2011-2012 Practice Group Planned Activities and Project Report
AMERICAN HEALTH LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
2011-2012 Practice Group Planned Activities and Project Report
May 2012
Practice Group: Physician Organizations Chair: Ann Bittinger
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Project Title / Project Coordinator(s) / Project Description / Start Date / Projected Completion Date / Actual Completion Date / StatusChair
/ Ann Bittinger / 9/2/11: Submit FY 2012 Planned Activities and Project Reportto staff
12/9/11: Submit written Mid-Year Report to the Board of Directors
5/18/12: Submit written Annual Report to the Board of Directors / 7/1/11 / 9/2/11
12/9/11 / 8/22/11
1/6/12 / Ongoing
Membership / Julie Kass / Vice Chair to serve as liaison between Practice Group and Membership Board Committee to recruit and retain members for the Association and Practice Group. Coordinate email alerts and open PG calls. / 7/1/11 / 6/30/12 / Ongoing
Publications / Sidney Welch / Vice Chair to serve as liaison between Practice Group and Professional Resources Board Committee and to coordinate Member Briefings, newsletters etc.; coordinate AHLA Connections feature article. Also works on the MS 01.01.01 project / 7/1/11 / 6/30/12 / Ongoing
Educational Programs
/ Kim Harvey Looney / Vice Chair to coordinate mid-year and annual meeting luncheons, webinars, and serve as a liaison between Practice Group and Program Planning Committee. / 7/1/11 / 6/30/12 / Ongoing
Research & Website / David Lewis / Vice Chair to develop toolkits and tutorials. Monitor and oversee relevant PG sub-site of AHLA website; make suggestions for additional postings, web links, etc. Also works on the Corporate Practice of Medicine project. / 7/1/11 / 6/30/12 / Ongoing
Strategic Activities / Rick Hindmand / Vice Chair responsible for special projects throughout the year. May include: coordination of Affinity Group development and activities; assistance with coordination of mentoring program for new members; assistance with coordination of toolkits and tutorials. / 7/1/11 / 6/30/12 / Ongoing
Discussion List
Physician Organizations / David Lewis / Regularly monitor relevant PG discussion list and post questions to stimulate activity. / 7/1/11 / 6/30/12 / Ongoing
Meeting: Mid-Year
/ Leadership / Sponsor a luncheon meeting at the 2012 Physicians and Physician Organizations Law Institute (February 2012). Description and faculty due to AHLA on November 11, 2011.Date: Thursday, February 9, 2012
Title: Roundtable Discussion of Recent Issues Affecting Physicians
Speakers: Julie Kass, David Lewis, and Kim Harvey Looney
Moderator: Ann Bittinger / 2/9/12 / 2/9/12 /
Done
Meeting: Annual
/ Leadership / Co-sponsor a luncheon meeting with Antitrust and the Business Law and Governance PGs at the 2012 Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL (June 25- 27, 2012). Description and faculty due to AHLA on December 30, 2011.Date: Monday, June 24, 2012
Title: Perspectives on Delivery and Payment Innovation
Speakers: Saralisa Brau, Lee Sacks, and H. Scott Sarran / 6/25/12
Newsletter (#1)
Physician Organizations / Publication of newsletter discussing and analyzing recent developments in relevant areas of health law. / 7/11 / 9/11 / 9/14/11 / Done
Newsletter (#2)
Physician Organizations / Publication of newsletter discussing and analyzing recent developments in relevant areas of health law. / 4/12 / Annual Meeting
E-newsletter (#1)
E-visit / Editors: Sidney Welch, Jessica Grozine, and Julie Kass
Authors: Mark Stanley, Elena Martinez, Ken Briggs, and Christy Jordan / 7/11 / 7/11 / 7/25/11 /
Done
E-newsletter (#2)E-visit / Editors: Sidney Welch and Jessica Grozine
Authors: Judd Harwood and David Ivers / 8/11 / 8/11 / 8/8/11 /
Done
E-newsletter (#3)E-visit / Editors: Sidney Welch, Jessica Grozine, and Julie Kass
Authors: Glenn Prives and Nancy Gillette / 9/11 / 9/11 / 9/7/11 /
Done
