Polsinelli Shughart's complimentary Health Care Webinar Series kicks off with

Fraud and Abuse: A Year in Review

Health care providers continue to face high levels of scrutiny from CMS, a variety of auditors and recovery contractors, and state and federal law enforcement. This heightened level of enforcement activity presents ongoing risk to many health care companies' daily operations. This hour-long Fraud and Abuse presentation will help you keep abreast of the regulatory and enforcement climate and will cover:

• Significant compliance and enforcement activity in 2011
• Noteworthy settlements and lessons learned
• Ongoing developments with Stark compliance and mandatory repayments
• Proactive compliance activities to protect your facility in 2012 and beyond

Presenters:
Jeffrey Fitzgerald, Shareholder, Polsinelli Shughart
Daniel Reinberg, Shareholder, Polsinelli Shughart

ABOUT THIS WEBINAR:

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Start times for this Event (check your time zone):

Continuing Legal Education:

CLE for this webinar presentation - and the rest in the series - is pending in several states. Click here to see the list of states where CLE is pending.

TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION:

Click here to register for this webinar.

If you have any questions or need additional information, contact Lindsay Tiehen at 816.218.1227. There is NO COST for this event.

Polsinelli Shughart's Health Care Webinar Series

Polsinelli Shughart, one of the nation's leading health care law firms, is launching a monthly webinar series on important topics and issues confronting health care providers today. "Fraud and Abuse: A Year in Review" is the first webinar offering on February 21. Look for our upcoming webinars in this free series, including:

• "Maximizing Reimbursement Through Physician Alignment,"
• "Future Drivers of Mergers and Acquisitions in Healthcare Services,"
• "Medicare Reimbursement Developments" and
• "EMRs and Meaningful Use," to name a few.

ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS:

Jeffrey Fitzgerald, Shareholder | Polsinelli Shughart

Jeffrey's practice includes representing clients with respect to fraud and abuse, Medicare reimbursement, compliance and other regulatory issues. Jeffrey has experience with the representation of hospitals in fraud and abuse investigations as well as proactive analysis and resolution of fraud and abuse matters. Jeffrey also has represented health care providers in a wide range of licensing disputes and other regulatory and litigation matters. He has been recognized in health care by Colorado Super Lawyers (2011).

Daniel Reinberg, Shareholder | Polsinelli Shughart

Dan represents health care providers, corporations, organizations and individuals in civil and criminal lawsuits, and investigations involving, among other areas, health care fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, public corruption, the False Claims Act and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He also counsels clients concerning a wide variety of compliance and regulatory issues to assist clients in avoiding enforcement actions and litigation. He served as Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois for five years.

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ABOUT POLSINELLI SHUGHART:

With 570 attorneys, Polsinelli Shughart is a national law firm that is a recognized leader in the areas of business law, financial services, real estate and business litigation. Serving corporate, institutional and individual clients, Polsinelli Shughart is redefining the business of law by sharing ideas, goals and outcomes with its clients. The firm builds enduring relationships by creating value through legal services – with passion, ingenuity and a sense of urgency. The firm can be found online at www.polsinelli.com. Polsinelli Shughart PC. In California, Polsinelli Shughart LLP.