Overview of What You Will Learn
Are you a hospital leader navigating the complexities of compliance, supply chain management, or revenue cycle operations? Do you have pressing questions about warranties, overpayment reporting, or regulatory audits related to explanted medical devices?
In this interactive webinar, we’ll address the 20 Most Common Questions Hospitals Ask about managing explanted medical device warranties, ensuring compliance, and recovering costs. This session is designed for professionals in Compliance, Cath Lab, Surgery, Supply Chain, Legal, and Revenue Cycle Management. By exploring real-world scenarios and answers to frequently asked questions, you’ll gain actionable insights to optimize your hospital’s internal processes.
Meet the Speakers:
- Alan Brander, RN FACHE MBA BSN BSW HCAP, VP of Clinical Services at SpendMend
- Dennis Beall, Medical Device Audit and Compliance Manager at SpendMend
Key topics include:
- Compliance requirements for warranties and device reporting
- Handling processes for Traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and Commercial payers
- Navigating manufacturers’ warranties, return policies, and vendor representatives’ roles
- Best practices for addressing OIG/MAC audits and no-cost device replacements
- Managing devices with active warranties to maximize financial recovery
The session will include dedicated time for Q&A, allowing you to ask about your unique challenges and gain tailored advice from our expert facilitators. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how hospitals like yours are resolving these common challenges with confidence and precision.
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About the Speakers
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Alan Brander
RN FACHE MBA BSN BSW
Alan J. Brander, RN, MBA/HCN, BSN, BSW, FACHE, HCAP, Senior Vice President of Clinical Services at SpendMend. Alan brings over 30 years of hospital expertise in clinical social work, bedside nursing, and healthcare administration, including leadership roles in Emergency and Surgical Departments and as Chief Nursing Officer of a regional multihospital health system. A Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and a HealthCare Accreditation Certified Professional (HCAP), Alan has a proven track record of innovating healthcare solutions. He is the creator of TrackCore, a biologic tissue and implant compliance and warranty tracking solution, TurnOverTracker, an OR optimization software, and the co-inventor of the Tube Caddy medical device system designed to enhance patient safety at the bedside.
Dennis Beall
Dennis brings over 36 years of auditing and consulting experience, with the past 17 years dedicated exclusively to healthcare. Recognized in 2021 as one of the “Top 50 Healthcare Consultants in America,” Dennis has been a trailblazer in the field of medical device auditing. His journey in healthcare auditing began in 2010 when he conducted his first cardiac explant audit while working with Contract Management Strategies. He went on to develop the first Explanted Medical Device Auditing process, enabling hospitals to navigate CMS compliance with confidence. For the past seven years, Dennis has been at SpendMend, co-creating the innovative +Explant Portal. As a leader within the organization, he oversees both the Med Device Operations and Mock Audit Teams, ensuring hospitals achieve optimal compliance and financial stewardship in their explant audit processes.