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AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

American Health Law Association

613 episodes

2 days ago

Compliance officers and privacy leaders are facing a rapidly changing health care landscape, including new state laws, evolving federal guidance, and heightened expectations for data breach preparedness. Melissa Andrews, Senior Manager of Consulting Services, Clearwater, speaks with Roy Wyman, Partner, Bass Berry Sims, about what makes an effective compliance program, how organizations can overcome emerging challenges, and practical steps leaders can take to strengthen their compliance postur...

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Compliance officers and privacy leaders are facing a rapidly changing health care landscape, including new state laws, evolving federal guidance, and heightened expectations for data breach preparedness. Melissa Andrews, Senior Manager of Consulting Services, Clearwater, speaks with Roy Wyman, Partner, Bass Berry Sims, about what makes an effective compliance program, how organizations can overcome emerging challenges, and practical steps leaders can take to strengthen their compliance postur...

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AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Building and Sustaining an Effective Compliance Program in Today’s Health Care Environment

Compliance officers and privacy leaders are facing a rapidly changing health care landscape, including new state laws, evolving federal guidance, and heightened expectations for data breach preparedness. Melissa Andrews, Senior Manager of Consulting Services, Clearwater, speaks with Roy Wyman, Partner, Bass Berry Sims, about what makes an effective compliance program, how organizations can overcome emerging challenges, and practical steps leaders can take to strengthen their compliance postur...

3 days ago

43 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Cracking the Code: Unlocking the Power of the Value-Based Exceptions and Safe Harbors

Scott Strickland, Shareholder, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, Jim Carr, Co-Founder and Partner, InHealth Advisors, and Rachel Polzin, Assistant General Counsel, SSM Health, discuss the value-based enterprise (VBE) framework and the associated exceptions and safe harbors. They cover why the uptick in the framework has been a bit slower than anticipated, ways for health care organizations to take advantage of the VBE exceptions and safe harbors to mitigate risk, the future of traditi...

6 days ago

44 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Advanced Practice Providers: Latest Trends and Developments

The growth of advanced practice providers (APPs) continues to transform the provider landscape. Joe Aguilar, Managing Partner, HMS Valuation Partners, Alaina Crislip, Member, Jackson Kelly PLLC, and Emily Grey, Partner, Breazeale Sachse & Wilson LLP, share their observations about how APPs are evolving, with a focus on issues related to billing and innovation. Joe, Alaina, and Emily spoke about this topic on a recent AHLA webinar. Sponsored by HMS Valuation Partners. Watch this episode: h...

1 week ago

39 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Managing Your Health Care Transaction Through Federal and State Antitrust Scrutiny

Bryan Perry, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting, Amanda Wait, Partner and Head of Antitrust, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, and Elizabeth Odette, Assistant Attorney General and Manager of the Antitrust Division, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, discuss the changing landscape of antitrust scrutiny of health care transactions. They cover substantive antitrust scrutiny and the enforcement perspective, practical guidance for anticipating and planning for antitrust review process...

1 week ago

44 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Navigating the Conflicting Interests of Digital Health Innovation and Business Advancement

Shalyn Watkins, Associate, Holland & Knight, and Selena Evans, Founder, Ara Governance Advisory, discuss how health care attorneys can advise clients who seek to implement, develop, or use digital health. They cover implementing policies and procedures, updating data privacy and security policies, understanding professional board requirements, staying aware of litigation, and inserting critical judgement in artificial intelligence (AI) outcomes. They also discuss the biggest mistakes they...

2 weeks ago

51 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Hot Collaboration Considerations: Health Care Joint Ventures in 2025 and Beyond

Jennifer Hutchens, Partner, Dechert LLP, and Tom Spellman, Associate General Counsel and Vice President, Fresenius Medical Care, discuss how health care joint ventures can provide considerable financial, legal, and operational flexibility and opportunity for their participants, along with unique regulatory and relationship considerations. They cover when a joint venture can be useful for a health care business venture, what key financial and operational provisions to consider, and how to plan...

2 weeks ago

49 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Regulators In the Waiting Room: What to Do When Health Care Investigations Begin

Miriam Swedlow, Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Ryan Belton, Senior Counsel, PeaceHealth, and Kris Deyerle, General Counsel, Confluence Health, explore the tools the government uses to initiate and conduct potential enforcement actions and best practices for health care organizations to mitigate risk. They cover audits, subpoenas, civil investigative demands, and search warrants. Miriam, Ryan, and Kristie spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2025 In-House Counsel Program in San Diego, CA. W...

3 weeks ago

43 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Compliance from the Cheap Seats: Lessons Learned from Recent Health Care Fraud Enforcement

Leah Voigt, Chief Compliance Officer, Corewell Health, and Anthony J. Burba, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg, discuss takeaways from recent health care fraud enforcement activity, recent compliance guidance from DOJ and OIG, and practical steps that health care companies can take to address, mitigate, and remediate risks in key focus areas for the government. Anthony and Leah spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/wat...

3 weeks ago

36 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Health Care Corporate Governance: Emerging Governance Topics Meriting Board Attention

Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte, about several emerging governance concerns that are positioned for center-stage prominence on upcoming board agendas. These extend beyond the usual operational and financial considerations to include those with unique social, ethical, economic, and geopolitical impact. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwV_rYTqeM Essential Legal Up...

