Based on AHLA’s annual Health Law Connections article, this special series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2024. In the sixth episode, Carol Carden, Managing Principal, PYA, speaks with Joanne (Jody) Joiner, Senior Counsel, Tenet Healthcare, and Gina L. Bertolini, Partner, K&L; Gates LLP, about the constantly changing reproductive health space. They discuss recent federal developments, the interplay between EMTALA and state laws, abortion access at the state level, the impact of the Cox case in Texas, litigation related to interstate travel, and issues related to privacy. Sponsored by PYA.

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Top Ten 2024: Reproductive Health Update

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Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, about how health care corporate boards can effectively exercise oversight of the corporate legal function. They discuss the general counsel’s dual reporting relationship, the history of the corporate responsibility movement, effective monitoring practices, and the significance of the recent Association of Corporate Counsel survey of general counsel. To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

Health Care Corporate Governance: Board’s Oversight of the Corporate Legal Function

John Howlett, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Clearwater, speaks with Carolyn V. Metnick, Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, and Vanessa K. Burrows, Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, about the current regulatory and legal landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care. They discuss some of the most compelling ways health care organizations are using AI; the legal, ethical, privacy, and data security considerations around AI; enforcement activity and consumer lawsuits; and what health care organizations should be doing when getting ready to deploy AI. Carolyn and Vanessa spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2024 Advising Providers: Legal Strategies for AMCs, Physicians, and Hospitals, in New Orleans, LA. Sponsored by Clearwater. To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence: Latest Trends and Developments

Kim H. Looney, Partner, K&L; Gates LLP, and John E. Kelly, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, discuss the current dynamics of private equity in health care. They cover why private equity is interested in health care and what segments they are most interested in, private equity deal trends, public scrutiny of private equity, federal and state oversight, compliance and regulatory considerations, and risk management. Kim and John spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2024 Advising Providers: Legal Strategies for AMCs, Physicians, and Hospitals, in New Orleans, LA. To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

Private Equity in Health Care: Latest Trends and Developments

AHLA's monthly podcast featuring health lawyer and blogger Norm Tabler's informative and entertaining take on recent health law and other legal developments. To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

The Lighter Side of Health Law – April 2024

Kate Heffernan, Member, Epstein Becker Green, and Elizabeth McEvoy, Partner, Hinckley Allen, discuss how research misconduct is regulated in the United States. They cover research integrity as it relates to the law, how approaches to research integrity have changed over the years, how the legal stakes have been raised for institutions and scientists, and proposed regulations related to research misconduct. Kate and Elizabeth spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2024 Advising Providers: Legal Strategies for AMCs, Physicians, and Hospitals, in New Orleans, LA.  To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

Top Ten 2024: Reproductive Health Update

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