Hyatt Regency O’Hare
9300 Bryn Mawr Avenue
Rosemont, Illinois 60018
A full-day seminar covering business and legal issues faced by nephrologists; hospital and dialysis facility CEOs, CFOs and COOs; lawyers; administrators; and consultants.
| Agenda | |
| 8 – 8:30 a.m. | REGISTRATION |
| 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Welcome & Introductions |
| 8:45 – 9:30 a.m. | Overview of Campaign 2012 – Will the Wild Ride Continue? Frank J. Donatelli, Executive Vice President and Director, Federal Public Affairs, McGuireWoods Consulting LLC; Former Deputy Chairman, Republican National Committee; Former Assistant to President Ronald Reagan for Political and Intergovernmental Affairs |
| 9:30 – 11 a.m. | Panel – Perspectives on Future Alignment of Dialysis Providers & Nephrologists (PPACA & Beyond) Robert Blaser, Government Affairs Representative, Renal Physicians Association Jeffrey L. Hymes, M.D., Senior Vice President, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Fresenius Medical Care Stephanie A. Kennan, Senior Vice President, Federal Public Affairs, McGuireWoods Consulting LLC John Robertson, M.D., Partner, Nephrology Associates Medical Group; Vice President, Office of the Chief Medical Officer, DaVita, Inc. Barry M. Straube, M.D., Director, The Marwood Group Moderator: Robert J. Pristave, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP |
| 11 – 11:15 a.m. | BREAK |
| 11:15 a.m. – Noon | Top Ten Legislative and Regulatory Issues Affecting the Renal Industry James B. Riley, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP |
| Noon – 1:15 p.m. | LUNCH |
| 1:15 – 4:30 p.m. | AFTERNOON SESSIONS |
| Track I | |
| 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. | Facility Operations – A Practical Guide to Business and Legal Issues Marshia S. Coe, R.N., B.S.N., Health Systems Management, Inc. Scott P. Downing, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP |
| 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. | Ancillary Business Revenue for Physicians & Practice Operations – Legal & Business Concerns Shaun Edelstein, Chief Operating Officer, Balboa Nephrology Medical Group Jason S. Greis, Associate, McGuireWoods LLP |
| 3:15 – 3:30 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | How to Be a Good Medical Director – Key Issues in Medical Director Agreements Michael S. Anger, M.D., FASN, FACP, President of Western Nephrology; Co-National Medical Director, American Renal Associates Amber M. Walsh, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP |
| Track II | |
| 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. | Achieving Compliance with HIPAA and HITECH Act Privacy and Security Requirements Justin Greis, Senior Manager, Advisory Practice, Ernst & Young Kimberly J. Kannensohn, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP |
| 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. | Practical and Contractual Issues Raised by Participation in Clinical Research Bernard E. Ilson, M.D., Medpace Joseph P. McMenamin, M.D., J.D., Partner, McGuireWoods LLP |
| 3:15 – 3:30 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Kickbacks, False Claims and Litigation – How they impact your Business Jeffrey C. Clark, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP Jeffrey E. Rogers, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP |
| 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | RECEPTION |