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Compliant Hospital-Physician IT Integration

New Legal Guidelines and Incentives for Electronic Medical Records

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

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When can hospitals legally underwrite IT arrangements with local physicians?

Until just recently, the answer was not very often and loaded with Stark law concerns. Now the answer is more likely yes, but under the right conditions. A May 2008 CMS Advisory Opinion coupled with clarified IRS rulings and new Medicare incentives for healthcare IT and e-prescriptions has sparked renewed hospital-physician IT integration efforts nationwide.

Invest in this Audio CD (recorded October 2008) and let a trio of the nations leading healthcare law and IT attorneys explain the latest CMS and IRS rules for Electronic Health Record (EHR) integration, steer your efforts to a compliant Stark track, and answer your most pressing questions.

Youll examine

- When its OK to integrate types and conditions of IT arrangements considered favorably by CMS
- Current Stark law exceptions for e-prescribing and EHR information technology
- Still-to-be-navigated Stark pitfalls and gray areas
- Levels of IT support or subsidies that could trigger federal scrutiny
- Latest IRS rules and obligations for profit and not-for-profit hospital IT donations
- New Medicare incentives for healthcare IT systems
- Negotiating and structuring IT vendor contracts practical suggestions to protect yourself
- Prospects for additional incentives and enhanced regulatory relief

Speaker(s):

	Charles B. Oppenheim Foley & Lardner, LLP
Charles B. Oppenheim is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP. A nationally recognized expert on Stark law issues and a member of the firm's Health Care Industry Team, he focuses his practice on all aspects of transactional, operational and regulatory health care law. For many of the largest health care companies in the U.S., Charles provides counseling on the anti-kickback and Stark laws, creates and implements compliance programs, investigates compliance issues, responds to government enforcement actions, and negotiates settlements for many types of health care providers. He is the author of "Stark Final Regulations: A Comprehensive Analysis of Key Issues and Practical Guide, Third Edition", published by the American Health Lawyers Association.
	James R. (Jim) Kalyvas Foley & Lardner LLP
James R. (Jim) Kalyvas is a partner with Foley & Lardner, serving as chair of the firm's Information Technology & Outsourcing Practice. He advises companies, public entities, and associations on all matters involving the use of information technology. In particular, Jim advises healthcare organizations on their IT vendor contracts, and negotiates agreements with IT companies on behalf of health care providers. He specializes in structuring and negotiating outsourcing transactions, enterprise resource planning (ERP) initiatives, and unique business partnering relationships. He has incorporated his experience in handling billions of dollars of technology transactions into the development of several proprietary tools relating to the effective management of technology selection, negotiation, implementation, and management processes.
	Richard K. (Rick) Rifenbark Foley & Lardner LLP
Richard K. (Rick) Rifenbark is senior counsel with Foley & Lardner and a member of the firm's Health Care Industry Team. He is also a member of the White Collar Defense & Corporate Compliance Practice. His practice focuses on fraud and abuse issues, including counseling on the federal anti-kickback and Stark laws, creating and implementing compliance programs, conducting internal investigations, responding to government enforcement actions, and negotiating settlements for various types of health care providers. Ricks professional experience includes the representation of a hospital accused of violating the federal anti-kickback statute through its physician relationships. He recently co-authored the book Healthcare Compliance Professional's Guide to the False Claims Act, published in October 2007.

Compliant Hospital-Physician IT Integration


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