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At the end of January, the Health Care Compliance Association will move to its new headquarters located at: 6500 Barrie Road, Suite 250 Minneapolis, MN 55435 While our address will change, our telephone and fax numbers will remain the same: Toll-free phone: 888/580-8373 Local phone: 952/988-0141 Fax: 952/988-0146 And you can always reach us via e-mail at info@hcca-info.org or on our Web site at www.hcca-info.org
ASK ON THE LEADERSHIP ONCALENDAR JOHN ASKS THE HCCA LEADERSHIP YOUR QUESTIONS JOHN FALCETANO Editor’s note: Beginning with this issue of Compliance Today, HCCA will feature this column—John Asks the HCCA Leadership Your Questions. John Falcetano, Chief Audit/Compliance Officer for University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina and a long-time member of HCCA, knows that members frequently have good questions that they would like to ask leadership, but for some reason or another, they are never afforded the opportunity. This column has been created to afford them that opportunity. Members may submit their questions to John and and he will publish the HCCA leadership response in a subsequent issue of Compliance Today. If you would like to ask a question of leadership, please submit your question via e-mail to Jfalcetano@cox.net Question: What is the best way for a member to study for the CHC examination Is there some type of training offered to prepare a candidate and if so, what types of topics are covered in the training sessions Leadership’s Response from Debbie Troklus: The best prep for the CHC certification exam is to attend one of the HCCA’s Academies (basic and advanced), although the Academies are not required to sit for the exam. The Academies, which are offered five times a year, cover all topics that are on the exam. The exam is based on the seven elements of an effective compliance program, as outlined by the Federal Sentencing Commission. The HCCB Candidate Handbook actually reviews in great detail the content outline for each of the elements. It is a good idea to review the content and determine in what areas an individual feels weak, and then study those particular areas. I would advise reading the Health Care Compliance Professional’s Manual and Compliance 101. The HCCA also has a practice test on its Web site as well as a practice test in the HCCB Candidate Handbook. HCCA • 888-580-8373 • www.hcca-info.org 2006 CONFERENCES (BY STATE): Anchorage, AK ■ Alaska Area Meeting July 13-14 Scottsdale, AZ ■ Compliance Academy June 5-9 Los Angeles, CA ■ Compliance Academy February 6-10 San Francisco, CA ■ Advanced Academy June 19-23 San Diego, CA ■ West Coast Area Meeting July 28 Denver, CO ■ Mountain Area Meeting August 25 Orlando, FL ■ South Atlantic Area Meeting January 27 Atlanta, GA ■ Southeast Area Meeting February 10 Honolulu, HI ■ Hawaii Area Meeting October 19-20 Chicago, IL ■ North Central Area Meeting October 6 Baltimore, MD ■ Northeast Area Meeting March 3 Boston, MA ■ New England Area Meeting September 8 Detroit, MI ■ Upper North Central Area Meeting June 16 Minneapolis, MN ■ Upper Midwest Area Meeting September 15 Kansas City, MO ■ Midwest Area Meeting August 4 Las Vegas, NV ■ 10th Anniversary Compliance Institute, Caesars Palace April 23-26 ■ 3rd Annual Research Conference September 17-19 Pittsburgh, PA ■ Mid Atlantic Area Meeting September 29 Nashville, TN ■ South Central Area Meeting November 10 Dallas, TX ■ Southwest Area Meeting February 17 Seattle, WA ■ Pacific Northwest Area Meeting June 2 NATIONAL CORPORATE COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS WEEK ■ May 21-27 INSIDE 2 HCCA New Headquarters 3 Ask Leadership 4 OIG 2006 Work Plan 5 HCCA Audio Conferences 9 Improving revenue 15 Meet Greg Jones 17 OIG issues draft compliance guidance 20 Letter from the CEO 23 HCCA seeks your contributions 24 Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations 29 NDC numbers, drug claims, and FCA 31 A new value proposition 32 Introducing Alan Pierce 34 HIPAA EDI 835 37 CHC Certification 38 OIG roadmap for effective compliance 45 New HCCA Members 3 January 2006
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