• February 3, 2012 - Lourdes Martinez to give a legal update at the Healthcare Financial Management Association's (HFMA's) Annual Reimbursement Seminar on February 3, 2012 at the Uniondale Marriott.

• January 26, 2012 - Roy Breitenbach to speak at the annual Academic Medical Centers program sponsored by The American Health Lawyers Association. His topic is "Corporate Practice of Medicine and Fee Splitting." This two day conference being held January 26-27, 2012 in Washington DC, is designed to address the legal issues that are unique to teaching hospitals and academic medical centers.
  For more information on this seminar, please Click Here

• December 2, 2011 - Steve Chananie will speak at the New England Healthcare Internal Auditors Fall 2011 Conference. The conference will be held November 30 - December 2 at the Marriott Mystic Hotel and Spa in Groton, CT. His presentation entitled "The Compliance Outlook for 2012/Strategies for Managing the Risks," will focus on the False Claims Act, the Anti-kickback Law, and the Stark Law. Mr. Chananie will discuss the increased attention that healthcare providers have been receiving from federal and state auditors and provide strategies for managing the risk of exposure to a government audit and for implementing an effective compliance program.

• November 4, 2011 - Steve Chananie was one of the presenters at the Metro New York Chapter, HFMA Compliance/Internal Audit Committee Conference discussing "OMIG - Recent Updates."

• October 13, 2011 - Roy Breitenbach and Jeff Brown will speak at the 35th Annual Institute sponsored by The New Jersey Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.  Their topic is entitled "Hot Legal Issues in Provider-Health Plan Relations - Winning the Battle."  The three-day conference will be held October 12-14, 2011 at the Borgata Hotel and Casino Spa, Atlantic City, NJ.  For further information on the conference and registration, please Click Here

• October 3, 2011 - Roy Breitenbach will be speaking at the Annual Meeting of the New England Chapter of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists. His presentation is entitled, "What to Do When a Payor Audits." The three-day conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, Rhode Island from October 3-5, 2011. For more information about this conference, Click Here

• September 15, 2011 - Suzanne Avena to speak at the Groundwater Contamination Conference sponsored by Law Seminars International.  Ms. Avena's presentation is entitled "Proving Liability in Groundwater Contamination Cases:  A Lawyer's Perspective on New Forensics."  The two-day accredited conference will be held at the Sheraton Newark Airport Hotel in Newark, New Jersey.  Credit: 12 NJ/NY CLE including 1 Ethics.  Click Here for additional information on the conference and to register.

• June 21, 2011 - Stacey Gulick will be speaking at the NYAHSA (NY Association of Homes and Services for the Aging) Annual Conference. Her presentation is entitled, "Possibilities and Pitfalls in Exchanging Electronic Patient Data with Other Providers and Payors." The three-day, accredited conference will be held at the Saratoga Hilton & Conference Center in Saratoga Springs, New York from June 20-22, 2011. For more information about this conference, Click Here

• June 21, 2011 - Judith Eisen and Afsheen Shah will be speaking at the NYAHSA (NY Association of Homes and Services for the Aging) Annual Conference. Their presentation is entitled, "Understanding and Resolving Financial Challenges in Health Care." The three-day, accredited conference will be held at the Saratoga Hilton & Conference Center in Saratoga Springs, New York from June 20-22, 2011. For more information about this conference,
  Click Here

• May 5, 2011 - Steve Chananie will be one of the speakers at an accredited Spring Seminar hosted by Atlantic Business Products and The Center to Promote Health Care Studies Spring Seminar. Mr. Chananie will be speaking about fraud and abuse in healthcare, recent fraud and abuse initiatives, financial penalties crippling nursing homes and quality of care in nursing homes. The seminar takes place from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Sheraton New York & Towers. New York, NY.  For more information about this seminar, Click Here

• May 4th, 2011 - NATIONAL HEALTHCARE DECISION DAY Teleconference hosted by Eve Koopersmith and Dede Martin
  April 16, 2011 is Mitchell Rabbino National Healthcare Decision Day, an annual public service project sponsored by the New York State Bar Association and designed to explain legal procedures and documents to help New Yorkers make better, more informed healthcare and financial decisions. Garfunkel Wild, P.C. is proud to participate in this project by issuing this client alert and hosting a teleconference. This year's topic is a "Legal Checklist," an overview of legal documents every New Yorker needs to understand.
  
