American Health Lawyers Association Continuing Education Request Form Annual Meeting June 25-27, 2018

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1 American Health Lawyers Association Continuing Education Request Form Annual Meeting June 25-27, 2018 AHLA ID: Firm/Affiliation: Name: Type of Credit State Bar/License Number (CLE, CPE, CCB) Please read carefully This form must be completed, signed, and submitted to AHLA to receive Continuing Education Credits. Indicate the type of credits you are seeking above and include the state(s) and bar/license information. Indicate each session you attend. If you did not attend a particular session in its entirety, please darken BOTH the bubble corresponding to the session title, and the bubble corresponding to the statement which indicates that you did not attend the entire session. Indicate the number of minutes you were in attendance at the session in the space provided. You will receive credit based on the actual amount of time in each session. If you do not indicate the amount of time, you will automatically receive the full credit. If you have a filing deadline approaching and need your request processed within a specific time frame, please make that notation on the top page of this request. Credit is not given for welcome/introductory remarks, luncheons, and other non-substantive discussions (this sometimes applies to keynote addresses). Credit Hours Information CLE: The maximum number of credits available for attorneys is credits for a 60-minute hour, including up to 4.75 of Professional Responsibility (2.0 ethics credits/2.25 diversity/1.0 substance abuse) or 20.7 for a 50- minute hour, including up to 5.70 of Professional Responsibility (2.4 ethics credits/2.7 diversity/1.2 substance abuse) for 50-minute states. Please note that the actual number and type of credits approved may vary from state to state. NY and NJ licensed attorneys must sign-in and out of every session, in addition to filling out this request form. CPE: AHLA is a registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. The credit maximum is 20.0 hours. In accordance with NASBA requirements, in addition to filling out this form, you MUST sign in and out of each session. CCB: Compliance Certification Board has approved this program for 20.7 CCB Continuing Education Units. A certificate will be available within 30 days of the program. The credits you receive will be based solely on the individual credit form you return to AHLA. Certificates of Completion (including any necessary additional information) will be available within 30 days following the program. All attendees who submit a form will receive an with instructions on downloading their certificates through AHLA s website. You do not have to be a member of AHLA to log on and download a certificate. 1

2 Instructions: Darken the appropriate circles to indicate which sessions you attended. You must sign and date the bottom of the form. AHLA will calculate the credit hours earned. Monday, June 25, 2018 GENERAL SESSION 8:15-9:15 am (60 minutes) Keynote Address on Innovations in Health Care Precision Medicine 9:15-10:15 am (60 minutes) Keynote Address on Innovations in Health Care Artificial Intelligence 10:30 am-12:15 pm (105 minutes) Year in Review CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2:00-3:00 pm (60 minutes) A. Exclusionary Practices in Health Care and Pharmaceuticals (Advanced) (not repeated) B. How Government and Private Payers Use Data Analytics to Identify and Address Potential Provider Fraud C. Legal Ethics Whose Role Is It Anyway? Creating and Maintaining a Collaborative Compliance and Legal Partnership D. When Does a Health Care Case Go Criminal? E. What if My Doctor Is a Robot? F. Top Employment Law Issues Facing the Health Care Industry G. Difficult Discharges: Sending Patients Out without Getting into Trouble H. Unique Transaction Structures Equity Investments and Partnering with Physicians 2

3 3:15-4:15 pm (60 minutes) I. Health Care Arbitration and Mediation: What You Need to Know from Claimant, Respondent, and Neutral (not repeated) J. Navigating the 340B Program s Audit, Corrective Action, and Self-Disclosure Requirements K. Narrow and Tiered Provider Networks from a Legal and Data Analytics Perspective L. Medicare Hearings and Appeals: Litigation, New Initiatives, and Opportunities to Exit the Backlog M. Physician and Hospital Governance: Creating an Integrated Governance Structure for the 21st Century Health System N. Where Does Your Organization Stand? A Strategic Perspective for Health Care Organizational Adaptation to the Opioid Crisis O. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Tax Reform and Health Care Providers P. Provider Challenges: Managing HIPAA Compliance with Public Affairs and Electronic Communications 4:30-5:30 pm (60 minutes) Q. A Disruptive Promise: Emerging Issues with Blockchain and Health Care (not repeated) R. Compliance Climate 2018: Hone into Home Health and Hospice (not repeated) S. Sexual Harassment by Physicians: Implications on Medical Staff Privileges, Licensure, and Physician Practices T. Arbitration of High Stakes Payer/Provider Disputes U. Legal Ethics: So, You Want to Protect That? Challenges and Pitfalls with Privileges in the Health Care Arena V. Providers and Payers and Pharma, Oh My! Antitrust Hot Topics across the Health Care Spectrum W. When Good Deals Go Bad How to Prevent or Mitigate Excise Taxes and Loss of Exempt Status X. Managed Care Fraud Year in Review and HHS-OIG Perspective 3

