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Please join us as Gawenda Seminars & Consulting presents “Building Compliance Programs That Don’t Sit On a Shelf” online course on May 13, 2026 from 1:00pm – 2:30pm eastern daylight time. This 1.5-hour online course will give practices and therapy departments practical tools for developing a compliance program that is functional, reasonable and tailored to the size of the practice or organization.
Dr. Leonard is a nationally recognized therapy speaker in the areas of Medicare regulations, administrative processes, and outpatient therapy compliance. She has given many presentations at the APTA PPS Annual Conference, CSM and numerous continuing education conferences around the country. She has received multiple awards for her teaching skills and believes that a little humor makes dry subjects much more palatable. Often written in course evaluations, “I
expected dry and boring, but got engaging and fun instead and information I can take home and use.”
Dr. Leonard is certified in Healthcare Compliance by the Healthcare Compliance Certification Board. She also completed her transitional DPT in 2017 from the University of Montana. She holds a certificate in Lean Healthcare from the Belmont University, Massey Graduate School of Business.
As an active APTA member since 1986, she believes that all therapists should be involved in their professional associations. She has served in multiple roles in both the National and State level. She is currently on the APTA SC Payment and Policy Committee, the Chair of the APTA PPS Program Work Group and serves on the Billing and Payment Expert Panel for the APTA.
Dr. Leonard has had a variety of experiences in the rehabilitation industry and brings real life experience in both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and administrative service settings. She is currently the co-founder and consultant for 8150 Advisors.
Robbie lives in the mountains of SC with her husband Mike. They can sometimes be seen traveling across the US in their RV.
To register online with a credit card, purchase a ticket at the bottom of this page. The only way to register for this course is online with a credit card. We do not take Purchase Orders (PO’s) from any organization!
One registration allows as many people to watch and listen to the Online Course on one computer.
Can’t Listen Live? Not a problem. Register for the course below; email us after the course stating no one from your organization logged in or called in to listen live. We will verify and send you a playback link of the actual live presentation and the handouts.
If you know you will not listen live; you do not need to purchase the playback link for an additional $49.95. If you will listen live and want the playback link, add on the playback for an additional $49.95. The playback link can be viewed on your computer as many times as you would like, and audio comes through your computer speakers.
The Playback link is emailed within 72 business hours after completing the webinar.
All health care practices are required to have a Compliance Program. Effective compliance programs are way more than chart reviews. The OIG has defined 7 elements to an effective compliance program. Unfortunately, many therapy practices either do not have a compliance program, or they have a program that is not functional or reasonable and sits on a shelf. In this session we will describe the 7 elements defined by the OIG and give practices and organizations practical tools for developing a compliance program that is functional, reasonable and tailored to the size of the practice or organization.
If you have questions about registration or logistics for this online course, please contact Michelle Gawenda.