Healthcare Regulatory Update

Healthcare Regulatory Update

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 • 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Colorado Hospital Association Conference Center
Greenwood Village

Overview

There were significant changes in 2008 to the legal and regulatory landscape that will affect hospitals and other healthcare providers. These changes will impact your clinical operations, your Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, your workforce, and your relationship with physicians. Get up to speed on these developments at the 2008 Healthcare Regulatory Update jointly sponsored by the CHA and Faegre & Benson.

Objectives

This program will provide a comprehensive update on the significant legal and regulatory changes from 2008

that are important to healthcare facilities, including the following topics:

• Fraud and abuse enforcement trends
• Major Stark Law changes (“stand in the shoes,” under arrangements relationships, and per click compensation, unwinding relationships)
• Medicare reimbursement changes in the 2009 physician fee schedule and IPPS rule
• Joint Commission accreditation standards
• Significant changes to billing for diagnostic tests and Medicare’s Anti-mark-up rule
• CMS’ value-based purchasing and “never” events
• New standards for peer review of disruptive and abusive physicians
• Changes to EMTALA impacting coverage, including community call and call-subsidy trends
• New Colorado and Federal financial relationship disclosure obligations

This program will enable you to better understand and proactively respond to the legal and regulatory issues facing your organization today.

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