AMERICAN HEALTH LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

2011-2012 Practice Group Planned Activities and Project Report

April 2012

Practice Group: Hospitals and Health Systems Chair: Marc Goldstone

* Also see chart for Healthcare Reform Educational Task Force for additional information

Project Title / Project Coordinator(s) / Project Description / Start Date / Projected Completion Date / Actual Completion Date / Status

Chair

/ Marc Goldstone / 9/2/11: Submit FY 2012 Planned Activities and Project Report
to staff
12/9/11: Submit written Mid-Year Report to the Board of Directors
5/18/12: Submit written Annual Report to the Board of Directors / 7/1/11 / 12/9/11 / 1/9/12 / Ongoing
Membership / Chip Hutzler / Vice Chair to serve as liaison between Practice Group and Membership Board Committee to recruit and retain members for the Association and the Practice Group. / 7/1/11 / 6/30/12 / Ongoing
Publications / Hal McCard / Vice Chair to serve as liaison between Practice Group and Professional Resources Board Committee and to coordinate newsletters, Member Briefings, etc. / 7/1/11 / 6/30/12 / Ongoing
Educational Programs / Lisa Ohrin / Vice Chair to coordinate Mid-Year and Annual Meeting Luncheons, webinars, and serve as a liaison between Practice Group and Program planning committee. / 7/1/11 / 6/30/12 / Ongoing
Research and Website / Andrew Murray / Vice Chair to coordinate AHLA Connections feature article and email alerts. Monitor and oversee relevant PG sub-site of AHLA website; make suggestions for additional postings, web links, etc. / 7/1/11 / 6/30/12 / Ongoing
Strategic Activities / Claire Turcotte / Vice Chair responsible for Affinity Group development and activities. / 7/1/11 / 6/30/12 / Ongoing
Social Media Coordinator / Tom Donohue / Coordinator responsible for working with the Vice Chair of Research and Website on reviewing the HHS PG website. / 7/1/11 / 6/30/12 / Ongoing
Discussion List (#1)
Hospitals and Health Systems List / Claire Turcotte / Regularly monitor the HHS List and post questions to stimulate activity. / 7/1/11 / 6/30/12 / Ongoing
Discussion List (#2)
Fair Market Value List / Greg Anderson
Summer Martin
Andrea Ferrari / Regularly monitor the FMV List, post questions to stimulate activity, and use the discussion list as a medium to communicate FMV developments and upcoming programs on FMV. / 7/1/11 / 6/30/12 / Ongoing

Meeting: Mid-Year

/ Co-sponsor a luncheon meeting with the Business Law and Governance and In-House Counsel PGs, and the Enterprise Risk Management Task Force at the 2012 Hospitals and Health Systems Law Institute (February 2012). Description and faculty due to AHLA on November 11, 2011.
Date: Friday, February 10, 2012
Title: I Went to Law School—How in the World Am I Supposed to Help With Quality Initiatives?
Speaker: Robin Nagele / 2/10/12 / 2/10/12 /

Done

Meeting: Annual

/ Co-sponsor a luncheon meeting with the Healthcare Liability and Litigation and Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment PGs at the 2012 Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL (June 25- 27, 2012). Description and faculty due to AHLA on December 30, 2011.
Date: Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Title: Understanding the Business/Legal Implications of Integrated Delivery Systems from the Perspective of the Health Plan
Speakers: Kirkland McGhee / 6/26/12
Newsletter (#1)
H&HS Rx / Hal McCard / Publication of newsletter discussing and analyzing recent developments in relevant areas of health law. / 10/11 / 12/11 / 12/22/11 /

Done

Newsletter (#2)
H&HS Rx / Hal McCard / Publication of newsletter discussing and analyzing recent developments in relevant areas of health law. / 3/12 / 4/12 /
Member Briefing (#1) / Title: Hospital/Physician Integration: 3 Key Models
Authors: Michael Cassidy, Thomas Dean, Christopher Harmon, Kitty Juniper, Anne McGeorge, Glenn Prives, Mark Thompson, Ernest Tsoules, Robert Wade, Kevin Wood, Charles Wright, and Nili Yolin
Co-sponsors: BLG, Antitrust, Fraud, Tax, HHS, and Physician PGs / 8/11 / 10/11 / 10/11/11 /

