How to Audit-Proof Your Physician Contracts

This training on healthcare compliance will teach the attendees best practices for conducting a self audit of financial relationships with physicians. It will help you understand the key legal implications of Stark and Federal Anti-Kickback statutes.

Why Should You Attend:

In today’s heavily scrutinized healthcare industry, it is imperative that all financial arrangements with physicians who may serve as a referral source to the organization are structured to comply with a number of legal requirements. In addition, a physician contract management program should incorporate a number of internal controls to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of your financial relationships with physicians.

This program will enable you to walk through your physician contracts with the mind set of an auditor looking for proof. Attendees will learn how to ensure you have a physician contract management process that can hold up to any scrutiny.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Learn how to conduct a self audit of your physician contracts.
• Understand the key legal implications of Stark and Federal Anti-Kickback statutes.
• Learn how to incorporate the “Show me” principle in your physician contract process to ensure you can hold up under audit scrutiny.
• How and why HIPAA, EMTALA, and other legal requirements should be considered as part of this process.
• How to perform necessary periodic reviews on your physician contracts.

Who Will Benefit:

This webinar will provide valuable assistance to any healthcare provider engaged in contracting for the services of physicians who also serve as referral sources to the provider. Workforce personnel who should attend include:

• Compliance director
• Internal auditor
• Legal officer
• CFO
• Physician affiliation director
• Administrator