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Events and Seminars 2010
Past Seminars
December 2010
  • December 3, 2010 - Lourdes Martinez will be participating in the Accounting and Audit Update sponsored by the Healthcare Financial Management Association's Metro NY Chapter. Ms. Martinez will speak about recent and future OMIG activities at the all day event being held at the LaGuardia Marriott Hotel.  For registration information, Click Here

  • December 2, 2010 - Steven J. Chananie will discuss "Hot Topics: Audit and Compliance Issues for 2011" at the New England Healthcare Internal Auditors' Fall 2010 Conference. The three-day conference will be held at the Hilton Mystic in Mystic, CT. For registration information, Click Here

November 2010
  • November 19, 2010 - Debra Silverman will be one of the speakers at HFMA Metropolitan New York Chapter seminar entitled "Positioning for Reimbursement - Payor Responses to Healthcare Reform & Introduction to ACOs." Ms. Silverman will provide an overview of healthcare reform and its potential impact on managed care contracting in the future. The all day seminar will be held at the Information Builders in Manhattan. For more information and registration form, Click Here

October 2010
  • October 30, 2010 - Eve Koopersmith to be the key speaker in a Roundtable Discussion sponsored by the New York State Bar Association's Elder Law Section and Senior Lawyers Section Joint Fall Meeting. Ms. Koopersmith will present the Mental Health Issues and Services in Elder Law. The three-day Meeting will take place at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel in White Plains, New York. For further information, Click Here

  • October 29, 2010 - Suzanne Avena to participate in a panel discussion at the New York State Bar Association's seminar on "Emerging Issues in Environmental Insurance". Ms. Avena will join Ann M. Waeger, Esq. to discuss key decisions which provide insights into the negotiation of and claim recovery from the new environmental insurance policies. The half day seminar offers 4 MCLE credits and will be held at the Affinia Manhattan at 371 Seventh Avenue at 31st Street in Manhattan. For Registration information, Click Here

  • October 26, 2010 - Lourdes Martinez will present a Compliance Update at the Professional Development Conference sponsored by the New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. The three-day conference will take place at the Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs, NY. For registration information, Click Here

  • October 21, 2010 - Peter Hoffman and Jeffrey Brown will participate in the 34th Annual Institute sponsored by The New Jersey Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association in cooperation with The Metropolitan Philadelphia Chapter of HFMA. Their program is entitled "Charting New Territory: New Requirements for Disclosing Overpayments to Governmental Agencies and Examining When to Appeal Adverse RAC Determinations." The three day institute will take place at The Borgata Hotel and Casino Spa in Atlantic City, NJ. For Registration Information, Click Here, Click Here

July 2010
  • July 13, 2010 - Andrew Blustein and Lourdes Martinez to present at the New Jersey Hospital Association/Health Research & Educational Trust of New Jersey Educational Program, entitled RAC Audits Are Here: Examining Appeals and Self-Disclosures

June 2010
  • June 11, 2010 - Andrew Blustein will present a NY Legislative Update for the past year at The Association of Healthcare Risk Management of New York, Inc. Annual Full Day Conference.  The conference will be held at The New York Helmsley Hotel, New York, NY from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., followed by their 25th Anniversary Celebration Cocktail Hour.  For further information, Click Here.

May 2010
  • May 26, 2010 - Jeff Adest and Lourdes Martinez to speak at the NYAHSA Spring Training Institute and Exhibition.  Mr. Adest's topic will address Voluntary Disclosure to Government Agencies and Ms. Martinez's topic will address Public Health Law Section 2803-d, reporting abuses of persons receiving care or services in residential health care facilities.  The Conference will be held from May 24-26, 2010 at The Saratoga Hilton Hotel & Conference Center, Saratoga Springs, NY. 

