PYA Principal Tynan Kugler and Senior Manager Susan Thomas presented at the virtual annual conference for the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA). This year’s conference, “The Vaccine for Your Healthcare Internal Audit Risks,” offered a maximum of 27 CPE credits for workshop and full live meeting attendance. Tynan and Susan’s presentation, “Conflict of Interest: A Key Consideration in Physician Financial Arrangements,” gave an overview of the federal regulations impacting physician compensation. In addition to defining a physician conflict of interest (COI), they covered other key topics, such as:
- The Sunshine Act and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments Database.
- Speaker programs.
- Industry position on physician COIs.
- Impact of inaccurate COI disclosures.
- Tips and tools for a robust COI process.
- Physician COI case studies.
The AHIA conference took place September 27-October 1, 2021. View the presentation slides here.
If you would like guidance related to physician compensation or conflict of interest, or for assistance with any matter related to compliance, strategy and integration, or valuation, contact a PYA executive below at (800) 270-9629.