Seminars and Presentations

E. Zachary Dinardo gave a presentation entitled, "EMTALA Update," at the 2008 Emergency Medical Services Forum of the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Association on October 21, 2008.

James D. Broadway, John A. Kauerauf, E. Zachary Dinardo and Lisa H. Hartzler spoke at the annual meeting of the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Association on October 9, 2008.  Their presentation was entitled, "2008 Health Law Update," and provided an overview of recent changes to the regulations under Federal Ethics in Patient Referrals Act (commonly referred to as Stark III), the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Nurse Practice Act.

Emily B. Cour, E. Zachary Dinardo and Lisa Harms Hartzler lectured at a full-day seminar on “Government Investigations of Health Care Providers: Prevention and Response,” on January 30, 2008, in Springfield, Illinois.

The seminar was designed for hospital administrators, compliance directors, medical records directors, health information directors, office managers, release of records professionals and attorneys. Participants were introduced to the numerous government agencies that investigate health care providers, became familiar with applicable Federal and State statutes and their enforcement, and learned how to develop and implement an effective compliance program and how to organize and conduct an internal investigation.

Ms. Hartzler provided an overview of State and Federal health care statutes and enforcement agencies. Ms. Cour and Mr. Dinardo spoke on “Preventing and Preparing for Investigations” and “Responding to Investigations.” Two Assistant United States Attorneys from the Central District of Illinois also discussed Federal civil and criminal investigations.

On January 17, 2008, John Kauerauf made a presentation to the Human Resources User Group of the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network on the topics of Illinois' new smoking ban and the legal issues surrounding random drug testing.