Beard Audio Conferences

Medical Collaboration Success Stories: 2-CD Set

Audio Recordings and Speaker Materials

Hosted By : Beard Group Law and Business Publishers

More than 200 healthcare financial leaders and physicians participated in two Beard audioconferences in the spring of 2007.

1. Gainsharing: Medical Cost Control through Collaboration
2. Successful Healthcare Provider-Payer Arrangements: New Win-Win Agreements in Light of Recent Anti-Trust Rulings

Now you can purchase the 2-CD set containing the audio recordings of both conferences each providing success stories of medical collaboration. Youll get the full details from each conference including the speakers written presentation materials plus the lively Q&A sessions.

CD and Presentation Materials #1:
Gainsharing Medical Cost Control through Collaboration
Success Stories of Hospital-Physician Shared Savings
73-minute recording presented by Charles Oppenheim, Partner, Foley & Lardner and Lani Berman, MPH, MBA, of Goodroe Healthcare Solutions

Throughout the U.S., gainsharing plans rewarding physicians for measurable cost savings are on the upswing. Let two of the nations top authorities on healthcare gainsharing show you how healthcare institutions likes yours can cut costs and improve efficiencies through shared savings programs. Learn:

- Pros and cons of gainsharing
- 3 major criteria OIG uses to evaluate properly structured plans
- What about Stark? Compliance challenges with CMS
- Physician incentive programs that DONT require OIG approval
- Establishing metrics to monitor cost reductions and clinical outcomes
- Benchmarking your plan against similar medical facilities
- Strategies for educating physicians about true costs -- and enhancing communication with administration and material managers
- Lessons learned on the front lines of gainsharing. How measurable and predictable are the results?
- Real-world success stories whos making gainsharing work and how

This program is designed for hospital and physician business leaders, CEOs, CFOs, healthcare attorneys, and business development executives.

CD and Presentation Materials #2:
Successful Healthcare Provider-Payer Arrangements:
New Win-Win Agreements in Light of Recent Anti-Trust Rulings
75-minute recording presented by Bob Leibenluft, Partner, Hogan & Hartson

Hear the former head of the FTCs Health Care Division share his unique insights and experiences for how healthcare providers and payers can negotiate mutually beneficial arrangements in light of recent antitrust rulings. Learn:

- When physicians can jointly negotiate with health plans
- When mergers are most likely to attract regulatory scrutiny
- Pros and cons of clinical integration
- Whats the messenger model and why it has attracted so much attention
- How to apply the "rule of reason" analysis in a shifting regulatory landscape
- What the North Texas Specialty Physicians, United v. Advocate, and other key rulings mean
- When pay-for-performance programs work (and dont work!)
- Whether joint contracting is a viable option
- How to approach antitrust claims involving exclusion and physician-owned facilities

Purchase the 2-CD set for $70. To order online, select your 2-CD set below, or you may call the Beard Group at (240) 629-3300 and charge your learning investment to a major credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express).

Speaker(s):

	Bob Leibenluft Hogan & Hartson
Bob Leibenluft's practice is devoted entirely to health and antitrust matters, including counseling and litigation regarding antitrust issues in the health, medical device, and pharmaceutical industries. Upon completing law school, Bob worked as an Attorney Advisor in the Federal Trade Commissions (FTCs) Office of Policy Planning, concentrating on health and antitrust matters. In 1981, he joined Hogan & Hartson and became a partner in the firm in 1989. He practiced health law at Hogan & Hartson until January 1996 when he rejoined the FTC as Assistant Director for Health Care in the FTCs Bureau of Competition. As head of the FTCs Health Care Division, Bob supervised a 25-30 person staff engaged in the review of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures involving hospitals, physicians and other health care providers, as well as conduct in the health care and pharmaceutical industries. While at the FTC, he spearheaded development of the FTCs and U.S. Department of Justices most recent policy statements on healthcare antitrust issues. Bob rejoined Hogan & Hartson in September 1998. Bob writes and lectures extensively on health law topics. His articles on healthcare matters have appeared in Health Affairs, The New England Journal of Medicine, Vanderbilt Law Review, The American Journal of Psychiatry, Business and Health, Pharmaceutical Executive, Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry, and other books and journals. In addition, he serves as Chair of the Health Care Industry Committee of the ABA Antitrust Section.
	Charles B. Oppenheim Foley & Lardner, LLP
Charles B. Oppenheim is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP. A nationally recognized expert on Stark law issues and a member of the firm's Health Care Industry Team, he focuses his practice on all aspects of transactional, operational and regulatory health care law. For many of the largest health care companies in the U.S., Charles provides counseling on the anti-kickback and Stark laws, creates and implements compliance programs, investigates compliance issues, responds to government enforcement actions, and negotiates settlements for many types of health care providers. He is the author of "Stark Final Regulations: A Comprehensive Analysis of Key Issues and Practical Guide, Third Edition", published by the American Health Lawyers Association.
	Lani Berman, MBA, MPH Goodroe Healthcare Solutions
Lani Berman, MBA, MPH, is a consultant with Goodroe Healthcare Solutions in Atlanta, where she specializes in the development of innovative strategic initiatives including cost and operational efficiencies, hospital-physician economic integration, market assessments and financial modeling. She presents and leads discussions about how to reduce waste by engaging physicians at national healthcare meetings.

Medical Collaboration Success Stories: 2-CD Set

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