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Health Care Arbitration Training

Schedule

This training is designed to be highly interactive, encouraging participants to fully engage throughout the training. Attendees will take part in group exercises and discussions.

Monday, May 18, 2026

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM

Welcome and Introductions

Mark Kopson, AHLA President, Plunkett Cooney
 

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM

1. Arbitration Process and Agreement to Arbitrate

Maurice Heller

  • Key Steps
  • Legal Overlay
  • Tailoring the process to specific situations
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

2. Process for Selecting an Arbitrator | Arbitrator Ethics and Disclosures

Craig Nierman

  • Options and Processes for Arbitrator Selection
  • Communications between Parties and Arbitrators
  • Arbitrator disclosures
  • Codes of Arbitrator ethics
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch Break

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Group Exercise on Ethics

Craig Nierman

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

3. Arbitrator Authority and Responsibilities

Craig Nierman

  • Scope of Arbitrator authority
  • Jurisdiction determinations
  • Role of Arbitrator
  • AHLA rules that support the Arbitrator in making a determination
  • Managed arbitrations

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

11:00 AM - 12:10 PM

4. Pre-Hearing Process

Myra Selby

  • The Rule 5.4 Status Conference
  • Procedural issues
  • Substantive issues
  • Fact Discovery
  • Expert Witnesses Disclosures and Discovery
  • Non-Party Subpoenas
  • Motion Practice
  • The Scheduling Order
12:10 PM - 12:15 PM

Break

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

5. Managing Electronically Stored Documents in Arbitration

Paul Risner

  • Basic terms and concepts
  • Distinctive features
  • Establishing ground rules for the production of ESI
  • Sampling
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Lunch Break

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Group Exercise on Arbitrator Authority and Preliminary Hearings

Myra Selby and Paul Risner

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Break

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

6. Overcoming Unconscious Bias in Decision-Making

Geoff Drucker

  • What is unconscious bias
  • What causes bias
  • Best practices for deciding fairly

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

7. Arbitration Hearings

Maurice Heller

  • Pre-hearing submissions
  • Opening and closing arguments
  • Evidence: ground rules and guidelines
  • Managing time and emotions
  • Closing and reopening the hearing
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Group Exercise on Arbitration Hearings

Maurice Heller

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Lunch Break

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

8. Awards and Orders

Myra Selby

  • Interim Orders
  • Partial Final Awards
  • Form / framework of awards
  • AHLA rules on awards
  • Drafting of awards
  • Corrections
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

Group Exercise on Awards and Orders

Myra Selby

Thursday, May 21, 2026

11:00 AM - 12:00PM

9. Post-Hearing Issues

Paul Risner

  • Confirmation of the award
  • Vacating an award
  • Application of state law
  • Application of Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)
  • Limitations of review and manifest of disregard of the law
  • Appellate consideration
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

10. AHLA Rules and Procedures

  • Serving as an AHLA neutral
    • Joining the roster
    • Positioning yourself for success
    • Frequently asked questions
  • Understanding AHLA's rules of procedure for arbitration
  • Managing challenging situations
    • Pro se (unrepresented) parties
    • Uncooperative parties or unruly behavior
    • Sanctions in arbitration
1:15 PM

Final Remarks and Conclusion

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