First Healthcare Compliance CONNECT April 2022

CONNECT
April 2022
A Monthly Publication for the Healthcare Compliance Community
FAQ Corner:
Where can healthcare providers
conduct telehealth?
Infographic:
Healthcare Compliance
Training for the Workforce
Avoiding Government
Data Mining for Fraud
Appreciating Extreme Risk
Protection Orders and HIPAA
OSHA, COVID and YOU
– Where Are We NOW?
Ethics and Compliance
on the Road
OSHA, COVID and YOU
– Where Are We NOW?
1st Talk Compliance:
Employment and Labor Law
Digest

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In This Issue:
FAQ Corner: Where can healthcare providers
conduct telehealth?
Infographic: Healthcare Compliance Training
for the Workforce
Avoiding Government Data Mining for Fraud
Appreciating Extreme Risk Protection Orders
and HIPAA
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OSHA, COVID and YOU – Where Are We NOW?
Ethics and Compliance on the Road
1st Talk Compliance: Employment and Labor
Law Digest
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FAQ Corner
Where can healthcare providers conduct telehealth?
OCR expects health care providers will ordinarily conduct telehealth in private settings, such as a doctor
in a clinic or office connecting to a patient who is at home or at another clinic. Providers should always
use private locations and patients should not receive telehealth services in public or semi-public settings,
absent patient consent or exigent circumstances.
If telehealth cannot be provided in a private setting, covered health care providers should continue
to implement reasonable HIPAA safeguards to limit incidental uses or disclosures of protected
health information (PHI). Such reasonable precautions could include using lowered voices, not using
speakerphone, or recommending that the patient move to a reasonable distance from others when
discussing PHI.
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/faq/3021/where-can-health-care-providers-conduct-telehealth/index.html
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Avoiding Government
Data Mining for Fraud
Catherine Short
Stephen Bittinger, Partner with K&L Gates in
the firm’s Charleston office and a member of
the health care/FDA practice group, will lead
the presentation Avoiding Government Data
Mining for Fraud at the Healthcare Compliance
Symposium 2022 on April 28, 2022.
Mr. Bittinger focuses his practice on health care
reimbursement compliance, defense and litigation, with
a focus on government and private payer disputes on
behalf of providers, vendors, and manufacturers involved
in the United States healthcare system. He has extensive
experience representing large provider groups, home
health agencies, medical facilities, ancillary service
providers, medical labs, revenue cycle management
companies, and drug and device manufacturers in
matters including Medicare and Medicaid audits, private
payer audits, federal regulatory termination and exclusion
proceedings, False Claims Act prosecutions, and health
care revenue issues.
In addition, he has experience advising clients on
defending and appealing audits by Recovery Audit
Contractors, Zone Program Integrity Contractors, and
Unified Program Integrity Contractors and has worked
collaboratively with government regulators and health
care provider associations across the United States.
Bittinger has represented
many providers and
vendors with federal
agency matters in
Washington, D.C.,
including the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) Center for
Program Integrity (CPI),
the Department of Health
and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-
OIG), the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), and Health
Care Fraud division of the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Prior to joining the firm Mr. Bittinger served at a regional
commercial law firm where he focused his practice
on health care reimbursement defense and litigation.
Previously, Mr. Bittinger and team represented numerous
types of physician practices, home health agencies,
medical facilities, ancillary service providers, medical
laboratories, revenue cycle management companies,
and drug/device manufacturers in Medicare audits (RAC,
ZPIC, UPIC, TPE), Medicaid audits (SIU), private payors
audits, federal regulatory termination, and exclusion
litigation related to the healthcare revenue cycle.
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Navigating Workplace Violence
Prevention Under OSHA
Workplace violence is a serious issue, especially in
healthcare facilities. The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) responded in 2015 by updating and
publishing their guidelines on how to best prevent workplace
violence. The OSHA workplace violence prevention
guidelines help employees and employers alike by providing
the necessary steps to maintain a safe work environment.
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COVID-19 Healthcare
Compliance Updates
In response to the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus
disease (COVID-19), the Secretary of Health and Human
Services declared a public health emergency on January 31,
2020. Federal agencies have taken action by issuing updates
and guidance to navigate the crisis. This ebook provides
healthcare providers with important developments and
resources that impact federal healthcare laws.
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Appreciating Extreme Risk
Protection Orders and HIPAA
First Healthcare Compliance Staff
Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA is a Principal with Rachel
V. Rose – Attorney at Law, P.L.L.C. (Houston, TX), a
frequent guest on our podcast, 1st Talk Compliance
and she will lead the presentation Appreciating
Extreme Risk Protection Orders and HIPAA at the
upcoming Virtual Healthcare Compliance Symposium
2022 on April 28.
Ms. Rose has a unique background, having worked
in many different facets of healthcare, securities,
cybersecurity, as well as international law and
business throughout her career. Her practice
focuses on a variety of cybersecurity, health
care and securities law issues related to industry
compliance and transactional work, as well as
representing plaintiffs in Dodd-Frank/False Claims
Act whistleblower claims.
In addition to being extensively published and a
sought-after presenter and quoted expert, Ms.
Rose holds an MBA with minors in healthcare and
entrepreneurship from Vanderbilt University, and a
law degree from Stetson University College of Law,
where she graduated with various honors, including
the National Scribes Award and The William F. Blews
Pro Bono Service Award.
