Time: 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern (90 minutes)
Session Format: Live Webinar
CLE Credit Available:  Yes

Topic: Can We Pay For That? Delving Into FMV Issues in Practice Acquisitions, Physician Integrations, and Other Health Care Transactions

The webinar will bring together top legal and valuation experts to discuss the requirements of FMV and commercial reasonableness in physician practice acquisitions, integrations, and other health care transactions.

Issues covered in the webinar will include: 

• The mechanics of the exceptions and safe harbors applicable to practice acquisitions and integrations; 
• Approaches (both internal and external) for determining and documenting FMV and commercial reasonableness in practice acquisitions and integrations; and
• Pitfalls and lessons learned from recent health care regulatory and enforcement actions involving practice acquisitions and integrations.

Level of Difficulty: 

Listen With a Colleague Registration

• AHLA Member: $149
• Government, Academician, Public Interest, or Solo Practitioner AHLA Member: $99
• Student, Paralegal, or Retired AHLA Member: $99
  AHLA Member Listen with a Colleague Option (see "Listen with a Colleague" link on Overview tab): $99
• Non-AHLA Member: $199

Content Lead:

• Fair Market Value Affinity Group

Partnering AHLA Group

• Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group

The “Listen with a Colleague" option allows multiple registrants from the same organization and location to participate in the webinar at a discounted rate. It may ONLY be used if at least one person from your organization and location has registered at the regular/full webinar registration rate. Please note that those who register under the reduced “Listen with a Colleague" rate must access the webinar from the same location and computer as the full-priced registrant they are registered under.

The “Listen with a Colleague" option is continuing legal education (CLE) credit-eligible. In order to obtain a certificate of completion for submission to a state CLE accrediting body, those registered under this option must obtain the attendance verification code—which will be displayed at a random time during the webinar—and enter that code under “Verification Code for Live Webinar" section of the webinar description webpage. Please note that each registrant must submit a complete evaluation from their individual accounts to obtain a certificate of completion.

If you have any questions about this registration option, please contact customer support.

Time: 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern (90 minutes)
Session Format: Live Webinar
CLE Credit Available:  Yes

Topic: An Exploration of FMV Issues in Co-Management, Call Coverage, Administrative, and Other Specialized Physician Service Arrangements

The webinar panel will bring together top legal and valuation experts to discuss current FMV and commercial reasonableness issues impacting co-management, call coverage, administrative, and other specialized physician service arrangements. Issues covered in the webinar will include: 

• Stark and Anti-kickback considerations affecting physician compensation arrangements; 
• Summary of key court cases and OIG opinions; 
• Valuation approaches and key considerations impacting co-management, call coverage, administrative/ medical director and other specialized physician service arrangements; 
• Co-management arrangements (fee structures, value drivers, quality, compliance considerations); 
• Call coverage arrangements (value drivers, restricted/unrestricted, excess call); and
• Administrative or specialty arrangements (value drivers, controls, compliance).

Level of Difficulty:

Listen With a Colleague Registration

• AHLA Member: $149
• Government, Academician, Public Interest, or Solo Practitioner AHLA Member: $99
• Student, Paralegal, or Retired AHLA Member: $99
  AHLA Member Listen with a Colleague Option (see "Listen with a Colleague" link on Overview tab): $99
• Non-AHLA Member: $199

Content Lead:

• Fair Market Value Affinity Group

Partnering AHLA Group

• Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group

The “Listen with a Colleague" option allows multiple registrants from the same organization and location to participate in the webinar at a discounted rate. It may ONLY be used if at least one person from your organization and location has registered at the regular/full webinar registration rate. Please note that those who register under the reduced “Listen with a Colleague" rate must access the webinar from the same location and computer as the full-priced registrant they are registered under.

The “Listen with a Colleague" option is continuing legal education (CLE) credit-eligible. In order to obtain a certificate of completion for submission to a state CLE accrediting body, those registered under this option must obtain the attendance verification code—which will be displayed at a random time during the webinar—and enter that code under “Verification Code for Live Webinar" section of the webinar description webpage. Please note that each registrant must submit a complete evaluation from their individual accounts to obtain a certificate of completion.

