Thursday, November 5, 2020
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8:30 am to 8:45 am
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Welcome and Opening Remarks Diane Carter- POHMS President Linda DeAngelis – NJSOM President
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8:45 am to 9:45 am
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COVID-19, Elections & Cancer Care – What A Year!!! Ted Okon - Executive Director Community Oncology Alliance
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9:50 am to 10:50 am
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2021 E&M Changes and Documentation Requirements Michelle Weiss Weiss Oncology Consulting
- Learn which codes are affected by the changes
- Understand the new E/M Guidelines and how to choose the level of service
- Know when and how the prolonged service codes apply
- Evaluate oncology coding examples
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10:50 am to 11:30 am
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Break – Please visit our Virtual Exhibit Hall
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11:30 am to 12:30 pm
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The Evolving Oncology Practice Model Scott Friedly, MS, CPC Takeda Oncology
- Mergers and consolidation of Payers, PBMs & SPs – 2 slides
- High deductible health plans & their impact on patients and care
- OOP Costs for Oral anticancer medications
- Medicare Advantage Overview, including growth in enrollment and OOP costs
- Implementation of Step Therapy in Medicare Part B covered drugs
- Spotlight on Oral Oncolytic Adherence
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12:30 pm to 1:00 pm
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LUNCH BREAK – Don’t forget to visit our Virtual Exhibit Hall and gain more points for our challenge
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1:00 pm to 2:00 PM
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Overview of HIPAA Developments Helen Oscislawski, Esq Managing Partner Attorneys at Oscislawski LLC
- Review of the HIPAA basics
- Review of HIPAA Breach response, notices and reporting
- Key OCR HIPAA enforcement actions & resolution agreement
- Key HIPAA guidance and FAQs issued by HHS/OCR
- Developments and federal guidance on security, ransomware attacks, telehealth, and use of software Apps
- HIPAA litigation re: patient access rights, fee copy caps and directing copies to third-parties
- Regulatory change to calculating Penalties for HIPAA violations
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2:00 pm to 2:30 pm
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Break – please visit our Virtual Exhibit Hall
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2:30 pm to 3:00 pm
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Overview of HIPAA Developments Continued
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3:10 pm to 4:00 pm |
TBD
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4:30 pm |
CHOC Member Business Meeting (By invitation only for Active and Associate CHOC members)
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Friday, November 6, 2020
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8:00 am to 9:00 am |
POHMS Member Business Meeting (By invitation only for Active and Associate POHMS Members)
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9:00 am to 10:00 am |
Harassment in the Workplace: How To Avoid Liability COVID-19 Business Updates George C. Hlavac, Esq. Hoffman Hlavac & Easterly Attorneys at Law
- This presentation will focus on the steps that all medical practices must take to protect against harassment-based
liability. Issues to be discussed include: the importance of properly drafted harassment policies; mandatory employee harassment training; understanding the employer’s duty to prevent harassment in the workplace; and taking prompt and appropriate corrective action with respect to inappropriate employee conduct.
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10:00 am to 10:20 am |
Break – please visit our Virtual Exhibit Hall
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10:20 am to 10:50 am |
Pandemic Law George C. Hlavac, Esq. Hoffman Hlavac & Easterly Attorneys at Law
- This presentation will address the employment law issues that all hospitals and medical practices have been struggling
with during the COVID-19 pandemic, including: furloughs, layoffs, recalls, unemployment compensation, discrimination claims, child care leave, ADA and FMLA problems, and many others. The presentation will include a 15 minute general Q&A to answer pandemic-related employment law questions that attendees may have.
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11:00 am to 12:00 pm |
How the Information Blocking Rules Changed HIPAA Helen Oscislawski, Esq Managing Partner Attorneys at Oscislawski LLC
- What constitutes “Information Blocking” (i.e., “interfere with,” “prevent” or “materially discourage”) by
healthcare Providers, including discussion of specific use case examples
- How to permissibly educate your patients about privacy & security risks without
engaging in impermissible “interference with” sharing of EHI
- How to implement the “Preventing Harm” exception, and revise your HIPAA Policy
accordingly
- How to implement the “Privacy” exception, and revise your HIPAA Policy accordingly
- Impact of the “Content & Manner” exception
- Penalties applicable to providers who engage in Info Blocking
- Deadlines for healthcare Provider compliance
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12:00 pm to 12:20 pm |
Break – please visit our Virtual Exhibit Hall
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12:20 pm to 1:00 pm |
How the Information Blocking Rules Changed HIPAA – Continued
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1:00 pm |
Conclusion and Closing Remarks
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