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The original message has been attached to this so you can view it or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see root\@localhost for details. Content preview: OIG Work Plan: Trends, Reports and Issues for 2018 Presented By: Duane C. Abbey Live Audio Conference Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 | Duration: 90 minutes Time: 1 pm ET | 12 pm CT | 11 am MT | 10 am PT REGISTER NOW What’s in Store for Healthcare Providers and Facilities in 2018? One of the most important compliance blueprints for healthcare providers and organizations every year, the OIG Work Plan lays out the audits, evaluations and other projects for the Centers for Medìcare & Medìcaid Services (CMS) and others that the HHS Office of Inspector General plans to conduct in the year ahead. 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Abbey Live Audio Conference Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 | Duration: 90 minutes Time: 1 pm ET | 12 pm CT | 11 am MT | 10 am PT REGISTER NOW What=E2=80=99s in Store for Healthcare Providers and Facilities in 2018?=20 One of the most important compliance blueprints for healthcare providers an= d organizations every year, the OIG Work Plan lays out the audits, evaluati= ons and other projects for the Centers for Med=C3=ACcare & Med=C3=ACcaid Se= rvices (CMS) and others that the HHS Office of Inspector General plans to c= onduct in the year ahead. If you understand the OIG=E2=80=99s work plan, yo= u will know where to focus your attention when it comes to fraud and invest= igative activities of the federal government, and you can n=C3=ACp problems= in the bud and avoid expensive and time-consuming audits. Join this session, where expert speaker Duane C. Abbey, will review current= and 2018 OIG Work Plan issues for hospitals, clinics and other health care= providers with particular emphasis on cod=C3=ACng, billing and reimburseme= nt. Duane will address upcoming Work Plan issues in the context of those fr= om FY2013 through FY2017, taking into account that the Work Plan is now upd= ated monthly. The session will discuss pertinent reports issued by OIG, par= ticularly in relation to established issues that the OIG is interested in. Duane will also address associated RAC issues relative to current and antic= ipated trends and focus on identifying key issues in the context of interna= l and external auditing to make certain that providers can properly address= any OIG and RAC issues. The session concentrates mainly on issues that inv= olve hospitals and facilities but will also address phys=C3=ACcian concerns= involving hospitals. Read more Session Objectives This session will help you gain an understanding of: The OIG Work Plan process The importance of the various reports issued by the OIG Issues for FY2018 The RAC development and approval of issues OIG trends for issues and their relationship to RAC issue development Compliance issues that need to be addressed by physicians, hospitals, facil= ities and other healthcare providers Various reports issued by the OIG relative to audits and studies performed = as a part of the OIG=E2=80=99s work plans The issues that will likely develop and eventually be investigated by the R= ACs and other federal auditors Trends relative to OIG Work Plan issues The action steps that should be taken by hospitals and other healthcare pro= viders Session Highlights What are OIG work plans? What kind of reports are issued relative to these Work Plan issues How the OIG studies are connected to the RACs and other federal auditing en= tities Why hospitals and other healthcare providers need to be concerned OIG reports and recommendations Why these work plans get longer and more involved each year Whether CMS always follows the OIG recommendations Why there is such as emphasis on cod=C3=ACng, billing and the False Claims = Act Emerging trends, over the years, in the issues that OIG work plans address Trends in issuance of the work plans over the past several years Where work plans and reports issued relative to the identified issues are a= ccessed What kinds of resources the OIG has When the OIG Work Plan is issued each year Does the OIG issue rule changed through the Federal Register Session Agenda Review the OIG publications Issuance of work plans Issuant of reports relative to the work plans Spec=C3=ACal reports Corporate integrity agreements (CIAs) Review the RAC process Development and identification of issues Gaining approval for issues FY2018 OIG issues Hospitals Physicians/clinics Other types of healthcare facilities Overlapping issues with physicians and hospitals Review FY2013 through FY2017 work plans Trends in the development of work plan issues Issues repeatedly appearing in the work plans Review spec=C3=ACal reports issued by the OIG Relationship to published OIG Work Plan issues Associated RAC audit issues Current categories of issues OIG issues relative to RAC audit issues Anticipated issues for the future Identification of action steps for healthcare providers Hospital concerns Utilizing the OIG Work Plan as a guid=C3=A8 for compliance Other related health care provider concerns Review of reports and compliance guidance issued by the OIG Hospitals Clinics and physicians Other health care providers Sources for further information And more CLICK HERE TO REGISTER =20 Get answers to your questions in the Q&A directly from the speaker For Spec=C3=ACal Offers, Deals & Discounts: =E2=9C=86 Call now at 1-866-458-2965 or email at customerservice@audioeduca= tor.com (Reference cod=C3=A8: EHOSMR08_MH) To join our mailing list and receive invitations to similar webinars, click= here. About Our Speaker Duane C. Abbey, Ph.D. is a management consultant and president of Abbey & A= bbey, Consultants, Inc., which specializes in healthcare consulting and rel= ated areas. Read more We hope you found this message to be useful. If you don=E2=80=99t wish to receive any further communication, please clic= k the unsubscribe link below. Your request will be processed within 10 days= .=20 This message has been sent by Audio Educator. 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OIG Work Plan: Trends, Reports a= nd
Issues for 2018
Presented By: Dua= ne C. Abbey
Live Audio Conference
Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 | D= uration: 90 minutes
Time: 1 pm ET | 12 pm C= T | 11 am MT | 10 am PT
REGISTER NOW
What’s in Store for Healthcare Providers and Facilities= in 2018?
One of the most important compliance blueprints fo= r healthcare providers and organizations every year, the OIG Work Plan lays= out the audits, evaluations and other projects for the Centers for Med&igr= ave;care & Medìcaid Services (CMS) and others that the HHS Offic= e of Inspector General plans to conduct in the year ahead. If you understan= d the OIG’s work plan, you will know where to focus your attention wh= en it comes to fraud and investigative activities of the federal government= , and you can nìp problems in the bud and avoid expensive and time-c= onsuming audits.