If you have any questions about this registration option, please contact customer support.

Time: 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern (90 minutes)
Session Format: Live Webinar
CLE Credit Available:  Yes

Topic: Valuing Health Care Real Estate Interests: FMV Issues in Leases, Timeshares, and other Real Estate Transactions

This webinar is the result of collaboration between the AHLA’s Real Estate and FMV affinity groups. The webinar panel will bring together top legal and valuation experts to discuss the requirements of FMV and commercial reasonableness in connection with health care real estate. The webinar will include an overview of an updated version of the AHLA’s popular Health Care Real Estate Toolkit. Issues covered in the webinar will include:

• The mechanics of the Stark Law exceptions applicable to health care real estate transactions, including timeshared space
• Approaches (both internal and external) for determining and documenting FMV and commercial reasonableness in real estate transactions;
• Pitfalls and lessons learned from recent health care regulatory and enforcement actions involving real estate; and
• An overview of the updated Health Care Real Estate FMV Toolkit.

Level of Difficulty:

Listen With a Colleague Registration

• AHLA Member: $149
• Government, Academician, Public Interest, or Solo Practitioner AHLA Member: $99
• Student, Paralegal, or Retired AHLA Member: $99
  AHLA Member Listen with a Colleague Option (see "Listen with a Colleague" link on Overview tab): $99
• Non-AHLA Member: $199

Content Lead:

• Fair Market Value Affinity Group

Partnering AHLA Group

• Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group
• Real Estate Affinity Group

The “Listen with a Colleague" option allows multiple registrants from the same organization and location to participate in the webinar at a discounted rate. It may ONLY be used if at least one person from your organization and location has registered at the regular/full webinar registration rate. Please note that those who register under the reduced “Listen with a Colleague" rate must access the webinar from the same location and computer as the full-priced registrant they are registered under.

The “Listen with a Colleague" option is continuing legal education (CLE) credit-eligible. In order to obtain a certificate of completion for submission to a state CLE accrediting body, those registered under this option must obtain the attendance verification code—which will be displayed at a random time during the webinar—and enter that code under “Verification Code for Live Webinar" section of the webinar description webpage. Please note that each registrant must submit a complete evaluation from their individual accounts to obtain a certificate of completion.

If you have any questions about this registration option, please contact customer support.

Time: 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern (90 minutes)
Session Format: Live Webinar
CLE Credit Available:  Yes

Topic: FMV Strategies for Compensating Employed Physicians in Today’s Competitive Market

The webinar will bring together top legal and valuation experts to discuss the requirements of FMV and commercial reasonableness surrounding employed physicians, including issues and challenges associated with determining and documenting appropriate levels of compensation. Issues covered in the webinar will include:

• Stark and Anti-kickback considerations for both currently employed and physicians being recruited;
• Valuation approaches and key considerations when recruiting physicians;
• Understanding the impact of recruiting incentives and FMV;
• Structuring income guarantees;
• Stacking considerations and commercial reasonableness;
• Strategies for reviewing written valuation reports; and
• Challenges associated with call coverage, quality incentives, administrative/ medical director service arrangements, and APC supervision.

Level of Difficulty: 

Listen With a Colleague Registration

• AHLA Member: $149
• Government, Academician, Public Interest, or Solo Practitioner AHLA Member: $99
• Student, Paralegal, or Retired AHLA Member: $99
  AHLA Member Listen with a Colleague Option (see "Listen with a Colleague" link on Overview tab): $99
• Non-AHLA Member: $199

Content Lead:

• Fair Market Value Affinity Group

Partnering AHLA Group

• Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group

The “Listen with a Colleague" option allows multiple registrants from the same organization and location to participate in the webinar at a discounted rate. It may ONLY be used if at least one person from your organization and location has registered at the regular/full webinar registration rate. Please note that those who register under the reduced “Listen with a Colleague" rate must access the webinar from the same location and computer as the full-priced registrant they are registered under.

