Jones Walker will present "Recent Health Care Trends from a Legal and Compliance Perspective" seminar on October 4, 2011. The seminar will be held in Birmingham, Alabama, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time. Jones Walker attorneys Myla R. Reizen, Steven F. Casey, Lynn M. Barrett, Kary B. Wolfe, and Kathryn W. Drey will be presenting.

8:30 AM:
Introduction–Myla R. Reizen

8:45–9:15 AM:
Health Care Reform Legislation and Relevant Regulations–Myla R. Reizen

• This session will provide an overview of certain key provisions of the new health care reform legislation, as well as certain relevant regulations stemming from the new legislation.

9:15–9:45 AM:
Physician and Other Referral Source Arrangements–Lynn M. Barrett

• This session will cover reviews of physician and other referral source arrangements, certain risk areas, and best practices.

9:45–10:00 AM:
Break

10:00–10:30 AM:
Physician Practices: Legal and Compliance Issues–Kathryn W. Drey

• This session will cover the legal and compliance issues in connection with acquiring, employing, and managing physician practices. This session will also include some insight about integrating, promoting quality, and retaining physicians.

10:30–11:00 AM:
Compliance Trends–Myla R. Reizen

• This session will cover various compliance trends, focusing on recent trends with government settlements, investigations, auditing, and reviews.

11:00–11:30 AM:
HIPAA and HITECH—Where Are We Now?–Lynn M. Barrett

• This session will discuss recent HIPAA and HITECH enforcement actions and settlements, current focus areas of the Office of Civil Rights, and strategies for compliance.

11:30 AM–12:45 PM:
Lunch

12:45–1:30 PM:
Off-Label Use of Pharmaceuticals–Steven F. Casey

• This topic will include an examination of what hospitals can do to evaluate potential liability for injuries cased by off-label pharmaceuticals and an update on the current status of failure to warn cases in drug use.

1:30–2:00 PM:
Labor & Employment Trends in the Health Care Industry–Kary B. Wolfe

• This session will cover a variety of current labor and employment trends in the health care industry, including: issues with reductions in force, ongoing union campaigns and unfair labor practice decisions, wage and hour class actions, wellness programs, and retaliation claims.

To see the seminar brochure, please click here.

Contact Nicole Csintyan at 504.582.8456 or ncsintyan@joneswalker.com for more information.