Hospitals and Health Systems Law Institute 

• Here’s Looking at your Data: Government Data Mining to Identify Hospital Compliance, Audit Subjects and Case Support
• Happy Birthday, HITECH: Recent Develop-ments in HIPAA and EHR
• Hospital/ Physician Collaboration - The Antitrust Issues
• "Best Practices" to Avoid (or Win) Hospital Practitioner Credentialing/Privileging/Peer Review Liability and Litigation
• Voluntary Disclosures: Strategic and Practical Considerations
• Making Sense of Clinical Research in Hospital Settings
• Medicare Termination Actions: How to Get Out of the Frying Pan and Avoid the Fire
• Contemporary Employment and Other Options:  What Hospitals are Now Doing to Closely Align with Physicians

Attendees can register for just one of the programs or add-on the Physicians and Physician Organizations Law Institute and attend three days of programming (February 24-26). The Physicians and Hospitals Law Institutes provide in-house and outside counsel with the latest information needed to advise clients in these two segments of the healthcare industry. The programs are scheduled so that you can attend either the Physicians program or the Hospitals program if your practice focuses on a particular provider or you can register for both for a more comprehensive curriculum that will prepare you to address legal issues facing both segments and gain a better understanding of their distinct legal challenges.

Special thanks to Florida Bar Health Law Section and Florida Academy of Healthcare Attorneys for their support of the program. 

Program Materials
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 12.5 credits (including 2.0 ethics credit) for 60-minute states and approximately 15.0 credits (including 2.4 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 15.0 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 http://www.nasba.org.

This program is designed to be an update on developments in the area of hospitals and health systems. 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 this area in order to obtain the full educational benefit of this program.

Hotel Information

Doral Golf Resort & Spa
4400 87th Avenue
Miami, FL 33178
Hotel Phone: (305) 592-2000
Reservations: (800) 713-6725
Online Reservations

Room Rates: $199 single or double occupancy
Hotel Cut-off Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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.

The night of Tuesday, February 23 is sold out at the Doral Hotel. If you are coming in on the 23rd and need a room, view a list of hotel options. Rooms are still available at the Doral starting on Wednesday, February 24 and through the weekend.

Interested in staying the weekend? Miami has lots to offer! The South Beach Wine and Food Festival is on Saturday, February 27!

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 2/13-27/10 (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

Cancellation/Substitutions
Cancellations must be received in writing no later than February 16, 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.