The “Listen with a Colleague" option is continuing legal education (CLE) credit-eligible. In order to obtain a certificate of completion for submission to a state CLE accrediting body, those registered under this option must obtain the attendance verification code—which will be displayed at a random time during the webinar—and enter that code under “Verification Code for Live Webinar" section of the webinar description webpage. Please note that each registrant must submit a complete evaluation from their individual accounts to obtain a certificate of completion.

If you have any questions about this registration option, please contact customer support.

Time: 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern (90 minutes)
Session Format: Live Webinar
CLE Credit Available:  Yes

Topic:

• Review of noteworthy settlements and enforcement activity in 2018
  
• Discussion of last year's significant health care fraud court decisions (including an Escobar update)
  
• Proactive compliance measures to take in 2019 in light of fraud and abuse enforcement trends

Level of Difficulty: Intermediate

Listen With a Colleague Registration

• AHLA Member: $149
• Government, Academician, Public Interest, or Solo Practitioner AHLA Member: $99
• Student, Paralegal, or Retired AHLA Member: $99
  AHLA Member Listen with a Colleague Option (see "Listen with a Colleague" link on Overview tab): $99
• Non-AHLA Member: $199

Content Lead:

• Health Care Liability and Litigation

The “Listen with a Colleague" option allows multiple registrants from the same organization and location to participate in the webinar at a discounted rate. It may ONLY be used if at least one person from your organization and location has registered at the regular/full webinar registration rate. Please note that those who register under the reduced “Listen with a Colleague" rate must access the webinar from the same location and computer as the full-priced registrant they are registered under.

The “Listen with a Colleague" option is continuing legal education (CLE) credit-eligible. In order to obtain a certificate of completion for submission to a state CLE accrediting body, those registered under this option must obtain the attendance verification code—which will be displayed at a random time during the webinar—and enter that code under “Verification Code for Live Webinar" section of the webinar description webpage. Please note that each registrant must submit a complete evaluation from their individual accounts to obtain a certificate of completion.

If you have any questions about this registration option, please contact customer support.

False Claims Act & The Health Care Industry: Counseling & Litigation

False Claims Act & the Health Care Industry is intended to help health care lawyers, accountants, executives, and other professionals assess a company’s potential exposure to false claims liability and reform company practices to reduce the risk of liability by providing a comprehensive analysis of the FCA and its interpretation.

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Time: 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern (90 minutes)
Session Format: Live Webinar
CLE Credit Available:  Yes

Topic: How Much Should a “Rockstar Physician” Make? Key Legal and FMV Issues for Paying Specialized and Highly Productive Physicians

This webinar is the result of collaboration between the AHLA’s Academic Medical Center and FMV affinity groups. In this webinar, valuation and legal experts will discuss the mechanics of determining and documenting FMV for Rockstar physicians (the highly specialized and/or highly productive). Issues covered in the webinar will include: 

• Criteria to assist in assessing who qualifies as a Rockstar physician;
• Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statue considerations when it comes to evaluating compensation for highly specialized and productive physicians.
• The nuances when evaluating compensation arrangements particular to recruitment and employment of Rockstar physicians.

Level of Difficulty: 

Listen With a Colleague Registration

• AHLA Member: $149
• Government, Academician, Public Interest, or Solo Practitioner AHLA Member: $99
• Student, Paralegal, or Retired AHLA Member: $99
  AHLA Member Listen with a Colleague Option (see "Listen with a Colleague" link on Overview tab): $99
• Non-AHLA Member: $199

Content Lead:

• Fair Market Value Affinity Group

Partnering AHLA Group

• Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group
• Children’s Health Affinity Group

The “Listen with a Colleague" option allows multiple registrants from the same organization and location to participate in the webinar at a discounted rate. It may ONLY be used if at least one person from your organization and location has registered at the regular/full webinar registration rate. Please note that those who register under the reduced “Listen with a Colleague" rate must access the webinar from the same location and computer as the full-priced registrant they are registered under.

