9th Annual Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law Conference

Program Agenda

WEDNESDAY, FEBURARY 20, 2008

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

• Breast Cancer Legal Advocacy Workshop
• The Fundamentals of a Healthcare Transaction:  An Interactive Look at the Anatomy of a Deal

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

• Reception Honoring Young Lawyers

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008

7:30 am – 5:00 pm

Registration & Information Desk Open

7:30 am – 10:00 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00 am – 9:30 am

• Hospital Syndications: Opportunities and Options, or a Thing of the Past?

9:45 am – 11:00 am

• The Latest in Clinical Research: New Medicare Policy on Clinical Trials and the Trials of Expanding Litigation (Medical Research, Biotechnology & Clinical Ethical Issues Interest Group and Healthcare Litigation & Risk Management Interest Group)
• Developments in Medical Staff and Credentialing: A Review of Recent Developments and Reactions from Hospital and Physician Perspectives (Healthcare Facility Operations Interest Group)
• Reading the HIPAA Tea Leaves—the Future of Security Rule Enforcement in the Post-Piedmont Era (eHealth, Privacy & Security Interest Group)

11:15 am – 12:45 pm

• Platforms for Expanding Health Insurance Coverage:  Perils and Prospects on the Path to Universal Healthcare

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

INTEREST GROUP LUNCHES

• eHealth, Privacy & Security
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Healthcare Litigation & Risk Management
• Medical Research, Biotechnology & Clinical Ethical Issues
• Physician Issues
• Tax & Accounting

2:45 pm – 4:15 pm

• The New Form 990 – Major New Information Disclosure Requirements for Hospitals

4:30 pm – 5:45 pm

• Lessons for Transactional Lawyers: Reducing the Risks of Post-Transaction Enforcement Activity Before the Transaction Closes (Business & Transactions Interest Group)
• Tax-Exemption in the Spotlight -Current IRS and Legislative Initiatives Affecting Hospitals (Tax & Accounting Interest Group)
• Doing Good and Doing Well: Improving the Community's Health and the Hospital's Bottom Line through Medical-Legal Partnerships

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

• Welcome Reception

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2008

8:00 am – 9:00 am

• Ethics Session

Conflicts of Law(yers): Legal Ethics When the Lawyer Becomes the Target

9:15 am – 9:30 am

• State of the Section Address - Section Chair Andrew J. Demetriou will discuss the activities, achievements and aspirations of the ABA Health Law Section.

9:30 am – 11:00 am

• Stark Reality:  Analysis Evolves into Implementation

11:15 am – 12:30 pm

• Responding to Childhood Obesity: The Role of Law and Public Policy (Public Health & Policy Interest Group)
• Overview of Final 403(b) Regulations—What You Need to Know and Do Before the End of 2008 (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Interest Group)
• Providers and Vendors: Managing Tricky Relationships (Healthcare Fraud & Compliance Interest Group and Healthcare Litigation & Risk Management Interest Group)

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm

Interest Group Lunches

• Business & Transactions
• Healthcare Facility Operations
• Healthcare Fraud & Compliance
• Managed Care & Insurance
• Payment & Reimbursement
• Public Health & Policy

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

• Fraud and Abuse Enforcement Update

3:45 pm – 5:00 pm

• Emergency Room Call Coverage: Crises, Controversies, and Solutions (Physician Issues Interest Group)
• Payment (or Not) for Never Events (Healthcare Litigation & Risk Management Interest Group and Payment & Reimbursement Interest Group)
• The New Interactions Between Payors & Providers: The Emerging Battlefield & Cost Efficiency Tactics (Healthcare Litigation & Risk Management Interest Group and Managed Care & Insurance Interest Group)

SATURDAY, FEBURARY 23, 2008

8:00 am – 11:00 am

• Open Council Meeting - All members are welcome to attend the Section Open Council Meeting

12:30 pm – 6:00 pm

• 9th Annual Margarita Cup Golf Scramble Riverwalk Golf Course

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

• Margarita Cup Reception - All meeting attendees are welcome!