ACA Traps for the Unwary: Missteps to Avoid

Nov 7, 2014 9:55am ‐ Nov 7, 2014 11:10am
In working to comply with all the new health care reform requirements, employers may overlook crucial elements where non-compliance could have costly consequences. This workshop will identify some of these "traps," and provide insight on how they can be avoided.
  • The effect of worker misclassification on ACA's employer mandate penalties
  • New nondiscrimination rules for fully insured plans
  • Compensation deductibility caps applying to employees of health insurance carriers
  • The application of the controlled group rules to various ACA rules

Acquisitions, Integrations and Collaborations: Navigating the Antitrust Issues

Nov 7, 2014 9:55am ‐ Nov 7, 2014 11:10am
Providers are collaborating in a wide range of ways, including mergers among hospitals and among physician groups, hospital acquisition of physician groups, and the creation of clinically-integrated ACO-type arrangements. This session describes when such initiatives raise antitrust issues, and offers practical advice on how to proactively address them.
  • Learn the lessons from the recent FTC v. St. Luke's litigation in Nampa, Idaho
  • Acquisition vs integration – identify which path raises more serious antitrust issues
  • Learn the priority areas for the antitrust enforcers
  • Learn the practical steps that can be taken to reduce the risk of an antitrust investigation or challenge

Risk Capability/Financial Modeling: Seeing Around the Corner

Nov 7, 2014 9:55am ‐ Nov 7, 2014 11:10am
Providers are under increasing pressure to accept more risk under not only the Affordable Care Act but also with their commercial contracts. This presentation will share what it means to be a risk capable organization and importance of the ability to model the myriad of changes in financial position.
  • What does it mean to be risk capable and how do you assess your organization?
  • What is the hierarchy of risks and how do they build on each other?
  • What financial modeling capabilities do you need for this environment?

Cost of Capital and Forecasting Issues in Health Care Valuation

Nov 7, 2014 9:55am ‐ Nov 7, 2014 11:10am
This session will provide an in-depth discussion on sources of risk in health care valuations. Topics will include industry risk related to health care reform, company-specific risk, and developing discount rates, as well as the corresponding risk quantified in cash flow projections. Specific practice examples will include internal medicine, cardiology and dermatology.
  • Identify and assess the risks of current reform trends.
  • Recognize and specify the nature current reimbursement trends and payor relationships have on healthcare entities.
  • Understand how risk is quantified in the discount rate and cash flow projections.
  • Calculate an appropriate cost of capital for a subject entity.

Audit Panel

Nov 7, 2014 9:55am ‐ Nov 7, 2014 11:10am
Bring your questions to this highly interactive panel discussion!

Death Knell for the Cost Approach: The AICPA White Paper

Nov 7, 2014 11:20am ‐ Nov 7, 2014 12:10pm
The AICPA's recent white paper about the cost approach for valuing intangible assets has reignited the controversy over physician practice appraisals. This session will analyze the white paper's discussion of economic obsolescence, calling into question the practice of solely using replacement cost to value
practice intangible assets.
  • Participants will learn the framework of replacement cost less obsolescence as the basis for value under the cost approach.
  • Participants will gain an understanding of how to apply the cost approach framework correctly to valuing physician practice assets.
  • Participants will be able to determine key economic factors that increase the economic obsolescence of assets in physician practices.

Yellow and Green Book and A-133

Nov 7, 2014 11:20am ‐ Nov 7, 2014 12:10pm
Recent changes to internal controls in the federal government may impact your A-133 audit and how findings are developed under the Yellow Book. Learn of the changes to the updated Green Book, including differences between COSO and the Green Book. Discuss independence documentation requirements under the Yellow Book and other implementation challenges.
  • Learn of the changes to the updated Green Book including differences between COSO and the Green Book.
  • Discuss independence documentation requirements under the Yellow Book and other implementation challenges.

Fighting Fraud in the Health Care Industry

Nov 7, 2014 11:20am ‐ Nov 7, 2014 12:10pm
In this session, we will discuss:
  • Various fraud schemes in health care
  • Internal controls intended to prevent and detect those schemes
  • Real cases and the lessons learned
  • Characteristics of a fraudster

10 Things Every CFO Should Know About Their Compliance Program

Nov 7, 2014 11:20am ‐ Nov 7, 2014 12:10pm
The health care enforcement environment is evolving. An effective compliance program is a key component of identifying and mitigating organizational risk. This session will discuss those issues that every health care CFO should know about in their compliance program.

A Deep Dive Into the ACA's Employer "Pay or Play" Rules

Nov 7, 2014 11:20am ‐ Nov 7, 2014 12:10pm