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Classifying Medical Devices in US and EU

Compliance Key INC  -  Healthcare Compliance Webinars Overview The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has established classifications for approximately 1,700 different generic types of devices and grouped them into 16 medical specialties referred to as panels. Each of these generic types of devices is assigned to one of three regulatory classes based on the level of control necessary to assure the safety and effectiveness of the device.The determination process, how you apply the classification process to your device, is complex and requires several levels of analysis to make the proper device classification. Proper medical device classification is the fundamental first step in submitting your device for approval anywhere in the world. This webinar will detail the medical device classification process for the United States through the FDA and will overview the very complex process for medical device classification within the EU. Specifically, this webinar will provide detaile

Complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act ? Exemptions and Overtime

Compliance Key INC  -  HR Webinars Overview This webinar on employee overtime calculation will help you understand what is "time worked ", exempt versus non-exempt status and how to calculate your employee's overtime correctly so to avoid these costly suits Why should you attend this webinar? Lawsuits under the Fair Labor Standards Act have reached an all-time high. The Department of Labor estimates that 72% of all employers are not in compliance with their obligations to pay overtime to non-exempt workers. Even employers with the best intentions find themselves violating some aspect of the Fair Labor Standards Act. In addition to misclassification issues, employers fail to recognize what time must be compensated and then how to calculate how much is owed when the employee works overtime. The use of personal digital devices and the growing popularity of telecommuting have made this task even more difficult! The Fair Labor Standards Act is designed to protec

Risk and Controls Matrix for SOX, Assurance and Internal Audit

Compliance Key INC  -  SOX Training Online Overview This webinar is created to equip young risk and compliance professionals with the skills necessary to prepare a Risk and Controls Matrix, including the following: Discover the objectives, components and requirements of effective internal controls Leveraging internal control frameworks to create a risk and controls matrix Developing risk identification and management strategies to implement now Learning how to design internal controls Learning how to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls Why should you attend this webinar? Whether you are planning a SOX engagement, or an internal audit, regulatory compliance requirements, or other separate evaluations, just where do you start with planning for the engagement? How do you complete the necessary risk and control documentation that you will need to successfully complete the engagement? Attend this webinar to learn more. Areas Covered

Procurement Cards (P-Cards) - Fraud Detection, Prevention, and Deterrence

Compliance Key INC -  Accounting and Finance training Overview P-Card usage is on the rise and so are the cases of P-Card fraud! Many companies have implemented P-Cards as a means to reduce invoice volume and increase efficiency within accounts payable department and within the Procure to Pay (P2P) cycle. But the increased use of P-Cards has resulted in additional risk which creates an enhanced focus on internal controls. This webinar spotlights the role of the P-Card Administrator and provides the Twenty Best Practices for Detecting and Preventing P-Card Fraud that you can immediately implement at your company. This webinar will also provide examples of critical P-Card Policies and Procedures that can make an immediate impact at your company. Why should you attend this webinar? Overall, P-Cards provide a means for streamlining the procure-to-pay process, allowing organizations to procure goods and services in a timely manner, reduce transaction costs, track expenses, ta

Payroll Rules & Administration Made Simple

Overview This webinar covers the complete context of payroll rules and administration made simple . It starts with the basic classification of workers properly classified as Contractors or Workers. Rules for Payment and administration of Contractors is outlined. Rules for workers classified as "Exempt" or "non-exempt" based on FLSA . Rules for payments to exempt and non-exempt employees are examined. Overtime rules are outlined for non-exempt employees in addition to record keeping & reporting for all employees. Webinar stresses that payroll administration is only accepted if perfect. Achieving perfection in payroll processing is the overall theme of this webinar. Why should you attend this webinar? Proper classification of workers as contractors or employees Proper classification of employees as exempt or non-exempt under new rules Importance of job description in implementation of new rules Proper implementation of FLSA rules Proper payment