  • May 14, 2010 - Lourdes Martinez will be one of the presenters at the NYS Bar Association's 2010 Long Term Care Conference.  Ms. Martinez's topic, entitled Fraud and Abuse in the Long Term Care Programs, will include an update on OMIG audits and an overview of the compliance and integrity provisions of the federal health care reform legislation.  The accredited conference will be held at The New Yorker Hotel, New York, NY.  For registration information, Click Here.

  • May 12, 2010 - Lourdes Martinez will be one of the speakers at a Spring Seminar hosted by Atlantic Business Products and The Center to Promote Health Care Studies. Ms. Martinez will be speaking about fraud and abuse in healthcare, state and federal investigations and update on recent initiatives, and quality of care in nursing homes. The seminar takes place from 8:00 a.m. to 3;15 p.m. at the Sheraton New York & Towers, New York, NY. Click here for the flyer for this seminar.

April 2010
  • April 20, 2010 - Jeffrey Brown and Stuart Hochron will be presenting at the Bergen County Medical Society in River Edge, NJ on the topic "Protecting Your Livelihood: Tips for Preventing Medical Malpractice Claims and Protecting Your Assets."  Click Here for more information about this seminar.

  • April 9, 2010 - Stacey Gulick will be one of the speakers at the New York State Bar Associations, Health Law Fundamentals seminar.  Ms. Gulick will provide an overview of State and Federal regulatory agencies that regulate healthcare providers and the statutory scheme they operate within.  The one day seminar will take place at Affinia Manhattan, New York, NY.  For further information, Click Here.

March 2010
  • March 30, 2010 - Lourdes Martinez will be one of the speakers at a seminar hosted by the Center to Promote Health Care Studies who is partnering with Shore Pharmaceutical and Med World Pharmacy.  Ms. Martinez will be speaking about fraud and abuse in healthcare, state and federal investigations and recent initiatives, and quality of care in nursing homes.  The seminar takes place from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza, La Guardia Airport, East Elmhurst, NY.  Click Here for the flyer for this seminar.

  • March 24, 2010 - Andrew Blustein and Peter Mancino will present a 90-minute accredited National Teleconference hosted by the National Business Institute (NBI).  To effectively implement the new requirements, topics will include an overview of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act), New Privacy and Security Obligations for Covered Entities, New Obligations for Business Associates, Expanded Civil Penalties and Enforcement provisions as well as Upcoming Regulations and Next Steps.  For registration information, Click Here.

  • March 18, 2010 - Lourdes Martinez & Stacy Gulick will participate in a three-hour accredited seminar for pharmacists hosted by the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York. Topics will include an update on recent OMIG initiatives and the latest revisions to HIPAA legal and regulatory requirements brought by enactment of the HITECH Act. The seminar will take place at 7 pm in Getzville, NY. For additional seminar information, Click Here

  • March 12, 2010 - Philip Chronakis will be one of the speakers at the National Business Institute seminar entitled Effective Use of Evidence From Investigation to Trial.  Mr. Chronakis will present two topics:  Effective Discovery Techniques and Ethical Considerations.  The one day seminar will be held at the Melville Marriott in Melville, New York.  Registration information is available - Click Here.

January 2010
  • January 27, 2010 - Steve Chananie and Stacey Gulick will participate in the New York State Bar Association's Annual Health Law Section Meeting on "Health Care Reform: Now What?" by presenting a Health Law Update.  The Meeting will be held from January 25-30, 2010 at the Hilton New York in New York City.  To view the meeting program and registration information, Click Here.

  • January 14, 2010 - Steve Antico to present the Tax Aspects of Joint Venture Arrangements at the Hudson-Bergen Inn of Transactional Counsel, The Bergen Bar Building, Hackensack, NJ

  • January 8, 2010 - Peter Mancino and Stacey Gulick will present at the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York's 2010 Mid Winter. Topics will include an update on significant changes to the HIPAA privacy and security requirements and compare existing HIPAA requirements and show the new mandates established by the HITECH Act. The three day conference will take place from January 7, 2010 thru January 9, 2010 in Saratoga Springs, NY.
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