Seminars

Summary of Wachler & Associates P.C. Speaking Engagements

The attorneys of WACHLER & ASSOCIATES, P.C. have been active in speaking on many healthcare topics with specific emphasis in the areas of Medicare Audits and Appeals and RAC Audits, compliance, HIPAA, fraud and abuse, and Stark.

Past Speaking Engagements Include the Following:

Medicare Audits and Appeals and RAC Audits:

• "The New Audit Landscape: MICs, MACs & RACs," American Health Lawyers Association - Physicians and Physician Organizations and Hospitals and Health Systems Law Institutes, February 25, 2010  

• "RAC Audits: Latest Developments, Successful Appeal Strategies for DMEPOS Providers, and Emerging Issues," American Association of Homecare (teleconference), February 22, 2010  

• "Medicare & Medicaid Contractors: Inside Out," American Bar Association (ABA) - Emerging Issues in Health Care Law, Andrew B. Wachler with co-speaker James Sheehan, New York Medicare Inspector General, February 18, 2010  

• "The New Audit Landscape: MICs, MACs & RACs," American Health Law Association - Legal Issues Affecting Medical Centers and Other Teaching Institutions, January 21, 2010 - January 22, 2010  

• "RAC and Medicare Audits," Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASAC), November 17, 2009  

• "RACs and Medicare Audits: Compliance Tips and Successful Appeal Strategies," National Association of Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), October 10, 2009 - October 14, 2009  

• "Current Legal Issues and RAC Audit Appeal Strategies for Healthcare Counsel,"  State Bar of Michigan Health Care Law Section Meeting - September 24, 2009

• "Building a RAC Shield: Best Practices in Preparedness & Case Studies of Success," The 4th Annual Hospital and Health System Financial Management Congress, Co-Presented with Susan Bihler, Director of Utilization Management at Florida Hospital, September 22, 2009

• "Recovery Audit Contractors: An Overview of Current Legal and Appeal Strategies," American Society of Medical Association Counsel (ASMAC), September 18, 2009

• "Recovery Audit Contractors," 2nd National RAC Summit, September 14, 2009 - September 15, 2009

• "RAC to the Future: New Developments, Current Legal Issues, and Appeals Strategies," American Bar Association Audioconference, with Connie Leonard, Division Director of Recovery Audit Operations, August 13, 2009

• "Recovery Audit Contractors and Medicare Audits: Compliance Tips and Successful Appeals Strategies," Indiana Association for Home & Hospice Care (IAHHC), May 19, 2009 - May 21, 2009    

• "Recovery Audit Contractors & Medicare Audits: Compliance Tips & Successful Appeals Strategies," Healthcare Billing and Management Association (HBMA) 2009 Spring Education Conference - May 6, 2009 - May 8, 2009

• "RAC Audit Appeals- Strategies and Defenses for Overturning Hospital RAC Denials," National Healthcare Compliance Audioconference - May 5, 2009

• "Ready or Not, Here They Come! Preparing for and Defending RAC Audits," 2009 Annual Meeting of the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA), April 27, 2009

• "RAC Audits and Medicare Appeals," ABA's 5th Annual Washington Healthcare Summit, December 3, 2007 - December 4, 2007

• "Third Party Payor Audits," American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), April 26, 2007 - April 29, 2007

• "The New Medicare Appeals Process and Strategies for Successful Appeals," American Bar Association Health Law Section, June 2006

• "The New Medicare Appeals Process," Associated Professional Sleep Societies, June 2006

• "The New Medicare Appeals Process and Strategies for Successful Appeals," Michigan Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, May 2006

• "The New Medicare Appeals Process," Michigan Podiatric Association, March 2006

• "The New Medicare Appeals Process and Strategic Approaches to Medicare Audits," American Health Lawyers Association Annual Physicians and Physicians Organizations Law Institute, February 8, 2006-February 9, 2006

• "Medicare Appeals, Exclusive Contracts, Compliance, Legal Risks of Facility Ownership, Society for Pain Practice Management," September 2005

Compliance: 

• "RAC Audit Appeals - Strategies and Defenses for Overturning Hospital RAC Denials," The National Healthcare Compliance Audioconferences, May 5, 2009

