Program Brochure

Physicians and Physician Organizations Law Institute

February 5-6, 2007
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
Las Vegas, NV
has provided sponsorship in support of this program.

Please visit our archive to obtain papers and audio of the sessions presented.

Program Description

The Physicians Law Institute will provide a focused analysis of the legal challenges faced by physicians and their counsel. Attendees new to this area, can attend the Representing Physicians Primer, early Monday morning. This year's program will include breakout sessions on:

• Utilizing Non-Physician Providers: Maximize Production and Minimize Risk
• The New Dating Game: Physician-Hospital Collaborative Relationships in 2007
• Strategies for Ensuring Compliance, Assessing Voluntary Disclosure, Conducting Internal Investigations
• Imaging Joint Ventures – Why They are Proliferating
• Credentialing Nightmares (advanced)
• Spilling the Beans – Protecting Yourself and the Attorney-Client Privilege during an Investigation
• Retail Medicine – New Opportunities and New Challenges for Physicians and Physician Organizations

The program will also include a joint plenary session with the Hospitals program on Tuesday, February 6, in which Beth Schermer and Jack Schroder will discuss the Top Legal Developments for Hospitals and Physicians that have occured in the past year. Attendees can register for just the Physicians program or "add-on" the Hospitals and Health Systems Law Institute and attend three days of programming (February 5-7) for a more comprehensive look at the intertwined and distinct legal issues facing two of the most important components of the healthcare community.

If you register for the Physicians program only, you can attend sessions at the Hospitals program on Tuesday, February 6, but you will not receive the written materials or CLE credit for those sessions. Take advantage of the opportunity to register for both the Physicians and the Hospitals programs and get three full days of quality education and the full set of written materials from both programs.

Two Practice Groups will hold a joint luncheon during the Physicians Law Institute:

• Physician Organizations and Health Information and Technology (joint luncheon)

If you are registering for the Hospitals Law Institute, you may also want to attend the luncheon sponsored by the following Practice Groups:

• Hospitals and Health Systems and Antitrust (joint luncheon), Healthcare Liability and Litigation and Medical Staff, Credentialing, and Peer Review (joint luncheon)

For each lunch, there is an additional fee of $38 for members of the Practice Group hosting the lunch and $43 for AHLA Members not enrolled in that PG and Non-Members. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.

CLE Information

This program will be worth approximately 12.75 credits (including 1.0 ethics credit) for 60-minute states and approximately 16.8 credits (including 1.2 ethics credit) for 50-minute states. Participants will be given CLE Request forms at the program. Forms must be completed and returned to AHLA staff to receive credit. The sessions, unless otherwise designated, are intermediate to advanced in level. There are no prerequisites required to register for this program.

This seminar will be worth approximately 16.0 CPE credits. AHLA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417. NASBA's web site is located at www.nasba.org.

Hotel Information

Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
Reservations: (877) 632-7000
Reservations Fax: (702) 632-7012
Hotel Website

Due to a cancellation of another group, The Mandalay Bay has been offering hotel rates lower than the AHLA contracted group rates. You may be able to book a room outside of the AHLA block to get a room at the lower rates. For those attendees that are paying the AHLA group rates you will be receiving the following additional concessions from the hotel:

• Complimentary fitness center access for the duration of your stay at the Mandalay Bay Resort
• Complimentary high-speed internet access in your hotel guestroom for the duration of your stay at the Mandalay Bay Resort
• One voucher for complimentary buffet breakfast at the Mandalay Bay Resort
• Two vouchers for complimentary buffet lunch at the Mandalay Bay Resort

Reservations may still be available during the dates of our conference. If you have not already made your reservation please call the Mandalay Bay directly by calling (877) 632-7000 or you can make your reservation online

Travel Information

ASSOCIATION TRAVEL CONCEPTS (ATC) offers these cost saving options:

Airline Discounts

• Up to 15% off the lowest available fare for tickets purchased more than 30 days (United). Restrictions apply.
• 5% off the lowest available fare for tickets purchased prior to the meeting (American Airlines).
• ATC will also search for the lowest available fare on any airline.

Online Booking

• Discount fares can be found using the AHLA Travel Center online booking engine. Go to our website and follow the Member Travel links.

Car Discounts

• Discounted meeting rates (Avis & Enterprise).

Zone Fares

• Region-to-region flat rates.

Make your reservation from one of the following options:

Email: reservations@atcmeetings.com
Web: www.atcmeetings.com
Fax: (858) 362-3153

The above discounts apply for travel February 2-10, 2007. Some restrictions may apply. Service fees apply.

You may also call your own agency or the vendors directly and refer to the following I.D. numbers:

United:	510CK	(800) 521-4041
American Airlines:	A5927AM	(800) 433-1790
Enterprise:	32H7476	(800) 593-0505
Avis:	J947333	(800) 331-1600