[3810] Advanced Concepts in Compliance
Takes a deeper dive into some of the more complex and enduring compliance issues.
Presentation Info:
- TAHC&H Event Administrator Conference | Rich-Media Presentation Capture | Online On-Demand Access
- Presentation Date | November 6, 2023
Program Description: The last few years have seen many new challenges for home health and hospice agencies (pandemic, wage inflation),
while old challenges remain (payer audits). This presentation takes a deeper dive into some of the more complex and enduring compliance issues as well as exploring what the DOJ’s
updates to its policies on prosecution of individuals and evaluation of the effectiveness of corporate compliance programs mean for home health and hospice providers.
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][6]risk assessment and management
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.
[3810] Advanced Concepts in Compliance
