AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

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 fifth episode, Barry Mathis, Principal, PYA, speaks with Nathan A. Kottkamp, Partner, Williams Mullen, about the steps that entities should take to prepare for ransomware attacks and the main components of any res...

Ann O’Brien, Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP, and Eric Grannon, Partner, White & Case LLP, discuss the intersection of antitrust, labor, and health care; recent trends; and criminal antitrust no poach and wage fixing cases. They also discuss the recent historical focus on labor and competition, current trends at the FTC and across the Biden Administration related to the intersection of comp...

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 fourth episode, Lori Foley, Office Managing Principal, PYA, speaks with Shalyn Smith McKitt, Attorney, Balch & Bingham LLP, about the major employment law issues currently facing the health care workforce. The...

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...

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 third episode, Tynan Kugler, Principal, PYA, speaks with Jody Rudman, Office Managing Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP, about enforcement efforts related to the relief, assistance, and monetary protections for U.S. bu...

In the fourth installment of their popular annual series, John D. Carroll, Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP and Alexis J. Gilman, Partner, Crowell and Moring LLP, are joined by Jeny Maier, Partner, Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP, to discuss 2021's biggest antitrust developments and what attorneys should expect in 2022. Sponsored by Axinn . Essential Legal Updates, Now in...

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 second episode, Michael Ramey, Principal, PYA, speaks with Lisl Dunlop, Partner, Axinn, about the shifting dynamics in federal antitrust enforcement under the Biden Administration. They discuss new factors that th...

In this episode of AHLA's monthly series on fraud and abuse issues, Matthew Wetzel, Partner, Goodwin Procter, speaks to Charles Oppenheim, Partner, Hooper Lundy, about recent developments to the Stark Law one year after sweeping new regulations were enacted in January 2021. They discuss issues that are new to the health care delivery system that remain unaddressed by the Stark Law regulations...

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 first episode, Bob Paskowski, Principal, PYA, speaks with Benjamin Fee, Attorney, Hall Render, about the implementation and enforcement of the hospital price transparency requirements one year after they were enac...

In the second installment of their popular annual series, William Horton, Partner, Jones Walker, Daniel Murphy, Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, and Judith Waltz, Partner, Foley & Lardner, discuss some of the key health law developments in 2021 and what to expect in 2022. They examine the overall state of the health care industry from a regulatory perspective amid the continuing effects...

In this episode of AHLA's monthly series on fraud and abuse issues, Matthew Wetzel, Partner, Goodwin Procter, speaks to Todd Nova, Shareholder, Hall Render, about issues related to the 340B drug discount program. They discuss discrepancies in how federal courts are interpreting the program’s requirements around contract pharmacies, issues related to drug diversion and duplicate discounts, leg...

While spending on cybersecurity is increasing for many health care organizations in 2022, the investment is likely not enough to keep pace with rapid digitization and the growing number of cyberattacks occurring across the industry. With limited time and resources, how should organizations be thinking about prioritizing efforts to manage cybersecurity and related HIPAA compliance matters in the ye...

In this episode of AHLA's monthly series on fraud and abuse issues, Matthew Wetzel, Partner, Goodwin Procter, speaks to Laura Laemmle-Weidenfeld, Partner, Jones Day, about some of the significant changes that have taken place in health law enforcement over the past year. They discuss changes to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute safe harbor for personal services arrangements, challenges...

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...

There are profound changes taking place in the American health care market. Heather Fine, Partner, Major, Lindsey & Africa, speaks with Daniel Lantry, Vice President of Legal Affairs, North America, Sonova US Corporate Services LLC, and Earl Barnes, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, AMITA Health, about current market trends in health care and the impact of these trends on the i...

Hospitals and health systems rely heavily on published compensation data for establishing their provider compensation and as part of their documentation for regulatory compliance. A lot of questions have arisen from the recently published benchmarks, related to impacts of the pandemic and comparability challenges associated with implementation of the latest Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Emma Mi...

With a new leader at the helm of the Office for Civil Rights, how might the regulatory climate change as we move into 2022 and what impact could that change have on data privacy and security programs? Dawn Morgenstern, Chief Privacy Officer and Senior Principal Consultant, Clearwater, speaks with Jeff Gibson, Member, Bass Berry & Sims, about government agency developments and the evolving regu...

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...

Bob Chaput, Founder and Executive Chairman, Clearwater, speaks with Iliana Peters, Shareholder, Polsinelli, about the evolution of enterprise cyber risk management and the legal liabilities that health care executives and legal counsel must consider. Bob and Iliana authored an article for the February 2021 issue of Health Law Connections magazine entitled, “ The Legal Liabilities of Enterprise Cyb...

Jen McDowell, founder, (re)connect consulting, llc, speaks with Danica Sun, Associate Counsel, Cleveland Clinic Florida, and Keeley Burns, Managing Counsel, Cigna, about the problem of burnout in health law professionals. They discuss the worsening rates of burnout among health law professionals and why repairing relationships with coworkers and talking about workplace feelings is crucial for stre...

Cannabis law is a relatively new and growing area of the law. Lisa Gora, Shareholder, Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer, speaks with Richard Cheng, Member, Weaver Johnston Nelson, and Alexander Malyshev, Partner, Carter Ledyard & Milburn, about this emerging area of the law and its implications for the health care industry. They discuss the patchwork of different cannabis laws among the states, th...

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 this episode of AHLA's monthly series on fraud and abuse issues, Matthew Wetzel, Partner, Goodwin Procter, speaks to Jennifer Michael, Bass Berry & Sims, and Samantha Flanzer, OIG, about OIG’s September 24 Request for Information (RFI) on how to improve its guidance and “modernize the accessibility and usability of our publicly available resources.” They discuss what is prompting OIG’s...

How can medical staff leaders address concerns around provider professionalism? Sharon Beckwith, CEO, MDReview, speaks with Don Lefkowits, MD, FACEP, physician at Denver Health and current president of the Colorado Medical Board, and Sara Cameron, CPMSM, CPCS, Director of Medical Staff Services at Hospital Sisters Health System, about the steps that medical staff professionals should take when add...

How can medical staff leaders address concerns around provider professionalism? Sharon Beckwith, CEO, MDReview, speaks with Don Lefkowits, MD, FACEP, physician at Denver Health and current president of the Colorado Medical Board, and Sara Cameron, CPMSM, CPCS, Director of Medical Staff Services at Hospital Sisters Health System, about some of the challenges posed by provider professionalism concer...