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Schedule

These programs will be formatted as a joint two and a half days in-person event - we are excited for attendees to connect and network in person. Below is an overview of the event schedule. For more details on invidual sessions, please refer to the schedules for the Academic Medical Centers and Teaching Hospitals Institute and the Physicians and Hospitals Law Institute. 

AHLA is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for program participants and staff. AHLA has adopted preventative measures to reduce the potential spread of the COVID-19 virus, including proof of vaccine or a negative COVID-19 test, and is following guidance provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and local authorities. Attendees are also expected to do their part and abide by AHLA’s Duty of Care.

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Tuesday Schedule

  

Wednesday Schedule
         

Monday, January 30, 2023
7:00 am-5:15 pm

Registration and Check-In
Come to AHLA Registration area to print out your badge. We'll need your proof of vaccine or negative COVID-19 test on the Clear Health App.
 
7:00-8:30 am

Continental Breakfast
This event is included in the program registration fee. Attendees and faculty are welcome.
Sponsored by PYA
 
8:30-10:00 am General Session

8:30-8:45 am
Welcome and Introductions
Thomas Shorter, AHLA President
Jeffrey Kahn and Kristen Kim, Program Committee Co-Chairs

8:45-10:00 am
Dobbs vs Jackson Impact on AMCs
Lisa Barrett, Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Cleveland Clinic, Brunswick, OH
John Evanko, Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, MCIC Vermont, New York, NY
Louise M. Joy, Joy & Young, Austin, TX
 
10:00-10:30 am

Coffee and Networking Break
Exhibits Open–Meet the Exhibitors
 
10:30-11:30 am Concurrent Sessions

Is Your Organization Prepared for Today’s Clinical Research? (not repeated)
William McIntire, Assistant GC, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Boston, MA
Kate Stewart, Mintz, Boston, MA

The Commercialization Imperative: How AMCs Can Adapt to Growing Expectations for Advancing Innovation
Kristen C. Kim, VP and Deputy General Counsel, Chief Regulatory Counsel, Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY
Stephen D. Sencer, Advisor, Emory Innovations, Inc., Atlanta, GA

Prepare for the Worst, Hope for the Best: Learnings from Criminal Prosecutions of Health Care Professionals
Yvonne Puig, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Austin, TX
Michael J. Regier, General Counsel & Secretary, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nasville, TN
 
12:00-1:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

Double the Trouble? Enforcement and Compliance Implications of Overlapping Surgeries (not repeated)
Allison Cova, Senior Counsel, Common Spirit Health, San Francisco, CA
Casey Estep, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting, Tampa, FL
Lauren Gennett, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, GA

Perspectives for Positioning Your Client to Participate in and Lead Multinational, Compliant Collaborations (not repeated)
Christina Fischer, Counsel, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Kristen Safier, Senior Counsel and Director of Intellectual Property, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC
Angela White, Associate Counsel, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

What’s the Big Deal? Tips on Transactions Involving “Big Data” and Genomics
Scott Elengold, Associate General Counsel, Duke University, Durham, NC
Kristen Rosati, Coppersmith Brockelman PLC, Phoenix, AZ
 
1:00-2:15 pm

Networking and Presentation Lunch
Find a table with topic of your interest and engage with your colleagues. The topic options include:
Telehealth; Research and Innovation; Hospital and Physician Transactions; Compliance and Privacy; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; AMC Challenges for 2023
This event is included in the program registration. All attendees and faculty are welcome to attend. Continuing Education Credits are not available.
Sponsored by FORVIS
 
2:30-3:30 pm Concurrent Sessions

Health Equity: Critical Issues and a Health Care Quality Imperative (not repeated)
Almeta E. Cooper, National Manager, Health Equity, Moms Clean Air Force, Atlanta, GA
Lisa Diehl Vandecaveye, General Counsel, The Joint Commission, Dexter, MI

Inside Baseball: Areas Whistleblowers are Calling About in 2023...and How to Avoid Hearing From Them
Michael Moore, Moore Hall LLC, Atlanta, GA
Michael E. Paulhus, King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA

The Commercialization Imperative:  How AMCs Can Adapt to Growing Expectations for Advancing Innovation (repeat)
Kristen C. Kim, VP and Deputy General Counsel, Chief Regulatory Counsel, Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY
Stephen D. Sencer, Advisor, Emory Innovations, Inc., Atlanta, GA
 
2:45-5:00 pm

In-House Counsel Think Tank
This is a guided conversation with practicing in-house counsel discussing the many challenges confronted in business today.
This event is for In-House/General Counsel attendees ONLY; pre-registration is required; limited attendance (100); there is no additional fee. This session will not be recorded.
Sponsored by HealthCare Appraisers, Inc.
 
