Medicare Part D: Fraud, Waste and Abuse Prevention Course Hours: 1.5CE Hours : 1.5IACET CEUs: 0.15NAB CEs: 2.25Course Vertical TabsDescriptionThe Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services known as CMS has released the 9th and final chapter for the Prescription Drug Benefit Manual regarding a program to control fraud, waste and abuse. This course provides both interpretative rules and guidelines for Part D plan sponsors on how to implement the regulatory requirements to have in place a comprehensive fraud and abuse plan to detect, correct and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse as an element of their compliance plan. ObjectivesBy the end of this course you should be able to: Define and give examples of fraud, waste and abuse Identify the obligations of first tier, downstream, related entities and plan sponsors Recall federal laws applicable to fraud, waste and abuse Recognize whistleblower protections Identify communication channels and methods to report potential cases of fraud, waste and abusecation channels and methods to report potential cases of fraud, waste and abuse. AuthorTricia Seymour, PhD, LPC – Dr. Seymour is a licensed psychotherapist & supervisor with a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and a doctorate in Counseling Psychology. Dr. Seymour started her private practice in 1990 working with individuals, couples, and families. During her early years in private practice she assisted in the creation of an inpatient treatment program. She has been adjunct faculty at Park University and is currently the COO of Ed4Online. CE Approvals Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy American Association of Psychiatric Technicians (AAPT) Florida Board of Nursing Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators Florida State Board of Occupational Therapy Florida State Board of Physical Therapy Practice Georgia Board of Nursing Home Administrators International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) National Association of Long Term Care Boards (NAB) The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) The Federation of State Board of Physical Therapy (FSBPT)/ProCert RequirementsInternet Connection Broadband or High-Speed - DSL, Cable, and Wireless Connections *Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Classroom pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible. Hardware Requirements Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended PC Software Requirements Operating Systems - Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or 8.1 Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended Cookies MUST be enabled Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled) PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint) Adobe PDF Reader QuickTime, Windows Media Player &/or Real Player MAC Software Requirements Operating Systems - Mac OS x 10 or higher with Windows Internet Browsers- Google Chrome is highly recommended Cookies MUST be enabled Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled) PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint) Adobe PDF Reader Apple QuickTime Media Player
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