2004

Health Law Conference

Austin Apr 15-16, 2004 Four Seasons Hotel
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Overview

Leading health law attorneys provide up-to-date coverage of developments relating to the health care industry. Topics include: Liability Update and Impact of Tort Reform, Managed Care Issues, Joint Ventures, Special Concurrent Sessions for Hospitals and Physicians, Ethics Issues in the Health Care Sector, Stark II, EMTALA, Criminal Prosecution of Hospitals, and more.

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

Day 1 April 15, 2004
Day 2 April 16, 2004

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Thursday Morning, Apr. 15, 2004
Presiding Officer:
Hon. Jimmy Carroll, Scott & White Clinic - Temple, TX
9:00 am

1.00 hr

Topic D: Fraud and Abuse Developments
9:00 am

1.00 hr

Topic A: The Impact of New Laws
9:00 am

1.00 hr

Liability Update and Impact of Tort Reform

Recent case law developments, annual survey of significant cases, and impact of tort reform.

Yvonne K. Puig, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P - Austin, TX
9:00 am

1.00 hr

Topic B: Economic Credentialing
9:00 am

1.00 hr

Topic C: Physician Deals
10:00 am

0.75 hr

EMTALA

An update of recent regulatory changes to EMTALA and tips for both staying in compliance and avoiding an investigation.

David Wright, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servic - Dallas, TX
11:00 am

1.00 hr

Stark II - Fraud and Abuse Update

An overview of recent case law and regulatory developments, as well as administrative pronouncements and settlements relating to the federal referral laws.

Donna S. Clark, Baker Hostetler - Houston, TX
Thursday Afternoon, Apr. 15, 2004
Presiding Officer:
Hon. Jimmy Carroll, Scott & White Clinic - Temple, TX
12:00 pm

0.50 hr

Optional Table Topics Luncheon

Discussion groups with conference faculty and registrants. Topic A: The Impact of New Laws: Tort Reform, HIPAA, et al.; Topic B: Economic Credentialing, et al.; Topic C: Physician Deals; Topic D: Fraud and Abuse Developments
1:15 pm

0.00 hr
1.00 hr ethics

Ethics of Negotiation

The ethical dilemmas lawyers confront when deciding how to effectively advocate a position on behalf of a client.

Lawrence L. Foust, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan - Oakland, CA
2:15 pm

0.75 hr

Joint Ventures

This program will highlight and update current issues in hospital-physician joint ventures relating to organization, structure, control and governance; key trends and deal points; use of restrictive covenants; the private offering process; and discussion of specialty hospitals, hospital physician relationships and ASC-physician ventures.

Daryl Louis Lansdale Jr., San Antonio, TX
Ivan Wood Jr., Strasburger & Price LLP - Houston, TX
3:15 pm

0.75 hr

Hot Topics in Medical Staff Issues

Hospitals and medical staffs are under increased regulatory scrutiny and economic pressure. This presentation will examine several pressing medical staff issues and offer practical advice, including sample bylaw provisions.

Ann Thielke, St. Luke's Episcopal Health Systems - Houston, TX
3:15 pm

0.75 hr

Hot Topics in Physician Regulatory Exposure

The State Board of Medical Examiners (SBME), Medicare and Medicaid investigations, and enforcement actions.

Robert S. Bennett, The Bennett Law Firm P.C. - Houston, TX
Mark D. Chouteau, Brown McCarroll, L.L.P. - Austin, TX
4:00 pm

0.75 hr

Hospital and Physician Relationships: We Need Each Other, but Does It Really Have to Be This Way?

The speakers will examine some of the conflicts between hospitals and physicians, such as economic credentialing and physician entrepreneurship; credentialing, peer review and corrective action (including due process and Data Bank reporting obligations); and EMTALA on-call obligations, obtaining payment and liability concerns.

