Welcome to the Twelfth Annual Health Law and Policy Summer Institute!

COURSES OFFERED:

 

Health Care Corporate Compliance and Governance (LAW 718-001) (1 credit) (MAY 31-JUNE 1, 2019) (PROFESSOR ASHA SCIELZO) 

Students will explore the importance of corporate compliance for health care organizations, review the current health care compliance landscape, and become familiar with key compliance guidance and principles, including the seven elements of an effective compliance program.  Students will review compliance policies and learn about best practices for implementation.  Students will consider the role of the Compliance Officer and compare/contrast with the role of the General Counsel of a health care organization.  The course reading assignments and class exercises will also explore the role of training and education of compliance principles and the importance of promoting a culture of compliance from top down. Lectures will use current health care compliance failures as a teaching tool and will delve into the role of audits and internal monitoring, discipline for non-compliance, and best practices for compliance investigations.  With regards to corporate governance, the course will provide an overview of fiduciary duties, with emphasis on the specific challenges faced in the health care industry. The course will conclude with a discussion of how effective health care corporate compliance and governance intersect.  The teaching strategies for this course will include readings, lectures, group discussions and case study hypotheticals. Students will also have the opportunity to hear from guest speakers with significant expertise in this field.

THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY (719B1-001) (1 CREDIT) (June 2 & June 9, 2019) (Professors Asha Scielzo and Erica Kraus)

The civil False Claims Act was initially developed during the Civil War in response to war profiteering by military contractors who attempted to defraud the government. After many years and significant amendments along the way, the False Claims Act has become a very powerful fraud and enforcement tool for the government in its effort to combat fraud, waste, and abuse - especially in the health care and pharmaceutical industries. This course will review the elements of the False Claims Act and consider enforcement, compliance, defense strategies, and qui tam provisions with an emphasis on health care and pharmaceutical applications. The teaching strategies for this course will include readings, lecture, group discussions and mock hypothetical exercises.

Summer 2019 Lunch and Learn Series

Serving Clients in the Health Care Industry

Part I:  Top Health Care Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

Friday, May 31, 2019
12-1:30 pm
Yuma 112 (Faculty Lounge)

An expert panel will share insights on the transformations occurring in the health care industry. Topics to be covered include: Technology Innovation and Health Care Law (Alaap Shah, Epstein Becker and Green); Hot topics in Fraud and Abuse (Sabrina Morello, OCIG-DHHS); and Innovative Delivery and Payment Models (Cybil Roehrenbeck, Polsinelli). 

This panel will be moderated by Professor Asha Scielzo.

This lunch event is free, but registration is required.

Part II:  The False Claims Act: Trends in Litigation, Enforcement, and Compliance

Thursday, June 13, 2019
12:15-1:45 pm
Yuma 112 (Faculty Lounge)

An expert panel will discuss the False Claims Act and its impact on the health care industry from both the defense and plaintiff/qui tam relator perspectives.  Expert panelists include Jesse A. Witten of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and Robert L. Vogel of Vogel, Slade & Goldstein LLP. 

This panel will be moderated by Erica J. Kraus of Sheppard Mullin.