E-newsletter (#4)E-visit / Editors: Sidney Welch, Jessica Grozine, and Julie Kass
Authors: Kimberly Licata, Gilbert Ganucheau Jr., Lindsey Surratt, and Elena Martinez / 10/11 / 10/11 / 10/31/11 /
Done
E-newsletter (#5)E-visit / Editors: Stephen Cowherd, Grace Mack, Sidney Welch, Jessica Grozine, and Julie Kass
Authors: Stephanie Sprague and Jillian Romaniello / 12/11 / 12/11 / 12/21/11 /
Done
E-newsletter (#6)E-visit / Editors: Stephen Cowherd, Grace Mack, Sidney Welch, Jessica Grozine, and Julie Kass
Authors: Lindsey Surratt, Gilbert Ganucheau, and Douglas Witten / 3/12 / 3/12 / 3/7/12 /
Done
E-newsletter (#7)E-visit / Editors: Sidney Welch and Julie Kass
Authors: Stuart Miller and Rick Hindmand / 4/12 / 4/12 / 4/11/12 /
Done
E-newsletter (#8)E-visit / Editors: Sidney Welch and Julie Kass
Authors: Daniel Lindenberg, Sidney Welch, and Jennifer Blakely / 5/12 / 5/12 / 5/15/12 /
Done
Member Briefing (#1) / Title: Hospital/Physician Integration: 3 Key ModelsAuthor: Michael Cassidy, Thomas Dean, Christopher Harmon, Kitty Juniper, Glenn Prives, Mark Thompson, Ernest Tsoules, Robert Wade, Kevin Wood, Charles Wright, and Nili Yolin
Co-sponsors: Antitrust, BLG, Fraud, HHS, Physician, and Tax PGs / 8/11 / 10/11/11 / 10/11/11 / Done
Webinar (#1) / Title: Health Insurance Exchanges: A Fifty State Moving Target
Speakers: Cindy Gillespie and Ilyse Schuman
Moderator: Katherine Keefe
Co-sponsors: HCR TF, HIT and PPMC PGs / 8/11 / 8/24/11 / 8/24/11 /
Done
Webinar (#2)/
Title: Healthcare Antitrust Bootcamp Webinar Series Part II: Mergers, Affiliations, and Acquisitions (Session I)Speakers: Joseph Miller and Douglass Ross
Moderator: Christine WhiteCo-sponsors: Antitrust and Physician PGs
/ 6/11 / 10/13/11 / 10/13/11 / DoneWebinar (#3) /
Title: Overview of the Medicare Shared Savings Program Final Regulations, Part ISpeakers: Lauren Haley, Claire Turcotte, and John Washlick
Moderator: Michael Schaff
Co-sponsors: ACO TF
/ 10/11 / 10/26/11 / 10/26/11 / DoneWebinar (#4) /
Title: Overview of the Medicare Shared Savings Program Final Regulations, Part IISpeakers: Thomas Bartrum, Paul DeMuro, and TJ Sullivan
Moderator: Kim Harvey Looney
Co-sponsors: ACO TF
/ 10/11 / 10/27/11 / 10/27/11 / DoneWebinar (#5)
/ Title: Antitrust Guidance for ACOs: Understanding the Antitrust Enforcement Agencies' Final Policy Statement on Accountable Care Organizations
Speakers: David argue, John Miles, and Christine White
Moderator: Douglas Ross
Co-sponsors: Antitrust PG and ACO TF / 10/11 / 11/2/11 / 11/2/11 / Done
Webinar (#6) /
Title: Overview of the Medicare Shared Savings Program Final Regulations, Part III: CMS & OIG Final Interim Rule on Program WaiversSpeakers: Troy Barsky, Julie Kass, and Vickie Robinson
Moderator: Daria Niewenhaus
Co-sponsors: ACO TF
/ 10/11 / 11/3/11 / 11/3/11 / DoneWebinar (#7) / Title: Health Insurance Exchanges, Part II: Essential Health Benefits
Speakers: Joel Ario, Julie Barnes, Mary Senkewicz
Moderator: Anne Hance
Co-sponsors: HIT, PPMC, and HCR TF / 11/11 / 11/8/11 / 11/8/11 /
Done
Webinar (#8) / Title: Healthcare Antitrust Bootcamp Webinar Series Part III: Mergers, Affiliations, and Acquisitions (Session II)Speakers: Jeffrey Brennan, Carla Hine, David Marx, and Sara Razi
Moderator: Christine White
Co-sponsors: Antitrust and Physician PGs / 6/11 / 11/10/11 / 11/10/11 / Done
Webinar (#9) /
Title: Accountable Care Organizations Revisited: Physician Issues Under the New Regulations and GuidanceSpeakers: Robert Clark, Robert Gerberry, and Robert Homchick
Moderator: David Lewis
Co-sponsors: Physicians and ACO TF
/ 11/11 / 11/16/11 / 11/16/11 / DoneWebinar (#10): / Kim Looney / Title: Contract Challenges Facing Immigrant Physicians and Their Employers
Speakers: Jacqueline Bucar, Kenneth Hoogstra, and Rita Sostrin
Moderator: Gregory Siskind
Co-sponsors: Labor and Physician PGs / 10/11 / 11/17/11 / 11/17/11 / Done
Webinar (#11) /
Title: Follow the Money: Understanding the Payment Implications of the Final ACO RegulationSpeakers: Mark Hamelburg, Susan Feigin Harris, and John Pilotte