Joanne Prescott Hopkins, Austin, TX
Gregg Cooper Waddill III, Austin, TX
4:00 pm

0.75 hr

Physician Recruitment in the Post-Alvarado Environment

The recent indictment of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center and its CEO and parent company, has renewed hospital and physician interest in physician recruitment arrangements. We will discuss the Alvarado case, other recent developments, and a checklist of issues to consider when entering into a recruitment arrangement. This program will focus on practical approaches to recruitment arrangements.

Ann Elise Desruisseaux, Triad Hospitals Inc - Plano, TX
R. Kenneth Gordon, Baker & McKenzie, L.L.P. - Dallas, TX
Thursday Evening, Apr. 15, 2004
7:00 pm

2.00 hrs

Health Law Primer

This optional evening session provides an introduction to basic health law, with emphasis on fraud and abuse, managed care, and Medicare reimbursement issues.

Marie Christine Berliner, Lambeth & Berliner PLLC - Austin, TX
Kenneth J. Kramer, Texas Health Resources - Arlington, TX
7:00 pm

2.00 hrs

In-House Counsel Issues

This program will focus on current topics of practical interest to in-house health care counsel. These may include the impact of medical liability reform (including availability and cost of insurance), legislative developments of interest to health care counsel (including requirement for reporting of quality outcomes, errors and other events), current developments in managed care, the continuing crises in on-call coverage and the increasingly polarized relationships between health care provider institutions and their medical staffs, benchmarking law department performance, and strategies for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of your in-house department.

Rosemaria Levinsky, Hendrick Health System - Abilene, TX
Michael J. Regier, Seton Healthcare Network - Austin, TX

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, Apr. 16, 2004
Presiding Officer:
Jerry A. Bell Jr., Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Houston, TX
8:30 am

1.00 hr

Managed Care Issues

Managed care is not what it used to be. What health care lawyers of the 1990s understood to be managed care has morphed into something with quite different implications for providers, patients, and employers. This topic will discuss the direction of managed care and the legal implications for all parties dealing with health care insurers and their ancillary retinue. The speaker will discuss tiered networks, fee-for-service negotiations, hospital contracting, and other new topics in managed care, as well as the status of managed care liability.

Douglas Scott Clarkson, Dallas, TX
David W. Hilgers, Brown McCarroll LLP - Austin, TX
9:30 am

0.00 hr
1.00 hr ethics

Corporate Governance and Ethics Issues in the Health Care Sector, Including NonProfits

This session covers the evolving role and responsibilities of corporate counsel including the implications of the amendments to ABA’s Model Rules of Professional Responsibility 1.6 and 1.13; and the reaction of states, i.e. Texas, to the amendments as well as Section 307 of Sarbanes-Oxley, including a “decision tree” summary of the “reporting up” and “reporting out” rules for use in daily practice. The session concludes with a discussion of the application of the ABA’s Model Corporate Governance “Best Practices,” as they relate to the role of the general counsel within the context of a (for-profit or nonprofit) health care system.

Michael W. Peregrine, McDermott Will & Emery - Chicago, IL
10:45 am

0.75 hr

The First Criminal Prosecution of a Hospital: Lessons Learned from the United Memorial Hospital Case

Two leading attorneys discuss the prosecution of a major case involving peer review and credentialing issues, and address how best to respond to a federal criminal investigation.

Glenn M. Martin, U.S. Attorney's Office - Lansing, MI
Barbara Colby Tanase, U.S. Attorney's Office - Lansing, MI
11:30 am

1.00 hr

National Efforts

In a return engagement, this highly regarded federal prosecutor will offer his insights into the government’s enforcement actions, with emphasis on how health care providers can protect themselves by instituting and following effective compliance measures.

