During this 90-minute program, expert speaker Michael R. Callahan, JD, will dive into several recommendations and implementations of bylaw amendments to improve compliance but avoid being overly prescriptive. Callahan will review sections of typical medical staff bylaws to point out common mistakes or lapses in language that can lead to legal trouble for an organization. In addition, medical staff leaders and MSPs will learn how healthcare reform is changing medical staff bylaws.
Take a look at the agenda: - An overview of the healthcare industry
- How movement from volume-based to value-based payment affects medical staff bylaw compliance
- “Best” and “better” practices to maximize peer review privilege protections
- Ways to limit or avoid National Practitioner Data Bank reports
- How to limit the need for investigations and fair hearings
- Live Q&A
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Meet the speaker: |
Michael R. Callahan, JD, is a senior partner in the Health Care Practice Group at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in Chicago. Callahan assists hospital, health system, and medical staff clients on a variety of healthcare legal issues related to accountable care organizations (ACO), Patient Safety Organizations (PSO), healthcare antitrust issues, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and regulatory compliance, accreditation matters, general corporate transactions, medical staff credentialing, and hospital/medical staff relations. He is a frequent speaker on topics including ACOs, healthcare reform, PSOs, healthcare liability, and peer review matters, and is an advisory board member for HCPro’s Credentialing Resource Center. He also was appointed as the public member representative on the NAMSS board of directors. |