Join this session, where expert speaker Duane C. Abbey, will review current and 2018 OIG Work Plan issue= s for hospitals, clinics and other health care providers with particular em= phasis on codìng, billing and reimbursement. Duane will address upco= ming Work Plan issues in the context of those from FY2013 through FY2017, t= aking into account that the Work Plan is now updated monthly. The session w= ill discuss pertinent reports issued by OIG, particularly in relation to es= tablished issues that the OIG is interested in.

Duane will also= address associated RAC issues relative to current and anticipated trends a= nd focus on identifying key issues in the context of internal and external = auditing to make certain that providers can properly address any OIG and RA= C issues. The session concentrates mainly on issues that involve hospitals = and facilities but will also address physìcian concerns involving ho= spitals. Read more
Session Objectives
This session will help you gain an understanding of:
  • The OIG Work Plan p= rocess
  • The importance of t= he various reports issued by the OIG
  • Issues for FY2018
  • The RAC development= and approval of issues
  • OIG trends for issu= es and their relationship to RAC issue development
  • Compliance issues t= hat need to be addressed by physicians, hospitals, facilities and other hea= lthcare providers
  • Various reports iss= ued by the OIG relative to audits and studies performed as a part of the OI= G’s work plans
  • The issues that wil= l likely develop and eventually be investigated by the RACs and other feder= al auditors
  • Trends relative to = OIG Work Plan issues
  • The action steps th= at should be taken by hospitals and other healthcare providers
Session Highlights
  • What are OIG work p= lans?
  • What kind of report= s are issued relative to these Work Plan issues
  • How the OIG studies= are connected to the RACs and other federal auditing entities
  • Why hospitals and o= ther healthcare providers need to be concerned
  • OIG reports and rec= ommendations
  • Why these work plan= s get longer and more involved each year
  • Whether CMS always = follows the OIG recommendations
  • Why there is such a= s emphasis on codìng, billing and the False Claims Act
  • Emerging trends, ov= er the years, in the issues that OIG work plans address
  • Trends in issuance = of the work plans over the past several years
  • Where work plans an= d reports issued relative to the identified issues are accessed
  • What kinds of resou= rces the OIG has
  • When the OIG Work P= lan is issued each year
  • Does the OIG issue = rule changed through the Federal Register
Session Agenda
  • Review the OIG publ= ications
    • Issuance of work pl= ans
    • Issuant of reports = relative to the work plans
    • Specìal repo= rts
    • Corporate integrity= agreements (CIAs)
  • Review the RAC proc= ess
    • Development and ide= ntification of issues
    • Gaining approval fo= r issues
  • FY2018 OIG issues
    • Hospitals
    • Physicians/clinics<= /font>
    • Other types of heal= thcare facilities
    • Overlapping issues = with physicians and hospitals
  • Review FY2013 throu= gh FY2017 work plans
    • Trends in the devel= opment of work plan issues
    • Issues repeatedly a= ppearing in the work plans
  • Review specì= al reports issued by the OIG
    • Relationship to pub= lished OIG Work Plan issues
  • Associated RAC audi= t issues
    • Current categories = of issues
    • OIG issues relative= to RAC audit issues
    • Anticipated issues = for the future
  • Identification of a= ction steps for healthcare providers
    • Hospital concerns
    • Utilizing the OIG W= ork Plan as a guidè for compliance
    • Other related healt= h care provider concerns
  • Review of reports a= nd compliance guidance issued by the OIG
    • Hospitals
    • Clinics and physici= ans
    • Other health care p= roviders
  • Sources for further= information
  • And more<= /strong>
  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER  
Get answers to your questions in the Q&= ;A directly from the speaker
For Specìal Offer= s, Deals & Discounts:
=E2=9C=86 Call now at 1-86= 6-458-2965 or email at customerser= vice@audioeducator.com (Reference codè: EHOSMR08_MH)
<= font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2" color=3D"#ffffff">To join our mailing list= and receive invitations to similar webinars, click here.
About Our Speaker
Duane C. Abbey, Ph.D. is a management consultant and= president of Abbey & Abbey, Consultants, Inc., which specializes in he= althcare consulting and related areas. Read mo= re
 
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