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The Essentials of Health Law

14 CME Credits - 2 Days (Live Program)

Member Price: $800 - Members Save $75
Non Member Price: $875

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Live Program

The Essentials of Health Law

Course Description

An overview of health care laws and how they pertain to organizations. Includes an examination of today's hottest health care legal issues: medical error liability, managed care contracting, patient rights, and equal opportunity in the workplace.

  • How to negotiate the best contracts for your organization.
  • Antitrust and conflicts of interest.
  • EMTALA and other critical patient care issues.
  • Problem physicians-protecting patients and the organization.
  • Medical compliance and billing errors.

Objectives

  • To interpret statutes and judicial opinions that affect health care.
  • To examine how the law affects business relationships and the health care decision-making process.
  • To explore the legal trends in legal liability for hospitals and managed care organizations and ways to reduce the risk.
  • To identify problem practitioners and develop effective strategies for dealing with them.
  • To review issues related to managed care, including key contract provisions.

Faculty

Susan Lapenta, JD

Horty, Springer & Mattern, PC

Henry Casale, JD

Horty, Springer & Mattern, PC


CME

The American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education for physicians.

The American College of Physician Executives designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course is also included in the degree elective or CPE core curriculum.


Delivery

Live Progam see below for dates and locations


Course Agenda

Day One

  • What is the law?
  • Trends in Liability for Hospitals and Managed Care Organizations
  • Peer Review Protections
  • Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
  • Fraud and Abuse, Stark and more
  • Corporate Compliance

Day Two

  • Problem Practitioners
  • Contracts
  • Patient Care Issues
  • Managed Care Primer

Disclaimer

The faculty may exchange the order according to their teaching preference.

Purchase

Member Price: $800- Members Save $75
Non Member Price: $875

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