CSR Press Release

MINNEAPOLIS, MN. - October 7, 2008 - 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

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