The HFMA MA-RI Chapter would like to thank all of those who made April 9th Telehealth & Hot Topics in Compliance Virtual Roundtable a success! Thank you to our more than 40 participants who joined us for our first virtual roundtable in 2021. A special thank you to our speakers and moderator, Kyle Faget, Partner, Foley & Lardner,… Read More »
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, healthcare providers suddenly shifted from infrequent (if any) use of telehealth, to near universal adoption of the modality. One year in, what have we learned, and what is here to stay? The public health emergency forced providers and regulators to quickly overcome prior barriers that had long impeded adoption of telehealth. While some… Read More »
HFMA Virtual Roundtable – Speaker Q&A – for Garrett Gillespie, JD, CHIE, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan Tell us about your compliance career journey. I think most folks in healthcare have non-linear career paths and I’m no different. I started my career as an employment litigator in San Diego. I assumed that… Read More »
HFMA Virtual Roundtable – Speaker Q&A – for Kyle Faget, Special Counsel Attorney, Foley & Lardner LLP Tell us about your compliance career journey – I jumped into the compliance world headfirst when I joined the government enforcement group at Ropes & Gray as a young associate. I worked on alleged violations of the anti-kickback statute along with… Read More »
HFMA Virtual Roundtable – Speaker Q&A – for Rebecca G. Mishuris, MD, MS, MPH, Chief Medical Information Officer, Boston Medical Center Health System located in Boston, MA Tell us about your career journey – My first introduction to health IT was at the dinner table as a child – my mother an oncologist at Johns Hopkins, my father the… Read More »
HFMA Virtual Roundtable – Speaker Q&A – for Donna Schneider, RN, MBA, CPHQ, CPC-P, CHC, CPCO, CHPC, Vice President, Corporate Compliance & Internal Audit, Lifespan, located in Providence, Rhode Island. Tell us about your compliance career journey – I began my career as a graduate of the University of Connecticut (UCONN) starting my clinical journey as a Registered… Read More »
Agile and Dynamic Risk Assessment (DRA) are part of the blue print for enabling the internal audit processes of the future. Agile approach to IA: iterative, cross-functional collaboration (e.g., collaborate on identification of risk areas and alignment on what is audited and why), focus on business value and continuous improvement. Cognitive science / Agile approach suggests: The longer we… Read More »
By Amber Fecik, Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP and Amelia Abba, Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP As noted in previous blogs, the MA-RI Chapter of HFMA teamed up with the New England Healthcare Internal Auditors (NEHIA) organization on December 2nd and 3rd to put on NEHIA’s annual Compliance and Internal Audit Conference. A few additional highlights from the… Read More »
By Amber Fecik, Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP and Amelia Abba, Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP The HFMA MA-RI Chapter teamed up with the New England Healthcare Internal Auditors (NEHIA) organization last week to put on NEHIA’s annual Compliance and Internal Audit Conference. The conference was attended by more than 140 participants and was a great success! Thank… Read More »
By Dhara Satija, HFMA MA-RI Chapter Board Member & Compliance Committee Co-Chair and Amber Fecik, NEHIA Board Member The HFMA MA-RI Chapter and New England Healthcare Internal Auditors (NEHIA) organization would like to thank all of those who made last week’s virtual Compliance and Internal Audit Conference a success! Thank you to our more than 140 participants who… Read More »