4:00-5:15 pm Concurrent Session

4:00-5:15 pm Extended Session
It’s Academic: Managing Compensation in a Blended Physician Employment Model (not repeated)
Martin Durkin, Senior Campus Counsel - Healthcare, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Albany, NY
Rudd Kierstead, Veralon, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Benjamin Tudor, Executive Director, Compensation Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, CT

4:00-5:15 pm Extended Session
Alexa, Call My Doctor: Telehealth and Virtual Care in a Post-COVID PHE World
Catherine Allison, Assistant General Counsel for Health Affairs, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Allison M. Cohen, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Washington, DC
Gayle Lee, Director of Physician Payment Policy and Quality, Association of American Medical Colleges, Wasington, DC

4:00-5:00 pm
Prepare for the Worst, Hope for the Best:   Learnings from Criminal Prosecutions of Health Care Professionals (repeat)
Yvonne Puig, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Austin, TX
Michael J. Regier, General Counsel & Secretary, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nasville, TN
 
5:00-6:00 pm

Networking Reception
This event is included in the program registration. Attendees and faculty are welcome.
Sponsored by PYA

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
7:00 am-5:00 pm

Registration and Check-In
If you have not checked in, come to AHLA Registration area to print out your badge. We'll need your proof of vaccine or negative COVID-19 test on the Clear Health App.
 
7:00-8:00 am

Continental Breakfast
This event is included in the program registration fee. Attendees and faculty are welcome.
 
8:00-9:45 am General Session

8:00-8:15 am
Welcome and Introduction
Thomas Shorter, AHLA President
Kristen Woodrum, Program Committee Chair

8:15-9:45 am
Year in Review
S. Craig Holden, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Baltimore, MD
Robert G. Homchick, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA
Cynthia F. Wisner, Associate Counsel, Trinity Health, Livonia, MI
 
9:45-10:15 am

Networking Break
 
10:15-11:30 am Extended Concurrent Sessions

The Provider's Role in Advancing Health Equity (not repeated)
Dawn Hunter, Network for Public Health Law, St. Petersburg, FL
Ashley Keith-Phillips, Assistant General Counsel, University Hospitals Health System Inc, Cleveland, OH

Value-Based Care: Options, Barriers, Opportunities and the New Normal​ (not repeated)
Jason D. Stevens, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Wellstar Health System, Marietta, GA
Elizabeth R. Hammack, Deputy General Counsel, University Hospitals, Shaker Heights, OH

Health Care Transaction Reviews-A Decade in Review: What’s Old is New Again (Advanced)​
Kelly R. Anderson, Associate General Counsel, Baptist Healthcare System, Louisville, KY
Andrea M. Ferrari, Sr. Principal and General Counsel, Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting, Boca Raton, FL
John Fink, ECG Management Consultants, San Diego, CA

Alexa, Call My Doctor: Telehealth and Virtual Care in a Post-COVID PHE World (repeat)
Catherine Allison, Assistant General Counsel for Health Affairs, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Allison M. Cohen, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Washington, DC
Gayle Lee, Director of Physician Payment Policy and Quality, Association of American Medical Colleges, Wasington, DC
 
11:30 am-12:00 pm

Coffee and Networking Break
Exhibits Open–Meet the Exhibitors
 
12:00-1:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

What’s the Big Deal? Tips on Transactions Involving “Big Data” and Genomics (Advanced) (repeat)
Scott Elengold, Associate General Counsel, Duke University, Durham, NC
Kristen B. Rosati, Coppersmith Brockelman PLC, Phoenix, AZ

Legal Ethical Challenges for the Health Lawyer Regarding Unique Financial Arrangements with Clients
David A. De Simone, JD MHL CPHRM, Freehold, NJ
Sarah E. Swank, Nixon Peabody, Washington, DC

Structuring Care Management and Remote Patient Monitoring Arrangements: Reimbursement Standards, Regulatory Compliance and Collaboration Structures
Rick L. Hindmand, McDonald Hopkins LLC, Chicago, IL
Richelle D. Marting, Marting Law LLC, Olathe, KS

Inside Baseball: Areas Whistleblowers are Calling About in 2023...and How to Avoid Hearing from Them (repeat)
Michael Moore, Moore Hall LLC, Atlanta, GA
Michael E. Paulhus, King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA
 
1:00-2:15 pm

Networking and Presentation Lunch
This is not included in the program registration; there is an additional fee of $65; limited attendance; and pre-registration is required. Continuing Education Credits are not available.
 
