In Zero Sum Marketing, Brand Strategist and Price Associates expert Justin Foster re-wires traditional thinking on marketing plans, discusses the critical elements of an effective plan, and provides a template for creating your own plan.

In this webinar, you will learn how to:
• Establish Desired Outcomes
• Determine your Message
• Define your Audience
• Select the Right Tools
• Measure Results and Adjust your Plan

As with all of Justin's presentations, you will find this one to be thought-provoking, useful, and fun. This is an "open" webinar, so feel free to invite your network, clients, friends, etc. to participate.

Date: January 24, Tuesday
Time: 9:00 am

Presenter:
Justin Foster is a Brand Strategist, published author, professional speaker and workshop facilitator. He is the author of “Oatmeal v Bacon: How to Differentiate in a Generic World”. Over the past 20 plus years, Justin has worked in sales and marketing for small businesses and large corporations, co-founded two marketing/branding firms, and conducted over 300 workshops and seminars.

This webinar will describe the regulatory and business requirements for Excel spreadsheets, using examples from FDA recommendations. It will then cover the design and installation of those Excel Spreadsheets, to ensure the integrity of the data, and will discuss how to ensure 21 CFR 11 compliance during the development, installation and maintenance of a spreadsheet application.

Why should you attend: Spreadsheet Applications such as MS Excel are frequently used in 21 CFR 11 compliant environments, but they were not specifically designed for regulated environments and their development is not optimized for 21 CFR 11 compliance. However, the FDA expects that spreadsheets be compliant and lack of compliance can result in a warning letter. Consequently, validation of Excel Spreadsheet Applications is required as part of a 21 CFR 11 compliant environment.

Areas Covered in the Session:
Requirements for Excel Spreadsheets
FDA Part 11 Validation Guidance
Compliance Problems with Spreadsheets
Design Specifications for 21 CFR 11 compliance
How does the FDA Design and Use spreadsheets
Documentation for Part 11
Future Trends in 21 CFR 11 compliance for Excel Spreadsheets
Who Will Benefit:
Quality Managers
Quality Engineers
Small business owners
Internal and external auditors
Management Reps
FDA inspectors
Consultants

Price List:
Live : $245.00
Corporate live : $995.00
Recorded : $295.00

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Overview : This presentation will provide attendees with an introduction to some of the many new regulations relating to employee benefits, with a focus on regulations that have been issued in the past year or so.

Most of the new regulations relate to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, also known as health care reform). Other regulations that will be summarized include the ADA (Americans with Disabilities) Amendments Act (ADAAA) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Regulations to be addressed include:

On November 17, 2010, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (OCIIO) jointly issued an amendment to the interim final rules published on June 17, 2010 regarding permissible changes health plans can make in order to maintain their status as a "grandfathered plan".
On November 22, 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued interim final regulations implementing the “medical loss ratio” (MLR) provisions of PPACA.
On February 9, 2011, HHS announced a proposed rule extending some of the patient protections of PPACA to student health insurance plans.
On March 25, 2011, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published final regulations implementing the ADAAA. The ADAAA greatly expands the number of people protected by the ADA.
On May 19, 2011, HHS issued a final regulation intended to ensure that large health insurance premium increases will be thoroughly reviewed and consumers will have access to clear information about those increases.
On May 31, 2011, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within HHS published proposed changes to the Privacy Rule under HIPAA pursuant to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
On June 24, 2011, the IRS, EBSA and HHS issued interim final rules and model notices on internal claims and appeals and external review processes. These rules interpret PPACA’s requirement that plans provide notices about appeal rights in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner.
On June 30, 2011, HHS published interim final rules regarding electronic data interchange (EDI). The rules require compliance by health plans, health care clearinghouses and certain health care providers by January 1, 2013.
On July 11, 2011, HHS proposed regulations to assist states in building Affordable Insurance Exchanges, state-based competitive marketplaces where individuals and small businesses will be able to purchase private health insurance.
On August 12, 2011, HHS along with the Department of the Treasury released three more proposed rules related to developing Affordable Insurance Exchanges (Exchanges).
On August 17, 2011, the Departments of Labor, HHS and Treasury proposed new rules under PPACA that are intended to enable consumers to understand their health coverage more easily and determine the best health insurance options for themselves and their families. PPACA requires all health insurers and group health plans to provide enrollees an accurate Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC).
On October 20, 2011, HHS announced final rules regarding Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). These regulations launch the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the Advance Payment model.

Why you should attend: The employee benefits field is constantly changing. Employee benefits professionals need to keep up with the latest developments, including regulatory changes. Compliance is not optional and what you don't know can hurt you!

Some of the new regulations apply to or will affect all or virtually all employers. Do you know the latest rules governing grandfathered plans? What about the new requirements regarding claims and appeals? Do you know what an SBC is? It is a Summary of Benefits and Coverage-you will have to provide one if you sponsor a health plan. ACOs may revolutionize health care-do you know what they are? They are Accountable Care Organizations. Similarly, health insurance exchanges will impact all plans, even those that do not participate.

In addition to regulations under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, also known as health care reform) there are new regulations under the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Amendments Act and new privacy regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that will have broad applicability.

Some of the regulations issued in the past year or so are very specialized and only apply to certain types of plans, like student health plans. Others, like the medical loss ratio regulations or the rules on rate increases apply only to insurers, but not self-funded plans. Some regulations, like those regarding electronic data interchange, apply more generally, but typically employers rely on their insurers and administrators to comply. Of course, if you fall into one of these categories, you need to know about the rules.

Areas Covered in the Session:

Health Care Reform
Grandfathered Plans
Medical Loss Ratios
Student Health Insurance Plans
Premium Increases
Claims and Appeals
Exchanges
Summary of Benefits and Coverage
Accountable Care Organizations
HIPAA
Privacy
Electronic Data Interchange
ADA Amendments Act

Who Will Benefit:

Vice President of Human Resources
Director of Compensation and Benefits
Benefit Manager
Benefit Specialist
Insurance Agent
Insurance Broker
Employee Benefits Consultant
Group Insurance Representative