|
| NOVEMBER
9 & 10, 2001 |
The
Year in Review:
Key Legal Developments in Health Care |
Mark
Busto
Chris Marsh
Douglas Ross |
ABCs
of IRSs:
Human Subject Protections in a Post-
Gelsinger Era |
Lynne
Chafetz
Laird Pisto |
Peer
Review Disputes:
A Dialog from Both Sides |
Bob
Meals
Steve Pentz
Erik Rasmussen (Moderator) |
Things
Fall Apart:
How and When to Conduct an Internal
Investigation |
Bob
Walerius
Steve Winterbauer |
Criminalization
of Healthcare:
Criminalization
of Healthcare:
What are DOJ and the OIG Up to in
Washington State and How to Respond
to Criminal Allegations |
Bob
Mahler
Harold Malkin |
Ethical
Issues in Internal and External
Investigations:
Dealing with Conflicts and Privilege Waivers
|
David
Marshall |
Patient
Safety and Full Disclosure
Meets Risk Management |
Kim
Baker
David Stallings |
| APRIL 25, 2001 |
| Current Thoughts on the New DOH Licensing Regulations |
Brenda Suiter |
| HIPAA: Privacy Regulations and Implications |
Mark Gary
Annie Mockabee |
| Federal Tax Update |
Martin Morfeld |
Dogs and Cats Sleeping Together!
The Ethics of Crisis Management and Media Communications |
Chris Bruzzo
Kathleen Deakins
Vincent T. Lombardi |
Public Policy on Parade:
A very Quick Look at Olympia and DC |
Randy Revelle
Joel Wakefield |
| Advisory Opinions |
Brad Berg |
STARK II:
Now What? |
Bob Homchick
Steve Burgon |
STARK II:
Now What? Part II |
Bob Homchick
Steve Burgon
Judith Doerr |
And the Walls Came Tumbling Down:
Natural Disaster and FEMA |
Ursula Hyman |
|
| NOVEMBER
10 & 11, 2000 |
|
Ethics Hour :
Current Topics in Biomedical Ethics |
Larry Plutko |
DOH Reporting Requirements:
Past and Future |
Barbara Shickich
Brenda Suiter
Gary Bennett |
Lessons Learned:
A Review of Recent Provider/Plan Litigation |
Teresa A. Mosher-Beluris |
Stark Reality?
A Review of the Final Regs |
Bob Homchick |
Where Do We Go Now?
Three Day's Worth of Political Perspective |
Nick Federici |
| Antitrust Update |
Doug Ross |
| Employment Law Update |
Jeffrey J. James |
A Breakdown of the Provider-Based
Reimbursement rules |
Carla DewBerry
Hema Anwar
Cindy Strauss |
A Vision for the Future at DSHS:
And How Healthcare Lawyers Might Help |
Dennis Braddock |
|
APRIL 27, 2000 |
|
| Federal Legislative Regulatory Update |
Joel Wakefield |
| Olympia Update |
Greg Vigdor |
Word From the Front Lines:
The Health Plan Perspective |
H.R. Brereton "Gubby"
Barlow |
A Foot in Both Camps:
Ethical Representation of Two Parties in the
Same Deal |
Roger Chase
John Strait |
HIPAA:
Cutting Through the Hype |
John Christiansen
Jeff Sconyers |
| Federal Tax Update |
Laverne Woods |
Regulating the Industry:
Recent OIC Activity |
Suzanne Powers |
| Professional Liability Update |
Pat Kuszler |
Clinical Chart Documentation in an Era
of Heightened Scrutiny |
Cynthia Howey |
The Past, Present, and Future of "Medical
Errors" |
Phil VanDerhoef |
Corporate Compliance Today:
A Day in the Life |
Deirdre Ridgway
Wesley Watson Jr. |
| NOVEMBER
5 & 6, 1999 |
|
| Life After Anderson or the Privilege is Dead -- Deal With It |
David Boerner |
| Fraud and Abuse Update |
Bob Homchick |
A Year in the Life of Medicare:
An Update |
Carol Gown |
The Supreme Court and the ADA:
Finally, Clear Direction? |
Jeff James |
Tales of the IRS:
Anatomy of an Audit |
Erik Rasmussen
Lorna Bixler |
| Antitrust Update |
Doug Ross |
The Evolution of Physician Financial
Arrangements |
Cam Groner |
| The Future of Healthcare -- Surviving the BBA |
Leo Greenawalt |
Halfway Home, But to Where?
