February 12, 2021 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

“Year In Review”

Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Place: Cisco WebEx

Program summary:

Kristen Rosati, Bob Homchick, and Michael Schaff will present this year’s “Year in Review” on February 12. As usual, this will be a fast-paced overview of developments over the past year, including:

  • COVID-related legislation and regulatory waivers
  • COVID-related claims and developing immunity
  • COVID financial relief for providers and attendant risks
  • COVID and the rise of telemedicine
  • Health care reform: Significant Supreme Court decisions and status of the Affordable Care Act
  • The Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care and the final regulations from CMS and OIG
  • HIPAA and HIT developments: Information blocking and interoperability, proposed HIPAA regulations, and OCR enforcement
  • Transparency Rules and Reimbursement Trends
  • And more!

We hope you join us for a full two hours of CLE and irreverent observations.

Program logistics:

Due to the current social distancing recommendations, this program will be held via video conference on February 12, 2021 at 10:00 am through Cisco WebEx. This program will be $30 for members and $45 for non-members.

To register, please visit our website https://azsha.org/, click upcoming programs, on the right you will see a button that says “Register for Next Program Pay Now.” This button will take you to a screen with multiple payment options. Please select your membership level. If you are a 2021 member, please login and proceed with the payment process. If you are not a member, you will have to create a username and password to continue with the payment process.

Once you have registered online, you will receive a calendar invite containing the WebEx link. Please note, you don’t need to sign up for a WebEx Account to join a meeting.

The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 2 hours of CLE credit, 0 hours of ethics, toward your annual requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.

Speaker Bios:

Kristen Rosati, Partner, Coppersmith Brockelman PLC. Kristen is considered one of the nation’s leading “Big Data” and HIPAA compliance attorneys. She also has deep experience in data breaches, health information exchange, data sharing for research and clinical integration initiatives, clinical research compliance, and biobanking and genomic privacy. Kristen is a sought-after national speaker on these issues and has been active in national healthcare policy.

Kristen is a Past President of the American Health Law Association (AHLA).

Robert (Bob) Homchick, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine. Bob is a partner in Davis Wright Tremaine’s national health care practice. As a health care transactional and regulatory lawyer, Bob counsels clients in areas such as physician self-referral (i.e., the federal Stark Law and its state law counterparts), regulatory compliance and fraud and abuse. Bob assists hospitals, physician organizations, ancillary services providers, and others in acquisitions, the formation and operation of joint ventures and in the development and implementation of new care delivery models, including accountable care organizations and other clinically integrated networks. His extensive experience includes defending providers in government audits, investigations, administrative proceedings and assisting providers with voluntary disclosures to federal and state enforcement agencies.

Michael F. Schaff, Shareholder, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. Michael is co-chair of the Corporate and Health Law practice groups and a member of the Management Committee at Wilentz. In addition to a robust private practice spanning over 30 years, and having served as generate corporate counsel for many privately held companies, Michael brings to the table a multi-faceted understanding of the law, as well as a unique educational and professional background rooted in business, finance, and taxation. The depth of his experience enables Michael to assist his clients in evaluating both the legal and business ramifications of any transaction, contract, agreement or negotiation.