PROGRAM OVERVIEW
This webinar will introduce state and federal hospital enforcement agencies, and address primary fraud and abuse laws (Stark Law, anti-kickback statute and False Claims Act) with which hospital trustees must be familiar. The webinar also will review recent enforcement actions, tools and sanctions that can be imposed against health care providers.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Describe scenarios that could lead to violations of fraud and abuse laws.
• Discuss the state and federal agencies involved in enforcement of health care fraud and abuse laws.
• Explain the primary health care fraud and abuse laws and recent cases.

SPEAKER
Alissa Smith, attorney with Dorsey & Whitney, represents health systems, hospitals, pharmacies, long-term care providers, home health agencies, medical practices, and nonprofit and municipal organizations. Her transactional practice includes contracts, leases, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. Smith’s regulatory practice includes the interpretation and application of state and federal fraud and abuse laws, Medicare and Medicaid rules, tax-exemption laws, privacy and EMTALA laws, licensing matters, employment laws, governmental audits, and open records and open meetings matters. She represents health care providers before the State Health Facilities Council in certificate of need hearings and represents hospitals in meaningful-use audits.