William E. Jacott, MD
Special Advisor for Professional Relations
The Joint Commission
Dr. Jacott will be speaking on the 2008/2009 changes to the JC standards. Special concentration and focus will be given to issues, ideas and tools used revolving around the FPPE/OPPE implementations. In addition, Dr. Jacott has been asked to spend a significant amount of time bringing further clarification to questions and concerns revolving around MS 1.20.
Shirley A. Jones, JD, MHA
Acting Deputy Branch Chief
Practitioner Data Banks Branch
Shirley Jones will be covering NPDB-HIPDB Reporting/Querying requirements and Compliance Activities. This will be geared to both the seasoned Medical Staff Service professional as well as those new to this field. Updates will also be given on New Initiatives and the NPDB’s newest product, The Proactive Disclosure Service (PDS).
Diana K. "Di" Hall, CPCS, CPMSM
Manager, Compliance & Quality Improvement
CREDENT Verification & Licensing Services, Inc.
Diana Hall is returning to this year’s Educational program to give a presentation on the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) standards and managed care credentialing. She will be both highlighting the new and reinforcing the old issues. Her presentation will also be tailored to encompass the interest and benefit of the credentialing veteran and the new MSSP “recruits” in the audience.
Susan Lapenta, Esq.
Partner
Horty, Springer and Mattern
Susan Lapenta will be giving a series of presentations throughout the morning on Friday. She will be covering a wide range of topics to include; advanced
credentialing skills, peer review protection, conducting an effective peer review investigation and conflict of interest issues. Susan Lapenta’s presentation style is both lecture and interactive audience participation, which has been proven to be key to the retention of the information being presented.
See "DOCUMENTS" to download the brochure and registration form or contact Susan Diaz, CPCS, at sudiaz@montefiore.org or Teresa Goss, CPMSM, CPCS, at teresa.goss@flhealth.org for further information.
