<p> AMERICAN HEALTH LAWYERS ASSOCIATION 2014-2015 Accountable Care Organization Task Force Planned Activities and Project Report November 2014</p><p>Task Force: Accountable Care Organization Task Force Chair: Christi Braun</p><p>Practice Groups: Antitrust; Fraud and Abuse; Health Information and Technology; Health Care Liability and Litigation; Hospitals and Health Systems; In-House Counsel; Labor and Employment; Life Sciences; Payers, Plans, and Managed Care; Medical Staff, Credentialing, and Peer Review; Physician Organizations; Post- Acute and Long Term Services; Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment; Tax and Finance; and Teaching Hospitals and Academic Medical Centers</p><p>Project Title Project Project Description Start Date Coordinator(s)</p><p>Co-Chairs Christi Braun 8/11/14: Submit FY 2015 Planned Activities and Project 7/1/14 Report to staff 12/19/14: Submit written Mid-Year Report to the Board of Directors 5/22/15: Submit written Annual Report to the Board of Directors</p><p>Membership Robert Cimasi Vice Chair to serve to recruit and retain members for the 7/1/14 Association and the Task Force.</p><p>Educational Julie Simer Vice Chair to coordinate distance learning events and 7/1/14 Programs luncheons.</p><p>Publications Troy Barsky Vice Chair to serve as liaison between Task Force and 7/1/14 Professional Resources Board Committee and to coordinate Executive Summaries, Member Briefings, and other written products etc.</p><p>Research and Julia Feldman Vice Chair to monitor and oversee relevant Task Force 7/1/14 Website sub-site of AHLA website; make suggestions for additional postings, web resources/links; and work on tutorial development etc.</p><p>Strategic Activities Paul DeMuro Vice Chair responsible for special projects throughout the 7/1/14 year.</p><p>AHLA encourages all Practice Groups/Task Forces to collaborate, communicate, and cooperate with other Practice Groups/Task Forces. Project Title Project Project Description Start Date Coordinator(s)</p><p>Leadership Christi Braun Schedule conference calls with Leadership, volunteers, 8/14 Conference Calls and AHLA staff to discuss upcoming projects. Calls are held on 1st Thursday of every month at 2:30 pm Eastern</p><p>Member Briefing Title: Payer/Provider Data Sharing in a Commercial ACO 10/14 (#1) Author: Lucia Savage</p><p>Member Briefing Troy Barsky Topic: New Proposed ACO Rule 8/21 (#2) Title: Author:</p><p>Member Briefing Bob Cimasi Topic: Proposed ACO Fraud & Abuse Waiver(s) 8/21 (#3) Title: Author:</p><p>Executive Summary Troy Barsky Title: TBD (#1)</p><p>Email Alerts Julia Feldman / Email the Task Force membership to provide updates on 7/14 Troy Barsky ACO-related developments. Title: Considerations from Inside the CIN Board Webinar (#1) 6/14 Room: Network Partnerships and Value-Based Contracts Speakers: James Daniel, Jr. and Melinda Hancock Co-Sponsors: IHC, Antitrust, BLG, HHS, MSCPR, Physicians, and Rap PGs and ACO TF Title: Medicare’s Proposal to Overhaul Home Health Webinar (#2) 10/14 Conditions of Participation Speakers: Stacey Meyer and Catherine Sloan Co-Sponsors: RAP, IHC, HIT, PALS, and TH PGs and HCR and ACO TF Webinar (#3) Title: ACOs and Clinically Integrated Networks: What You 10/14 Need to Know about Their Impact on Hospital Tax-Exempt Bonds Speakers: Debra Silverman, Johanna Som de Cerff, and M. Elizabeth Walker Co-sponsors: Tax-Exempt AG and Tax PGs and ACO TF</p><p>AHLA encourages all Practice Groups/Task Forces to collaborate, communicate, and cooperate with other Practice Groups/Task Forces. Project Title Project Project Description Start Date Coordinator(s)</p><p>Webinar (#4) Title: P4P Arrangements: Understanding Structures and 10/14 What to Look for in a FMV Opinion Speakers: Paul DeMuro and Jennifer Johnson Co-sponsors: ACO TF Webinar (#5) Title: Medicare Chronic Care Management: Billing, 10/14 Compliance, and Implementation Issues Speakers: Ann Bittinger, Denise Hall, Rick Hindmand Co-sponsors: Physicians, IHC, and RAP PGs and ACO TF Topic: