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2929 Legal Emergencies in Health Care 2018
Friday, September 14, 2018 - 8:15 AM - 4:30 PM
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 - (321) 799-0003
Sponsored by The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and The Health Law Section
Course classification: Advanced
URL: https://member.floridabar.org/eventAPI__router?event=a1R36000002lO3y
Room Block Information
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Cocoa Beach at a rate of $169 single/double occupancy. To make reservations please call 1-800- HILTONS before August 23, 2018 to assure group rate and availability. You may also use the link below.
Group Name: FLORIDA BAR HEALTH LAW SECTION FUNDAMENTALS
Group Code: FBSEPT
Please note, the entire URL must be copied and pasted for it to work properly.
Read More on the Website: Legal Emergencies in Healthcare
The Florida Bar Health Law Section Student Stipend
The Florida Bar Health Law Section is pleased to offer select Law Students an opportunity to attend and participate in the Section's continuing legal education programs at no cost through the Health Law Section's Stipend Program. The Section hopes to promote leadership and professional development of the State's law students and further the participants' health law competencies, and career opportunities. Please see the Guidelines and Expectations and Application document for additional information. Should you have any questions about the program, please do not hesitate to contact the Section.
Deadline to apply is October 1, 2018.
Click this link to download the details and application form.
September Lunch and Learn
Start: Tue. 11 Sep, 2018 12:00 pm
Health Law Section Members = $20
Non- Health Law Section Members = $50
Speaker – Emily Crabbe
Description
The presentation will cover HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rule topics, as well as policy development, breach notification obligations, enforcement activities, available resources, and OCR’s audit protocols.
https://tfb.inreachce.com/Details/Information/06b5f934-807c-45ad-a971-38fce9d22c13
Florida Bar Health Law Section Monthly Audio Webcasts for July through December 2018
Health Law Section Members = $20
Non- Health Law Section Members = $50
July 10, 2018
Title
The High-Tech Industry is Reducing Risk and Stabilizing Their Supply Chain Through Strong Peer Networks: How Are CFOs and CPOs are Dealing With The Growing Patent Troll Issue?
Speakers – Ken Seddon, Nicholas Romanello
Description
Companies spend over $29B each year litigating and settling with patent assertion entities (PAEs, sometimes called “patent trolls”). Most of this risk comes from a company’s supply chain. The speakers will discuss (i) how companies are dealing with the costs and risk of patent trolls through their relationship with their supply chain; and (ii) trends in patent troll litigation.
https://tfb.inreachce.com/Details/Information/fc5ef3f8-7c37-4b12-957e-8b08521b7678
August 14, 2018
Title
Health Care Hacking: Keeping PHI Safe, and the Data Breach Life Cycle from "Oh No!" to Verdict
Speaker – Adam Losey
Description
Discussion of information security and privacy issues common to health care, walking through common information security incidents and preventative care methods. Additionally, the course will include a walk though of several exemplar breach response matters to provide the participant with understanding of breach response (working with incident response technicians, forensics, and law enforcement), notification (working with notification vendors, public relations vendors, and dealing with regulatory agencies such as OCR HHS and various state attorney general's offices), and eventual litigation and remediation measures.
https://tfb.inreachce.com/Details/Information/a99b0d82-4891-425e-a786-fb4519244cd1
September 11, 2018
Title
Update on Administration and Enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules
Speaker – Emily Crabbe
Description
The presentation will cover HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rule topics, as well as policy development, breach notification obligations, enforcement activities, available resources, and OCR’s audit protocols.
https://tfb.inreachce.com/Details/Information/06b5f934-807c-45ad-a971-38fce9d22c13
November 13, 2018
Title
Physician Compensation Models to Improve Alignment
Speaker – Curtis Bernstein, Kyle Kramer, Allison Carty
Description
Properly structured compensation arrangements can positively enhance physician engagement and alignment, leading to increased participation and focus on advancing organizational strategies and priority initiatives. In this presentation, we will explore strategies to effectively engage physicians in the advancement of organizations and key strategic programs through the development and implementation of compensation methodologies the truly recognize physician leadership capabilities and talents, while incentivizing performance that advances organizational priorities.
https://tfb.inreachce.com/Details/Information/d0857202-49dc-46ea-bd74-b91e533af920
December 11, 2018
Title
Florida Peer Review and the High Price of Immunity
Speaker – Michael J. Bittman and Kristina Maranges
Description
This learning session explores peer review litigation, including internal hearings, trial court litigation, and appeals. The contrasting perspectives of hospital and physician counsel on National Practitioner Data Bank reporting and immunity under federal and Florida law will be addressed. Recent state appellate decisions limiting certiorari jurisdiction to review circuit court orders denying hospital dismissal motions on grounds of immunity have resulted in expensive discovery, arguably contrary to the purposes of immunity.
https://tfb.inreachce.com/Details/Information/2d429657-acc0-44d7-aa4d-bf76be34f79f
Upcoming Events and Seminars
Health Care Hacking: Keeping PHI Safe, and the Data Breach Life Cycle from "Oh No!" to Verdict
Start: Tue. 14 Aug, 2018 12:00 pm
Update on Administration and Enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules
Start: Tue. 11 Sep, 2018 12:00 pm
Legal Emergencies in Healthcare
Start: Fri. 14 Sep, 2018 8:15 am
Health Care Regulatory and Compliance Seminar
Start: Fri. 9 Nov, 2018 TBA
Physician Compensation Models to Improve Alignment
Start: Tue. 13 Nov, 2018 12:00 pm
Florida Peer Review and the High Price of Immunity
Start: Tue. 11 Dec, 2018 12:00 pm
Legislative Bills Filed February 28, 2012
The following bills were filed on February 27 and 28, 2012.
HB 7133 Relating to Quality Improvement Initiatives for Entities Regulated by the Agency for Health Care Administration (Health & Human Services Committee)
Quality Improvement Initiatives for Entities Regulated by the Agency for Health Care Administration: Provides responsibilities of DCFS & mental health service providers for me ntal health residents who reside in ALFs; provides for imposition of contract penalties on Medicaid prepaid health plans & mental health service providers; provides for interagency agreement between DCFS & AHCA; requires specified information regarding confidentiality of complaints to State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program to be provided to residents of long-term care facilities upon admission; directs agency to establish & implement methodologies to adjust Medicaid rates for hospitals, nursing homes, & managed care plans; provides criteria for & limits on amount of Medicaid payment rate adjustments; directs agency to seek federal approval to implement performance payment system; provides applicability of performance payment system to general hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, & managed care plans; provides that specified persons who have regulatory responsibilities over or provide services to persons residing in ALFs must report suspected incidents of abuse to central a buse hotline; requires ALFs to be under management of licensed administrator; provides training & licensure requirements for administrators; authorizes agency to issue temporary license to administrator; provides additional requirements for limited mental health license; provides fines & penalties for specified violations by ALF; directs DEA to create advisory council to review circumstances of unexpected deaths in ALFs & of elopements; provides schedule for inspection of ALFs; provides that AHCA, DEA, DCFS, & APD shall develop or modify electronic information systems. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
SB 2134 Relating to Share Your Spare Act/Kidney Transplant (Smith (C))
Share Your Spare Act/Kidney Transplant; Urging Congress to pass the Share Your Spare Act, H.R. 2755, and the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patie nts Act, H.R. 2969 and S. 1454, etc.