Hospital and Health System GCs and CLOs Gather in Dallas, TX, to Exchange Insights, Experiences and Information

“This truly was a conference that went to the next level, providing real-life, practical advice and dynamic discussion that was very useful”

“Excellent agenda and speakers; well organized conference; great opportunity to connect with other GCs, outside counsel leaders and key vendors. Very value added”

“Excellent conference. Caliber of speakers very high and provided substantive info and practical tips & considerations”

“The intimate nature of conference is perfect. I was able to get quick nuggets and good tips in every session I participated in”

On March 4th – 6th, 2018, leading General Counsel and Chief Legal and Compliance Officers from hospitals and health systems across the country gathered at the Fairmont Dallas, TX, for a few days of networking, learning, sharing of insights and strategies, as well as stimulating discussions around the risks and opportunities facing the U.S. Healthcare Industry. Some highlights included:

Collaboration: From super CINs to JVs, from horizontal service line integration to co-located hospital facilities and from vertical integration to gainsharing arrangements between providers and payers, sessions explored the ever-evolving variety of strategic transactions that are being used to stay ahead of changes in the healthcare market.

Regulatory Compliance: Health systems need to understand where government enforcement agencies are focusing their attention so that they can be ahead of the curve in lowering their level of risk. Various sessions examined major developments and trends impacting Medicare and Medicaid regulation and reimbursement, as well as the latest actions from the FTC, DOJ and other antitrust enforcers and more importantly, strategies on how to handle them.  

Physicians: Several lively discussions focused on the critical relationship with physicians, exploring physician compensation in a value-based environment, physician employment, ongoing physician management, the successful integration of disparate medical staffs and the redefining of the relationship between hospitals and physicians to identify collaboration models that fit the new focus on quality measures and cost reduction.

Legal Department Structure: In some of the event’s most popular sessions, counsel discussed innovative ways to provide exceptional, timely and cost effective legal services to enable their organizations to provide improved quality of care, better services at lower costs. While the government takes the position that Compliance should be independent of Legal, many organizations still have the two functions combined at some level; an interactive fireside chat explored the pros and cons of each structure from an administrative and substantive perspective.

The Healthcare Law & Compliance Institute provided a unique, intimate environment for experienced and accomplished healthcare counsel to interact with one another, to dig into a range of highly relevant, timely topics, and glean pragmatic tips to be most effective in this dynamic healthcare landscape. Attendees from organizations such as Ascension Health, Northwell Health, Cleveland Clinic, Henry Ford Health System, WellStar Health System, Vanderbilt University Health System, UF Shands and Stanford, to name a few, benefited greatly from the diverse range of perspectives and approaches.    

Next year’s Healthcare Law & Compliance Institute will be taking place March 3rd – 5th, 2019. If you would like to share some insights and experiences as a member of the Speaker Faculty, suggest topic areas for the agenda or join the waiting list for attendance, please contact Nas Panwar at [email protected]