Done

Member Briefing (#2) / Topic: M&A trends in a tough capital market
Author: TBD
Co-sponsor: BL&G PG /
Webinar (#1) / Title: A Primer on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Anti-Corruption Issues for Healthcare and Life Science Companies Part III: Defensive Strategies in Conducting an FCPA Compliance Investigation and Responding to a Government Inquiry
Speakers: Jay Darden and John Kelly
Moderator: Carol Poindexter
Co-sponsors: Fraud, HHS, THAMC, HCL, and LS / 4/11 / 7/14/11 / 7/14/11 / Done
Webinar (#2) / Title: So You Are a TRICARE Provider? What’s Next? Your Affirmative Action Plan and OFCCP Enforcement
Speakers: Margaret Kurlinski and Chritine McLaughlin
Moderator: Maria Greco Danaher
Co-sponsors: Labor, HHS, and IHC PGs / 7/11 / 7/28/11 / 7/28/11 / Done
Webinar (#3) / Title: Health Insurance Exchanges: A Fifty State Moving Target
Speakers: Cindy Gillespie and Ilyse Schuman
Moderator: Katherine Keefe
Co-sponsors: HCR TF, HIT and PPMC PGs / 8/11 / 8/24/11 / 8/24/11 /

Done

Webinar (#4) / Title: The Future of Hospital Class Action Lawsuits After Dukes and Concepcion
Speakers: Lorie Almon and Scott Schieger
Moderator: Kendall Harrison
Co-sponsors: HHS, BLG, HCL, IHC, and Labor PGs / 7/11 / 10/4/11 (rescheduled from 8/4/11) / 10/4/11 / Done
Webinar (#5) /

Title: Overview of the Medicare Shared Savings Program Final Regulations, Part ISpeakers: Lauren Haley, Claire Turcotte, and John Washlick

Moderator: Michael Schaff

Co-sponsors: ACO TF

/ 10/11 / 10/26/11 / 10/26/11 / Done
Webinar (#6) /

Title: Overview of the Medicare Shared Savings Program Final Regulations, Part IISpeakers: Thomas Bartrum, Paul DeMuro, and TJ Sullivan

Moderator: Kim Harvey Looney

Co-sponsors: ACO TF

/ 10/11 / 10/27/11 / 10/27/11 / Done
Webinar (#7)
/ Title: Antitrust Guidance for ACOs: Understanding the Antitrust Enforcement Agencies' Final Policy Statement on Accountable Care Organizations
Speakers: David argue, John Miles, and Christine White
Moderator: Douglas Ross
Co-sponsors: Antitrust PG and ACO TF / 10/11 / 11/2/11 / 11/2/11 / Done
Webinar (#8) /

Title: Overview of the Medicare Shared Savings Program Final Regulations, Part III: CMS & OIG Final Interim Rule on Program WaiversSpeakers: Troy Barsky, Julie Kass, and Vickie Robinson

Moderator: Daria Niewenhaus

Co-sponsors: ACO TF

/ 10/11 / 11/3/11 / 11/3/11 / Done
Webinar (#9) / Title: Health Insurance Exchanges, Part II: Essential Health Benefits
Speakers: Joel Ario, Julie Barnes, Mary Senkewicz
Moderator: Anne Hance
Co-sponsors: HIT, PPMC, and HCR TF / 11/11 / 11/8/11 / 11/8/11 /

Done

Webinar (#10) /

Title: Essentials for the Hospital and Health Systems Lawyer: Fair Market ValueSpeakers: Robert Cimasi, Kirk Ogrosky, and David Pursell

Moderator: Greg Anderson

Co-sponsors: HHS and FMV AG

/ 11/11 / 11/15/11 / 11/15/11 / Done
Webinar (#11) /

Title: Accountable Care Organizations Revisited: Physician Issues Under the New Regulations and GuidanceSpeakers: Robert Clark, Robert Gerberry, and Robert Homchick

Moderator: David Lewis

Co-sponsors: Physicians and ACO TF

/ 11/11 / 11/16/11 / 11/16/11 / Done
Webinar (#12) /

Title: Follow the Money: Understanding the Payment Implications of the Final ACO RegulationSpeakers: Mark Hamelburg, Susan Feigin Harris, and John Pilotte

