Teleconference on Negotiating and Drafting Information Technology Contracts

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Register by: November 9, 2009
Topic: The speakers will discuss the following:

• Who’s Paper Controls:
• Licensing and Hosting Models
• Implementation and Acceptance
• Warranties
• Allocation of Risk and Liability
• PHI and Sensitive Data
• Divesting Users and Transition Planning
• Pricing Considerations
• Intellectual Property

Speakers: Margaret Marchak, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman, PLLC and
Linda Ross, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, LLP

Moderator:Tom McGraw, Dykema Gossett PLLC
Please forward any questions for speakers to the moderator at tmcgraw@dykema.com

There is no cost to section and non-section members for this teleconference. For more information contact Suzette Allen at allensuzette@comcast.net. Handouts and dial-in instructions will be distributed via e-mail the day before the program.

Register 

Sponsored by the Substantive Law Committee

Teleconference on the Effect of the 2009 Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA) on Overpayment Liability and Whistleblower Retaliation Claims

Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Register by: November 16, 2009
Topic: The speakers will discuss how FERA expanded the civil False Claims Act’s ; application to health care providers in two areas: overpayment liability and retaliation claims by qui tam plaintiffs/whistleblowers.
Speakers: Seth Lloyd, Dykema Gossett, PLLC and Howard “Buck” O’Leary, Dykema Gossett, PLLC

Moderator: Tom McGraw, Dykema Gossett PLLC
Please forward any questions for speakers to the moderator at tmcgraw@dykema.com

There is no cost to section and non-section members for this teleconference. For more information contact Suzette Allen at allensuzette@comcast.net. Handouts and dial-in instructions will be distributed via e-mail the day before the program.

Register

Sponsored by the Substantive Law Committee

Council Meeting Dates

The Section Council meets the first Tuesday of the month at 4:30 p.m. via teleconference. Anyone interested in participating should contact the HCLS administrative assistant at allensuzette@comcast.net.