Product Description

Health Law as a discipline is both relatively recent in origins and also dynamic with a pace of change likely unmatched among significant industries in the United States and the Commonwealth. Regulators, plans, and providers have been busy evaluating changes to the health care delivery system—all while business, patient care, regulation, and oversight continue. Attorneys need to understand the fundamentals as well as the latest critical developments.

This program provides an introduction to Massachusetts and Federal health care law— including the essential core issues and latest developments. Learn the acronyms, players, general concepts, and important laws and policies. Sessions are valuable to experienced health care attorneys seeking an update and to lawyers new to health law practice. Lawyers representing health care providers, insurers and health plans, patients, governmental agencies, and employers purchasing health coverage for employees all benefit from attending.

Agenda & Materials

• DAY ONE

  Monday, November 2, 2015
• 9:00 – 9:10 a.m.

  Welcome and Introduction

  Lawrence W. Vernaglia, Esq., Foley & Lardner LLP , Boston
  
• 9:10 – 10:10 a.m.

  Introduction to Health Care Payment & Reimbursement

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  Lawrence W. Vernaglia, Esq., Foley & Lardner LLP , Boston
  
• 10:10 – 11:10 a.m.

  Physicians and Other Practitioners

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  Eve T. Horwitz, Esq., Archstone Law Group, PC , Newton
  William M. Mandell, Esq., Pierce & Mandell, PC , Boston
  
• 11:10 – 11:15 a.m.

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 11:15 – 12:15 p.m.

  Managed Care Organizations

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  Andrew P. Rusczek, Esq., Verrill Dana LLP , Boston
  Benjamin Wilson, Esq., Ropes & Gray LLP , Boston
  
• 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

  Lunch (on your own)
• 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.

  Hospitals

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  Alan H. Einhorn, Esq., Foley & Lardner LLP , Boston
  
• 2:15 – 2:30 p.m.

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

  Post-Acute Care

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  David C. Harlow, Esq., Harlow Group LLC , Newton
  
• 3:30 – 4:00 p.m.

  Accountable Care Organizations

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  Stephen D. Zubiago, Esq., Nixon Peabody LLP , Boston
  
• 4:00 – 4:30 p.m.

  Gift Ban, Sunshine & Interactions with Industry

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  Brian K. French, Esq., Nixon Peabody LLP , Boston
  
• DAY TWO

  Tuesday, November 3, 2015
• 9:00 – 9:10 a.m.

  Welcome and Introduction

  Lawrence W. Vernaglia, Esq., Foley & Lardner LLP , Boston
  
• 9:10 – 10:10 a.m.

  Determination of Need

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  M. Daria Niewenhous, Esq.,
  
• 10:10 – 11:10 a.m.

  Patient Rights and Consumer Rights

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  Joshua L. Abrams, Esq., Partners HeathCare Systems, Inc. , Somerville
  
• 11:10 – 11:15 a.m.

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 11:15 – 12:15 p.m.

  Research

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  Gretchen A. Brodnicki, Esq., Harvard Medical School , Boston
  
• 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

  Lunch (on your own)
• 1:15 – 2:15 p.m.

  Health Information Privacy: Massachusetts Confidentiality Laws and Federal HIPAA Privacy Rule Requirements

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  David S. Szabo, Esq., Locke Lord LLP , Boston
  
• 2:15 – 2:20 p.m.

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 2:20 – 4:20 p.m.

  Health Care Fraud and Abuse Ethics

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  Robert A. Griffith, Esq., Gargiulo / Rudnick LLP , Mashpee
  
• 2:20 - 4:20 p.m.

  Federal Care Enforcement Initiatives

  David S. Schumacher, Esq., Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, PC , Boston
  

Please Note

MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

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