A Reality Check Midway Through BBA |
Leo Greenawalt
Cam Groner
Greg Vigdor
Lori Mitchell |
|
MAY 6, 1999 |
|
Healthcare Policy After Monica:
Federal Legislative Update |
Joel Wakefield |
| Olympia Update |
Greg Vigdor |
Health Futures:
Managing Care, Managing Costs, or
Just Managing Till Sunset |
Randy Revelle |
Attorney-Client Privilege and Ethical
Parameters |
Vickie Williams
Lis Wiehl |
| Physician Recruiting/Employment |
Erik Rasmussen
Lee Thorson |
| Due Diligence/Exempt Transactions |
Judy Andrews
Lori Nomura
Lisa Hayward |
Health Failures 2000:
Solvency and Bankruptcy Issues |
Joe Shickich |
| Current Issues in EMTALA |
Steve Lipton |
Marijuana as Medicine:
Who can use, who should recommend,
and how |
John Arveson |
Hot Issues From the Medical Staff:
Sentinel Events and Peer Review
Confidentiality |
Terri Rambosek
Greg Vigdor |
Practical Problem Clinic:
Fielding the Dreaded Friday
Afternoon Phone Call |
Steve Milam
Jack Ludwick
Stu Hennessey |
| NOVEMBER
6 & 7, 1998 |
|
PSOs, MSAs, and MCOs under the
New Medicare+Choice Regulations |
Anne Redman |
Should Doctors Unionize?
An Update on Labor Unions in Health Care |
Jerry Rubin |
Current Issues in Medicare and Medicaid:
The HCFA Perspective |
Linda Ruiz |
| Recent Developments in Fraud and Abuse |
Bob Homchick |
Government and Health Care Providers:
Can This Relationship Be Saved? |
Charlie Murdter
Bob Homchick
Harold Malkin
David Robbins
Linda Ruiz |
| Antitrust Update |
Doug Ross |
OIG Advisory Opinions:
Procedure and Substance |
David Schoolcraft |
Lawyers AS Conspirators:
Professional Ethics and Federal Healthcare
Investigations |
Charlie Murdter |
From Hippocrates to HIPAA:
Recognizing and Managing Health Information System Risks |
John Christiansen |
| APRIL 30, 1998 |
|
| Federal Legislative and Regulatory Update |
Joel Wakefield |
| Olympia Update |
Greg Vigdor |
| Ethical Issues in Criminal and Regulatory Investigations of
Healthcare Providers |
Eric Thoman
Vickie Williams |
| Overview of the Health Care Marketplace in Washington |
Mary McWilliams |
| Workshop on Medical Staff and Provider Relation Issues |
Kathleen Cromp
Donna Moniz
Lisa Vincler |
| Malpractice Update |
Pat Kuszler |
| Delegated Credentialing |
Meg Jones |
| Confidentiality and Patient Rights Initiatives |
Hollie Westley |
| Workshop on Joint Ventures |
Roger Chase
Susan Duffy
Terri Rambosek |
| Incentive Compensations, Stark II, HPAA, Intermediate
Sanctions and Other Issues |
Alitha Leon Jenkins
Robert Homchick |
| Technology Contracting Including the Year 2000 Bug |
Kevin Kelly |
| NOVEMBER
14 & 15, 1997 |
|
Primer on Compliance Programs:
Overview Models, Enforcement Initiatives |
Daniel Roach |
Developing a Compliance Program:
Practical Guidance to Identify and Comply with Relevant Rules |
Daniel Roach
David Robbins
Jeffrey Rogers
Scott Strandjord |
Legal Ethics:
Compliance Program Conflict and Confidentiality Issues |
Robert Homchick |
| Washington State Year in Review |
Annette Clark |
| New EEOC Rules on Mental Health Disabilities |
Jeffrey James |
Legal and Ethical Issues --
Organ Transplants |
Lynne Chafetz |
| Antitrust Update |
Doug Ross |
| Confidentiality and the Electronic Medical Records |
Mark Del Beccaro, M.D.
