Compliance and Ethics Professionals Take Center Stage at HCCA 16th Annual Compliance Institute, with 128 Sessions and 245 Speakers to be held April 29 - May 2, 2012, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV

New Mentoring/Mentee Program along with Speed Networking included in this year's conference

MINNEAPOLIS, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 2,000 compliance and ethics professionals are expected to attend the Health Care Compliance Association's 16th Annual Compliance Institute (CI). The CI features nine different tracks ranging from broad General Compliance and Hot Topics to specific interest areas including Privacy and Security, Legal and Regulatory, Physician Compliance, Long-Term Care, Quality of Care, Auditing and Monitoring as well as issues like How to Succeed As A Compliance Professional, and Advanced Discussion Groups. This year's program agenda offers conference goers over 100 breakout sessions from which to select.

"Compliance and ethics professionals must have the tools and necessary information to deal with the compliance challenges brought on by health care reform. This conference will provide the information they need to know in order to meet those challenges," said Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) CEO Roy Snell.

For the complete agenda click here: http://www.compliance-institute.org; to register for the conference click here:
http://www.compliance-institute.org/registration/index.htm

Keynoters
The CI 2012 keynoters on Monday, April 30, include HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson, who will provide insight into the Office of Inspector General's focus areas. "HealthSouth: The Wagon to Disaster" will be presented by HealthSouth founder and former CFO Aaron Beam. On Tuesday, May 1, James G. Sheehan, Chief Integrity Officer/Executive Deputy Commissioner, New York City Human Resources Administration will open the General Session with a discussion on Compliance at the State and Federal Levels.

A panel of compliance professionals including Shawn DeGroot, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility, Regional Health; Marjorie W. Doyle, Managing Director, Aegis Compliance & Ethics Center, LLP; Nicole Duperon Harper, Director, Training & Development/Process Improvement-Revenue Cycle Operations, St. Vincent's Health; Dr. Robert Ossoff, Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Compliance and Corporate Integrity, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; and Daniel Roach, Vice President Compliance & Audit, Dignity Health will follow with a compelling panel discussion, "Compliance Officers: Stress, Sanity, and Sensibility."  For the complete listing of Keynote Speakers click here: http://www.compliance-institute.org/conference/keynote.cfm

Mentoring/Mentee Networking
The 2012 CI will introduce attendees to Mentor/Mentee Networking. This session is scheduled for Sunday, April 29 from 3:15 – 4:30 p.m. Compliance professionals new to the field of compliance will meet one-on-one with potential mentors using SpeedNetworking technology to match people with similar interests. For more information click here: http://www.compliance-institute.org/network/mentor.htm

SpeedNetworking
SpeedNetworking is a fun way to connect with compliance professionals who share similar challenges. There will be two sessions on Sunday, April 29: 10:30 a.m. – Noon and again from 1:30 – 3 p.m. New this year, the CI offers CEU's for attending these sessions.

Compliance Certification
HCCA offers certification for compliance professionals including: Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC®), Certified in Healthcare Research Compliance (CHRC®), and Certified in Healthcare Privacy Compliance (CHPC®). Compliance certification exams are offered at the CI on May 2, from 2-4 p.m. The deadline for receipt of exam applications is April 4, 2012. To download exam applications visit http://www.compliance-institute.org/certification/ccb.htm. If you have questions, please email [email protected] or call 888/580-8373.

About the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) 
To date, the Health Care Compliance Association's membership has grown to over 7,500 members. In addition to the Compliance Institute, HCCA offers other national conferences including Research Compliance Conference, the Clinical Practice Compliance Conference and with the AHLA, the Fraud & Compliance Forum, also Compliance Academies, Web Conferences, and Regional Conferences.

The Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA), established in 1996 and headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, is a non-profit professional membership organization. HCCA is dedicated to improving the quality of compliance. Its mission is to champion ethical practice and compliance standards and to provide the necessary resources for ethics and compliance professionals and others who share these principles.  Visit HCCA's Web site at www.hcca-info.org. Tel: 888/580-8373.  

SOURCE Health Care Compliance Association