2:30-3:45 pm Extended Concurrent Sessions

Is Your Health Data Sloshing Out of the Privacy Bowl? Preventing PHI Spills and Other Data Misuse (not repeated)
Elizabeth F. Hodge, Akerman LLP, West Palm Beach, FL
Gerard M. Nussbaum, Zarach Associates, LLC, Chicago, IL
Sean T. Sullivan, Alston & Bird, Atlanta, GA

Antitrust Update
Kevin Hahm, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Washington, DC
Joe Miller, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo PC, Washington, DC
Christine L. White, Vice President—Legal Affairs, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY

New Technology: Considerations for Evaluation, Development, and Implementation
Lara D. Compton, Mintz Levin Cohn, Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC, Los Angeles CA
Sylvia Coyle, Director, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer, Valley Children's Healthcare, Madera CA
Veronica Marsich, Chief Health Counsel, UC San Diego, San Diego CA

Reporting from the Trenches - A False Claims Act Enforcement 2022 Recap and Predictions for 2023
George B. Breen, Epstein Becker & Green, PC, Washington, DC
Thomas F. Corcoran, Chief, Civil Division, United States Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Jeffrey W. Dickstein, Phillips & Cohen LLP, Miami, FL
 
4:15-5:15 pm Concurrent Sessions

Private Equity’s Increased Interest in Health Care: How to Advise Medical Practices (Advanced) (not repeated)
Kim Harvey Looney, K&L Gates LLP, Nashville, TN
Michael F. Schaff, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, PA, Woodbridge, NJ

The Anatomy and Pathology of the Deal - A Post Mortem Analysis (not repeated)
Regina Gurvich, Chief Compliance & Risk Officer, OMNI Ophthalmic Management Consultants, New York, NY
Daniel Meier, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, Hackensack, NJ

Growth of Advance Practice Providers (NPs, PAs, CRNAs, Midwifes) in Hospital Settings and Practical Tips to Mitigate Regulatory Risk for Physician-APP Shared Patients​
Holley Thames Lutz, Dentons US, LLP, Washington, DC
Bruce J. Toppin, Chief Legal Officer, North  Mississippi Health Services Inc, Tupelo, MS

Information Blocking: Chaos, Confusion, and Non-Compliance
Marti Arvin, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, Erlanger Health System, Chattanooga, TN
Joseph Dickinson, Nexsen Pruet, Raliegh, NC
 
5:15-6:15 pm

Networking Reception
This event is included in the program registration. Attendees and faculty are welcome.
Sponsored by PYA

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
7:00 am-3:30 pm

Registration and Check-In
If you have not checked in, come to AHLA Registration area to print out your badge. We'll need your proof of vaccine or negative COVID-19 test on the Clear Health App.
 
7:00-8:00 am

Continental Breakfast
This event is included in the program registration fee. Attendees and faculty are welcome.
 
8:00-9:15 am Extended Concurrent Sessions

Health Care Transaction Reviews-A Decade in Review: What’s Old is New Again (Advanced)​ (repeat)
Kelly R. Anderson, Associate General Counsel, Baptist Healthcare System, Louisville, KY
Andrea M. Ferrari, Sr. Principal and General Counsel, Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting, Boca Raton, FL
John Fink, ECG Management Consultants, San Diego, CA

Antitrust Update (repeat)
Kevin Hahm, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Washington, DC
Joe Miller, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo PC, Washington, DC
Christine L. White, Vice President—Legal Affairs, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY

New Technology: Considerations for Evaluation, Development, and Implementation (repeat)
Lara D. Compton, Mintz Levin Cohn, Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC, Los Angeles CA
Sylvia Coyle, Director, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer, Valley Children's Healthcare, Madera CA
Veronica Marsich, Chief Health Counsel, UC San Diego, San Diego CA

Reporting from the Trenches - A False Claims Act Enforcement 2022 Recap and Predictions for 2023 (repeat)
George B. Breen, Epstein Becker & Green, PC, Washington, DC
Thomas F. Corcoran, Chief, Civil Division, United States Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Jeffrey W. Dickstein, Phillips & Cohen LLP, Miami, FL
 
9:15-9:45 am 

Coffee and Networking Break
Exhibits Open–Meet the Exhibitors
 
9:45-10:45 am Concurrent Sessions

Modified Behavior(al Health): What’s New in Mental Health and SUD? (not repeated)
Marc D. Goldstone, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Wellpath, Nashville, TN
Michaela Poizner, Baker Donelson, Nashville, TN

