AHLA Connections Vol. 16, No. 2, February 2012
Top Ten
For the fourth year in a row, AHLA’s staff and selected member authors examine the Top Ten Health Law Issues of the year. As in 2011, the healthcare reform law has had a significant impact on traditional areas of practice in health law and will certainly continue throughout 2012.
Feature
Value-Based Purchasing—What’s Ahead for Healthcare Providers
By Barbara Miltenberger, Sarah Downs, and Laura Greene of Husch Blackwell LLP
This month's Feature discusses value-based purchasing programs for hospitals, postacute care, and other providers as part of the government’s efforts to move from a passive payor for care to an active purchaser of higher quality, more efficient healthcare.
First Reflections
AHLA President Gerry Griffith talks about the many projects and initiatives that the Association’s Board of Directors and its committees have undertaken so far this fiscal year.
Last Word
AHLA CEO Peter Leibold provides an overview of the strategic planning process that the AHLA Board initiated at the Mid-Year Board Meeting in Phoenix, AZ, a process critical to the long-term success of the Association.
AHLA Connections Vol. 16, No. 1, January 2012
Feature
Lonelier Than the Maytag® Repairman? The Stark Academic Medical Center (AMC) Exception in a Changing Environment
By Claire F. Miley and Danielle M. Sloane, Bass Berry & Sims PLC
This month’s Feature article discusses the practical utility and likely viability of the AMC Stark Law exception going forward as AMCs continue to acquire physician practices to keep pace in the new era of clinical integration and care coordination.
Analysis
Class Actions: Understanding the Fundamentals as a First Step Toward Management and Avoidance
By Daniel P. Shapiro and Angela M. Liu, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
The January Analysis provides an overview of class litigation and suggests why it may be on the rise in the healthcare industry context.
First Reflections
AHLA President Gerry Griffith looks at the big events on the horizon for health law in 2012, and how AHLA members can be part of the discussion throughout the year.
Last Word
AHLA CEO Peter Leibold starts off the new year with “The List” of what’s in and what’s out in health law for 2012 and beyond.
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