Moderator: Thomas Bartrum

Co-sponsors: RAP and ACO TF

/ 11/11 / 12/1/11 / 12/1/11 / Done
Webinar (#13) / Title: Social Media Webinar Bootcamp Series, Part I: Introduction to the Hows and the Whys
Speakers: David Harlow and John Zimmerman
Moderator: Robert Coffield
Co-sponsors: HIT, HHS, Labor, Physician, and TH PGs / 11/11 / 12/13/11 / 12/13/11 / Done
Webinar (#14) / Title: Advanced Problems in EMTALA
Speakers: Sandra Sands and Rachel Seifert
Moderator: Marc Goldstone
Co-sponsors: HHS, Physician and TH PGs / 11/11 / 12/15/11 / 12/15/11 / Done
Webinar (#15) / Title: Social Media Webinar Bootcamp Series, Part II: How to Use Social Media and Social Networking: Focus on Facebook and LinkedIn
Speakers: Matthew Fisher and John Zimmerman
Moderator: Gary Kaplan
Co-sponsors: HIT, HHS, Labor, Physician, and TH PGs / 11/11 / 1/11/12 / 1/11/12 / Done
Webinar (#16) / Title: Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Bootcamp Webinar Series, Part I: Fraud Healthcare Primer
Speakers: Kevin Raphael, Laura Laemmle-Weidenfeld, and Anjana Patel
Co-sponsors: Fraud, HCL, HHS, IHC, Physicians, and RAP PGs / 11/11 / 1/17/12 / 1/17/12 / Done
Webinar (#17) / Title: Corporate Practice of Medicine Webinar: A Review of the Doctrine and Its Applications
Speakers: Ericka Adler, Roy Breitenbach, Andrew Demetriou, and Dawnmarie Matlock
Moderator: Rosanna Willis
Co-sponsors: BLG, HHS, IHC, LTC-SIR, and Physician PGs / 11/11 / 1/26/12 / 1/26/12 / Done
Webinar (#18) / Title: Social Media Webinar Bootcamp Series, Part III: How to Use Social Media and Social Networking: Focus on Twitter, Blogging, and Up and Comers
Speakers: Robert Coffield and John Zimmerman
Moderator: David Harlow
Co-sponsors: HIT, HHS, Labor, Physician, and TH PGs / 11/11 / 1/31/12 / 1/31/12 / Done
Webinar (#19) / Title: Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Bootcamp Webinar Series, Part II: Stark Law: Soup to Nuts
Speakers: Don Romano, David Matyas, Julie Kass, and Joan Daily
Co-sponsors: Fraud, HCL, HHS, IHC, Physicians, and RAP PGs / 11/11 / 2/14/12 / 2/14/12 / Done
Webinar (#20) /

Title: Health Insurance Exchanges, Part III: A Transformed Marketplace: State Exchanges and the Essential Health Benefits PackageSpeakers: Joel Ario and Daniel Durham