• "ASC Billing Compliance: Advanced Beneficiary Notices, Policies on Reducing Fees & Waiver of Copays & Deductibles," Ambulatory Surgery Centers Association (ASCA), April 22, 2009 - April 24, 2009 

• "Compliance Program Challenges & Opportunities" (panel member), Health Care Compliance Association, June 15, 2007

• "Healthcare Legal Issues that Impact Radiology Practices," American Healthcare Radiology Administrators, August 2006

• "The New Medicare Appeals Process and Strategies for Successful Appeals," American Bar Association Health Law Section, June 2006

• "The New Medicare Appeals Process and Strategic Approaches to Medicare Audits," American Health Lawyers Association Annual Physicians and Physicians Organizations Law Institute, February 8, 2006-February 9, 2006

• "State Laws and Regulations (Current Trends & Implications to AMCs)" (panel member), NC NICA 3rd Academic Medical Center Conference, September 2005

• "Compliance with Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Laws", 2004 Healthcare Conference through the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, January 4, 2004

• "Explaining Compliance to Physician Clients", 10th Annual Michigan Health Law Conference Sponsored by ICLE, January 4, 2004

• 3rd Annual Compliance Officer Summit, Las Vegas, January 24 2002 - January 25, 2002

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HIPAA:

•  "HIPAA: Case Notes and Documentation," Oakland County Private Practice Network & Support, December 14, 2009 

• "HIPAA Changes Resulting from the Stimulus Bill," Webinar through the Center for Business Intelligence, May 22, 2009  

• "Operationalizing HIPAA Privacy and Security," Society for Pain Practice Management, July 2005

• "Understanding the Basics of HIPAA," ICLE 11th Annual Health Law Institute, March 2005

• "HIPAA Update", American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Annual Meeting, January 10, 2005

• "HIPAA Security: How to Effectively Work With Attorneys and Consultants," Tenth National HIPAA Summit, January 4, 2005

• "Operationalizing HIPAA Privacy and Security," Society for Pain Practice Management, 2005

• "Understanding the Basics of HIPAA," ICLE 11th Annual Health Law Institute, 2005

• "HIPAA Security," Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA), May 5, 2004

• "HIPAA Security Basics: Collaboration Between Attorneys and Consultants," Ninth National HIPAA Summit, January 11, 2004

• "HIPAA Security Workshop for ASCs," Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association's 2004 Annual Meeting, January 5, 2004

• "HIPAA," United Communications Group, Las Vegas, December 4, 2003 - December 5, 2003

• "HIPAA," United Communications Group, Washington, D.C., October 1, 2003 - October 3, 2003

• "HIPAA," American Bar Association and the American Medical Association Physical Law Conference, Chicago, June 2003

• "Practical Steps to HIPAA Compliance for Ambulatory Surgery Centers," Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association 2003 Annual Meeting, May 2003

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Stark and Fraud and Abuse:

• "Latest Developments in Stark and Anti-Markup for Billing Companies," Healthcare Billing and Management Association - May 8, 2009 

• "What's a Doc to Do? Stark II Phaw III and Anti-markup Rules: The Impact on Physician Relationships and Ventures," American Bar Association Health Law Section, February 6, 2008

• "Stark Primer - Part II, Physician's Perspective," Michigan Bar Association, Health Care Law Section, January 31, 2008

• "Fraud and Abuse Compliance Issues," United Communications Group Physicians National Summit, September 14, 2006 - September 16, 2006

• "The Basics of Stark Law and the Federal Anti-kickback Statute," Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, April 29, 2005

• "The Basics of Stark Law and the Federal Anti-kickback Statute," American Bar Association, Center for Continuing Legal Education, March 31, 2005

• "Stark II and Fraud and Abuse: Basic Business Considerations and Recent Developments," Healthcare Conference through the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, January 4, 2005

• "The Stark II Ban," Lorman Education Services, March 19, 2002 and April 30, 2002

• "Stark and Other Regulatory Concerns," 16th Annual Management and Leadership Conference sponsored by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Washington, D.C., December 3, 2001 - December 5, 2001

• "Stark and HIPAA," Radiology Business Management Association, Lansing, November 9, 2001

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