Hospital Antitrust Seminar Kicks Off Health Information Privacy Alert's Health Business Seminar Series

Business Wire, Nov 12, 2002

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ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2002

Health Information Privacy Alert, one of the leading publications on health data management, announces the debut of its Healthcare Business Audio Seminar Series. Its premier seminar: Defending Your Healthcare Merger: Strategies for Coping with FTC's Retrospective Reviews continues the publication's commitment to fostering discussions on the fundamental issues confronting the healthcare industry.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched a program to identify and "un-do" hospital mergers and affiliations that have produced anticompetitive effects. "Not only is this provoking concern within the industry but it is serving to encourage new lawsuits by healthcare payers," explained Dennis Melamed, publisher of Health Information Privacy Alert.

To assist executives in meeting these challenges, Health Information Privacy Alert along with the law firm Epstein Becker & Green, management consultants Reynolds and Company and financial consultants LECG are sponsoring this important seminar.

When: Nov. 19, 2002 at 1:00 - 2:30 pm Eastern

Participants will learn:

-- What issues are likely to capture the FTC's attention;

-- Compliance steps that may reduce legal vulnerabilities;

-- Strategies for defending against payor lawsuits; and

-- Current trends in litigation and post-affiliation investigations.

The Faculty

This seminar features some of the leading experts in healthcare antitrust.

William G. Kopit is a senior counsel with Epstein Becker & Green. He has litigated several hospital merger cases and provides counsel to a variety of hospital systems. He is the author of numerous publications, including the chapter Antitrust Compliance in the CCH Healthcare Compliance Guide.

James Reynolds is president of Reynolds and Company. Prior to founding his company, he served as a Senior Vice President and board member of Booz-Allen Hamilton where he directed the Eastern Region of the firm's Health and Medical division. Mr. Reynolds has over 30 years of experience as a healthcare economist in the areas mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.

David T. Painter is a director within the Antitrust and Finance/Damages Practice Group at LECG, and has 25 years of experience in analyzing accounting and financial issues in antitrust matters for the FTC, providing expertise in the identification and measurement of merger-related efficiencies.

Mark E. Lutes is a partner with Epstein Becker & Green. A former legislative advisor to the FTC, he has extensive experience in structuring hospital and managed care acquisitions and joint ventures to address governance and antitrust goals.

Michael R. Bissegger is a senior associate with Epstein Becker & Green where he specializes in healthcare antitrust issues. He has been involved in hospital merger investigations and lawsuits, both in private practice and as an attorney in the FTC's healthcare division.

Registration

Registration is $195.00 per site; no limit to the number of people who participate at a site. Registrants may purchase a tape or CD of the session for an additional $100.00.

For those not attending, tapes and CDs are available for $185.00.

To register visit http://glyphics.quickconf.com/sem-online/hipa/semsel.asp?mem=1

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