Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
E. Building a Culture of Collaboration from the Ground Up
Y. Impact of ACOs on Physician/ Provider Membership Decisions
BB. Understanding the Legal, Operational and Financial Implications of Pursuing an ACO Strategy
Alternative Dispute Resolution
YY. Essential Mediative Skills Post Healthcare Reform: A Modified Mediation Model Antitrust
A. Healthcare Antitrust: Getting Down to Basics
J. Powerful Hospital and Powerful Payor: What is the Antitrust Diagnosis?
X. Integrated Delivery Systems: Perspectives from the Government Agencies
FF. Healthcare Antitrust Enforcement Initiatives in the Obama Administration – Two Years In
Business Law and Governance
B. Financing Issues for Healthcare Providers and Companies
V. M&A Activity in the Healthcare Sector: What’s Hot and How Not to Get Burned
Diversity
P. Building a Culture of Inclusion within Your Work Environment
TT. Improving Healthcare Access for Persons with Disabilities
Fraud and Abuse
D. The Law and Economics of Pay for Performance, Bundled Payments and Shared Savings
M. Fraud and Abuse – The Year in Review
S. Counseling Clients in an Environment of Increased Enforcement
W. Emergence of Self-Reporting Obligations: Self-Disclosure under the OIG and CMS Protocols
X. Integrated Delivery Systems: Perspectives from the Government Agencies
DD. The Era of Individual Accountability – Is a Liability Hailstorm on the Way?
Health Information and Technology
G. Unanticipated Consequences and Unexpected Challenges from the New Privacy and Security Rules
MM. E-Discovery Litigation
PP. HIPAA/Privacy in Social Media
VV. Breach Reporting
Healthcare Liability and Litigation
C. Managed Care Litigation: Future Trends for Payors and Providers
DD. The Era of Individual Accountability – Is a Liability Hailstorm on the Way?
MM. E-Discovery Litigation
WW. Connecting the Dots: Comprehensive Enterprise Risk Management
Hospitals and Health Systems
F. Consequences of Closing a Hospital
L. Medical Necessity: A Case Study Regarding Physician Services in Hospitals
T. Won’t You Come In and Stay Awhile: Hospital/Physician Alignment Strategies
Z. Governance Best Practices for Physicians Compensation and Contracting
BB. Understanding the Legal, Operational and Financial Implications of Pursuing an ACO Strategy
Labor and Employment
O. Hot Topics in Labor and Employment
RR. Triaging Social Media in the Healthcare Workplace: Assessment, Analysis and Action
Legal Ethics
R. Special Ethics Concerns for the Healthcare Lawyer
HH. Legal Ethics: The Lawyer’s Role in Assisting with Internal and External Investigations
LL. A Legal Ethics Safety Line for Health Lawyers Online: How to Practice Safe Social Networking
Life Sciences
U. Current Concerns in Clinical Research
CC. Pharma and Device Update and Prognostication: A Regulatory Fraud and Abuse Year in Review and a Prediction of Things to Come
Long Term Care
H. Hot Topics in Long Term Care
Medical Staff, Credentialing, and Peer Review
Y. Impact of ACOs on Physician/Provider Membership Decisions
Miscellaneous
NN. Cutting the PowerPoint Clutter: Using Zen-Like Visuals for more Compelling and Memorable Presentations
Payors, Plans and Managed Care
C. Managed Care Litigation: Future Trends for Payors and Providers
J. Powerful Hospital and Powerful Payor: What is the Antitrust Diagnosis?
BB. Understanding the Legal, Operational and Financial Implications of Pursuing an ACO Strategy
GG. Marcus Welby, MD Revisited: Patient Centered Medical Home
KK. Massachusetts Health Reform – The Canary in the Coal Mine?
UU. Top Healthcare Reform Issues for Managed Care No One Is Thinking about (and Why You Should Be)
Physicians and Physician Organizations
E. Building a Culture of Collaboration from the Ground Up
L. Medical Necessity: A Case Study Regarding Physician Services in Hospitals
N. The New Healthcare: Where Are We Shopping for Quality – Filene’s or Neimans?
T. Won’t You Come In and Stay Awhile: Hospital/Physician Alignment Strategies
BB. Understanding the Legal, Operational and Financial Implications of Pursuing an ACO Strategy
Public Interest
Q. The Culture Change of Life and Death: Will Health Reform, Demographics and the Economy Bring It About?
SS. Public Interest Dialogue: Institutional Conflicts of Interest – A Clash of Policies and Emerging Best Practices
Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment
L. Medical Necessity: A Case Study Regarding Physician Services in Hospitals
AA. Medicare Parts A, B, C and D Regulatory and Reimbursement Update: A Look Back and Ahead
BB. Understanding the Legal, Operational and Financial Implications of Pursuing an ACO Strategy
EE. Government Options for Collecting Medicare Overpayments
GG. Marcus Welby, MD Revisited: Patient Centered Medical Home
XX. From Audit to Action: Strategies and Tips for Managing the Organization’s Response
Social Media
LL. A Legal Ethics Safety Line for Health Lawyers Online: How to Practice Safe Social Networking
OO. Should Health Lawyers Use Social Media?
PP. HIPAA/Privacy in Social Media
QQ. How to Use Social Media
RR. Triaging Social Media in the Healthcare Workplace: Assessment, Analysis and Action
Tax
K. Fair Market Value: What’s Fair and Is It Commercially Reasonable
X. Integrated Delivery Systems: Perspectives from the Government Agencies
JJ. How to Conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment... and What to Do with It
Teaching Hospitals and Academic Medical Centers
U. Current Concerns in Clinical Research
SS. Public Interest Dialogue: Institutional Conflicts of Interest – A Clash of Policies and Emerging Best Practices