SPEAKERS: Cheryl Wagonhurst, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP; Jim Sheehan, Associate United States Attorney, Eastern District of PA; Neil Smithline, Director Clinical Quality, NMA/Mercer

    This session will provide you with an in-depth interactive discussion on the emerging trend of government enforcement of quality of care. Particular emphasis will be on:

• CMS’ database project, longo measures and trend of recent enforcement actions
• Impact of pay for performance and compliance solutions
• Importance of peer review and utilization review as well as utilizing outside independent review organizations