[3814] Advanced Concepts in Ethical Practices
Business owners and leaders must practice ethically and can’t afford to ignore this informative program.
Presentation Info:
- TAHC&H Event Administrator Conference | Rich-Media Presentation Capture | Online On-Demand Access
- Presentation Date | November 7, 2023
Program Description: Heidi Kocher, attorney from Liles Parker PLLC, tackles the sensitive issues of ethical practices in the healthcare industry.
Heidi addresses fraudulent business behaviors, both operationally and clinically, as well as issues surrounding upcoding, staffing ratios, clinicians not turning in notes and lastly,
agencies being compliant with their compliance plan, etc. Business owners and leaders must practice ethically and can’t afford to ignore this informative program.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
- §558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
- §558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
- §558.260[a][4]ethics
Education-Training Credits:
- TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Heidi Kocher Esq. , J.D., M.B.A., C.H.C. Liles Parker PLLC
About the Presenter(s): Heidi Kocher is a partner with Liles Parker and has over 20 years of experience in health care legal and
compliance-related issues, representing all kinds of health care providers of all size. Her experience includes serving as a chief privacy officer and interim chief compliance
officer at a medical device manufacturer. She also served as an outside compliance expert to a hospital and a clinical laboratory that were under Corporate Integrity Agreements.
She has significant reimbursement experience, responding to and defending audits, addressing coverage policy issues, challenging denials, recoupments, and loss of billing privileges,
obtaining HCPCS codes, and other reimbursement related issues. Her experience also includes implementing Corporate Integrity Agreements, guiding clients through voluntary
self-disclosures and seeking advisory opinions from the OIG. In acknowledgement of her expertise, Ms. Kocher has served as a lecturer in the Biomedical Engineering department
at the University of Texas at Dallas. Ms. Kocher is licensed in Texas and Maryland and Certified in Healthcare Compliance.
[3814] Advanced Concepts in Ethical Practices
