Speeches
The attorneys of The Health Law Partners, P.C. regularly speak to legal and professional organizations, including the following:
Upcoming Speeches
“The DOs and DON’Ts of Controlled Substance Prescribing/Dispensing in MI,” Robert S. Iwrey, Esq., Frederick Woodward and Angela Francis of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, 2012 Institute for Continuing Legal Education Health Law Institute, Plymouth, MI, March 8, 2012.
"Physician Contracting Workshop," by Robert S. Iwrey, Esq., Oakland County Medical Society, March 14, 2012, Birmingham, MI.
"Stark Q&A with the Attorney," Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., RBMA Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs, March 19, 2012.
"Marketing Your Services – What You Need to Know to Stay Out of Trouble,” Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., RBMA Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs, March 20, 2012.
“The Medicare Audit Landscape, What Radiologists Need to Know,” by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., AHRA 2012 Spring Conference, April 4, 2012, Seattle, WA.
“Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions: The Civil Penalties Most Likely to Affect Michigan Criminal Defendants,” the professional licensing portion of the seminar to be presented by Roberts S. Iwrey, Esq., Institute for Continuing Legal Education Criminal Defense Series, June 27, 2012, Ann Arbor, MI.
Past Speeches
"The Latest on Medicare RACs," by Lori S. Baker, moderated by Abby Pendleton, Esq., an American Health Lawyers Association Webinar, February 13, 2012.
“The Medicaid RAC Final Rule: What Legal Counsel Representing Healthcare Providers Need to Know,” by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Susan Emanual, moderated by Abby Pendleton, Esq., an American Health Lawyers Association Webinar, January 25, 2012.
"Overview of Health Care Delivery Models," by Kathryn Hickner-Cruz, Esq., November 15, 2011, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
“Practice Integration: Not If, but How?” by Michael L. Weinstein, M.D. and Kathryn Hickner-Cruz, Esq., American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, October 2011, Washington D.C.
“Playing it Straight Along the Curvy Track – Legal Aspects of Performing and Billing Sleep Services in 2011,” by Daniel B. Brown, Esq., 6th Annual Building and Streamlining Sleep Centers of Excellence, World Congress Strategic Leadership for the Health Care Industry, October 18, 2011, Chicago, IL.
“Medicare Update on Sleep Testing and Therapy,” Daniel B. Brown, Esq., California Sleep Society, October 2, 2011, Foster City, CA.
“Health Care Reform: The Push for Quality, Efficiency & Integration” by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Kathryn Hickner-Cruz, Esq., HCAM/MCAL Annual Convention & Expo, October 4, 2011.
“Recent Developments and Key Legal Issues Impacting Radiology Practices,” Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., AHRA 2011 Annual Meeting and Exposition, August 16, 2011, Grapevine, TX.
“ZPICs, RACs, MICs and More: What Radiology Practices Need to Know about Federal Auditing Programs,” Abby Pendleton, Esq. and Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., AHRA 2011 Annual Meeting and Exposition, August 17, 2011, Grapevine, TX.
“The Michigan Audit Landscape: Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Payor Audits,” by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Connie Blachut, MPH, MBA, moderated by Abby Pendleton, Esq., State Bar of Michigan Health Care Law Section Teleconference, June 15, 2011.
"How to Align Without a Sale," Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq. and Kathryn Hickner-Cruz, Esq., Decision Health Physician-Hospital Alignment Strategies 2011, June 7, 2011, Las Vegas, NV.
“Covenants Not to Compete in the Michigan Health Care Marketplace,” by Thomas W. H. Barlow, Esq. and moderated by Abby Pendleton, Esq. , State Bar of Michigan Health Care Law Section Teleconference, June 1, 2011.
"The Business of Medicine", Robert S. Iwrey, Esq., Presentation to Genesys Hospital OB/GYNs, May 24, 2011 in Grand Blanc, Michigan.
"Legal Aspects of Sleep Medicine,” Daniel B. Brown, Esq., Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine, May 24, 2011, Atlanta, GA
"The Current Audit Landscape, Is Your Organization Prepared?" Abby Pendleton, Esq., NYSARC, May 10, 2011, Albany, NY.
“The Compliance Landscape for Chronic Pain” by Abby Pendleton, Esq. and Neda Mirafzali, Esq., Advanced Techniques for Acute and Chronic Pain Management 2011, May 1, 2011, Detroit, MI
“The Fraud and Abuse Environment for Anesthesiologists,” Abby Pendleton, Esq., Anesthesia Business Consultants, LLC, Tulane University School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology & The Center for Continuing Education Tulane University Health Sciences Center, April 26, 2011, Webinar.
