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Successful Healthcare Gainsharing

Beyond '101' -- Managing the Legal Risks of Hospital-Physician Collaboration Programs

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Hosted By : Beard Group Law & Business Publishers and Nightingale's Healthcare News

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Throughout the U.S., gainsharing plans rewarding physicians for measurable cost savings are on the upswing.

Hospitals and physicians are collaborating on arrangements that align incentives, improve the quality of care, and tackle the high costs of devices and supplies. But gainsharing is not without its critics and potential pitfalls. Poorly constructed arrangements risk exposure to federal civil monetary penalties and violations of anti-kickback and Stark laws.

How can you realize the benefits of gainsharing while minimizing its legal risks? Order this 90-minute Audio CD (recorded late January 2009) and let two of the nations leading healthcare attorneys show you how a compliant gainsharing program works and update you on the latest federal rules and incentives. You learn

Latest CMS and the OIG (HHS Office of the Inspector General) guidance, including advisory opinions
Common gainsharing arrangements whats legal and whats not
Criteria OIG uses to evaluate properly structured plans
Results of latest federal focus on gainsharing arrangements, including demonstration projects
Proposed safe harbor/exception
Physician incentive programs that DONT require OIG approval
How gainsharing is faring in the courts (Robert Wood Johnson Univ. Hosp. v. Thompson)
Important related issues, including challenges for tax-exempt organizations
Lessons learned on the front lines of gainsharing. How are hospitals and physicians making these programs work?

Who Will Benefit:
This Audio CD is for all those who need to understand the current legal landscape surrounding gainsharing arrangements, including industry professionals at law firms, hospitals (Chief Compliance Officers and General Counsel), managed care organizations, and physician practice management professionals.

Speaker(s):

	Carrie Valiant Epstein, Becker & Green, PC
Carrie Valiant is a Member of the Firm in the Health Care and Life Sciences Practice of Epstein, Becker & Green, where she co-chairs the firm's healthcare fraud group. Also based in Washington, D.C., Carrie has 25 years of experience specializing in healthcare fraud and abuse and government healthcare program payment matters, including the design and implementation of corporate compliance programs, preparation of OIG advisory opinion requests, and conduct of internal investigations and voluntary self-disclosures. She is the author of the book, "Legal Issues in Health Care Fraud and Abuse: Navigating the Uncertainties," and has been featured in Nightingale's Healthcare News as one of 2004's Outstanding Fraud and Compliance Lawyers. The National Law Journal also selected Carrie as one of "40 Health Care Lawyers Who Have Made Their Mark" in the area of white collar crime.
	Marci Handler Epstein, Becker & Green, PC
Marci Handler is a Member of the Firm in the Health Care and Life Sciences Practice of Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C. Based in Washington, D.C, her practice focuses on health regulatory compliance counseling for academic medical centers, health care systems, managed care organizations and pharmaceutical and life science industry companies. Marcis areas of focus include federal and state fraud and abuse laws, Medicare/Medicaid compliance, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D. She was listed among the Outstanding Hospital Lawyers in 2005 by Nightingales' Healthcare News.

Successful Healthcare Gainsharing


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