Complex Stark Issues (CSI)​ (Advanced)
Bob A. Wade, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Nashville, TN

Implications of Drug Pricing, Purchasing, and Reimbursement Changes for Health Systems
Jolee H. Bollinger, General Counsel, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Baton Rouge, LA
Andrew D. Ruskin, K&L Gates, LLP, Washington, DC

Quality Fraud: What's That? (Advanced)
Alice G. Gosfield, Alice G. Gosfield and Associates PC, Philadelphia, PA
 
11:00 am-12:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

What I Wish You Knew (And Didn’t Know): Hearing Officer and Counsel Perspectives On Medical Staff Peer-Review Hearings (not repeated)
Mayo B. Alao, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, Denver, CO
Mark S. Kopson, Plunkett Cooney, Bloomfield Hills, MI

Updating the Hospital-Physician Transaction Checklist for the New Normal (Advanced)
Ritu Kaur Cooper, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman, Washington, DC
Albert D. "Chip" Hutzler, HMS Valuation Partners, Nashville, TN
Tricia Shackelford, DVP Assistant General Counsel, ScionHealth, Louisville, KY

Legal Ethical Challenges for the Health Lawyer Regarding Unique Financial Arrangements with Clients (repeat)
David A. De Simone, JD MHL CPHRM, Freehold, NJ
Sarah E. Swank, Nixon Peabody, Washington, DC

Quality Fraud: What's That? (Advanced) (repeat)
Alice G. Gosfield, Alice G. Gosfield and Associates PC, Philadelphia, PA
 
12:00-1:15 pm

Lunch on your own
 
1:15-2:15 pm Concurrent Sessions

Structuring Care Management and Remote Patient Monitoring Arrangements: Reimbursement Standards, Regulatory Compliance and Collaboration Structures (repeat)
Rick L. Hindmand, McDonald Hopkins LLC, Chicago, IL
Richelle D. Marting, Marting Law LLC, Olathe, KS

Growth of Advance Practice Providers (NPs, PAs, CRNAs, Midwifes) in Hospital Settings and Practical Tips to Mitigate Regulatory Risk for Physician-APP Shared Patients​ (repeat)
Holley Thames Lutz, Dentons US, LLP, Washington, DC
Bruce J. Toppin, Chief Legal Officer, North  Mississippi Health Services Inc, Tupelo, MS

Complex Stark Issues (CSI)​ (Advanced) (repeat)
Bob A. Wade, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Nashville, TN
 
2:30-3:30 pm Concurrent Sessions

Information Blocking: Chaos, Confusion, and Non-Compliance (repeat)
Marti Arvin, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, Erlanger Health System, Chattanooga, TN
Joseph Dickinson, Nexsen Pruet, Raliegh, NC

Implications of Drug Pricing, Purchasing, and Reimbursement Changes for Health Systems (repeat)
Jolee H. Bollinger, General Counsel, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Baton Rouge, LA
Andrew D. Ruskin, K&L Gates, LLP, Washington, DC

Updating the Hospital-Physician Transaction Checklist for the New Normal (Advanced) (repeat)
Ritu Kaur Cooper, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman, Washington, DC
Albert D. "Chip" Hutzler, HMS Valuation Partners, Nashville, TN
Tricia Shackelford, DVP Assistant General Counsel, ScionHealth, Louisville, KY

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In-Person Program Format
 

How It Works

  • We will offer in-depth breakout sessions where speakers and attendees can interact and collaborate with each other in-person.
  • We consider the health and safety of all those onsite at in-person programs our top priority. AHLA will follow guidance and requirements issued by the CDC as well as by state and local government.. 
  • All attendees, who register for the in-person program, will be required to commit to our Duty of Care agreeing to follow the protocols we establish and monitor their own health for the health and safety of all. 
  • We have adopted a new onsite registration system by providing seamless check-in, onsite badge printing, and safety supplies to all attendees to use while in attendance.
  • Built-in extended time between sessions for moving from room to room, networking with colleagues, and personal break time.  
  • Socially distanced seating arrangements in breakout rooms, regular cleaning in and around meeting spaces, and appropriate signage/floor decals to reinforce spatial distancing and other safety reminders.
  • All program sessions will be recorded. Video of the presentations, along with the materials will be available to all attendees who register to apply for additional On Demand Continuing Education Credits. Those that cannot attend in-person can purchase the eProgram and apply for Continuing Education Credits. More information on our ePrograms.
  • For questions or more information, please email [email protected]