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Schedule
This program will be formatted as a traditional two and a half day in-person program - we are excited for attendees to connect and network in person. The program will begin on Wednesday, November 9 at 11:30 am and end on Friday, November 11 at 3:15 pm at the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel. Visit on Continuing Education Information page for the number of credits available.
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 PCR 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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Printable Schedule with Room Assignments |
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10:30 am-5:15 pm | ||||
Registration and Check-In |
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12:30-5:15 pm GENERAL SESSION | ||||
12:30-12:45 pm 12:45-1:30 pm Post-pandemic world 1:30-2:45 pm This session will cover Parts A and B of the Medicare program to give attendees a detailed overview of what Parts A and B are and what they need to know to advise their clients and work with the Medicare Program: Medicare governance and structure: CMS and Medicare Contractors 3:00-4:00 pm Insurance and managed care 4:15-5:15 pm A brief history of the Medicaid program and its program objectives |
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5:15-6:15 pm | ||||
Networking Reception This event is included in the program registration. Attendees, faculty, and registered spouses and guests are welcome |
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7:00 am-5:45 pm | ||||
Registration and Check-In |
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7:00-8:00 am | ||||
Continental Breakfast This event is included in the program registration. Attendees, faculty, and registered spouses and guests welcome. |
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8:00-10:30 am GENERAL SESSION | ||||
8:00-9:00 am A framework for health, health equity, and health justice; the role of social determinants of health 9:15-10:30 am An introduction to the Physician Self-Referral Law (PSL), including its legislative and regulatory history |
11:00 am-12:15 pm Extended Sessions | ||||
7. Hitting Fastballs: Tips for Advising High-Growth Health Care Startups There's a natural tension between tech startup culture (move fast, break things) and health care (proceed with caution through myriad regulatory hurdles). In-house counsel at health care startups / digital health have to learn to work within this tension and set both the business and patients up for success. In-house counsel have to learn to actually hit fastballs thrown at them–to work with speed and accuracy. This session will address:
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8. Innovative Arrangements for Physician Alignment This session will cover the alphabet soup of arrangements that are available to physicians and physician groups to work hand in hand with health systems and other participants across the health care spectrum, including private equity firms. The speakers will elaborate upon such agreements that are designed to create alignment among providers to achieve common goals and provide incentives to facilitate high quality patient care. We will review potential physician alignment transaction structures and discuss the legal and valuation considerations that apply, specifically:
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9. Compliance Programs–Design, Effectiveness and Governance
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1:45-2:45 pm | ||||
10. It’s a Private Equity World, We’re All Just Living in It: Legal Ethics on Representing Health Care Investors and Portfolio Companies
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11. Fundamentals of Effective Health Care Contract Negotiations
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12. Health Care Privacy for Health Lawyers Privacy is becoming one of the core areas for understanding in virtually all areas of health law. Privacy affects most health care policy issues, corporate transactions, business contracts, litigation, business strategy and a wide range of overall compliance issues. This session will provide a baseline for all health lawyers on key areas where health privacy law impacts the business of health care and the use of health information across our health care system. |
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2:45-3:15 pm | ||||
Break | ||||
3:15-4:15 pm | ||||
13. Before it Becomes a Law, Your Role in Policy Development During this session, speakers will provide an overview of the key drivers for health policy in the United States, including increasing health care costs. They will then dive into the policy process and provide case studies for how attorneys may impact policy at the federal level throughout their careers. Speakers will then cover a year in review of current health policy issues, challenges and considerations facing stakeholders in the health care ecosystem, including hospitals, health systems and physicians.
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14. Fundamentals of Public Health
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15. Telehealth Fundamentals
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4:15-4:45 pm | ||||
Break | ||||
4:45-5:45 pm | ||||
16. Good Behavior: What Every Health Lawyer Needs to Know About Behavioral Health
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17. Long Term and Post Acute Care 101
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12. Health Care Privacy for Health Lawyers Privacy is becoming one of the core areas for understanding in virtually all areas of health law. Privacy affects most health care policy issues, corporate transactions, business contracts, litigation, business strategy and a wide range of overall compliance issues. This session will provide a baseline for all health lawyers on key areas where health privacy law impacts the business of health care and the use of health information across our health care system. |
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5:45-6:30 pm | ||
Networking Reception |
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6:30 pm | ||
THIS EVENT IS CLOSED |
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7:00 am-3:15 pm | ||||
Registration and Check-In |
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7:00-8:00 am | ||||
Continental Breakfast |
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8:00-11:30 am GENERAL SESSION | ||||
8:00-9:00 am Fundamentals of a False Claims Act case 9:00-10:00 am This presentation will provide an overview of commercial insurance and managed care contracting: Key concepts in commercial insurance (e.g., HMOs vs. PPOs, Exchange plans, and ERISA plans) 10:15-11:30 am Using a hypothetical health care client situation, apply fundamental learnings from other conference sessions by: Walking through the lifecycle of a deal from initial stages of interest through post-closing integration |
11:30 am-12:30 pm | ||||
Lunch on your own | ||||
12:45-2:00 pm Extended Sessions | ||||
21. Employees, Providers, and Medical Staffs, Oh My!
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8. Innovative Arrangements for Physician Alignment This session will cover the alphabet soup of arrangements that are available to physicians and physician groups to work hand in hand with health systems and other participants across the health care spectrum, including private equity firms. The speakers will elaborate upon such agreements that are designed to create alignment among providers to achieve common goals and provide incentives to facilitate high quality patient care. We will review potential physician alignment transaction structures and discuss the legal and valuation considerations that apply, specifically:
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9. Compliance Programs - Design, Effectiveness and Governance
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2:15-3:15 pm | ||||
11. Fundamentals of Effective Health Care Contract Negotiations
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15. Telehealth Fundamentals
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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.
Benefits of the In-Person Program
- Step out from behind your computer and network face-to-face with other health law professionals.
- Interact with colleagues at in-depth breakout sessions.
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Program Accessibility and Special Needs
AHLA is committed to ensuring equitable access to our educational content. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and offering accessibility accommodations for our in-person programs.
Thank You to Our Fundamentals of Health Law Sponsors
If your organization is interested in sponsoring AHLA's Fundamentals of Health Law program, please contact Valerie Eshleman.