Health systems are beginning to address the many issues that come with the physician enterprise. Rudd Kierstead, Director, Veralon, speaks with Victoria Sheridan, Counsel, Corporate & Regulatory Affairs, Atlantic Health System, about some of the motivating issues, key factors, and main goals related to integrating the physician enterprise. They also discuss issues related to governance and branding. Sponsored by Veralon.  To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org ..read more

Jackie Papish, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, and Peter Dressel, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting, discuss Medicare outlier payments in the health care industry and how providers can navigate issues related to fraud, waste, and abuse. They cover what outliers are in the health care context, how the government deals with outliers from a reimbursement perspective, a history of outlier payment government enforcement, and how providers can deal with outlier payments that are the focus of a government fraud and abuse investigation. Sponsored by Stout.  To learn more about AHLA an ..read more

Lori Foley, Office Managing Principal, PYA, speaks with Jay Dewald, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, about recent trends and developments related to health care acquisitions. They discuss the Biden Administration’s approach to private equity in health care, diligence and the impact of government payers, examples of Travel Act indictments, state approaches to private equity, and key takeaways related to diligence. Sponsored by PYA. To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org ..read more

Lisa Gora, Partner, Epstein Becker Green, and Richard Cheng, Managing Member, Ritter Spencer Cheng, discuss the burgeoning area of psychedelics in the health care industry. They cover some of the driving forces behind the resurging interest in psychedelics, federal and state developments, the contravention between state and federal law, and the future of the psychedelics industry and potential regulatory and legal shifts. Sponsored by Stout. To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org ..read more

AHLA's monthly podcast featuring health lawyer and blogger Norm Tabler's informative and entertaining take on recent health law and other legal developments. To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org ..read more

Dawn Morgenstern, Senior Director of Consulting Services and Chief Privacy Officer, Clearwater, speaks with Betsy Hodge, Partner, Akerman, and Gina Bertolini, Partner, K&L Gates, about the activities that are driving HHS/OCR health IT enforcement trends and what that means for the health care industry. They discuss the flurry of recent activity that appears to be setting the stage for major changes related to privacy and security, AHLA’s recently updated HIT Enforcement Summary Tables, trends related to business associates, and how privacy officers can educate their organizations on these ..read more

The highly competitive talent market, ongoing recovery from the pandemic, and increasing scrutiny of executive compensation are leading health care organizations to assess the fundamentals of their compensation programs. Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, and Bruce Greenblatt, Executive Workforce Practice Leader, SullivanCotter, discuss the top considerations for health care board compensation committees related to health care tax-exempt organizations. Sponsored by SullivanCotter.  To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law ..read more

Joe Wolfe, Attorney, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman, speaks with Tony Maida, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, and Jennifer Michael, Member, Bass Berry & Sims, about the state of value-based care and the rules related to value-based enterprises (VBEs). They discuss the trends and developments they are seeing in value-based care; examples or hypotheticals that provide a good illustration of the VBE rules; and issues related to fair market value, commercial reasonableness, and volume/value. Tony co-authored an article for AHLA’s Health Law Connections magazine last year related to ..read more

Based on AHLA’s annual Health Law Connections article, this special series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2024. In the tenth episode, Sarah Bowman, Principal, PYA, speaks with Jolee H. Bollinger, Deputy General Counsel, Sharp HealthCare, and Andrew D. Ruskin, Partner, K&L Gates LLP, about potential 340B activity in 2024 as drug manufacturers continue to tighten access to 340B pricing. They discuss the impact of the Genesis case, how covered entities can navigate this uncertain environment and protect their access to 340B pr ..read more

Based on AHLA’s annual Health Law Connections article, this special series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2024. In the ninth episode, Karin Anderson, Principal & Corporate Counsel, PYA, speaks with Carolyn V. Metnick, Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, about the impact of tracking technology on health care and the accompanying legal and regulatory issues. They discuss what tracking technology is, what OCR is requiring of HIPAA-covered entities, recommendations for health care providers to ensure they are co ..read more