Hospitals and Health Systems Law Institute
February 12-13, 2004
Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa
Hollywood, FL
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Exhibitor and Sponsor Information
The following companies will be exhibiting at this year's program in Hollywood, FL:
The following company will be sponsoring this year's program in Hollywood, FL:
Program Description
This year's Hospitals and Health Systems Law Institute will be held in conjunction with the Physicians and Physician Organizations Law Institute. Sessions at the Hospitals program on February 12-13 will provide a focused analysis of the legal challenges faced by hospitals and health systems and their counsel. Attendees can "add-on" the Physicians program and attend three days of programming (February 11-13) for a more comprehensive look at the intertwined and distinct legal issues facing two of the most important components of the healthcare community.
The Hospitals program will kick-off with a joint plenary session with the Physicians program, during which a panel will explore the tensions in physician-hospital relationships. Breakout sessions throughout the two-day program will address issues such as EMTALA; Hospital Exclusive Contracting for Hospital-Based Physicians; Stark Law Issues While Waiting for Phase II Regulations; Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures; Medicare Reform; HIPAA Hang-Ups: Responding to Common Implementation Problems; Repayments and Disclosures; Corporate Responsibility and the Office of the General Counsel; Disclosing Medical Errors; JCAHO; and more.
Please note: If you register for the Hospitals program only, you can attend sessions at the Physicians program on Thursday, February 12, but you will not receive the written materials for those sessions. Take advantage of the opportunity to register for both the Physicians and the Hospitals program and get three full days of quality education and the full set of written materials from both programs.
The following Practice Groups will hold luncheons during the Hospitals Law Institute. For more information about the Practice Group luncheon, click on the Practice Group names below:
- Credentialing and Peer Review - Thursday, February 12
- Labor and Employment - Thursday, February 12
- Hospitals and Health Systems - Friday, February 13
- Healthcare Liability and Litigation - Friday, February 13
If you are registering for the Physicians Law Institute, you may also want to attend the luncheon sponsored by the following Practice Group:
- Physician Organizations - Wednesday, February 11
For each lunch, there is an additional fee of $37 and space is limited.
CLE Information
AHLA is an approved sponsor of continuing legal education credits in most states. This program will be worth approximately 12.25 credits (including 2.0 possible ethics credits) for 60-minute states and approximately 14.7 credits (including 2.0 possible ethics credits) for 50-minute states. Participants will be given CLE Request forms at the program. Forms must be completed and returned to Health Lawyers staff to receive credit.
This seminar will be worth approximately 14.0 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, Nashville, TN 37219-2417. Telephone number is 615-880-4200. NASBA's web site is located at www.nasba.org.
Hotel Information
Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa
3555 South Ocean Drive
Hollywood, FL 33019
Reservations Phone: (888) 627-9057
Reservations Fax: (954) 602-8272
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Room Rates:
$209 superior room, single/double occupancy (no balcony)
$229 deluxe room, single/double occupancy (balcony)
$25 each additional person 18 years of age or older in the same room
Hotel cut-off date: January 21, 2004
(when making reservations, please indicate that you are with the American Health Lawyers Association room block; room block may sell out prior to hotel cut off date)
Travel Information
ASSOCIATION TRAVEL CONCEPTS (ATC) has been selected as Health Lawyers’ official travel agency. ATC has negotiated discounts with United, Continental, US Air and Alamo Rental Car to bring you special airfares and car rental rates that are lower than those available to the public. When calling ATC, you will save 10-15% off on United and Continental Airline tickets purchased more than 60 days prior to the meeting. For tickets purchased less than 60 days prior, the discounts will be 5% to 10% off of the lowest available fares. Some restrictions may apply and a service fee may apply. ATC will also search for the lowest available fare on any airline.
ATC provides personalized service, advance seat assignments, special meal requests on airline flights, frequent flier programs, electronic ticketing, E-mail access for convenient booking of your tickets and more...
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