The monthly AHLA Connections contains an analysis of a current issue in health law written by one or more American Health Lawyers Association members who are experts in their particular areas of health law. Click on a title below to access the article. (Note: The analyses were published in Health Law Digest until the summer of 2002.)
2011
A “Responsible Corporate Officer” Defense Plan
March 2011| By Michael W. Peregrine and Joshua T. Buchman, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Chicago, IL
The Audit Alter Ego: Coding for Reimbursement
January 2011| By Theresamarie Mantese and Gregory Nowakowski, Rogers Mantese & Associates PC
2010
Stricter Scrutiny, Reporting and Enforcement of Elder Abuse Is on Its Way Through Elder Justice Act
August 2010 | By Karen R. Palmersheim and Tammy M. Ward, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Nursing Home Transparency Act, Despite Uncertainty of Consequences, Finally Becomes Law
July 2010 | By Lawrence R. Siegel and Joel R. Nied, Williams Mullen
ERM—It’s BAAACK! Fiduciary Duty and Enterprise Risk Management
June 2010 | By Michael W. Peregrine, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
New Developments Spotlight: Problematic Governance Practices
March 2010 | By Michael W. Peregrine, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, and Elizabeth M. Mills, Proskauer Rose LLP
In the Name of Graduate Medical Education: What Mount Sinai Medical Center's FICA Tax Victory Means for Today's Teaching Hospitals
February 2010| By Mark Churchill and Karla Palmer, McDermott Will & Emery
The Americans with Disabilities Act Comes of Age: Implications for Providers
January 2010| By Andrés J. Gallegos, Robbins Salomon and Patt Ltd.
2009
The Case for Healthcare Provider Participation in Patient Safety Organizations
October 2009 | By Anne M. Murphy, Maria T. Currier, Reetu Dua, and Jose I. Fernandez, Holland & Knight LLP, and Susan Wood O’Leary, Rush University Medical Center
Caveat Emptor - Will Change Ever Be Materially Adverse Enough to Be a "MAC"?
September 2009 | By David Head & Chris Phillips, Waller Lasden Dortch & Davis LLP, Nashville, TN
Medicare Termination: It Could Happen to You
August 2009 | By Dan M. Peterson and Melissa (Lisa) Thompson, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Washington, DC
Major Understanding the Impact of Same-Sex Relationship Recognition on the LGBT Healthcare Experience
July 2009 | By Matthew Stiff, Human Rights Campaign, Washington DC, Robert Falk, Human Rights Campaign, Washington, DC, and Vanessa Benavides, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Dallas, TX
Major Changes to HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules Enacted in Economic Stimulus Package
June 2009 | By Ross C. D’Emanuele, John T. Soshnik, and Kari Bomash, Dorsey & Whitney LLP Minneapolis, MN
First, Do Less Harm: The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005—Final RuleMay 2009 |
By Michael Biehl, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, WI
FDA and Health IT—As Role of Health IT Gains New Significance, Regulators Will Be Keeping Watch
May 2009 | By M. Elizabeth Bierman and Michele L. Buenafe, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC
Achieving A Nationwide Health Information Infrastructure: A New Approach
March 2009 | Deborah L. Drexler, JD, Center for Health Law and Economics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Charlestown, MA
Advising Clients on Self-Disclosure of Stark and Anti-Kickback Issues: Risks, Benefits & Practical Issues
February 2009 | By David Lewis, Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP, Chattanooga, TN
2008
Patient Emails: Are Providers Ready for This Growing Trend?
December 2008 | By Mark C. Rogers, The Rogers Law Firm, Boston, MA
Protecting Hospital Managed Care Rates as Trade Secrets
November 2008 | By Salvatore G. Rotella Jr., Cozen O’Connor PC, Philadelphia, PA
Hospital Systems Today— Valuable Integration or Is It Time to Cut the Cord?
October 2008 | By J. Mark Waxman and Janice A. Anderson, Foley & Lardner LLP
Retail Clinics—Coming Soon to a Store Near You
September 2008 | By Nancy LeGros and Adam Robison, King & Spalding LLP, Houston, TX
Design and Implementation of Incentive Based Wellness Programs
July 2008 | By Lucinda Jesson, Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, MN
Stormy Seas: Navigating the Cross-Currents of the Medicare Marketing Guidelines and the HIPAA Marketing Rules
June 2008 | By Jennifer S. Geetter and Anne W. Hance, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Washington, DC
Arbitration and Other Protective Clauses in Long Term Care Admission Agreements
May 2008 | By Michael J. Sacopulos, Sacopulos Johnson & Sacopulos, Terre Haute, IN and Jeffrey Segal, M.D., Medical Justice Services Inc., Greensboro, NC
The Nonprofit Board’s Duties When Considering a Change of Control
April 2008 | By Michael W. Peregrine, McDermott Will and Emery LLP, Chicago, IL
and James R. Schwartz, Manatt Phelps & Phillips, Los Angeles, CA
Limiting Physicians’ Ability to Foster Ethics in the Profession: The Supreme Court’s Evolving View
March 2008 | By Grant L. Nyhammer, Assistant General Counsel, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL
Litigation Impact of Never Events
February 2008 | By Charles D. Brown, K. Nicole Mitchell, and Krystal P. Scott
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Houston, TX
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