Events

Hospital Board Education

WHA is proud to announce its annual education event for hospital board of directors' members and their respective CEOs. This in-person only opportunity is being presented by WHA Corporate Member Quarles & Brady LLP and will be held at WHA Premier Partner’s, M3 Insurance, office in Madison.

This presentation is specifically designed to provide training, refreshers and updates on key legal compliance issues and fiduciary responsibilities for members of hospital boards of directors. The hospital law team from Quarles will provide education on board member duties, an overview of key health care regulatory issues and legal risks, guidance on managing medical staff matters from a board perspective, an update on important new legal developments in the last year, and practical tips for the scope of board involvement in hospital operations.

Session topics include:

Hot Topics in Employment Law - Current developments and emerging employment-law issues affecting health care employers
Surrogate Decision-Making - Surrogate health care decision-making, next-of-kin (NOK) issues and practical considerations when patients lack decision-making capacity
Stark Law, Physician Compensation & Fair Market Value - Stark Law developments, physician compensation arrangements, fair market value (FMV) and compensation compliance considerations
APRN Modernization - Wisconsin APRN modernization and practical implications for hospitals and health systems
Artificial Intelligence in Health Care - AI-enabled clinical tools, whether patient consent forms need to change to address AI, elements of an effective AI governance policy, closed AI systems versus open AI systems and use of AI in peer review
Provider-Based Billing - Provider-Based Billing (PBB) attestations and current compliance considerations
Credentialing Oversight - Appropriate credentialing process, oversight and accountability for credentialing and roles of medical staff and organizational leadership