AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Sarah Swank, Counsel, Nixon Peabody LLP, speaks to two GCs about the role of caregivers during the pandemic, the challenges they are facing, and how their organizations are providing them with the support they need. They share stories about caregivers they have interacted with and how those experiences have inspired their own careers. Sarah’s guests are Michael Herald, General Counsel and Chief Ad...

David S. Cade, Executive Vice President and CEO of AHLA, sat down with three prominent health law leaders on May 25, 2021 to discuss how we, as a community, can improve equity in health care and health law practice. In this episode, Lindsay F. Wiley, J.D., Professor of Law and Director of the Health Law and Policy Program at American University, Washington College of Law, speaks to the social dete...

David Dahlquist, Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP, and Dina Older Aguilar, Vice President, Cornerstone, discuss FTC v. Hackensack Meridian Health and Englewood Health , which was argued in the Northern District of New Jersey in May 2021 (closing arguments took place on June 2, 2021 and the case is pending a final ruling). Hackensack and Englewood entered into a merger agreement in 2019, but the F...

David S. Cade, Executive Vice President and CEO of AHLA, sat down with three prominent health law leaders on May 25, 2021 to discuss how we, as a community, can improve equity in health care and health law practice. In this episode, Daniel E. Dawes, J.D., Director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine, speaks to the political determinants of health. Dawes is a...

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 podc...

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, interviews Patricia Markus, Partner, Nelson Mullins, who is AHLA President Elect Designate for the 2021-2022 year (President for the 2023-2024 year). Trish talks about he...

In this recording of a session that took place during Health Law Week 2021 , work group members discuss notable insights and recommendations from AHLA’s April 12, 2021 virtual Health Care Disparities Convener . They share highlights from the discussions that took place on health disparities and equity in health care, social determinants of health, the impact of law on these issues, and what can be...

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, interviews Tom Shorter, Partner, Husch Blackwell, who is AHLA President Elect Designate for the 2020-2021 year (President for the 2022-2023 year). Tom talks about his car...

In this episode of AHLA's monthly series on fraud and abuse issues, Matthew Wetzel, Associate General Counsel, Compliance Officer, GRAIL, speaks to Leia Olsen, Compliance Officer, Ascension, and Scott Taebel, Partner, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, about self disclosures to CMS, OIG, and DOJ, including the benefits, requirements, and expectations. They discuss the strategies that d...

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, interviews Cindy Reisz, Partner, Bass Berry & Sims, who is AHLA President Elect for the 2020-2021 year (President for the 2021-2022 year). Cindy talks about her caree...

Wes Morris, Managing Principal Consultant, Clearwater, speaks with Joy Easterwood, Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns LLP, about the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)’s recently announced eighteenth settlement of an enforcement action in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative. OCR announced this initiative to support individuals' right to timely access of their health records at a reasonable cos...

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, interviews Craig Holden, Partner, Baker Donelson, who is AHLA President for the 2020-2021 year. Craig talks about his long career in health law, how the industry will dev...

Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Summa Health, explores some of the disruptors that hospitals and health systems are facing as the industry grapples with the effects of the pandemic, as well as strategies to evolve and address the challenges ahead. Some of the disruptors discussed include the growth of telehealth, new market entrants to health care and the role of private e...

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 a follow up to a podcast from February 2021, Gregory Moore, Dickinson Wright PLLC, speaks to Deepti Loharikar, Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness, Karen Fessel, Mental Health and Autism Insurance Project, and Alec Green and David Green, Sanford House, about behavioral health payment parity and other issues from the payer, provider, and parent advocate perspectives. They discuss whet...

Bob Chaput, Founder and Executive Chairman, Clearwater, speaks to Leon Rodriguez, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw, about the C-Suite and Board-led transformation that is required to manage cybersecurity risks in health care. They talk about how the digitization of health care has driven a greater number of and different types of cyber attacks across the health care ecosystem. They also discuss increased pe...

In this episode of AHLA's monthly series on fraud and abuse issues, Matthew Wetzel, Associate General Counsel, Compliance Officer, GRAIL, speaks to John Kelly, Managing Partner, Bass Berry & Sims, about the government’s recent crackdown on telemedicine schemes, specifically schemes in which telemedicine companies work with physicians to write medically unnecessary orders without appropria...

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 2021. In the tenth episode, Bob Paskowski, PYA, speaks to E. Dale Burrus and Lauren M. Nelson, Spencer Fane LLP, about the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted health providers in their management of risk and heigh...

Anna Whites, Owner, Anna Whites Law Office, speaks to Ty Borders, Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing and Director of the University’s Rural Health Research Center, about the status of telebehavioral health and telemedicine in rural areas. They discuss how the expansion of telehealth may impact rural health care, prospects for continued use of expanded telehealth in rural ar...

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 2021. In the ninth episode, Kathy Reep, PYA, speaks to Connie Akridge, Holland & Hart, about the requirements related to provider and payer price transparency in 2021. They discuss the Hospital Price Transparency Rule and...

Baxter Lee, CFO, Clearwater, speaks to Nesrin Tift, Partner, Bass Barry & Sims, about the compliance and cybersecurity environment that physician practice groups face. They discuss issues related to interoperability and the rise of cyber criminal activity, along with appropriate steps that physician practice groups can take to address compliance and security concerns. They also talk about how...

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 2021. In the eighth episode, Lori Foley, PYA, speaks to Gerald (Jud) E. DeLoss, Illinois Association for Behavioral Health, about the intersection between behavioral health and the rest of health care, especially as it relates...

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 2021. In the seventh episode, Valerie Rock, PYA, speaks to Brian Dean Abramson, author of Vaccine, Vaccination, and Immunization Law , about how COVID-19 has impacted the laws and regulations related to vaccine development and...

Sarah Swank, Counsel, Nixon Peabody LLP, speaks with Dr. Mark Stephan, Chief Medical Officer, Equality Health, and Dr. Tripti Kataria, an anesthesiologist practicing in Chicago, IL, about how the health care system has changed over the past decade and the effects of health care laws and regulations on physician practices. They discuss value-based care, patient care coordination, patient quality an...