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CMS Audit Readiness: Essential Strategies to Ensure Compliance and Avoid Penalties
Heidi Kocher
Partner, Liles Parker | Of Counsel
Ned Mumtaz
Former Director, Transparency Operations, Commercial and R&D
Pfizer | Otsuka
October 24th, 2024
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST (Eastern Standard Time)
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM CET (Central European Time)
Overview:
With CMS audits becoming more frequent, it’s critical for organizations to be fully prepared. This webinar provides practical steps and clear guidance to help you ensure compliance with the Sunshine Act and mitigate audit risks.
Topics Covered:
- Audit Risk: How CMS selects companies for audits and the main risk factors.
- Audit Process: A step-by-step guide to navigating a CMS audit from start to finish.
- Common Errors: Identifying common reporting mistakes and how to correct them.
- Compliance Strategies: Proven methods for maintaining compliance and preparing for audits.
Who Should Attend?
- Professionals involved in healthcare compliance, transparency reporting, or legal advisory roles.
- Organizations that need to strengthen their readiness for potential CMS audits.
Why It’s Important: CMS has increased its audit activity, including issuing pre-demand letters and enforcing civil monetary penalties. Understanding the audit process and preparing properly can help your organization avoid non-compliance penalties. This webinar provides the tools and knowledge to manage an audit effectively.
Don’t wait for a CMS Audit to uncover issues—be prepared. This webinar provides a clear roadmap for CMS audit readiness, ensuring your organization stays compliant and penalty-free. Register now to take proactive steps toward audit success.
Speakers
Ned Mumtaz
Former Director, Transparency Operations, Commercial and R&D Pfizer | Otsuka
Ned Mumtaz is a pharmaceutical industry veteran with 18+ years of experience. He’s held leadership roles at Schering Plough Research Inc., Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Eisai Pharmaceuticals, and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals. A trusted consultant to 30+ drug and device manufacturers, Ned leads the compliance analytics practice and is recognized for his contributions to conferences, white papers, and webinars.
Heidi Kocher
Partner, Liles Parker | Of Counsel
With over 20 years in healthcare law and compliance, Heidi Kocher has held key roles, including compliance officer at a DME company, privacy officer at a medical device manufacturer, and legal advisor for hospitals, physician groups, pharmacies, and non-profits. She specializes in compliance and privacy programs, Corporate Integrity Agreements, audits, reimbursement, and aggregate spend reporting under the Sunshine Act.
She has also developed compliance programs for FCPA and Eucomed, and defended FDA audits.