Moderator: Thomas Bartrum
Co-sponsors: RAP and ACO TF
/ 11/11 / 12/1/11 / 12/1/11 / DoneWebinar (#12) / Title: Healthcare Antitrust Bootcamp Webinar Series Part IV: Joint Ventures, ACOs, and Other Provider Networks
Speakers: Saralisa Brau and John Miles
Moderator: John Miles
Co-sponsors: Antitrust and Physician PGs / 6/11 / 12/8/11 / 12/8/11 / Done
Webinar (#13) / Title: Social Media Webinar Bootcamp Series, Part I: Introduction to the Hows and the Whys
Speakers: David Harlow and John Zimmerman
Moderator: Robert Coffield
Co-sponsors: HIT, HHS, Labor, Physician, and TH PGs / 11/11 / 12/13/11 / 12/13/11 / Done
Webinar (#14) / Title: Advanced Problems in EMTALA
Speakers: Sandra Sands and Rachel Seifert
Moderator: Marc Goldstone
Co-sponsors: HHS, Physician and TH PGs / 11/11 / 12/15/11 / 12/15/11 / Done
Webinar (#16) / Title: Physician Supervision Requirements and False Claims Implications for Diagnostic Testing
Speakers: Paul Kim, Donald Romano, and Jennifer Weaver
Moderator: Rick Hindmand
Co-sponsors: Physician, RAP, and Fraud PGs / 10/11 / 1/10/12 (rescheduled from 11/30/11) / 1/11/12 / Done
Webinar (#17) / Title: Social Media Webinar Bootcamp Series, Part I: Introduction to the Hows and the Whys
Speakers: Matthew Fisher and John Zimmerman
Moderator: Gary Kaplan
Co-sponsors: HIT, HHS, Labor, Physician, and TH PGs / 11/11 / 1/11/12 / 1/11/12 / Done
Webinar (#18) / Title: Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Bootcamp Webinar Series, Part I: Fraud Healthcare Primer
Speakers: Kevin Raphael, Laura Laemmle-Weidenfeld, and Anjana Patel
Co-sponsors: Fraud, HCL, HHS, IHC, Physicians, and RAP PGs / 11/11 / 1/17/12 / 1/17/12 / Done
Webinar (#19) / Title: Corporate Practice of Medicine Webinar: A Review of the Doctrine and Its Applications
Speakers: Ericka Adler, Roy Breitenbach, Andrew Demetriou, and Dawnmarie Matlock
Moderator: Rosanna Willis
Co-sponsors: BLG, HHS, IHC, LTC-SIR, and Physician PGs / 11/11 / 1/26/12 / 1/26/12 / Done
Webinar (#20) / Title: Social Media Webinar Bootcamp Series, Part III: How to Use Social Media and Social Networking: Focus on Twitter, Blogging, and Up and Comers
Speakers: Robert Coffield and John Zimmerman
Moderator: David Harlow
Co-sponsors: HIT, HHS, Labor, Physician, and TH PGs / 11/11 / 1/31/12 / 1/31/12 / Done
Webinar (#21) / Title: Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Bootcamp Webinar Series, Part II: Stark Law: Soup to Nuts
Speakers: Don Romano, David Matyas, Julie Kass, and Joan Daily
Co-sponsors: Fraud, HCL, HHS, IHC, Physicians, and RAP PGs / 11/11 / 2/14/12 / 2/14/12 / Done
Webinar (#22) /
Title: Health Insurance Exchanges, Part III: A Transformed Marketplace: State Exchanges and the Essential Health Benefits PackageSpeakers: Joel Ario and Daniel Durham
Moderator: Julie Barnes
Co-sponsors: HCR TF
/ 2/12 / 2/16/12 / 2/16/12 / DoneWebinar (#23) / Title: Social Media Webinar Bootcamp Series, Part IV: How to Use Social Media and Social Networking: Is there a Policy For That?
Speakers: Daniel Goldman, Samantha Johnson, and Valerie Montague
Moderator: Amanda Bhikhari
Co-sponsors: HIT, HHS, Labor, Physician, and TH PGs / 11/11 / 2/23/12 / 2/23/12 / Done
Webinar (#11) / Title: AHLA/HFMA Webinar Series, Session I: Current Trends in Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions, Consolidations, and Affiliations
Speakers: Carsten Beith and Beth Guest
Co-sponsors: AHLA PGs and HFMA / 12/11 / 2/28/12 / 2/28/12 / Done
Webinar (#24) / Title: Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Bootcamp Webinar Series, Part III: The Federal Anti-Kickback Law: An Overview, Recent Enforcement Trends and Impact of Healthcare Reform
Speakers: Cathy Martin, Tom Crane, and Heather O’Shea
Co-sponsors: Fraud, HCL, HHS, IHC, Physicians, and RAP PGs / 11/11 / 3/1/12 / 3/1/12 / Done
Webinar (#25) / Title: Are Professional Service Agreements an Attractive Physician-Hospital Integration Option?
