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AHLA's Speaking of Health Law
Hosted by American Health Law Association · EN
The American Health Law Association (AHLA) is the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization devoted to legal issues in the health care field. AHLA's Speaking of Health Law podcasts offer thoughtful analysis and insightful commentary on the legal and policy issues affecting the American health care system.
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How to Survive… Small and Regional Law Firms
2w ago00:51:43Tap to summarizeTyler Dysart, Associate, King & Spalding LLP, speaks with Kennedy Bunch, Attorney, Hall Render Killian Health & Lyman PC, Mitchell Surface, Associate, Maynard Nexsen PC, and Parker Zopp, Associate, Jackson Kelly PLLC, about how to survive and thrive at small and regional law firms. They discuss how their pre-law school experiences influenced their decision to pursue careers in health law, how they acquired the skills needed for their specific practices, and how litigation and regulatory/transactional practices differ. They also share how new associates can effectively manage new projects and expectations from senior colleagues, strategies around billable hours, and the biggest perks of working for a small/regional law firm. From AHLA’s Early Career Professionals Council.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fELGfQ2lDQIWatch previous episodes of the “How to Survive…” series:Large Law Firms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sUU7vYUG4M Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.
Transcribe →Latest Developments in Interoperability Litigation
2w ago00:53:19Tap to summarizeMelissa Soliz, Partner, Coppersmith Brockelman PLC, speaks with Brendan Keeler, Interoperability Practice Lead, HTD Health, and Amy Bagge-Smith, General Counsel and Head of Regulatory Affairs, Arcadia, about the cases that are currently shaping interoperability law and how the health care industry is responding. They discuss which legal theories are gaining traction and which ones are appearing more fragile, impacts on national frameworks and CMS’ Aligned Networks initiative, and how tech innovators and health care providers can navigate this complex environment. Melissa, Brendan, and Amy spoke about this topic on a recent AHLA webinar. From AHLA’s Health Information and Technology Practice Group.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtCQbMudXmULearn more about the AHLA webinar that Melissa, Brendan, and Amy spoke on: https://educate.americanhealthlaw.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1772 Learn more about AHLA’s Health Information and Technology Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/health-information-and-technology Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.
Transcribe →Health Law Career Journeys: Reflections on Fatherhood
3w ago00:41:02Tap to summarizeIn honor of Father’s Day, Alé Dalton, Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, speaks with Dougie Barnard, Attorney, Hall Render Killian Health & Lyman PC, and Travis Lloyd, Member, Bass Berry & Sims PLC, about how fatherhood has shaped their health law career journeys. They discuss how fatherhood changed their perspective on what a successful career means, the importance of parental leave and how organizations can support working parents, building a meaningful career while maintaining a full family life, and what they hope their children remember the most about them when they are grown. From AHLA’s Early Career Professionals Council.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApkMiK79kFYWatch the Mother's Day episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCr24wQkktwEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.
Transcribe →Corporate Control of Health Care Providers: Latest Trends and Developments
3w ago00:44:25Tap to summarizeRachel Ludwig, Partner, DLA Piper, speaks with John Saran, Partner, Holland & Knight, Regan Parker, CEO, Association for Responsible Healthcare Investment, and Robbie Allen, CEO, U.S. Heart & Vascular, about the latest legal and regulatory developments related to corporate ownership of health care providers. They discuss the recent evolution of these laws and regulations at the state level, recurring trends, unintended consequences, and what the industry is doing to build trust and help shape the legal and regulatory landscape. From AHLA’s Business Law and Governance Practice Group.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9LWJzUczjkLearn more about AHLA’s Business Law and Governance Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/business-law-and-governance Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.