David Glazer |
| MAY 2, 1997 |
|
DC Update --
What's Up in Congress? |
Joel Wakefield |
Ethics Plenary Session --
Conflicts, Confidentiality and Licensed Healthcare Providers |
Kari Glover
Donna Moniz |
| Washington State Legislative Update |
Greg Vigdor |
The Washington State Healthcare
Market --
Where We Are, Where We're Going, How Providers Are Responding |
Cindy Madden
J. Michael Rona
Randy Revelle |
| Tax Update |
Carla DewBerry |
| Labor/Employment Law Update |
Mary Petersen |
A Desktop for the Nineties:
Using the Box on Your Desk |
Jeff Sconyers |
| Hospital-Related Home Health Services |
Cindy Howey |
| Professional Liability Overview and Update |
Pat Kuszler |
| Washington State Professional Liability Insurance Markets |
Gary Morse |
Who's in Charge Here?
The Risks of Patient Referral in an Integrated Delivery System |
William Reisbick |
| What to Do When the Press Calls |
LG Blanchard
Bill Leedom |
| NOVEMBER 8
& 9, 1996 |
|
Dialing for Doctors:
The "Law" of Telemedicine |
Joel Wakefield |
Conflicts of Interest and Ethical Dilemmas for the Health Care
Lawyer:
Overview and Case Studies |
Sylvia Stevens
Annette Clark |
Fraud and Abuse/Illegal Remuneration Update
A. Physician Incentive Payment Regs
B. Implications of Federal Reform/Operation
C. New Developments |
Vickie Williams |
End-of-Life Consent Issues: Case Study
Kaemerli v. Highline (Horn Case) |
Marilee Erickson |
| "Deselection" of Providers |
Meg Jones |
Crimes in Health Care:
The Lawyer's Role and Risks |
Sheryl Gordon McCloud |
| Exempt Hospital Investment in Profit Ventures |
Brad Grisham |
| Women's Healthcare Access and Every Category of Provider Laws
and Litigation |
Margaret Lane |
| OIC Proposed Managed Care Rules |
Karen Merrikin |
| Implications of IRS Excess Benefit Rules ad Intermediate
Sanctions |
LaVerne Woods |
| Workplace Violence and OSHA Guidelines |
Mike Sullivan |
| Antitrust Update |
Doug Ross |
|
MAY
10, 2002 |
|
| Federal
Legislative and Regulatory Update |
Joel
Wakefield |
| State
Legislative Update |
Randy
Revelle |
| Washington
State Healthcare Marketplace |
The
Honorable Michael Kreidler |
| Ethical
Decision Making in Disclosure of Client Information |
Bridget
Carney
Gerry Kobluk |
| Current
Medicaid Audit and Investigation Initiatives |
Lisa
Dobson Gould
Vickie Williams |
| Physicians
and Staff Recruitment and Retention |
Kerry
Radcliffe
Gregg Rogers |
| Federal
Tax Update |
Tracey
Hawk |
| Balancing
Transparency and Confidentiality of Quality Improvement
Information |
Carol
Boston-Fleischauer
Re Knack |
| Washington
State Malpractice Update |
Kate
Battuello |
| The
Health Care Quality Improvement Act and Coordination with the
Washington Physician Health Program |
Lynn
Hankes, MD
Terri Rambosek |
|
NOVEMBER
8 & 9, 2002 |
| Antitrust
Update |
Doug
Ross |
| Labor
and Employment Update |
Brian
Morrison |
| Corporate
Integrity and Compliance after Enron and Sarbanes/Oxley |
Mark
Lamb |
| Deconstructing
Doctor Deals |
Hilary
Domeika
Cindy Strauss
Howard Thomas |
| Pharmacy
Issue Investigations |
Ed
Rauzi |
| Fraud
& Abuse / Qui Tam Update |
Robert
Homchick |
| Legal
Ethics: Document Destruction and Retention after Enron |
Pat
Kuszler |
| "Lies,
Damn Lies, and Statistics" -- Use of Statitistical Sampling
to Calculate Overpayments to Health Care Providers |
Vickie
Williams
Michael D. Intriligator |
| Washington's
Medicaid Waiver Proposal |
Troy
Hutson |
| Medical
Malpractice Crisis: What Providers Can Expect |
Cynthia
K. Zemann
Taya Briley |
|
MAY
9, 2003 |
| State
Legislative Update |
Randy
Revelle |
| Ethics:
Counsel's Duties in the New Ethical Milieu |
Rudy Hasl |
| Washington
Healthcare Market Update |
Gary R.