Proposed ACO Fraud & Abuse Waiver(s) Webinar (#6) Bob Cimasi 8/21 Title: Speakers: Co-Sponsors: Fraud & Abuse and ACO TF Topic: ACO Structures & FMV: Lessons for P4P Webinar (#7) Julie Simer / Paul 8/21 Title: DeMuro Speakers: Co-Sponsors: Title: Physician Employment And Referral Tracking In Era Webinar (#8) Troy Barsky Of Value Based Care Speakers: Joe Lynch, Steve Stozio, Troy Barsky Co-Sponsors: In-House Counsel, Hospitals and Health Systems Title: Health System Transformation and the Law— Roundtable 5/14 Bridging Public Health and Health Care, Part I: Discussion (#1) Health Systems Transformation—What Does it Mean to You? Speakers: Akshara Menon, Matthey Penn, and Sara Rosenbaum Co-Sponsors: PHS AG, HHS, IHC, and RAP PGs and ACO TF and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Law Program Title: Health System Transformation and the Law— Roundtable 5/14 Bridging Public Health and Health Care, Part II: Discussion (#2) Legal Mechanisms Supporting Accountable Care Principles—What Do They Mean for Your Practice? Speakers: Christine Burke Worthen and Tara Ramanathan Moderator: Abigail Ferrell Co-Sponsors: PHS AG, HHS, IHC, and RAP PGs and ACO TF and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Law Program Title: Health System Transformation and the Law— Roundtable 5/14 Bridging Public Health and Health Care, Part III: Discussion (#3) Hospital Presumptive Eligibility for Medicaid— What’s Next? Speakers: Lisa Caucci and Sarah Mutinsky Moderator: Charles Luband Co-Sponsors: PHS AG, HHS, IHC, and RAP PGs and ACO TF and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Law Program</p><p>AHLA encourages all Practice Groups/Task Forces to collaborate, communicate, and cooperate with other Practice Groups/Task Forces. Project Title Project Project Description Start Date Coordinator(s) Topic: Roundtable Julie Simer 8/21 Title: Discussion (#4) Speaker: Julie Barnes Title: ACOs and Population Health: What is on the Educational Call Julie Simer 9/14 Horizon? (#1) Speakers: Cynthia Wisner Moderator: Julie Simer In-Person Luncheon Co-sponsor a luncheon meeting with the Payers, Plans, (#1) and Managed Care Practice Group at the 2015 Physicians and Hospitals Law Institute in Las Vegas, NV (February 2- 4, 2015). Description and faculty due to AHLA on November 10, 2014. Date: TBD Title: TBD Speakers: TBD</p><p>In-Person Luncheon Bob Cimasi / Troy Co-sponsor a luncheon meeting with the Health Care 3/15 (#2) Barsky Reform Educational Task Force at the 2015 Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues in Baltimore, MD (March 25-27, 2015). Description and faculty due to AHLA on December 15, 2014. Date: Thursday, March 27, 2015 Title: TBD Speakers: TBD</p><p>In-Person Luncheon Bob Cimasi Sponsor a luncheon meeting at the 2015 Health Care 4/15 (#3) Transactions in Nashville, TN (April 16-17, 2015). Description and faculty due to AHLA on January 12, 2015. Date: Friday, April 17, 2015 Title: TBD Speakers: TBD Tutorials Explore production of tutorials—web-accessible, pre- recorded audio lessons featuring talented faculty with knowledge and expertise in the specific areas—as an additional resource for Task Force membership.</p><p>Special Project (#1) Identify opportunities to promote the Task Force through 7/12 Social Media: online video sharing outside of the AHLA website, Video Sharing potentially including postings of short clips from webinars, to provide greater visibility for the Task Force, AHLA, and presenters.</p><p>Special Project (#2) Determine whether parts of presentations or documents 7/12 Social Media: produced by the Task Force should be provided online to Presentation the general public by sharing key pieces/snippets of and Document materials to generate discussion and interest in the topic. Sharing This will also help provide greater visibility for the Task Force, AHLA, and educational materials authors. </p><p>AHLA encourages all Practice Groups/Task Forces to collaborate, communicate, and cooperate with other Practice Groups/Task Forces.</p>