Advanced HR Audit Techniques

Overview Numerous external forces and factors have an impact on the purpose, scope, and demand for HR audits . First, in the global economy, human capital has become for many organizations the single most important determinant of competitiveness, productivity, sustainability, and profitability. Increasingly, the organization?s human capital is the source of innovation and a driver of business success.  Second, a confluence of economic, political, and social factors, including stockholder, plaintiffs, and third party initiatives, have resulted in increased statutory and regulatory requirements, the call for greater transparency, and increased internal and external audit activity. Third, governmental agencies have become more active ? some would argue more aggressive ? and have committed increasing resources to conducting assessments of employment policies and practices. Importantly, the EEOC, the OFCCP, U.S. DOL, and ICE have advised employers that they consider self-assessments

OCR HIPAA Audit Results & Lessons - A Compliance Wake-up Call

Overview The results of the HHS/OCR Phase 2 HIPAA Compliance Audits found a widespread, totally unnecessary crisis in HIPAA compliance. The audit covered only 7 of the 180 HIPAA Audit topics (protocols). All audit inquiries and required supporting documentation were published well in advance of the audit. Covered Entities knew they among a carefully chosen small representative group from which auditees would be selected and had completed OCR pre-audit informational questionnaires. Two of the 7 audit topics, Risk Analysis and Risk Management are fundamental to HIPAA compliance. Nevertheless, 94% of Covered Entities and 88% of Business Associates failed the Risk Management audit and 86% of Covered Entities and 80% of Business Associates failed the Risk Analysis audit. More than half of the Covered Entities failed 3 of the other audit topics. Business Associates were audited on only three topics; the third was Breach Notification to Covered Entities. 67% of the small group of Busi

Recruiting, Training, and Maintaining a Good AML Staff

Compliance Key INC  -  Compliance Training Overview It is of up most importance for a financial institution to have a trained, skilled, and qualified AML team. This webinar will help you understand why this team in important, how you can recruit and train the team, how you can keep the team at your institution, and how the team can assist your institution with AML compliance. Why should you attend this webinar? Recruiting, training, and maintaining a well qualified AML team provides a financial institution with the personnel resources needed to develop, institute, and manage an effective AML program. Financial institutions should hire individuals with banking and AML experience, the institutions should develop a well defined banking and AML training program, and the institutions should take appropriate steps to ensure that the staff stays current of AML issues. This webinar will provide you with pointers for recruiting qualified potential employees, we will discuss the t

Danger of Text/Email in a Medical Practice

Overview One wrong text or email can cost your practice thousands in fines. Texting and emailing HIPAA violations are not always caused by what you might think. Why should you attend this webinar? Get everything you need to protect your practice from HIPAA messaging violations. Areas Covered in the Session: Choose the safest communication method: patient portal vs. email communications Minimize risk from HIPAA violations with one simple item added to your emails Identify when you can send PHI via email - or if you ever should Stop the worst internal text message HIPAA violators from sinking your practice Prevent Gmail, Yahoo! Mail or the infamous AOL from ending in catastrophe Improve HIPAA security for all of your messaging easier than you thought possible Who can Benefit: All staff of medical practice, physicians, business associates. Visit: https://www.compliancekey.us/webinarDetails?industryId=3&webinarid=1120&speakerid=219 Compliance Key

Anti-Kickback, Fraud, Stark, and Marketing - Where are the Landmines?

Compliance Key INC  -  Healthcare Training Online Overview This webinar will provide an in-depth understanding of the Federal False Claims Act, Federal Anti-Kickback and Stark laws , and discuss how marketing activities can trigger either or both. Why should you attend this webinar? This webinar will provide the basic building blocks you will need to develop and maintain your company's precious commodity - your reputation - and eliminate exposure to fraud charges based on marketing practices. It will also cover the practical requirements and operations, principles of compliance and the basic elements that every business has to have to reduce civil and criminal liabilities and economic sanctions. On completing this webinar, you will have an understanding of anti-kickback regulations, Stark laws, and compliance issues that shore up company weaknesses in marketing. You will know how to implement mandatory internal controls to reduce exposure to risks. The course includes