Ms. Rose is licensed in
Texas and is admitted
to practice before all
State Courts as well
as the United States
Supreme Court, the
District Court for the
District of Colombia
and all four Federal
Court Districts in the
State of Texas. She is a Fellow of the Federal Bar
Association. Currently, she is the Chair of the Federal
Bar Association’s Government Relations Committee,
a board member of the Federal Bar Association’s Qui
Tam Section, the co-editor of the American Health
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Lawyers Association’s Enterprise Risk Management
Handbook for Healthcare Entities (2nd Edition), as
well as a co-author of the books The ABCs of ACOs
and What Are International HIPAA Considerations?
She has been named consecutively to the Texas
Bar College, the National Women Trial Lawyers
Association’s Top 25 and Houstonia Magazine’s
Top Lawyers for healthcare. In 2019, she was also
named to the National Trial Lawyers Association’s
Top 100, as well as 1st Healthcare Compliance’s
2019 Top Presenter. Ms. Rose is also an Affiliated
Member with the Baylor College of Medicine’s
Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, where
she teaches bioethics. See www.rvrose.com for
additional information.
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C. Trey Scott, Coordinating Attorney at
Kennedy, Attorneys & Counselors
Compliance
at Law
Toolkit
will present Under Pressure: Reporting
Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Requirements with OCR for Breaches at the
upcoming Virtual
Healthcare
HIPAA
compliance
Privacy and Security
amidst COVID-19 presents new challenges
for hospitals and healthcare providers. At top importance is the
Summit 2021 on November 18.
Summit!
question of how to slow or stop the spread of COVID-19, while
Trey received his Bachelor ensuring of Science and that Master your of organization stays compliant.
Business degrees from Texas Tech University and his
Juris Doctorate from Texas Now more Wesleyan than University ever, your School compliance department needs to have the
of Law (now Texas necessary A&M University tools to School help of track, Law.) analyze, While and respond to compliance challenges.
in law school, Trey To was help a member navigate of the arbitration process, we’ve gathered our best COVID-19 resources
competition team as well below. as a student If you bar need association further assistance, please contact us here.
representative. He also was a law clerk to the 106th
District Court of the State of Texas. Trey has significant
experience in healthcare law. This experience includes:
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United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern,
Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas. Trey is also
licensed to practice before the United States Court of
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medical malpractice litigation, administrative and
regulatory appeals and disputes, professional board
matters, and overpayment disputes. Trey is licensed to
practice law before Texas State Courts as well as the
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OSHA, COVID and YOU
– Where Are We NOW?
Catherine Short
Catherine Walters, Partner at Bybel Rutledge
LLP will lead the presentation OSHA, COVID
and YOU – Where Are We NOW? at the
Healthcare Compliance Symposium 2022 on
April 28, 2022.
Catherine E. Walters provides exclusive managementside
labor and employment services for employers
of all sizes, including privately and publicly held
companies, government contractors, institutions
of higher education, health care providers, trade
associations and other non-profit organizations.
Her practice spans an array of industries, including
financial and banking, manufacturing, defense
contracting, education, health care, professional
services, insurance, construction, technology, retail,
real estate, transportation, restaurant and hospitality.
Catherine’s extensive experience and collaborative
skills enable her to partner with her clients to develop
creative, practical, business-oriented solutions to their
legal challenges.
She focuses on identifying current and emerging
trends in order to provide clients with proactive legal
advice aimed at managing and preventing emerging
risks.
Her emphasis on
strategic thinking and
focused solutions
enables her to provide
employers with the
sophisticated counsel
that has become
necessary in today’s
complex business
environment. Catherine regularly appears before
federal and state courts and administrative agencies
where she handles both employment and traditional
labor matters.
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Ethics and Compliance on the Road
Catherine Short
Kathleen W. McNicholas, MD, JD, CHC,
CCEP, Consultant and Patient Advocate with
Medical Legal Patient Advocacy Inc., will
present Ethics and Compliance on the Road at
the upcoming Virtual Healthcare Compliance
Symposium on April 28.
Kathleen W. McNicholas, earned an MD from
Jefferson Medical College magma cum laude and
completed general surgery training at Columbia
Presbyterian Medical Center and served as a surgical
house officer in London at the Hospital for Sick
Children, Great Ormond Street. She remained at
CPMC for cardiothoracic training and chief residency
then returned to GOS as a senior registrar in the
cardiac unit. Dr. McNicholas was chief of pediatric
cardiac surgery at Deborah Heart and Lung Center
prior to starting the cardiac surgery program in
Delaware.
Seeking a hobby, she studied law at the Delaware
Law School and earned a JD cum laude and an
LLM in health law with honors. After retiring from
clinical practice, she completed a fellowship in patient
safety leadership and
became the medical
director of performance
improvement and patient
safety and lead the
Just Culture program
and CANDOR. Currently,
Dr. McNicholas is a
consultant and patient
advocate.
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Risk Management Considerations for
the Healthcare Compliance Officer:
Training, Incident Management, Governing Boards,
and Measures Unique to COVID-19
It’s no secret that healthcare is one of America’s
most heavily regulated industries with
substantial fines and penalties for noncompliance.
Complex regulations and mandates
make compliance management a necessity.
Healthcare organizations particularly rely on the
skills and attributes of their compliance officer
to navigate the expansive regulatory framework.
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Catherine Short speaks with Catherine Walters, partner at BYBEL RUTLEDGE LLP, where she is a
management-side labor and employment attorney representing employers of all sizes, on the topic of
“Employment and Labor Law Digest.” This program will provide a quick update of 2021’s most important
developments and forecast what employers can expect in 2022. We will update employers and human
resources on recent employment and labor law developments, discuss specific hot topics of interest to
employers and human resources professionals, and provide ideas regarding anticipated changes in the labor
and employment law arena in 2022.
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