Gannaway |
| Federal
Legislative & Regulatory Update |
Steve Brennan |
| Update on
Human Subject Research Issues |
David Forster |
| The New
JCAHO: What's Different, and So What? |
Nancy
Greenfield |
| HIPAA and
Medical Malpractice Litigation |
Mary Spillane |
Terrorism
Insurance & Section 304 Indemnity, or "Now You See It,
Now You Don't" |
Mike Robertson |
| EMTALA
Update: A View from CMS' Perspective |
Demetra
Kossligk
Diana Migchelbrink |
| Premera
Conversion: The Pending Case |
John Conniff |
| Tax
Update |
Lorna Bixler
Susan Duffy |
| HIPAA
Security Rules |
Mark Gary
Frank Gilbert |
|
NOVEMBER 7 & 8, 2003 |
|
HIPAA Update and
Developments |
David Schoolcraft |
|
Lesson Learned from
For-Profit Faux Pas |
Bob Homchick
David Robbins |
|
Antitrust Update
Including Economic Credentialing |
Doug Ross |
|
Mental Health
Directives |
Taya Briley
Kristin Miles |
|
Certificate of Need
Developments |
Steven Pentz
Erik Rasmussen |
|
Ethics: Transaction
Counsel Responsibilities |
Don Black
Jeff Rogers |
|
Immigration Issues for
Health Lawyers |
Shalini Gujavarty |
|
EMTALA: The New
Regulations |
Hollie Westly |
|
Labor/Employment Law
Update |
Mary Drobka |
|
The Crisis in
Physician Insurance and What Hospitals Can Do |
Chris Knapp |
|
APRIL 30, 2004 |
|
State Law Update, Including Premera
Case |
Randy Revelle |
|
Proposed Changes to the Rules of
Professional Conduct |
John Strait |
|
Update on the Washington Marketplace |
Scott Armstrong |
|
Federal Update |
Steve Brennan |
|
Stark II - Final Regulations |
Robert Homchick |
|
The New Medicare Bill: An Overview |
Sandy Pitler |
|
Supreme Court Update on Cases
Affecting Health Care |
Vickie Williams |
|
Preparing for a JCAHO Survey Under
the New Rules |
Cara Bailey |
HIPAA and Disclosures to Law
Enforcement:
A Report on the WSHA Task Force |
John Lovick
Wesley Watson |
|
Representing Physicians |
Dan Dubitzky
Cy Vance |
|
Negotiating, Implementing and Living Under a Corporate
Integrity Agreement |
Wade Harman
Kimberly Lammers |
|
NOVEMBER 5 & 6, 2004 |
|
Conducting an Investigation: Lessons Learned |
Dan Dubitzky
Jeff Robinson |
|
Antitrust Update |
Doug Ross |
|
Tax Update |
LaVerne Woods |
|
MFCUs (Medicaid Fraud Control Units) -- the who, what, when,
how, why of investigations |
David Waterbury |
|
Fraud and Abuse/OIG Advisory Opinion |
David Robbins |
|
Labor and Employment Update |
Karen Jones |
|
Legal Ethics -- Compliance-related issues |
Tom Andrews |
|
Charity Care Issues |
Barbara Shickick |
Physician -- Hospital Transactions
Primer/Point -- Counterpoint |
Ross Kussmann,
Laird Pisto |
|
MAY
6, 2005 |
|
Federal Update |
Steve Brennan |
|
Olympia Update |
Barbara Shickich |
|
Legal Ethics: Investigations and the Waiver of Privilege |
Marvin Gray |
|
Washington Health Care Market Update |
Greg Van Pelt |
|
Panel on the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) |
Alice Becker
Laird Pisto
Becky Williams |
|
Gainsharing: New Developments |
