Thursday, May 20

9:15 -10:30 am

Introduction to Healthcare Accounting

Timothy R. Weld, Jr., Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, New York, NY

presentation | evaluation

10:45 am – noon

Fundamentals of Compliance

Dan Roach, Vice President Compliance and Audit, Catholic Healthcare West, San Francisco, CA
Kelly Nueske, Director, Enterprise Risk Services, Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

presentation, handout | evaluation

noon – 1:30

Lunch Presentation:
New York Medicaid’s Experience with Mandatory “Effective Compliance Plans”

Jim Sheehan, Medicaid Inspector General, Office of the Medicaid Inspector General Albany, NY

presentation | evaluation

• October 1, 2009: effective date of mandatory compliance plans
  
• How have health providers been doing?
  
• What has the state learned?

1:30 – 2:45 pm

Healthcare Risk Areas

Gabriel Imperato, CHC, Managing Partner, Broad & Cassel, Fort Lauderdale, FL

presentation | evaluation

• A review of the risks and consequences of the failure to have an effective compliance program
  
• A review of the risks associated with non‑compliance with the anti-kickback and self referral laws
  
• A review of the increasing liability under the False Claims Act and the array of risks associated with the “whistleblower” threat under this powerful Federal law

3:00 – 4:00 pm

Fiduciary Duty, Corporate Scandals, SOX and the Not-For-Profit

Steve Lefar, General Manager, MediRegs, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, Riverwoods, IL

presentation | evaluation

• What is required and expected of Board Members?
  
• The anatomy of a scandal
  
• How Board Members can operate effectively to avoid scandals

4:15 – 5:15 pm

Tax Exemption Challenges

Dan Roach, Vice President Compliance and Audit, Catholic Healthcare West, San Francisco, CA

presentation | evaluation

Friday, May 21

8:00 – 8:45 am

Committee Charter: The Role and Responsibility of the Audit and Compliance Committee

Debbie Angus, Senior Director, Finance, Seton Family of Hospitals, Austin, TX

presentation, handout | evaluation

The Audit and Compliance Committee Charter is the committee’s blueprint for operations. This presentation will discuss:

• The need for a Charter
  
• Key Components of a Charter
  
• How implementation of the charter will guide the committee to fulfilling its role and responsibilities

9:00 – 9:45 am

Internal Audit & the Audit Committee

Kelly Sauders, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP, New York, NY

presentation | evaluation

• Tactics for facilitating effective communication between internal audit and the audit committee
  
• Hear about the type and frequency of information audit committee members should be receiving
  
• Leading practices employed by internal audit and audit committees to speak a common “risk” language, monitor risk, and identify priorities

10:00 – 10:45 am

External Audit and the Audit Committee

Peter Lease, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP, New York, NY

presentation | evaluation

• Developing effective relationships with the independent auditors to assess and help mitigate risk
  
• Assessing and improving the audit committee’s role in good governance and risk management
  
• Implementing, evaluating, and maintaining entity-level anti-fraud controls

11:00 am – noon

Q&A Panel, Speakers Panel

evaluation

1:15 – 2:15 pm

Risk Assessments and Internal Controls

Joel Dziengielewski, Director, KPMG, New York, NY

presentation | evaluation

2:30 – 3:30 pm

Case Study in Crisis Management

Dan Roach, Vice President Compliance and Audit, Catholic Healthcare West, San Francisco, CA
Kelly Nueske, Director, Enterprise Risk Services, Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

presentation | evaluation