"Compliance in the Age of Electronic Health Records," Abby Pendleton, Esq. and Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., Health Care Compliance Association's 15th annual Compliance Institute, April 10-13, Orlando, FL.
"Multiple Presentations on Stark Law and the HITECH Act", Adrienne Dresevic, Esq and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq. at the RBMA Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs Conference, March 20-22, 2011, in Portland, OR.
Legal Issues Regarding Difficult Pain Patients: Noncompliance, Drug testing and terminating physician/patient relationships, Abby Pendleton, Esq., MGMA AAA Conference, March 20, 2011 in Baltimore, MD.
“Fraud and Abuse Aspects of Sleep Medicine,” Daniel B. Brown, Esq., National Sleep Foundation, March 17, 2011, Washington, D.C.
"Navigating Claim Denials," Abby Pendleton, Esq. and Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., World Research Group Panel Discussion, March 2, 2011.
“Business of Sleep Medicine,” Daniel B. Brown, Esq., American Academy of Sleep Medicine, February 21, 2011, San Diego, CA
IOASE Disclosure Rule, Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Decision Health Webinar, December 16, 2010.
“Managing Stark Law Risks Under Health Care Reform,” Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Gerald M. Griffith, Esq., moderated by Donald H. Romano, Esq., State Bar of Michigan Health Care Law Section, December 14, 2010.
“What’s New In Compliance: Mandatory compliance plans, False Claims Act enforcement (refunds of overpayments, EHR compliance risks),” Abby Pendleton, Esq., Anesthesia Business Consultants’ Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Update for 2011 Webinar, December 10, 2010.
“OIG’s Roadmap for New Physicians,” Abby Pendleton, Esq., Glenn Martin, Esq., and Linda Baumann, Esq., ABA Health Law Section Webinar, December 10, 2010.
What Physicians Should Know About Healthcare Reform for Their Practices, Kathryn Hickner-Cruz, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq. to be Featured Question and Answer Panelists for this AHLA and PNC Healthcare Reform VIP Event, December 9, 2010.
"Permissible and Impermissible Marketing Practices," Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., United Physicians/PNC, November 17, 2010.
"The Business of Medicine," Robert S. Iwrey, Esq., Presentation to Dentists at the Jewish Vocational Service, November 14, 2010.
"The Business of Medicine," Robert S. Iwrey, Esq., Presentation to Detroit Medical Center (DMC) Physicians, November 13, 2010, at the Troy, Michigan Marriott.
Kathryn Hickner-Cruz, Esq. moderated the State Bar of Michigan Health Law Section's "Hospital/Physician Alignment - New Health Care Delivery Models Under the Affordable Care Act," November 12, 2010.
"Healthcare Reform: The Push for Quality, Efficiency, and Integration," Kathryn Hickner-Cruz, Esq., GTCbio's Healthcare Reform: Dealing with Hurdles and Building Up Successes Conference, November 8-9, 2010, in Washington, DC.
"Walking the Tightrope Together - Structuring and Valuing Hospital-Physician Ventures" Daniel B. Brown, Esq., MGMA Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, October 26, 2010.
"Your Guide to Pain-Free Compliance with the New Stark In-Office Ancillary Services Exception," Adrienne Dresevic, Esq.,Webinar for Part B News, September 23, 2010.
"Long-term Care Hot Regulatory Topics for 2010," Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. with Walt Wheeler at the 2010 HCAM/MCAL (Health Care Association of Michigan and Michigan Center for Assisted Living) Annual Convention and Expo, September 20, 2010, in Mt. Pleasant, MI.
"Recent Developments and Key Legal Issues Impacting Radiology Practices," Adrienne Dresevic, Esq.at The Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) 38th Annual Meeting & Exposition, August 22-26, 2010, in Washington, DC.
"Recovery Audit Contractors and Medicare Audits" Abby Pendleton, Esq., The Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) 38th Annual Meeting & Exposition, August 22-26, 2010, in Washington, DC.
"Recovery Audit Contractors: Is Your Organization Ready for the RAC Attack?" Abby Pendleton, Esq., at the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Annual Meeting, August 11, 2010, in Seattle, WA.
"RAC Attack," Abby Pendleton, Esq. at The Medical Group Management Association 2010 Anesthesia Administration Assembly Conference, May 24-26, 2010, San Antonio, TX.