Transcribe →Navigating Regulatory Pitfalls at the Nexus Between Home Health and Infusion
4w ago00:28:07Tap to summarizeRandy Fearnow speaks with Jaya White, Partner, Quarles & Brady LLP, about the regulatory landscape surrounding the growing home infusion industry. They discuss issues related to the Medicare HIT benefit; home infusion-specific state licensure requirements; ambulatory infusion suites, IV hydration clinics, and med spas; Indiana’s recent requirement that their Medicaid home care providers must also be certified for Medicare; and the regulatory definition of “homebound.” Jaya co-wrote an article for Health Law Connections about this topic. From AHLA’s Post-Acute and Long Term Services Practice Group.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rd5xivY2YkRead Jaya’s Health Law Connections article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/488ffc74-684d-4c97-882c-eae034db75fa/Navigating-Regulatory-Pitfalls-at-the-Nexus-BetweeLearn more about AHLA’s Post-Acute and Long Term Services Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/post-acute-and-long-term-servicesEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.
Transcribe →Managed Care Plans as Critical Partners in Implementing New Medicaid Program Requirements
4w ago00:33:47Tap to summarizeJamie Ostroff, Chief Legal Officer, California Medical Association, speaks with Kinda Serafi, Partner, Manatt Health, and Jarrod McNaughton, Chief Executive Officer, Inland Empire Health Plan, about the role Medicaid managed care plans are playing in supporting new Medicaid program requirements under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. They focus on work reporting requirements; renewals and redeterminations; tracking cost-sharing; and provider oversight of fraud, waste, and abuse. Kinda co-wrote an article for Health Law Weekly about this topic. From AHLA’s Payers, Plans, and Managed Care Practice Group.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=habDieBPK9ERead Kinda’s Health Law Weekly article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/health-law-weekly/article/fdc58e80-1f6e-4b0b-9321-22fc6fca8764/Managed-Care-Plans-as-Critical-Partners-in-Impleme Learn more about AHLA’s Payers, Plans, and Managed Care Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/payers-plans-and-managed-care Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.
Transcribe →Leverage LinkedIn and Other Social Media to Amplify Your Thought Leadership
Jun 500:40:39Tap to summarizeJohn Saran, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP, and Michael Yalon, National Director, Physician & Provider Recruiting, U.S. Navy, share their social media journeys and how they have used LinkedIn and other platforms to create their own unique online presence, grow their professional profile, and gain followers. They discuss how they got started and grew into their “voice,” the types of content they post and how they make content decisions, strategies for boosting engagement, and the unique value that LinkedIn provides.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOjd__vq_q0Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.
Transcribe →Health Care Corporate Governance: Emerging Trends—Fodder for the Governance Committee
Jun 200:34:37Tap to summarizeRob Gerberry speaks with Michael Peregrine about the major corporate governance trends that have popped up in the last six months. They discuss issues related to volatility, corporate responsibility, director and executive succession, competency-based models of board recruitment, information flow and micromanagement, health care fraud and enforcement, and hospital tax-exempt status.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmQXxjI7qooEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.
Transcribe →Preparing Health Care Compliance Programs for AI-Driven Enforcement
May 2900:46:21Tap to summarizeDrew Hoffman, Partner, Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting, speaks with Darren Skyles, Partner, Nelson Mullins, and Adam Tarosky, Partner, Nixon Peabody, about how health care organizations can best position themselves given regulatory agencies’ plans to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in their enforcement efforts. They discuss how regulatory agencies are using AI in practice, what this means for health care organizations, and concrete steps organizations can take to make their compliance programs AI ready. Sponsored by Pinnacle.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bnF50mLDSkLearn more about Pinnacle: https://askphc.com/ Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.
Transcribe →HIPAA Security Rule Enforcement in 2026: Proposed Changes, Current Expectations, and Risk Management
May 2600:27:04Tap to summarizeJohn Howlett, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Clearwater, speaks with Iliana Peters, Shareholder, Polsinelli, about the state of HIPAA Security Rule enforcement in 2026, including the pending Security Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, OCR’s continued enforcement activity, and what health care organizations should be doing now while the regulatory picture remains unsettled. Sponsored by Clearwater.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLJbNH1V7-ILearn more about Clearwater: https://clearwatersecurity.com/ Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.
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