June 27-29, 2005
As the culmination of Health Lawyer's educational year, the Annual Meeting provides a forum for networking and interaction with colleagues, friends, and family as well as an outstanding educational event. This year's program will include a keynote address, the always popular Year in Review, and more than 35 breakout sessions. Sessions will provide updates and analysis on the most important issues facing health lawyers, including:
- Hospital-Physician Financial Relationships: When Do They Cross the Line into Healthcare Fraud and Abuse?
- Service Line Joint Ventures
- Physician Recruitment and Retention: An Advanced Look at Real Life Concerns
- Consumer Directed Healthcare
- Hospital Billing Practices and Discounts to the Uninsured
- Ten Things About the New Part D Drug Benefit that Your Clients Will Expect You to Know
- Hot Issues in Clinical Research
- Peer Review Litigation Update
- Key Considerations for EMTALA Compliance Plans
- Proactive Malpractice: Disclosing and Resolving Adverse Outcomes
- The New Law of Kickbacks and Bribery Implications for Healthcare Attorneys
- Anti-Kickbacks and Enforcement: Current OIG Initiatives
- The Quest for Interoperable Electronic Health Records
- The Future of Physician-Hospital Relations: Competitors or Collaborators?
- Ethical and Legal Aspects of End-of-Life Treatment in the Institutional Setting
- Long Term Care Update
- Issues Involving Drugs and Devices and more
In addition to the high quality of education, the program will include a number of social and networking opportunities: each Practice Group will sponsor a luncheon meeting with presentation; table topic discussions will take place during breakfast; attendees and their guest are invited to a Welcome Reception on Sunday evening; and the dinner dance on Monday evening. There is also an off-property reception at Sea World on Tuesday night. Program and guest registration include early admittance to Sea World starting at 2:30 pm. Transportation will be provided so that attendees and registered guest can go to Sea World to enjoy the shows and exhibits on their own prior to joining AHLA for a dinner reception starting at 6:00 pm. The evening will be capped off with fireworks.
This program has already occurred. Please visit our archive to obtain papers and audio of the sessions presented.