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Metropolitan Club of Chicago
233 S Wacker Drive – 67th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606

We are pleased to once again be participating in, and presenting at, the American Conference Institute (ACI) Managed Care Disputes and Litigation Conference, taking place May 6 – 7, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois. This comprehensive conference will address the latest developments impacting the managed care space. Corporate partner Danielle Asaad will present on "The Impact of Private Equity Ownership of Providers on Managed Care." Her session will cover:

  • Staying on top of a significant trend of private equity (PE) entities infusing capital into the provider space
  • Assessing the ramifications of PE ownership for provider-payer relationships and their contracting strategy, as providers resist becoming part of payer networks due to alternative long-term objectives for the acquired facility or cannot join networks due to high rates for services
  • Recognizing the tension between serving patients and PE's primary goal of maximizing profitability
  • Examining the great volume of actions initiated by PE-owned providers against patients
  • Learning how surprise billing legislation may affect the PE phenomenon as potential for profitability decreases
  • Being aware of increasing FCA scrutiny toward PE firms in the healthcare space

Government Investigations & White Collar partner Colin R. Jennings will present on "Safeguarding Patient Privacy – Preventing Data Breaches and Resulting Liability". His session will cover:

  • Class action activity for data privacy breaches, including recent actions against Arizona-based Banner Health, University of Missouri Health Care and University of Chicago Medical Center
  • Regulatory scrutiny over information sharing with non-healthcare parties, as in HHS' ongoing investigation of Ascension, a major hospital chain and health insurer, for transfer of patient data to Google
  • Analyzing HHS' proposed interoperability rule, which would require transfer of health information among parties in healthcare delivery, including between insurers
  • Reconciling demands for data sharing with data privacy requirements dictated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Healthcare Industry Group lawyers Kimberly J. Donovan and Max Czernin will also attend the conference.

Reconciling demands for data sharing with data privacy requirements dictated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

For additional information, or to register, please visit the ACI website.