Jones Walker's Health Care team will host a health care seminar September 14, 2010, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and November 10, 2010, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This seminar is titled "Health Care Fraud & Compliance: Updates, Trends, and Where To Go From Here," and will cover a variety of timely issues in the health care industry.

This seminar will comprise nine sessions of topics of interest to health care organizations and their key personnel, such as executives, counsel, compliance officers, and auditors. Session topics include:

• Recent Enforcement Trends in Health Care
• HIPAA Compliance
• Recent Changes in Fraud and Abuse Enforcement Legislation  
• False Claims Act and Internal Investigations
• A Real Life Example
• Health Care Reform Legislation: Quality Initiatives, Program Integrity, and Payment Provisions
• Billing Compliance
• Human Resource Compliance 
• RAC/CERT/Government Data Mining

To view the seminar agenda, please click here.

Panelists include:

• Jennifer L. Anderson: Partner, Jones Walker*
• Lynn M. Barrett: Special Counsel, Jones Walker
• Laurie M. Chess: Partner, Jones Walker**
• Frederick Duhy: Director, Medicaid Fraud Control*
• Julie Etland: Special Agent, OIG Baton Rouge Field Office*
• Neely S. Griffith: Partner, Jones Walker
• Pauline F. Hardin: Partner, Jones Walker*
• Gary L. Kreigh: Vice President of Corporate Integrity, Ochsner Health System
• Mark Lavine: Assistant US Attorney and Health Care Fraud Coordinator**
• Catherine M. Maraist: AUSA, Middle District of Louisiana*
• Kathy Reep: Vice President of Financial Services, Florida Hospital Association**
• Myla R. Reizen: Partner, Jones Walker
• Tim Renjilian: FTI Consulting
• Justin Senior: General Counsel, Agency for Health Care Administration**
• Donald W. Washington: Partner, Jones Walker

*Baton Rouge session only
**Fort Lauderdale session only

The free seminar will be held in two locations; breakfast and lunch to be included at both:

September 14, 2010: Crowne Plaza Baton Rouge | 4728 Constitution Avenue | Baton Rouge, LA 70808
November 10, 2010: The Westin Diplomat | 3555 S. Ocean Drive | Hollywood, FL 33019

Contact Nicole Csintyan at ncsintyan@joneswalker.com or 504.582.8456 for registration information.

Please click here to view the seminar brochure.