HCCA Schedules Audio/Web Conference to Review OIG 2009 Work Plan

Part 1 2009 OIG Work Plan for Hospitals, October 23, 2008

Part 2 2009 OIG Work Plan for Physicians, October 24, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) announced today it will hold a two-part audio/web conference to review the recently released U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General's 2009 Work Plan. Each session of this valuable two-part series is 90 minutes long and will begin at 12 Noon Central Time.

On October 23, 2008 Part I of this critical Audio/Web conference series will review the OIG Work Plan for Hospitals and on October 24, Part 2 will review the OIG Work Plan for Physicians.

Expert Faculty

This important series will feature an expert faculty including:

-- George Reeb, Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Office of Inspector General

-- Susan Nonemaker, Senior Advisor for Evaluation, Office of the Inspector General

-- Erin Lemire, Senior Program Advisor, Office of the Inspector General

-- Marti Arvin, JD, CHC-F, CPC, CCEP, CHRC, CIPP/G., Privacy Officer, University of Louisville

-- Teresa Bivens, CPC, CHC, Deputy Compliance Officer, University of Louisville/HSC Office of Compliance

-- Lea Fourkiller, JD, CHC, Compliance Director, Tenet Healthcare Corporation

Annually the OIG issues a Work Plan which briefly describes the various project areas for the coming year that the OIG perceives as critical to the mission of OIG and the Department and includes the various projects to be addressed during the fiscal year by the Office of Audit Services, Office of Evaluation and Inspections, Office of Investigations, and Office of Counsel to the Inspector General. Many providers use the OIG Work Plan as an annual road map -- they identify relevant issues and determine what action may be needed.

Be prepared

This series will provide substantial and to-the-point OIG Work Plan review and offers knowledgeable speakers combined with engaging interaction for a serious, in-depth look at the OIG's key compliance concerns for fiscal year 2009.

To review the OIG Work plan, click here: http://oig.hhs.gov/publications/docs/workplan/2009/WorkPlanFY2009.pdf.

Registration

To register click here: http://www.hcca-info.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=6269

For more information:

Marlene Robinson

HCCA/SCCE Web Conference Planner

6500 Barrie Road, Suite 250

Minneapolis, MN 55435

www.hcca-info.org

Toll Free: 888/277-4977

952/405-7903

About HCCA: The HCCA, headquartered inMinneapolis, MN, is the only national, non-profit organization solely dedicated to improving the quality of health care compliance. Its mission: HCCA exists to champion ethical practice and compliance standards and to provide the necessary resources for ethics and compliance professionals and others who share these principles.

SOURCE Health Care Compliance Association

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