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10th Annual Business & Legal Issues in Dialysis & Nephrology Symposium
Thursday, May 10, 2012
8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Hyatt Regency O’Hare
9300 Bryn Mawr Avenue
Rosemont, Illinois 60018
Registration for this event is now closed.
We invite you to an engaging full-day seminar covering business and legal issues faced by nephrologists; hospital and dialysis facility CEOs, CFOs and COOs; lawyers; administrators; and consultants. Hear from leading industry experts on important topics affecting the industry.
| 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 |
For more information, contact Lindsay Mathews at 312.750.8602 or lmathews@mcguirewoods.com.
Our programs are intended for the benefit of our clients and contacts and we reserve the right to refuse any registration at our sole discretion.
MORE INFORMATION
Lindsay Mathews
312.750.8602
lmathews@mcguirewoods.com

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