The “Listen with a Colleague" option is continuing legal education (CLE) credit-eligible. In order to obtain a certificate of completion for submission to a state CLE accrediting body, those registered under this option must obtain the attendance verification code—which will be displayed at a random time during the webinar—and enter that code under “Verification Code for Live Webinar" section of the webinar description webpage. Please note that each registrant must submit a complete evaluation from their individual accounts to obtain a certificate of completion.

If you have any questions about this registration option, please contact customer support.

Best Practices Handbook for Advising Clients on Fraud and Abuse Issues

Best Practices Handbook in Advising Clients on Fraud and Abuse Issues is a practical approach to the complex representation issues that permeate this area. Every health care attorney must consider and address potential fraud and abuse concerns in almost every transaction contemplated by a health care client.

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Time: 12:00-1:00 PM Eastern (60 minutes)
Format: Educational Call
Topic: Getting to Know the Managed Care Contracting Toolkit

The AHLA Managed Care Contracting Toolkit is a wonderful resource for new and experienced attorneys. The Toolkit is organized in the order of a typical managed care contract and outlines general principles that should be considered when negotiating contract provisions as a Provider or Managed Care Organization (MCO). We will walk through each section of the Toolkit, highlighting key items and insights. The toolkit includes Important principles have been listed at the beginning of each section to provide a roadmap and some general thoughts for contracting parties. This educational call is open to all AHLA members and registration is complimentary.

Note: No CLE offered for this course.

For access to the recording, please visit the sponsoring Practice Group page.

Content Lead:

• Managed Care Contracting

Time: 3:00-4:00 PM Eastern (60 minutes)
Format: Educational Call
Topic:   What you must know about the new CMS methodology for overpayment estimation

Overview:

• Review of recent updates to the Program Integrity Manual (PIM) related to statistical sampling in calculating overpayment determinations
• New accountability rules for contractors and permitted calculation methodology
• Strategies for providers to challenge extrapolations on appeal

Note: No CLE offered for this course.

For access to the recording, please visit the sponsoring Practice Group page.

Content Lead:

• Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment

Partner(s):

• n/a

Time: 11:00AM -12:00PM Eastern (60 minutes)
Format: Educational Call
Topic:  TBD

Note: No CLE offered for this course.

For access to the recording, please visit the sponsoring Practice Group page.

Content Lead:

• Fraud and Abuse Practice Group

Time: 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern (90 minutes)
Session Format: Live Webinar
CLE Credit Available:  Yes

Heather Grimsley and Elizabeth November from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will join us for this webinar to provide an in-depth look at “Pathways for Success,” the final rule on the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) published in December 2018

Level of Difficulty: Intermediate

Listen With a Colleague Registration

• AHLA Member: $149
• Government, Academician, Public Interest, or Solo Practitioner AHLA Member: $99
• Student, Paralegal, or Retired AHLA Member: $99
  AHLA Member Listen with a Colleague Option (see "Listen with a Colleague" link on Overview tab): $99
• Non-AHLA Member: $199

Content Lead:

• Accountable Care Organization

The “Listen with a Colleague" option allows multiple registrants from the same organization and location to participate in the webinar at a discounted rate. It may ONLY be used if at least one person from your organization and location has registered at the regular/full webinar registration rate. Please note that those who register under the reduced “Listen with a Colleague" rate must access the webinar from the same location and computer as the full-priced registrant they are registered under.

The “Listen with a Colleague" option is continuing legal education (CLE) credit-eligible. In order to obtain a certificate of completion for submission to a state CLE accrediting body, those registered under this option must obtain the attendance verification code—which will be displayed at a random time during the webinar—and enter that code under “Verification Code for Live Webinar" section of the webinar description webpage. Please note that each registrant must submit a complete evaluation from their individual accounts to obtain a certificate of completion.

If you have any questions about this registration option, please contact customer support.