AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

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 Ari Markenson, Partner, Venable LLP. Ari is a member of AHLA’s Board of Directors.  Ari talks about how his childhood walking the halls of hospitals and medic...

In this episode of AHLA's monthly series on fraud and abuse issues, Matthew Wetzel, Partner, Goodwin Procter, speaks to Chris Sabis, who heads the Government Compliance & Investigations Group at Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison PLC, about recent developments in the government’s approach to electronic health records (EHRs). They discuss what constitutes EHR fraud, the concept of Meaningfu...

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 Carol Carden, Managing Principal of Valuation Services, PYA. Carol is a member of AHLA’s Board of Directors.  Carol talks about what led her to health care co...

Wes Morris, Senior Director of Consulting Services, Clearwater, speaks with Valerie Montague, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP, about the latest trends involving enforcement of OCR’s Right of Access Initiative. They discuss why access to health care records remains such a challenging issue, notable recent cases of enforcement and how they align with historical trends, exceptions to the Right of Access,...

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 Suzanne Scrutton, Partner, Vorys Sater Seymour & Pease LLP. Suzanne is a member of AHLA’s Board of Directors.  Suzanne talks about how her first job out o...

George Jackson, Director of Health IT and Digital Health, Clearwater, speaks with Nathan Kottkamp, Partner, Williams Mullen, about the legal ramifications that health systems need to be prepared for when planning for the potential of ransomware attacks. They discuss the importance of cybersecurity insurance, legal liabilities for third parties that are involved with a health system experiencing a...

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 Lisa Ohrin Wilson, Senior Technical Advisor, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Lisa is a member of AHLA’s Board of Directors.  Lisa talks about ho...

Kaj Rozga, Counsel, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, speaks with Michelle Yost Hale, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and Paul Wong, Director, NERA Economic Consulting, about the key takeaways from the Sidibe v. Sutter case, which was a class-action lawsuit filed by consumers in Northern California alleging that Sutter Health engaged in anti-competitive contracting practices; the case ende...

Sarah Swank, Counsel, Nixon Peabody LLP, speaks with Randall M. Clark, M.D., FASA, President of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, and Karen Fisher, Chief Public Policy Officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges, about how the American health care system responded to the pandemic and what it faces going forward. They discuss how the pandemic impacted physicians and health care...

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...

Hospitals and health systems have been dealing with staffing shortages for years, but the pandemic exacerbated the problem as hospital volumes declined and many hospitals experienced significant financial losses. The gap between the unemployment rate and job openings in the health industry by the end of 2021 was at its highest level in 15 years, and the turnover rate in the health care industry in...

In this episode of AHLA's monthly series on fraud and abuse issues, Matthew Wetzel, Partner, Goodwin Procter, speaks to Greg Russo, Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group, about HRSA-paid COVID claims and some of the potential fraud and compliance risks that providers might face as the public health emergency continues and eventually comes to an end. They discuss HRSA’s guidance for provi...

In honor of International Women’s Day, AHLA’s Women’s Leadership Council is pleased to present this three-part series highlighting the career journeys of female leaders in health law. In the third episode, Jennifer Cottrell, COO/CFO, Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting, speaks with Lisa Vandecaveye, General Counsel for The Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization that accredits thousands of U.S. heal...

In honor of International Women’s Day, AHLA’s Women’s Leadership Council is pleased to present this three-part series highlighting the career journeys of female leaders in health law. In the second episode, Jennifer Cottrell, COO/CFO, Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting, speaks with Catherine Hanaway, Chair of national law firm Husch Blackwell. Catherine has represented clients from across the health c...

In honor of International Women’s Day, AHLA’s Women’s Leadership Council is pleased to present this three-part series highlighting the career journeys of female leaders in health law. In the first episode, Jennifer Cottrell, COO/CFO, Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting, speaks with Dr. Melinda Estes, President and CEO of Saint Luke’s Health System and 2020 Chair of the American Hospital Association. Dr...

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 2022. In the tenth episode, Valerie Rock, Principal, PYA, speaks with Robin Locke Nagele, Principal, Post & Schell PC, about the expansion of Advanced Practice Professionals (APPs) during the pandemic. They discuss the way...

Denise M. Hill, Associate Professor, Drake University, speaks with Brian Dean Abramson, author of the second edition of AHLA’s Vaccine, Vaccination, and Immunization Law , about the latest trends in vaccine, vaccination, and immunization law. Specific trends discussed include employer/employee considerations, international and comparative vaccine law, and legal responses to anti-vaccine activism....

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 2022. In the ninth episode, Martie Ross, Office Managing Principal, PYA, speaks with Tiana Korley, University of Michigan Office of the General Counsel, about how providers are pursuing value-based arrangements under the new A...

Gelvina Rodriguez Stevenson, Associate General Counsel, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, speaks to three Latino and Latina health care and life sciences attorneys about their career journeys, the status of Latinos and Latinas in the legal profession, and the advice they would give to students or early career attorneys interested in entering the health law field. Gelvina’s guests are Marcela Ki...

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 2022. In the eighth episode, Jane Jerzak, Consulting Principal, PYA, speaks with Purvi Maniar, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, about the key behavioral health impacts related to the pandemic. They discuss how the market...

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...

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 2022. In the seventh episode, Michael Ramey, Principal, PYA, speaks with Sarah Swank, Counsel, Nixon Peabody LLP, and Michael Herald, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, Guardian Healthcare, about the supply chai...

Sarah Swank, Counsel, Nixon Peabody LLP, speaks to three GCs of children’s hospitals about their experiences, and those of their institutions, during the pandemic. They discuss challenges related to staffing, remote working, and treating patients with mental health issues. Sarah’s guests are William Chaltraw, Chief Legal Officer, Valley Children’s Healthcare, Moses Vargas, General Counsel, Connect...

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 2022. In the sixth episode, Mouzhan Mangum, Principal and Chief Operating Officer, PYA, speaks with Tiffany Buckley-Norwood, Associate Counsel, Employment, Trinity Health, about the benefits of diversity in the health care wor...

In this episode of AHLA's monthly series on fraud and abuse issues, Matthew Wetzel, Partner, Goodwin Procter, speaks to Brett McNeal, Vice President of Legal Affairs, CAN Community Health Inc., Rob Yates, Deputy Attorney General, Indiana Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and Joe Wolfe, Partner, Hall Render, about some of their fraud and abuse predictions for 2022. They discuss the continued afterm...