4 Tuesday, June 26, 2018 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 8:15-9:30 am (75 minutes) Y. Enriching Innovation in Health Care Z. What Lies ahead for Physicians and Hospitals in America? A Concerted Look toward the Future AA. Going with the Flow Downs: The Relevance of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid Managed Care Program Compliance for Providers BB. Private Equity Playbook: Perspectives on Transaction Planning for Seller s Counsel CC. Hot Topics in Fraud and Abuse DD. Value-Based Payments and CMS Bundled Payment Initiatives for Physicians in a Fee-for-Service World EE. Key Antitrust Issues, Best Practices, Developments, and Trends in Health Care Provider Mergers (Advanced) FF. Conducting Peer Review, Corrective Actions, and Fair Hearings with Limited Resources 9:45-10:45 am (60 minutes) GG. The Anatomy of a General Counsel (not repeated) HH. EU GDPR: Tightening Data Privacy Standards in Clinical Trials II. Medical Group Disengagement: Five Key Steps to a Successful Divorce (and How to Still Remain Friends) JJ. Hospitals under the CMS Microscope: The New Primarily Engaged in Inpatient Service Standards and Scrutiny of Provider-Based Departments (Advanced) KK. Gaining Ground: The Future of Gainsharing LL. Recycle, Recycle, Recycle: Key Considerations for Research, Medical Education, and Other Secondary Uses of Data E. What if My Doctor Is a Robot? O. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Tax Reform and Health Care Providers 4

5 11:00 am-12:15 pm (75 minutes) MM. Responding to a Crisis The Exchange of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Information to Address the Opioid Epidemic (not repeated) NN. Compliance 2.0: Leveraging the DOJ and OIG Compliance Effectiveness Evaluation Guidance and Recent Enforcement Actions to Structure a Multi-Level Plan to Protect Your Organization (Advanced) OO. Use of Financial Data in Business Planning for Health Systems PP. Health Data is More Precious than Gold: HIPAA Enforcement and Biosecurity Concerns Z. What Lies ahead for Physicians and Hospitals in America? A Concerted Look toward the Future DD. Value-Based Payments and CMS Bundled Payment Initiatives for Physicians in a Fee-for- Service World EE. Key Antitrust Issues, Best Practices, Developments, and Trends in Health Care Provider Mergers (Advanced) FF. Conducting Peer Review, Corrective Actions, and Fair Hearings with Limited Resources 2:00-3:00 pm (60 minutes) QQ. Not for Women Only Strategies to Handle Sexual Harassment and Other Workplace Issues without Derailing Your Career (not repeated) RR. Legal Issues Affecting Pharmacies A Look at Mishaps and Enforcement Actions in the Pharmacy Industry (Advanced) (not repeated) SS. 60-Day Repayment Rule: Implications for Internal and External Audits TT. Is Commercial Reasonableness in the Eye of the Beholder? Assessing and Documenting Commercial Reasonableness for Existing Employed Physicians G. Difficult Discharges: Sending Patients Out without Getting into Trouble K. Narrow and Tiered Provider Networks from a Legal and Data Analytics Perspective U. Legal Ethics: So, You Want to Protect That? Challenges and Pitfalls with Privileges in the Health Care Arena 5