1 month ago

25 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Know Your Audit! Operational Considerations for Every Kind of Audit

R. Ross Burris, Shareholder, Polsinelli, and Lindsey L. Lonergan, Senior Associate General Counsel, Wellspan Health, discuss current trends and developments related to audits and proactive strategies for dealing with audits. They cover issues related to CMS claim review programs, the increase in commercial audits versus government payer audits, artificial intelligence, Unified Program Integrity Contractor audits, and the 60-day rule. Ross and Lindsey spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2025 Annu...

1 month ago

48 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Regulations vs. Recruitment: Crafting Compliant, Competitive Provider Offers

Kate Taylor, Associate Principal, ECG Management Consultants, speaks with Bruce Toppin, Chief Legal Officer, North Mississippi Health Services, about how to recruit providers in a very competitive market while following strict guidelines that are frequently changing. They discuss the market backdrop; issues related to fair market value, commercial reasonableness, and recruitment incentives; and strategies for bridging the gap between competitive offers and compliance. Sponsored by ECG Managem...

1 month ago

37 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Mental Health Care Is Health Care: Integrating Behavioral Health into Health Care Delivery Systems

Physical health providers, health systems, and hospitals often struggle with how to handle behavioral health issues as they arise. Anna Whites, Attorney, Anna Whites Law Office, and Matthew W. Wolfe, Shareholder, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, discuss strategies for integrating physical and mental health care. They share their respective journeys into behavioral health law, how providers can add behavioral health care to their practices, legal and compliance challenges, a...

1 month ago

32 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

The Current Landscape of Health Care Antitrust Enforcement

Herb Allen, Partner, Honigman LLP, speaks with Jeff Oliver, Partner, Baker Botts LLP, about some of the recent developments related to health care antitrust enforcement. They discuss the current team of antitrust enforcers in the Trump Administration, areas where the current administration is continuing the policies of the previous administration (i.e., merger guidelines, HSR form), areas of divergence (i.e., merger remedies, settlements, private equity), and areas of continuity and change re...

1 month ago

47 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Risky Business: The Most Challenging Workforce Issues Facing Health Care Employers Today

The employment law landscape is evolving rapidly, especially for health care employers. Timothy A. Hilton, Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP, and Gary McLaughlin, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, discuss the areas of greatest concern for health care employers. They cover wage and hour issues, considerations related to remote work, and religious and ADA accommodation issues. Timothy and Gary spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. Watch this episode: http...

1 month ago

52 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Gender Affirming Care Updates: Skrmetti, Federal Actions, State Developments, and Provider Responses

Adam Laughton, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP, speaks with Jennifer Nelson Carney, Member, Epstein Becker & Green PC, about the current landscape of gender affirming care. They discuss the Supreme Court’s June 2025 decision in Skrmetti; the executive orders, memos, agency activity, and proposed legislation at the federal level; how states are reacting to these federal actions and enacting their own legislation; and how providers are responding. From AHLA’s Physician Organizations Prac...

1 month ago

34 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Beyond Privacy Implications: Data Breaches in Clinical Trials

As clinical research becomes increasingly digital, the legal and compliance landscape is shifting. Hal Porter, Director of Consulting Services, Clearwater, speaks with Dianne Bourque, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP, about the legal, regulatory, and ethical considerations when clinical trial data is compromised. They discuss issues related to regulatory frameworks and legal obligations, risk exposure and liability, impacts of a breach that go beyond privacy, cross border data and transfer r...

1 month ago

43 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

How Will the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Transform Medicaid?

Passed by Congress with razor thin margins, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) marks the largest Medicaid cut in U.S. history, slashing more than $900 billion over the next ten years, with the CBO estimating more than ten million people losing health insurance by 2034. The implications for providers, legal counsel, and other stakeholders are enormous. Harsh P. Parikh, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP, Lloyd A. Bookman, Founding Partner, Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC, and Anne Winter, Senior Man...

1 month ago

47 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Health Care Corporate Governance: The Fiduciary Duty of Candor

Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte, about a little-known element of fiduciary responsibility that could potentially have an outsized impact on director exposure: the so-called “duty of candor.” They discuss what the duty of candor is, who owes this particular fiduciary duty, how the duty of candor kicks in during a typical corporate scenario, and how a recent decision from the Delaware...

2 months ago

24 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

"Icing on the Cake": A Health Law Career Is a Journey

No two health law careers are the same; some follow a more traditional path, while others are more non-linear. Lisa Diehl Vandecaveye, Of Counsel, Epstein Becker Green, and Priya Bathija, Founder & CEO, Nyoo Health, discuss their unique health law career journeys and what they have learned along the way. They share how the health law profession has changed since they started their careers, secrets for a successful career, “icing on the cake” career moments, how health lawyers can support ...

2 months ago

47 minutes

AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Health Care Data Breach Preparedness and Response Best Practices

Data breaches in the health care sector can carry immense legal, financial, and reputational consequences. Jon Moore, Chief Risk Officer and Head of Consulting Services, Clearwater, speaks with Christine Moundas, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP, about how health care organizations can mitigate risk through robust breach preparedness plans and ensure legally sound, compliant responses when incidents occur. They discuss how to operationalize breach readiness, key pitfalls to avoid during incident...

2 months ago

37 minutes