January 21-22, 2010
Ritz-Carlton Washington DC Hotel
Washington, DC
Huron Consulting Group has provided sponsorship in support of this program.
Program Description
The annual Academic Medical Centers program is designed to address the legal issues unique to teaching hospitals and academic medical centers. This program attracts in-house and outside counsel for the nation's leading teaching hospitals and provides an excellent environment for the sharing of best practices and the exploration of new issues. As always, sessions will tackle some of the most cutting-edge and controversial issues in health law and provide concrete advice to attendees on how to handle them. During the opening session, the keynote speakers will be Daniel Levinson, Inspector General of HHS and David Dorsey, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning and Budget for the FDA. Beth Schermer, Nancy Forbes, and Andrea Kahn-Kothman will also discuss the Implications of Healthcare Reform for Academic Medical Center. Attendees will gain a greater understanding of important developments during the in-depth breakout sessions, in the folllowing areas:
- The HITECH Act: New Developments in Privacy, Security and Dollars
- The Who, What, and How of Accounting for Professional Services in Clinical Research
- Why Your Organization Should Consider An External Review Of Its Compliance Program
- Medicare Direct and Indirect GME Reimbursement and Compliance Update
- Distinction without a Difference? Quality Improvement vs. Research
- Stark and Fraud and Abuse for Academic Medical Centers
The Teaching Hospitals and Academic Medical Centers Practice Group will hold a luncheon and presentation, sponsored by Sullivan Cotter & Associates Inc., on Thursday, January 21. Please note, there is an additional fee; pre-registration is required; space is limited.
Title: The Role of Academic Medical Centers in Healthcare Reform
Presenter: Allyson Y. Schwartz, Member of Congress
There will also be a luncheon held for all attendees on Friday, January 22. Robin Strongin, President and CEO of Amplify Public Affairs will discuss the role of social media in the Academic Medical Center. All registrants are welcome to attend the program group luncheon at no additional cost.
In response to many requests from our members, AHLA is going green for in-person program. We are trying to reduce the amount of paper we use at our programs. This is both an effort at responsible environmental conservation, and an effort to increase the timeliness of the materials provided to our attendees. We will not automatically be printing binders for everyone. All materials will be available on a website prior to the program and handed out on CD at the program. For those who still do want the binder they will be available for an additional fee; please order on the registration form.
CLE Information
This program will be worth approximately 12 credits (including 1.0 ethics credit) for 60-minute states and approximately 14.4 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 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, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417. NASBA's web site is located at www.nasba.org.
This program is designed to be an update on developments in the area of teaching hospitals and academic medical centers. There are no prerequisites or advanced preparations required to register for this group live program. Those seeking accounting credits should be familiar with the basic concepts of law and terminology associated with the area of academic medical centers in order to obtain the full educational benefit of this program.
Hotel Information
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
1150 22nd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Reservations: (202) 835-0500
Room Rates: $255 single or double occupancy
Hotel Cut-off Date: Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Hotel accommodations are not included in the registration fee. When making reservations, please indicate that you are with the American Health Lawyers Association; the room block may sell out prior to hotel cut-off date.
Travel Information
Official Travel Provider – ATC (Association Travel Concepts)
Discounts and Services:
- Up to 15% off applicable classes of service for tickets purchased more than 30 days prior to the meeting. Restrictions apply and not all classes of service apply for the 15% discount. (United Airlines).
- Personalized services.
- Low fare options.
- Discounted meeting rates (Avis, Hertz)
- Advanced seat assignment and special meal requests. Frequent flier program updates
The above discounts apply for travel 1/18-25/2010 (IAD,BWI,DCA)
Some restrictions may apply. *Service fees apply to ticketed reservations. You may also call your own agency or the vendors directly and refer to the ID numbers
Cancellations must be received in writing no later than January 14, 2010. Refunds will not be issued for cancellations received after this date. Registration fee, minus the $125 administrative fee, will be refunded approximately 3-4 weeks following the program. If you wish to send a substitute, need more information regarding refund, complaint and program cancellation policies please call (202) 833-1100 prompt #5. Note that the registration fee is based on the AHLA membership status of the individual who actually attends the program.