6 3:15-4:15 pm (60 minutes) UU. Legal Issues in Transgender Health Care (not repeated) (note: AHLA has applied for diversity/elimination of bias credit for this session in applicable states) VV. Cutting through the Fog of Monitoring and Auditing of User Activity in Information Systems Handling Sensitive Data D. When Does a Health Care Case Go Criminal? J. Navigating the 340B Program s Audit, Corrective Action, and Self-Disclosure Requirements L. Medicare Hearings and Appeals: Litigation, New Initiatives, and Opportunities to Exit the Backlog II. Medical Group Disengagement: Five Key Steps to a Successful Divorce (and How to Still Remain Friends) Extended Session: 3:15-4:45 pm (90 minutes) WW. A Health Policy Debate: The Role that Economics Can Play in Medical Decision Making (not repeated) 4:30-5:30 pm (60 minutes) B. How Government and Private Payers Use Data Analytics to Identify and Address Potential Provider Fraud H. Unique Transaction Structures Equity Investments and Partnering with Physicians S. Sexual Harassment by Physicians: Implications on Medical Staff Privileges, Licensure, and Physician Practices X. Managed Care Fraud Year in Review and HHS-OIG Perspective HH. EU GDPR: Tightening Data Privacy Standards in Clinical Trials Extended Session: 4:30-5:45 pm (75 minutes) XX. Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity: Best Practices for Achieving and Sustaining Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Goals (not repeated) (note: AHLA has applied for diversity/elimination of bias credit for this session in applicable states) 6

7 Wednesday, June 27, 2018 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 8:00-9:15 am (75 minutes) YY. Real Life Perspectives on Disasters: Prepared For, Survived and Averted (not repeated) Y. Enriching Innovation in Health Care AA. Going with the Flow Downs: The Relevance of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid Managed Care Program Compliance for Providers BB. Private Equity Playbook: Perspectives on Transaction Planning for Seller s Counsel CC. Hot Topics in Fraud and Abuse NN. Compliance 2.0: Leveraging the DOJ and OIG Compliance Effectiveness Evaluation Guidance and Recent Enforcement Actions to Structure a Multi-Level Plan to Protect Your Organization (Advanced) OO. Use of Financial Data in Business Planning for Health Systems PP. Health Data is More Precious than Gold: HIPAA Enforcement and Biosecurity Concerns 9:30-10:30 am (60 minutes) ZZ. Is Bigger Better? Multi-State Strategies in Behavioral Health (not repeated) C. Legal Ethics Whose Role Is It Anyway? Creating and Maintaining a Collaborative Compliance and Legal Partnership M. Physician and Hospital Governance: Creating an Integrated Governance Structure for the 21st Century Health System N. Where Does Your Organization Stand? A Strategic Perspective for Health Care Organizational Adaptation to the Opioid Crisis P. Provider Challenges: Managing HIPAA Compliance with Public Affairs and Electronic Communications T. Arbitration of High Stakes Payer/Provider Disputes JJ. Hospitals under the CMS Microscope: The New Primarily Engaged in Inpatient Service Standards and Scrutiny of Provider-Based Departments (Advanced) KK. Gaining Ground: The Future of Gainsharing 7

8 10:45 am-11:45 am (60 minutes) AAA. Substance Abuse: Recognizing, Understanding, and Referring a Colleague in Need (not repeated) (note: AHLA has applied for substance abuse credit for this session in applicable states) F. Top Employment Law Issues Facing the Health Care Industry V. Providers and Payers and Pharma, Oh My! Antitrust Hot Topics across the Health Care Spectrum W. When Good Deals Go Bad How to Prevent or Mitigate Excise Taxes and Loss of Exempt Status LL. Recycle, Recycle, Recycle: Key Considerations for Research, Medical Education, and Other Secondary Uses of Data SS. 60-Day Repayment Rule: Implications for Internal and External Audits TT. Is Commercial Reasonableness in the Eye of the Beholder? Assessing and Documenting Commercial Reasonableness for Existing Employed Physicians VV. Cutting through the Fog of Monitoring and Auditing of User Activity in Information Systems Handling Sensitive Data The undersigned attests to having attended the sessions indicated for the amount of time indicated. Signature: Date: Return this form by to: lgarvey@healthlawyers.org If you re unable to this form, please mail to: American Health Lawyers Association Programs Department Continuing Education Credit Request 1620 Eye St., NW, 6 th Floor Washington, DC