Health Information Technology and Other Regulatory Issues
Sajid Ahmed, Director of Health Information Technology, LA Care Health Plan
Tom Jeffry, Partner, Health Care, Arent Fox LLP

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) appropriated nearly $20 billion
for health information technology, with the goal of enabling comprehensive management of medical information and its secure exchange between health care consumers and providers.
This panel will address:

• How could health information exchanges impact institutions and individual physicians?
• What do I need to know to successfully adopt health information technology and use it to enhance my business strategy?
• How do key provisions in the stimulus package affect me?
• How will proposed changes to reimbursements under federal health care reform affect my revenues and what can I do to mitigate my losses?

Financing the Health Care Industry
Kathy Kirchhoff, Senior Vice President, Cain Brothers & Company, LLC
Eric J. Weissman, President, London & Pacific Capital Advisors, LLC
Rick Krainin, Partner, Finance / Real Estate, Arent Fox LLP

The credit crisis has had profound implications for health providers needing funds to upgrade facilities, invest in technology or refinance existing indebtedness or lines of credit. This panel will address:

• What is the status of the health care financing sector?
• How are defaults being handled by lenders and the debt market?
• What are the different types of financing transactions in today’s environment?
• How can capital be accessed from HUD, traditional lenders and other sources?

Workouts and Restructurings in the Health Care Industry
Franklin Stevens, Principal, Life Science, Health Care and Government Industry Practice, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
Mette Kurth, Partner, Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring, Arent Fox LLP

Regardless of the state of the economy, outside forces – regulatory changes, uncertainty in Medicare reimbursement rates and unforeseen events – can affect any segment of the health care industry, from a home health agency to a hospital or even a large health care system. This panel will address the following:

• What are the early indicators that a health care provider may need to re-examine its cash flow and cash management strategies?
• What innovative financial restructuring ideas can help health care institutions navigate these critical situations?
• What lessons are to be learned from previous health care bankruptcies?
  

RSVP by November 24, 2009
http://www.arentfox.net/healthcare09-la

This event is complimentary.

This program is ideal for CEOs, CFOs, CTOs and GCs.

To download speaker bios, click here.

Please contact Rhiannon Erickson at 213.443.7546 with questions.