Anne Redman |
|
Joint Venture Problem Clinic |
Roger Chase
Robert Homchick
Barbara Shickich |
|
Recent OIG Developments |
James Fredman III |
|
The Galaxy of Malpractice Theories --What's on the Horizon |
Kimberly Baker |
|
You're Hanging Out There: What the Internet Already Says About
Your Hospital |
Jeff Sconyers |
|
Disclosures of Adverse Events: Case Study |
Tom Gallagher
Pat Kuszler
Marcia Rhodes |
|
NOVEMBER
11 & 12, 2005 |
|
Antitrust Update |
Doug Ross |
|
Ethics, Clinical and Legal: Death, Dying and the Healthcare
Attorney |
Annette Clark
Doug Diekema, MD
Jeff Sconyers |
|
Dealing with the Media |
Dave Marriott
Steve Miletich
David Robbins |
|
Medicare/Medicaid: Primer and Update |
Lisa Dobson Gould |
|
Labor & Employment Law Update |
Keelin Curran |
|
Washington State Tax and Exemption: Primer and UPdate |
Carla DewBerry
Mark Hugh |
|
Technology Contracting |
Laura Jantos
David Schoolcraft |
|
Governance: Best Practices, Living with Sarbox and
Congressional Initiatives |
Susan Duffy
Erik Rasmussen |
|
APRIL 28, 2006 |
|
Legal Ethics: Professional Responsibility and the Healthcare
Attorney |
Robert H. Aronson |
|
Washington Market Update |
Kathleen Sellick |
|
Federal Update |
Steve Brennan |
|
Attorney-Accountant Relationship Issues |
Steve Huebner
Adam Snyder |
|
Medical Malpractice Update |
Kim Baker |
|
Recruitment and Retention: Time to Take Stark |
Chris Marsh
Don Black
Shawna Sweeney
Hollie Westly |
|
State Update |
Randy Revelle |
|
It's QI. . . It's Research. . . It's two mints in one! |
Michael Astion
Cindy Howey |
|
NOVEMBER 10 & 11, 2006 |
|
Update on Credentialing - Panel |
John Gagliardi
Bruce Megard
Donna Zulauf |
|
101: Business Arangements and Health Care - Panel |
Chris Marsh
Erik Rasmussen
Anne Redman |
|
Labor/Employment Law Update |
Bob Zech |
|
Ethics: When Legal Duties and Legal Liabilities Collide in
Healthcare |
Doug Diekema |
|
Fraud and Abuse/HIPAA Update |
Peter Winn |
|
Antitrust Update |
Doug Ross |
|
Medicare Part D |
Sallie Sanford |
|
Update on the Insurance Market |
Carol Sureau |
|
Recent Developments in Consumer-Protection Claims Against
Hospitals |
Charles Wright |
|
APRIL 27, 2007 |
|
Federal Update |
Steve Brennan |
|
State Legislative Update |
Randy Revelle |
|
Update on the Washington Market |
Margaret Stanley |
|
Legal and Clinical Ethics: Human Subject Research |
David Forster |
|
Stark Law Update |
Bob Homchick |
|
Malpractice Update |
Mary Spillane |
|
Credentialing Hot Topics: New and Emerging Technologies;
Evidence-Based Credentialing |
Kristin Miles |
|
Tax Update |
Susan Mathis, LaVerne Woods |
|
NOVEMBER 9 & 10, 2007 |
|
Antitrust Update |
Doug Ross |
|
Medicaid Audits, Enforcement and Integrity |
Bob Homchick
Roger Jansson |
|
Legal Ethics: Maintaining the Attorney-Client Privilege and
Work Product Protections |
Chris Emch |
|
Fraud and Abuse Update |
David Robbins |
|
Labor and Employment Law Update |
Jerry Rubin |
|