Speakers: Ann Bittinger, John D’Andrea, and Timothy Reed
Moderator: TBD
Co-sponsors: Physician PG and Sullivan Cotter and Associate Inc / 11/11 / 3/6/12 / 3/6/12 / Done
Webinar (#26) / Title: AHLA/HFMA Webinar Series, Session II: Deal Killers: Navigating Compliance, Financing, and Other Obstacles
Speakers: Daniel Cain, Paul DeMuro, Deborah Gordon, and Scott Powder
Co-sponsors: AHLA PGs and HFMA / 12/11 / 3/15/12 / 3/15/12 / Done
Webinar (#27) /
Title: Health Insurance Exchanges Webinar Series, Part IV--Health Insurance Exchange Rule: What Do Health Plans Do Now?Speakers: Joel Ario and Julie Barnes
Co-sponsors: HCR TF
/ 3/12 / 3/19/12 / 3/19/12 / DoneWebinar (#28) / Title: Social Media Webinar Bootcamp Series, Part V: How to Safely Use Social Media and Social Networking in Your Health Law Practice: Avoid Privacy and Security Pitfalls
Speakers: David Harlow, Vadim Schick, and Glenn Prives
Moderator: Valerie Montague
Co-sponsors: HIT, HHS, Labor, Physician, and TH PGs / 11/11 / 3/20/12 / 3/20/12 / Done
Webinar (#29) /
Title: U.S. Supreme Court Arguments on the Constitutionality of PPACA, Part I: Supreme Court Experts Analyze the ArgumentsSpeakers: John Elwood, Mark Hall, Darly Joseffer, and Elizabeth Papez
Moderator: Mark Hall
Co-sponsors: HCL PG and HCR TF and HHS, Labor, PPMC, Physician, and RAP PGs / 3/12 / 4/2/12 / 4/2/12 / DoneWebinar (#30) /
Title: U.S. Supreme Court Arguments on the Constitutionality of PPACA, Part II: Substantive Impacts of the DecisionSpeakers: Julie Barnes, Timothy Jost, Paula Stannard, and Peter Urbanowicz
Moderator: Julie Barnes
Co-sponsors: HCL PG and HCR TF and HHS, Labor, PPMC, Physician, and RAP PGs
/ 3/12 / 4/4/12 / 4/4/12 / DoneWebinar (#31) / Title: Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Bootcamp Webinar Series, Part IV: Federal Civil False Claims Act
Speakers: Steve Sozio and Carol Poindexter
Co-sponsors: Fraud, HCL, HHS, IHC, Physicians, and RAP PGs / 11/11 / 4/5/12 / 4/5/12 / Done
Webinar (#32) / Title: The Hospital Medical Staff of the Future Webinar Series, Part I: The Role of the Medical Staff in an Era of Healthcare Consolidation, Health System Reform, and Increased Physician Employment
Speakers: Barbara Blackmond, Jay Gregory, and Arthur Snow
Moderator: Kathy Poppitt
Co-sponsors: MSCPR and Labor PGs / 2/12 / 4/17/12 (rescheduled from 3/27/12) / 4/17/12 / Done
Webinar (#33) / Title: AHLA/HFMA Webinar Series, Session III: Components for Effective Post-Deal Transitions, Integration, and Planning
Speakers: Anthony Perez and Sarah Swank
Co-sponsors: AHLA PGs and HFMA / 11/11 / 4/18/12 / 4/18/12 / Done
Webinar (#34) / Title: Social Media Webinar Bootcamp Series, Part VI: How to Practice Safe and Ethical Social Networking: Be Careful While Friending, Linking, and Tweeting Your Way to Success
Speakers: Alan Goldberg and Barbara Saunders
Moderator: Matthew Fisher
Co-sponsors: HIT, HHS, Labor, Physician, and TH PGs / 11/11 / 4/24/12 / 4/24/12 / Done
Webinar (#35) / Title: Best Practices for Dealing With Difficult Discharges
Speakers: Mary Daymont and Alice McDermott
Moderator: Dawn Crumel
Co-sponsors: TH, PPMC, and Physician PGs / 3/12 / 4/26/12 / 4/26/12 / Done
Webinar (#36) / Title: Emerging Trends in Physician Compensation to Support Alignment, Drive Quality, and Adapt to Changes in Reimbursement
Speakers: David Felicio and Kim Mobley
Moderator: Robert Gerberry / 3/12 / 4/27/12 / 4/27/12 / Done
Webinar (#37) /
Title: FTC v. ProMedica: Views from Both Sides of a Contested Hospital MergerSpeakers: David Argue, David Marx, and Matthew Reilly