Schedule

Elizabeth Long, Major Lindsey & Africa
Teri Champ, Chief Legal Counsel, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Tizgel High, Chief Compliance Officer, Prime Therapeutics
Thad Johnson, Chief Legal Officer, UnitedHealthcare
 

• The unique challenges that artificial intelligence poses for health care companies
• How companies are tackling these challenges from both compliance and legal perspectives
• Who in their organizations is being tasked with responsibility for AI
• The various types of AI technologies being utilized at their companies and within the industry

Marleina Davis, Joint Commission
Greg J. Matias, EVP/Chief Legal Officer, Intermountain Health
Christine McCoy, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Ascension

• Introduction: Welcome and introductions; Importance of professional development for in-house counsel; Overview of the presentation agenda
• Defining Professional Development for Lawyers: Key areas of focus; legal skills, business acumen, leadership, communication
• Assessing Team Needs: Methods for identifying skill gaps and development needs; Individual assessments and performance reviews; Team-wide skill audits and surveys
• Coaching and Mentoring: The role of coaching in professional growth; Establishing mentoring relationships within the team; Providing constructive feedback and support
• Development Opportunities & Creating Development Plans: Internal training programs and workshops; External conferences, seminars, and CLE courses; Cross-functional projects and shadowing opportunities; setting SMART goals for professional growth and developing individual development plans
• Fostering a Learning Culture: Encouraging knowledge sharing and collaboration; Creating a safe space for asking questions and learning from mistakes; Recognizing and celebrating achievements
• Conclusion: Recap of key takeaways

Robin Ludlow, Chief Legal Officer, Ascension Indiana
Jamie McIntyre, Stout
Kelly Pollock, Assistant General Counsel, Novant Health

This session will cover best practices and lessons learned in supporting the strategic vision and goals of your client organization(s) effectively and collaboratively.

•  As the health care landscape become more complicated, alignment among operators, counsel, and outside support is more important than ever
• A strong team of accountable subject matter experts can serve as the foundation of a more dynamic, nimble, and cohesive strategic plan while establishing a culture of both creativity and preparedness
• Tips for how counsel and consultants can work with clients to clearly define and optimize their role in support of strategic plans: Integrating early, setting clear expectations, and establishing bi-directional lines of communication and feedback
• Eliminating fragmentation among operators and their supporting individuals/teams can occur through education, cross-collaboration, and open discussion about pain points, expectations, and priorities
• Good roadmaps, when successful, lead to better crisis management and risk mitigation as strategic plans (short- mid- and long-term) evolve

Stacy Bratcher, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Amanda Hayes-Kibreab, King & Spalding LLP
Brooke Nelson, Sanofi in North America

The landscape of attorney-client privilege has shifted significantly, particularly for in-house counsel. This session delves into the latest court decisions, offers actionable strategies to maintain the privilege, and insights on how to manage compliance investigations. Highlights include:

• Protecting Sensitive Communications: How to maintain privilege over emails, investigation reports, training materials, and other critical documents in light of landmark cases such as In re: FirstEnergy and In re: Diisocyanates
• Balancing Legal and Business Roles: Discover techniques to maintain attorney-client privilege when the General Counsel or Chief Legal Officer is involved in business operations
• Best Practices for Compliance Investigations: Gain insights into determining when to conduct privileged vs. non-privileged investigations with your compliance team, consultants and others

Tyler G. Jacobsen, VP, CLO, Samaritan Health Services
Charles R. Whipple, EVP, GC, Rochester Regional Health System

• Session description to follow

Patrick Braley, Benett Thrasher
Robert Brennan, Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs
Heather W. Miller, MultiCare Health

• Session description to follow

Stacy Bratcher, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Amanda Hayes-Kibreab, King & Spalding LLP
Brooke Nelson, Sanofi in North America

The landscape of attorney-client privilege has shifted significantly, particularly for in-house counsel. This session delves into the latest court decisions, offers actionable strategies to maintain the privilege, and insights on how to manage compliance investigations. Highlights include:

• Protecting Sensitive Communications: How to maintain privilege over emails, investigation reports, training materials, and other critical documents in light of landmark cases such as In re: FirstEnergy and In re: Diisocyanates
• Balancing Legal and Business Roles: Discover techniques to maintain attorney-client privilege when the General Counsel or Chief Legal Officer is involved in business operations
• Best Practices for Compliance Investigations: Gain insights into determining when to conduct privileged vs. non-privileged investigations with your compliance team, consultants and others

Miriam Swedlow (Moderator), Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Ashley Baynham, Senior Counsel, Litigation, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
Ryan Belton, Assistant General Counsel, PeaceHealth

An exploration of the tools the government uses to initiate and conduct potential enforcement actions and best practices to mitigate risk. The didactic presentation will:

• Provide an overview of the various methods the government uses to extract information from health care industry participants, including audits, subpoenas, CIDs, and search warrants
• Utilize real-world hypotheticals to:
  • Outline key considerations and initial steps in responding to government inquiries or investigations
  • Identify actions that may inadvertently increase risk or exposure
  • Highlight the steps necessary to protect privileged and/or confidential information
  • Discuss best practices for before, during, and after initial contact with government agencies

Robin Ludlow, Chief Legal Officer, Ascension Indiana
Jamie McIntyre, Stout
Kelly Pollock, Assistant General Counsel, Novant Health

This session will cover best practices and lessons learned in supporting the strategic vision and goals of your client organization(s) effectively and collaboratively.

•  As the health care landscape become more complicated, alignment among operators, counsel, and outside support is more important than ever
• A strong team of accountable subject matter experts can serve as the foundation of a more dynamic, nimble, and cohesive strategic plan while establishing a culture of both creativity and preparedness
• Tips for how counsel and consultants can work with clients to clearly define and optimize their role in support of strategic plans: Integrating early, setting clear expectations, and establishing bi-directional lines of communication and feedback
• Eliminating fragmentation among operators and their supporting individuals/teams can occur through education, cross-collaboration, and open discussion about pain points, expectations, and priorities
• Good roadmaps, when successful, lead to better crisis management and risk mitigation as strategic plans (short- mid- and long-term) evolve

Patrick Braley, Benett Thrasher
Robert Brennan, Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs
Heather W. Miller, MultiCare Health

• Session description to follow

Moderator: Aletheia Lawry

• Session description to follow

Moderators: Julia Michael and Hoyt Sze

• Session description to follow

Moderator: Michelle Johnson Tidjani

• Session description to follow

Moderator: Ted Lotchin

• Session description to follow

Kristina Ayers, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan
Won Ha, Vice Chancellor, Communications, University of California
Karen Habercross, Vice President, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer, UChicago Medicine
Wendy Kacer, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Office, CommonSpirit Health

• Collaboration before, during and after cybersecurity incidents: How do in-house units (information security, legal, privacy/compliance and communications) work together to prepare for cybersecurity incidents, handle incidents while they are occurring, and remediate post-incident
• Scenarios and small table discussion: Review hypothetical cybersecurity scenarios and discuss at your table how you as in-house counsel might work with other units during such situations
• In-house unit leader input on scenarios: Learn from our distinguished panel unit leaders how they work with other units and how they view their roles during these hypothetical scenarios
• How best in-house counsel can collaborate with respect to incidents: Our panelists will also provide their insights on what works and what doesn’t work when working with in-house counsel on incidents