"RAC and Medicare Appeals: What Physicians Need to Know," Abby Pendleton, Esq. and Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. at The Michigan Osteopathic Association 10th Annual Michigan Osteopathic Association Practice Manager Program, May 13-14, 2010.
"Increased Governmental Scrutiny on Michigan Health Care Providers and How to Avoid Becoming a Target,” Robert S. Iwrey, Esq. on behalf of Oakland County Medical Society and Oakland County Bar Association, May 6, 2010.
"How RAC and MIC Audits Will Affect LTC Facilities," Jessica Gustafson, Esq. and Abby Pendleton, Esq. at the Health Care Association of Michigan (HCAM) and the Michigan Center for Assisted Living (MCAL) 2010 HCAM/MCAL Leadership Conference, March 24, 2010.
"The Audit Landscape for Michigan Providers and Suppliers," Jessica Gustafson, Esq. Michigan Health Care Law Section Teleconference, March 18, 2010.
"Recovery Audit Contractors and Medicare Audits," Jessica Gustafson, Esq. and Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. at National City Bank, March 16, 2010.
"Back to Basics: Understanding the Fundamentals of the Stark Law" and "Beyond the Basics: An Advanced Look at the Applications and Implications of the Stark Law," Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. at the RBMA 2010 Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs Conference, March 8, 2010, San Francisco.
"Audits, Refunds, Denials, Appeals And All The Other Things That Can Sink Your Practice!" "Medicare and Third Party Payor Audits," "Focus on Compliance 2010," and "HIPAA, HITECH Act, Identity Theft, and Breach Notification - Practical Action Steps for the Pain Practice," Abby Pendleton, Esq. at the Society for Pain Practice Management 23rd Annual Pain Management Symposium February 27-March 3, 2010.
"Recovery Audit Contractors and Medicare Audits," Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., Kathryn Hickner-Cruz, Esq. at National City Bank, February 25, 2010.
"Recovery Audit Contractors and Medicare Audits: Strategies for Successful Appeals," Abby Pendleton, Esq. and Jessica Gustafson, Esq., at the 2010 Georgia Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Annual Leadership and Clinical Conference, February 25, 2010.
"Recovery Audit Contractors and Medicare Audits," Decision Health Teleconference, February 18, 2010.
"Recovery Audit Contractors and Medicare Audits," United Physicians-National City Partnership, January 20, 2010.
"Managing the RAC Appeals Process," Abby Pendleton, Esq. at a World Research Group Healthcare Management Conference: Reducing RAC and MIC Audit Exposure, December 7 through 8, 2009.
"Protecting, Improving, and Enhancing Your Bottom Line," Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., and Robert S. Iwrey, Esq. at The Oakland County Bar Association Oakland County Medical Society, December 1, 2009.
"Enhancing Revenue While Remaining Compliant (in an Era of Declining Reimbursement for Physicians' Services)," Presentation as part of Building a Compliant Profitable Practice During Uncertain Times; Troy, Michigan on November 11, 2009. Registration is free by calling Complete Diagnostic Services at (248) 585-0200.
"Are You Ready? Pandemic and Infection Control and Diagnostic Imaging Arrangements - Key Legal Issues" 2009 AHRA New York/New Jersey Regional Membership Meeting, October 21, 2009.
"Recent Developments and Key Legal Issues Impacting Radiology Practices," RBMA 2009 Fall Educational Conference, October 12, 2009.
"The Radiology Practice of Tomorrow: How Traditional Practices are Changing to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century Medicine,"RBMA 2009 Fall Educational Conference, October 11, 2009.
"Recovery Audit Contractors and Medicare Audits: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead," 2009 American Health Lawyers Association Fraud and Compliance Forum, (with co-presenters Don Romano, attorney and Connie Leonard, Director, CMS Division of Recovery Audit Operations), October 4 through 6, 2009.
The New Environment for Fraud and Abuse Enforcement for Anesthesia & Pain Management, Anesthesia Business Consultants Webinar, August 20, 2009.
