AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Adam Nunn, Director, Consulting Services, Clearwater, speaks with Jiayan Chen, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Leeann Habte, Partner, Best Best & Krieger LLP, and Ty Kayam, Corporate Counsel, Microsoft, about legal and compliance considerations related to key cybersecurity frameworks, standards, and certifications. They discuss developments related to Public Law 116-321, due diligence...

Most lawyers dream of arguing a case before the Supreme Court, but only a few ever get the chance. One of those lucky few was AHLA member Daniel Hettich, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, who argued for the defense in Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation at the Supreme Court on November 29, 2021 (the opinion was issued on June 24, 2022). Daniel tells Ross Burris, Shareholder, Polsinelli PC, and Jea...

In this episode of AHLA's monthly series on fraud and abuse issues, Matthew Wetzel, Partner, Goodwin Procter, speaks with Jennifer Michael, Member, Bass Berry & Sims, about OIG Advisory Opinion 22-14, which was released on June 29 and analyzes an ophthalmology practice's proposal to offer continuing education (CE) programs for local optometrists. They discuss the requestor’s four pro...

AHLA's monthly podcast featuring health lawyer and blogger Norm Tabler's informative and entertaining take on recent health law and other legal developments.  Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podca...

In 2021, nearly $30 billion was invested in digital health and the technology that supports it. As of 2022, almost a third of Americans were using some sort of digital health mechanism, such as telehealth or an app. Will Clark, vCISO and Principal Consultant, Clearwater, speaks with Sara Shanti, Partner, Sheppard Mullin, about the ongoing revolution in digital health and the technology that is ris...

Harvey Tettlebaum, Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP, speaks with Priya Bathija, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, American Hospital Association, and Sarah Swank, Counsel, Nixon Peabody LLP, about the concept of digital health equity and its legal implications. They discuss digital health equity as a social determinant of health, examples of barriers to digital health equity, the legal opportuni...

AHLA's monthly podcast featuring health lawyer and blogger Norm Tabler's informative and entertaining take on recent health law and other legal developments.  Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podca...

Peter Herrick, Partner, Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP, speaks with Subramaniam Ramanarayanan, Managing Director, Nera Economic Consulting, and Christine White, Vice President, Office of Legal Affairs, Northwell Health, about some of the key antitrust highlights and takeaways from AHLA’s 2022 Health Care Transactions Program in Nashville, TN. They discuss the recent Lifespan/Care New England tr...

In this recording of a live session that took place during Health Law Week 2022 , Asha Scielzo, Director of the Health Law and Policy Program at American University Washington College of Law and AHLA Board member, speaks with Sarah de Guia, Chief Executive Officer of ChangeLab Solutions. They discuss the intersection between structural discrimination and health inequities and explore innovative le...

In this episode of AHLA's monthly series on fraud and abuse issues, Matthew Wetzel, Partner, Goodwin Procter, speaks with Robert S. Salcido, Partner, Akin Gump, about recent developments related to the False Claims Act (FCA). They discuss the ongoing split in circuit cases regarding when reasonable clinical judgements can be subject to the FCA, the government’s attack on joint ventures involv...

Aastha Madaan Farr, Senior Legal Counsel, SCAN Health Plan, speaks to three South Asian health care attorneys about their career journeys, the status of South Asians in the legal profession, and the advice they would give to students or early career attorneys interested in entering the health law field. Aastha’s guests are Manasa Gopal, Associate General Counsel, Columbia University Irving Medical...

There has been a boom in physicians and physician groups entering into partnership or employment with hospitals or other entities, especially during the pandemic. Jessica Stack, Principal, Veralon, speaks with Kristen McDermott Woodrum, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP, and Tara Ravi, Of Counsel, Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP, about the trends and regulatory challenges impacting the different play...

AHLA's monthly podcast featuring health lawyer and blogger Norm Tabler's informative and entertaining take on recent health law and other legal developments. Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcas...

Aletheia Lawry, General Counsel, NextCare Holdings, Inc., speaks with Tony Kouba, Principal, ECG Management Consultants, and Kelsey Jernigan, Partner, K&L Gates LLP, about some of the recent changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and how provider compensation programs are responding. They discuss the split in how health systems are using the MPFS, how 2021 compensation data surv...

The use and development of health apps has exploded over the past several years. Jon Moore, Chief Risk Officer and Senior Vice President of Consulting Services, Clearwater, speaks with Robert Kantrowitz, Associate, Kirkland & Ellis, about the legal framework surrounding health apps and what is currently happening in the industry. They discuss trends related to M&A and investment, the FTC’s...

Signed into law on January 5, 2021, Public Law 116-321 requires HHS to take into consideration certain recognized security practices of covered entities and business associates when determining potential fines, audit results, or other remedies for resolving potential violations of the HIPAA Security Rule. Dawn Morgenstern, Chief Privacy Officer and Director of Consulting Services, Clearwater, spea...

What pre-transactions considerations should potential buyers and sellers in the health care market think about as they prepare to make a deal? What are the key provisions of a non-disclosure agreement and what happens if confidentiality is violated? What are the key aspects of the due diligence process? Wayne Pryor, Managing Director, VMG Health, speaks with Heather Alleva, Associate, Baker Donels...

Physicians continue to be sought after for partnership or acquisition by health systems, private equity-backed enterprises, and other investors. When met with the opportunity, physician groups must determine whether to partner with one of these organizations, remain independent, or join non-private equity/hospital-backed supergroups. Jed Roher, Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP, speaks with Jessica Sta...

In this episode of AHLA's monthly series on fraud and abuse issues, Matthew Wetzel, Partner, Goodwin Procter, speaks with Julie Wagner, Head of Global Ethics, Compliance & Enforcement Legal Policy, PhRMA, and Martina Rozumberkova, Principal, Control Risks, about changes made to the PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America) Code related to speaker programs, partly in res...

Real estate is an essential element of health care. Goran Musinovic, Vice President, Realty Trust Group, hosts a conversation with two compliance officers who offer insights into their health systems’ real estate operations. They discuss: The goal of real estate from a compliance perspective. How the real estate function is staffed and challenges associated with geographically dispersed teams and...

Sarah Swank, Counsel, Nixon Peabody LLP, reunites two years later with two of the hospital general counsel she spoke with on the first episode of the GC Roundtable series and again one year later —Richard Korman, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, Avera Health, and David Rowan, Chief Legal Officer, Cleveland Clinic. Together, they reflect on their experiences over the past two years and how...

This special series highlights AHLA leaders who discuss key moments in their careers, current and future trends in health law, and AHLA’s role in their professional development. In this episode, Chip Hutzler, Director, Horne LLP, speaks with Saralisa Brau, Assistant General Counsel, McKesson. Saralisa is a member of AHLA’s Board of Directors.  Saralisa talks about her path from pre-med to health l...

In August 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued the Health Breach Notification Rule (Breach Rule), which requires vendors of personal health records and related entities to provide notice to consumers following a breach. After over a decade without any enforcement of the Breach Rule, the FTC issued a policy statement in September 2021 clarifying that health apps and connected device comp...

This special series highlights AHLA leaders who discuss key moments in their careers, current and future trends in health law, and AHLA’s role in their professional development. In this episode, Chip Hutzler, Director, Horne LLP, speaks with Tizgel High, Chief Compliance Officer and Privacy Officer, LifePoint Health. Tizgel is a member of AHLA’s Board of Directors.  Tizgel talks about her early pa...

AHLA's monthly podcast featuring health lawyer and blogger Norm Tabler's informative and entertaining take on recent health law and other legal developments.  Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podca...