California Society for Healthcare Attorneys (CSHA) 2008 Annual Meeting & Spring Seminar

Foley Partners Shirley Morrigan and Judith Waltz are speaking at the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys (CSHA) 2008 Annual Meeting & Spring Seminar, April 11 – 13, 2008 in Napa, California.

Ms. Waltz is speaking on April 13, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. with Mark Kadzielski, Fulbright & Jaworski. Their session is titled “Enforcing Quality: New State and Federal Approaches to Drive Patient Safety Initiatives.” A discussion of the legal tools being used by the government to enforce the quality agenda, including:

• Adverse event reporting under SB 1301
• Medicare and health plan non-payment for preventable errors
• False Claims Act theories
• Impact on providers

Ms. Morrigan is speaking on April 13, 2008 from 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. with John D. Harwell, Law Office of John D. Harwell. Their session is titled “Practical Approaches to Peer Review.” A practical discussion of the peer review process and related topics including alternatives to formal peer review for affecting change, the proper and improper use of summary suspension and conducting investigations under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act.