Recovery Audit Contractors "RAC" Program and Successful Strategies for Appeal, The Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition, August 9-13, 2009
"Recent Developments and Key Legal Issues Impacting Radiology Practices," AHRA 2009 Annual Meeting & Exposition, August 9-13, 2009
Managing the RAC Appeals Process, World Research Group Healthcare Management Conference, August 3-4, 2009
"Interaction of physician licensing and discipline and criminal investigations and prosecutions" (Co-Presentation with Michigan Assistant Attorney General), Oakland County Bar Association - Oakland County Medical Society, May 12, 2009. See also the video on the HLP TV Page entitled "Licensing Actions"
"Regulations Impacting Healthcare Marketing," Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) 2009 Conference - Pushing the Limit: Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs, March 29-31, 2009
Recovery Audit Contractors, Michigan Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (MAPI), March 15, 2009
"Risk and Compliance Practices for Nursing Facilities" (with Walter S. Wheeler, Esq.), Michigan Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (MAHSA), 2008 Regulatory Update, November 6, 2008
Recovery Audit Contractors and Medicare Audits, National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), October 24, 2008
"Recent Developments and Key Legal Issues Impacting Radiology Practices," Association of Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) 2008 Annual Meeting & Exposition, July 27, 2008 - July 31, 2008
"Changes in Health Law That Every Physician Should Know," MAPI 2008 Summer CME Meeting, June 8, 2008
"Interaction of physician licensing and discipline and criminal investigations and prosecutions" (Co-Presentation with Michigan Assistant Attorney General), Oakland County Bar Association - Oakland County Medical Society, May 14, 2008
The Medicare Appeals Process and Strategies for Successful Appeals, Michigan Home Health Association, May 14, 2008
Law Student Outreach - Health Law as a Career, Wayne State University Law School, March 2007, March 2008 and March 2009
"Medical Staff, Peer Review and the Effects of Feyz One Year Later" Co-presentation to other health care lawyers at the annual meeting of the State Bar of Michigan - Health Care Law Section, September 19, 2007
Billing Coding and Compliance, Society for Pain Practice Management (SPPM), July 20, 2007 - July 22, 2007
The Future of Healthcare, BOC Athletic Trainer Regulatory Conference, July 12, 2007 - July 13, 2007
"Recent Developments and Key Legal Issues Impacting Radiology Practices," AHRA 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition, July 8, 2007 - July 12, 2007
Compliance Program Challenges & Opportunities (Panel Member), Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA), June 15, 2007
Third Party Payor Audits, American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), April 26, 2007 - April 29, 2007
Billing, Avoiding Malpractice, SPPM, March 10, 2007 - March 14, 2007
Multiple Topics, SPPM, January 20, 2007 - January 21, 2007
The New Medicare Appeals Process, Annual Meeting of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), October 25, 2006
Fraud and Abuse Compliance Issues, United Communications Group Physicians National Summit, September 14, 2006 - September 16, 2006
Key Legal Compliance Issues Facing Skilled Nursing Facilities, Healthcare Association of Michigan (HCAM), 2006
How to Keep your DME Relationships Problem-Free, United Communications Group, 2006
Medicare Appeals, Exclusive Contracts, Compliance, Legal Risks of Facility Ownership, Society for Pain Practice Management, 2005
State Laws and Regulations (Current Trends & Implications to AMCs) (Panel Member), NC NICA 3rd Academic Medical Center Conference, 2005
Operationalizing HIPAA Privacy and Security, SPPM, 2005
Top Five Clauses to Watch Out for in Private Payer Contracts, Decision Health's Private Payer Contract Solutions Conference, 2005
Understanding the Basics of HIPAA, ICLE 11th Annual Health Law Institute, 2005
Practical Steps to HIPAA Compliance for Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA) 2003 Annual Meeting, 2003
HIPAA Compliance, Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Anesthesia Administration Assembly 2003 Conference in Montreal, Canada, 2003
HIPAA, United Communications Group, October 1, 2003 - October 3, 2003
HIPAA, United Communications Group, April 11, 2003
Anesthesia Billing Compliance, United Communications Group Anesthesia Conference, January 23, 2003 - January 24, 2003
HIPAA Compliance, United Communications Group, January 30, 2002 - February 1, 2002
Anesthesia Compliance, Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
Anesthesia Administration Assembly 2002 Conference, 2002
How to Boost Compliance in your Pain Practice, United Communications Group, October 22, 2001 - October 23, 2001
Documentation and Monitoring of a Compliance Program, United Communications Group, July 23, 2001 - July 24, 2001
HIPAA Privacy Rule, United Communications Group, April 1, 2001
Compliance for Pain Management Physicians, United Communications Group, January 1, 2001 - April 1, 2001
Medicare & Medicaid: Enforcement, Compliance and the Transition to Managed Care in Michigan ("Developing and Implementing a Compliance Program"), Lorman Education Services, 1999 – 2000
How to Boost Compliance in your Pain Practice, United Communications Group, 1999 – 2000
Development and Implementation of Compliance Programs for Anesthesia Practices, United Communications Group, November 1, 1999