A Transatlantic Perspective: Presentation and Panel |
Tom Luce
Karen Merriken
Sallie Sanford
Michael Tolfree
Wade Harman |
|
D&O Insurance: Getting What You Pay For |
David Brenner |
|
Data Security on Portable Devices - Disaster Waiting to Happen |
John Christiansen |
|
101: Professional Licensure Complaint and Enforcement Issues |
John Gagliardi
Trent Kelly
Kim O'Neal |
|
MAY 2, 2008 |
|
Federal Update |
Steve Brennan |
|
State Update |
Randy Revelle |
|
Malpractice Update |
Elizabeth Leedom |
|
Federal Tax Update |
LaVerne Woods |
|
Legal Ethics: Ethical Issues in Representing Parties in
Malpractice and Professional Licensure Cases |
Tom Fain |
|
Washington State Healthcare CEO's Perspective |
Diane Cecchettini
Carol Wagner |
|
MFCU's Point of View |
Dawn Cortez |
|
Recent Medicare Regulatory Changes, Including the Anti-Markup
Rules |
Renee Howard |
|
Got a Guardian? Ethical Dilemmas in Surrogate Decision Making |
Cindy Jacobs
Denise Dudzinski
Heath Fox
Kenneth Steinberg |
|
NOVEMBER
7 & 8, 2008 |
|
Labor and Employment Update, Including Legal Issues of
Wellness PLans |
Karen Jones |
|
RAC Audits - Providers, Brace Yourselves |
Carla DewBerry
Stephen Rose |
|
101: Medicare Secondary Payor Rules, Primer and Current Issues |
Katharine Cramer |
|
Antitrust Law Update |
Doug Ross |
|
Practice Ethics: Fostering Ethical Decision-Making in
Counseling Clients |
Scott Reynolds |
|
Advising the Medical Staff - Behavioral/Abuse Issues, Post-Kadlec
Response Letters |
Janice Dinner
Sallie Sanford |
|
eDiscovery - Horror Stories and Lessons Learned |
Gwendolyn Payton |
|
APRIL 24, 2009 |
|
Federal Update |
Steve Brennan |
|
State Update |
Randy Revelle |
Perspective on the Healthcare Marketplace:
Wenatchee Valley Clinic |
Richard Bennett |
101: Certificate of Need, Law Regulation, Practice
and Current Issues |
Erik Price |
|
Tax Update -- 990 Reporting, Executive Compensation, Congress
and more |
LaVerne Woods |
|
I-1000: Death with Dignity and the Role of the Health Care
Providers |
Laird Pisto |
|
Legal Ethics Conundrum -- Conscience Clauses and Health Care
Delivery |
Vickie Williams |
|
Medical Malpractice Update |
Bruce Megard |
|
Research Ethics: Panel Discussion |
Linda Coleman
Pat Kuszler
Benjamin Wilfond, MD |
|
NOVEMBER 6 & 7, 2009 |
|
An Ounce of Prevention: Treating Immigration Issues For Health
Care Providers Before They Become Problems |
Kevin Lederman
Gregg Rodgers |
|
101: Fraud and Abuse: Overview, Update and Case Studies |
Robert Homchick
Harold Malkin
David Robbins |
|
Labor and Employment Law Update |
Ron Knox |
|
The Flu: A Colloquium and Clincial Overview |
Debra Madsen |
|
Medicare/Medicaid Update |
Lisa Dobson Gould |
|
Legal Ethics: Reporting-Up (And Out) Requirements |
Michael Peregrine |
|
Disruptive Providers: Getting Them Help or Getting Them Out |
Jim Ethier, M.D.
Greg Montgomery
Kim O'Neal |
|
Antitrust Update |
Doug Ross |
|
Handling HITECH Headaches - Practical Solutions |
Aimee Brice
John Christiansen |