Moderator: Julie Barnes

Co-sponsors: HCR TF

/ 2/12 / 2/16/12 / 2/16/12 / Done
Webinar (#21) / Title: Social Media Webinar Bootcamp Series, Part IV: How to Use Social Media and Social Networking: Is there a Policy For That?
Speakers: Daniel Goldman, Samantha Johnson, and Valerie Montague
Moderator: Amanda Bhikhari
Co-sponsors: HIT, HHS, Labor, Physician, and TH PGs / 11/11 / 2/23/12 / 2/23/12 / Done
Webinar (#22) / Title: AHLA/HFMA Webinar Series, Session I: Current Trends in Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions, Consolidations, and Affiliations
Speakers: Carsten Beith and Beth Guest
Co-sponsors: AHLA PGs / 12/11 / 2/28/12 / 2/28/12 / Done
Webinar (#23) / Title: Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Bootcamp Webinar Series, Part III: The Federal Anti-Kickback Law: An Overview, Recent Enforcement Trends and Impact of Healthcare Reform
Speakers: Cathy Martin, Tom Crane, and Heather O’Shea
Co-sponsors: Fraud, HCL, HHS, IHC, Physicians, and RAP PGs / 11/11 / 3/1/12 / 3/1/12 / Done
Webinar (#24) / Title: Preventive Medicine for Your Healthcare Contracts: Practical Tips and Tricks for Avoiding Noncompliance and Unwanted Litigation
Speakers: C. Frederick Geilfuss and J. Wells Hutchinson
Moderator: Lisa Ohrin / 2/12 / 3/13/12 / 3/13/12 / Done
Webinar (#25) / Title: AHLA/HFMA Webinar Series, Session II: Deal Killers: Navigating Compliance, Financing, and Other Obstacles
Speakers: Daniel Cain, Paul DeMuro, Deborah Gordon, and Scott Powder
Co-sponsors: AHLA PGs / 12/11 / 3/15/12 / 3/15/12 / Done
Webinar (#26) / Title: Social Media Webinar Bootcamp Series, Part V: How to Safely Use Social Media and Social Networking in Your Health Law Practice: Avoid Privacy and Security Pitfalls
Speakers: David Harlow, Vadim Schick, and Glenn Prives
Moderator: Valerie Montague
Co-sponsors: HIT, HHS, Labor, Physician, and TH PGs / 11/11 / 3/20/12 / 3/20/12 / Done
Webinar (#27) / Title: U.S. Supreme Court Arguments on the Constitutionality of PPACA, Part I: Supreme Court Experts Analyze the Arguments
Speakers: Daryl Joseffer, Elizabeth Papez, and Mark Hall
Moderator: James Boswell
Co-sponsors: HCL and HCR TF and PPMC, HHS, RAP, and Labor PGs / 2/12 / 4/2/12 / 4/2/12 / Done
Webinar (#28) / Title: U.S Supreme Court Arguments on the Constitutionality of PPACA, Part II: Substantive Impacts of the Decision
Speakers: Timothy Jost, Paula Stannard, and Peter Urbanowicz
Moderator: Julie Barnes
Co-sponsors: HCL and HCR TF and PPMC, HHS, RAP, and Labor PGs / 2/12 / 4/4/12 / 4/4/12 / Done
Webinar (#29) / Title: Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Bootcamp Webinar Series, Part IV: Federal Civil False Claims Act
Speakers: Steve Sozio and Carol Poindexter
Co-sponsors: Fraud, HCL, HHS, IHC, Physicians, and RAP PGs / 11/11 / 4/5/12 / 4/5/12 / Done
Webinar (#30) / Title: AHLA/HFMA Webinar Series, Session III: Components for Effective Post-Deal Transitions, Integration, and Planning
Speakers: Anthony Perez and Sarah Swank
Co-sponsors: AHLA PGs / 11/11 / 4/18/12
Webinar (#31) / Title: Disclosure and Apology Law Following Medical Errors: Ethical, Legal, and Emotional Considerations
Speakers: John Banja and Rachel Rose
Moderator: Robert Carroll
Co-sponsors: ERM TF / 3/12 / 4/23/12
Webinar (#32) / Title: Social Media Webinar Bootcamp Series, Part VI: How to Practice Safe and Ethical Social Networking: Be Careful While Friending, Linking, and Tweeting Your Way to Success
Speakers: Alan Goldberg and Barbara Saunders
Moderator: Matthew Fisher
Co-sponsors: HIT, HHS, Labor, Physician, and TH PGs / 11/11 / 4/24/12
Webinar (#33) / Title: Have the New ADA Regulations Really Changed the Game for Employers
Speakers: Tara Aschenbrand and D. Lewis Clark
Moderator: Susan DiMickele
Co-sponsors: Labor, IHC, and HHS PGs / 3/12 / 4/25/12
Webinar (#34) /

Title: FTC v. ProMedica: Views from Both Sides of a Contested Hospital MergerSpeakers: David Argue, David Marx, Matthew Reilly

Moderator: Charles Wright

Co-sponsors: Antitrust, HHS, Physicians, and PPMC PGs

/ 2/12 / 4/30/12 (rescheduled from 3/26/12)
Webinar (#35) /

Title: Practical Guidance for Managing and Responding to CMS SurveysSpeakers: Mark Guza and Ann Sparkman

Moderator: TBD

Co-sponsors: TH and HHS PGs

/ 3/12 / 5/2/12
Webinar (#36) / Title: Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Bootcamp Webinar Series, Part V: Compliance and Transactions
Speakers: Mark Bonanno
Co-sponsors: Fraud, HCL, HHS, IHC, Physicians, and RAP PGs / 11/11 / 5/3/12
Webinar (#37) / Title: AHLA/HFMA Webinar Series, Session IV: Post-Deal Integration Specifics: Standardizing Delivery Processes and Contracting
Speakers: TBD
Co-sponsors: AHLA PGs / 11/11 / 5/1712
Webinar (#38) / Title: Social Media Webinar Bootcamp Series, Part VII: Why Use Social Media and Social Networking? Reputation Monitoring and Background Checks
Speakers: Robert Coffield, Wade Harrison, and John Zimmerman
Moderator: Melissa January
Co-sponsors: HIT, HHS, Labor, Physician, and TH PGs / 11/11 / 5/22/12
Webinar (#39) / Title: Healthcare Data Breaches: Enterprise Impact and Enterprise Approach
Speakers: Beth Diamond, David Finn, and Lynn Sessions
Moderator: Peggy Nakamura
Co-sponsors: HIT, HHS, Labor, Physician, and TH PGs / 3/12 / 5/24/12
(rescheduled from 3/28/12)
Webinar (#40) / Title: Public Health Reporting Through a Health Information Exchange
Speakers: TBD
Moderator: TBD
Co-sponsors: HIT and HHS PGs, Public Sector Health Lawyers Task Force / 4/12 / 5/29/12
Webinar (#41) / Topic: Essentials for Hospitals and Health Systems: Clinical Trials