria such as those that exist in the Office for Civil Rights HIPAA audit protocol.

This Lean implementation training program will guide attendees in understanding why organizations fail at Lean implementation. It will detail best practices for utilizing the Lean implementation model and recognizing the importance of creating a Lean culture. The program will also help create systems thinking by eliminating departmental silos.

This training program will engage attendees in understanding why it is critical for anyone tasked with managing a HIPAA compliance program to have comprehensive policies and procedures in place. Find out how to create policies and procedures or see if your current ones address all the required topics.

As payer audits continue to increase in frequency, physician practices are becoming more likely to be cited for significant overpayments and recovery of funds. This training program will highlight why it is vitally important that providers and staff understand how they may be targeted and why they must implement protocols and procedures to diminish the burden of the audit process.

This training program will discuss the attributes of a successful system implementation and detail how to convert the successful implementation expectations into measurable metrics. The program will also detail establishing project plans and help identify the resources needed for the project and scheduling tasks.

This training program will review why all HIPAA-covered providers need to review their HIPAA compliance, policies, and procedures to see if they are prepared to be in full compliance and meet the requirements of the changes in the rules. Compliance is required and violations for willful neglect of the rules begin at $10,000.

This training program is tailored for practitioners treating pain. It will provide you with a better understanding of a DEA inspection and the records needed in the event of an inquiry by DEA or any state regulatory agency. Participants will familiarize themselves with the federal laws and regulations enforced by DEA pertaining to Schedules II through V controlled substances that is dispensed, or prescribed by a physician as part of a pain treatment plan.

This training session will provide an overview of the Federal Civil False Claims Act (FCA) and how it works. It will also provide an assessment of enforcement activities, showing how participants may be at risk. In addition, the session will review recent cases and show how they potentially impact participants. The course will provide an in-depth review of the AKS (Anti-Kickback Statute) and review various cases to show how easy it is to run afoul of the statute, and how the courts view compliance with it.

This training program will discuss the HIPAA audit program and how it works, and discuss the areas that caused the most issues in the 2012 audits. It will explore issues and entities that presented the most challenges, and highlight where entities need to improve their compliance the most, and also explore the typical risk issues that lead to breaches of health information and see how those issues may be a target for auditors in 2016.

This HIPAA requirements and compliance training program will discuss the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules and detail the entire HIPAA compliance process. The course will also discuss the role of a business associate and the penalties and fines for non-compliance and best practices to avoid them.

This HIPAA training will outline the new rules and significantly higher fines, including mandatory minimum fines of $10,000, for willful neglect of compliance. HIPAA enforcement has taken on a new importance at HHS; officials have publicly stated that enforcement is now a priority, and that means being ready for an audit or compliance review is more important than ever.

For FY2022 there are 191 new PCS codes! Hospital Coding and CDI professionals need to review key aspects to the Official Guideline changes. Understanding the FY2022 new ICD-10-PCS codes changes and the clinical meaning including new devices and new technology are vital for coding accuracy. Coding personnel must learn coding rules, as well as what documentation is required to submit PCS codes and how they affect the ICD-10-PCS tables.

The purpose of this webinar is to provide a high-level review of the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY2022 (General Guideline Changes and Chapter Specific Guidelines) to prepare for a new fiscal year of coding changes and meeting compliance, which begins on October 1, 2021. Also, we will present critical instruction on the new ICD-10-CM codes for FY2022 useful for medical practices and facilities for correct billing and reimbursement. There are 159 new codes, 25 deletions, and 27 changes! We'll go over some case studies to analyze and code with ICD-10-CM, which will help you improve your knowledge and skills.

HCC education to coding staff and providers can help them understand the necessary documentation specificity and improve audit results. It’s important to know the Documentation and Coding tips that will help you know when to query the provider and improve accuracy. Which provider specialties are acceptable under the CMS-HCC model to document and submit ICD-10-CM codes? Information will be shared on CMS RADV and OIG audits and compliance scrutiny so that your office/department can be proactive.

This webinar will help you identify factors that cause delays as patients progress through their stay and how to correct these barriers to care. Learn the most streamlined ways in which to integrate avoidable delay management into your day and with all the members of the interdisciplinary care team. Finally, it will review some examples of report cars that can be used to understand the data you have collected.

Attend this webinar to learn how to stream-line your utilization management process and understand the Conditions of Participation for Utilization Review and how they impact on your work as a case manager.

Hygienic Design in food processing is a given, however FDA’s #483 violations continue to reflect organizations clearly lack the necessary requirements to maintain safe environments for food production. This course will outline the basics food facilities should have in place and how to ensure program meets FDA’s expectations.

Managing case management outcomes and the creation of tools with which to study those outcomes is an important component of the work that case management professionals must engage. This data helps us better understand where we are doing well and where we might need to improve. Case management report cards are also a useful tool for reporting data to the Utilization Committee, a requirement under the CMS Conditions of Participation for Utilization Review.

This webinar will provide an in-depth review of enforcement actions taken by the HHS OIG over the previous two months. We will also briefly review the Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”), discuss any new safe harbors, and OIG Advisory Opinions that have been issued.