  Here is a list of the items on the Legal Checklist: For Details Click Here
       -Health Care Proxy
       -Living Will
       -Authorization for Release of Patient Information
       -Do Not Resuscitate Order / MOLST
       -Power of Attorney
       -Appointment of Agent to Control Disposition of Remains
       -Will
  To hear this Teleconference Click Here (58:10)

• April 5, 2011 - Andrew Zwerling to participate in a panel discussion at the Preventing and Defending Long Term Care Litigation seminar sponsored by the American Conference Institute, entitled, "Preemptively Avoiding and Defending Litigation Based on Allegations of False Claims Act or Consumer Fraud Violations". The two-day CLE accredited seminar will take place at the Conrad in Miami, Florida. For additional information on the seminar and registration information, Click Here

• March 30, 2011 - Judith Eisen to speak at the New York City Bar, entitled "Is Bankruptcy the Right Prescription for Distressed Health Care Providers?"
  The program will be held at the New York City Bar, New York, NY.
  
  For Program outline and registration information, Click Here

• March 30, 2011 - Jeffrey Brown to participate in a panel discussion at the NJ HealthCare Capital Construction – Building a Healthy New Jersey conference sponsored by the New Jersey Alliance for Action, entitled, "Healthcare Consolidation and It's Impact on Construction". The conference will take place at the Trenton Marriott Conference Center in Trenton, New Jersey.
  
  For registration information, Click Here

• March 16, 2011 - Rebecca Levy will be one of the speakers at a webinar entitled Hospitals, Medical Staffs and Employed Physicians - One Big Happy Family?, hosted by the National Association Medical Staff Services. The accredited webinar will discuss:

   - How to handle disciplinary actions and investigations for employed
     physicians

   - The right to a fair hearing: ways fair hearing may be restricted through
     contracts

   - NPDB reporting requirements of terminated physicians

   - The physician's right to bring employment related claims

   - Recommendations for conducting a review of medical staff bylaws

For registration information, Click Here

• March 15, 2011 - David Biehl to participate in a roundtable discussion entitled "New York City Healthcare Executive & Physician Roundtable: Making Sense of Real Estate & Demands of Healthcare" at the InterFace Healthcare Real Estate Conference hosted by the InterFace Conference Group. This one-day forum will be held at The McGraw-Hill Conference Center in Midtown Manhattan. For additional information on the conference and registration,
  Click Here

• March 11, 2011 - Lourdes Martinez to participate in a moderated panel discussion entitled "When You Need and Don’t Need Legal Representation for OMIG" at the Joseph A. Levi 52nd Annual Institute seminar sponsored by the Metropolitan New York Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Education Foundation. The two-day seminar will take place at The LaGuardia Marriott Hotel in East Elmhurst, NY. For additional information on the seminar and registration information, please Click Here

• March 1, 2011 - Steve Antico to participate in a panel discussion at the New Jersey State Bar Association's Joint Meeting with Business Law Section and Tax Law Section. Mr. Antico will discuss the tax consequences resulting from buy-ins and buy-outs and related deferred compensation. The Joint Meeting will be held from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ. For registration information, Click Here

• February 24, 2011 - Suzanne Avena will be one of the speakers at a webinar entitled Evolving Environmental Risks for the Health Care Industry hosted by the Aon Health Care Practice. The one hour session will discuss:

              - Expected and unexpected environmental liabilities

              - ‘Real-life’ cases and claims and resulting costs and damages

              - Legal options available to address environmental risk

              - Current insurance market developments specially tailored to the health
                care industry

For registration information, Click Here

• February 11, 2011 - Roy Breitenbach will be one of the speakers at National Business Institute's seminar, entitled "Litigating to Win Through Advanced Trial Advocacy". Mr. Breitenbach will present Direct Examination - An Important Building Block to Your Case's Foundation. The all day CLE accredited seminar will take place at the Hilton Long Island in Melville, NY. For additional seminar information, Click Here

• February 4, 2011 - Lourdes Martinez will bring an external counsel prospective to an event sponsored by the Metro New York Chapter of HFMA entitled "What Would You Do? Case Studies in Compliance and Internal Audit." The event will be held from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at PricewaterhouseCoopers, New York, NY. For registration information, Click Here

2010 Events~