James G. Sheehan, Assistant U.S. Attorney's Office - Philadelphia, PA

Day 1 April 15, 2004
Day 2 April 16, 2004

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Conference Faculty

Robert S. Bennett

The Bennett Law Firm P.C.
Houston, TX

Marie Christine Berliner

Lambeth & Berliner PLLC
Austin, TX

Mark D. Chouteau

Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Donna S. Clark

Baker Hostetler
Houston, TX

Douglas Scott Clarkson

Dallas, TX

Ann Elise Desruisseaux

Triad Hospitals Inc
Plano, TX

Lawrence L. Foust

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
Oakland, CA

R. Kenneth Gordon

Baker & McKenzie, L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

David W. Hilgers

Brown McCarroll LLP
Austin, TX

Joanne Prescott Hopkins

Austin, TX

Kenneth J. Kramer

Texas Health Resources
Arlington, TX

Daryl Louis Lansdale Jr.

San Antonio, TX

Rosemaria Levinsky

Hendrick Health System
Abilene, TX

Glenn M. Martin

U.S. Attorney's Office
Lansing, MI

Michael W. Peregrine

McDermott Will & Emery
Chicago, IL

Yvonne K. Puig

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P
Austin, TX

Michael J. Regier

Seton Healthcare Network
Austin, TX

James G. Sheehan

Assistant U.S. Attorney's Office
Philadelphia, PA

Barbara Colby Tanase

U.S. Attorney's Office
Lansing, MI

Ann Thielke

St. Luke's Episcopal Health Systems
Houston, TX

Gregg Cooper Waddill III

Austin, TX

Ivan Wood Jr.

Strasburger & Price LLP
Houston, TX

David Wright

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servic
Dallas, TX

Planning Committee

Jerry A. Bell Jr.—Chair

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Mary Margaret Bearden

Brown & Fortunato PC
Amarillo, TX

Amy Branaman

Tenet Health System
Dallas, TX

Sheryl T. Dacso

Dacso Law Firm
Houston, TX

Gary W. Eiland

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

Michael J. Esposito

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Lawrence L. Foust

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
Oakland, CA

R. Kenneth Gordon

Baker & McKenzie, L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Susan Feigin Harris

Baker & Hostetler
Houston, TX

Kevin A. Reed

Davis & Wilkerson, P.C.
Austin, TX

Michael J. Regier

Seton Healthcare Network
Austin, TX

Credit Info

Austin

MCLE Credit

Texas – 12.25 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

Key Dates

Austin – Apr 15-16, 2004 – Four Seasons Hotel

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Last day for $425.00 Regular pricing: Apr 7, 2004

$475.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Apr 9, 2004

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Apr 12, 2004

Venue

Four Seasons Hotel

98 San Jacinto Boulevard
Austin, TX 78701-4082
512-478-4500 (reservations)
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2004

Health Law Conference

Austin Apr 15-16, 2004 Four Seasons Hotel Conference Concluded

Buy

Related products: Materials

Overview

Event Schedule

Thursday Morning, Apr. 15, 2004

Thursday Afternoon, Apr. 15, 2004

Thursday Evening, Apr. 15, 2004

Friday Morning, Apr. 16, 2004

Conference Faculty

Robert S. Bennett

Marie Christine Berliner

Mark D. Chouteau

Donna S. Clark

Douglas Scott Clarkson

Ann Elise Desruisseaux

Lawrence L. Foust

R. Kenneth Gordon

David W. Hilgers

Joanne Prescott Hopkins

Kenneth J. Kramer

Daryl Louis Lansdale Jr.

Rosemaria Levinsky

Glenn M. Martin

Michael W. Peregrine

Yvonne K. Puig

Michael J. Regier

James G. Sheehan

Barbara Colby Tanase

Ann Thielke

Gregg Cooper Waddill III

Ivan Wood Jr.

David Wright

Planning Committee

Jerry A. Bell Jr.—Chair

Mary Margaret Bearden

Amy Branaman

Sheryl T. Dacso

Gary W. Eiland

Michael J. Esposito

Lawrence L. Foust

R. Kenneth Gordon

Susan Feigin Harris

Kevin A. Reed

Michael J. Regier

Credit Info

MCLE Credit

Key Dates

Venue

Four Seasons Hotel

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