Andrew B. Wachler Presents on "The New Audits Landscape" at Washington, D.C. AHLA Conference on Legal Issues Affecting Academic Medical Centers and Other Teaching Institutions

ROYAL OAK, Mich.—January 21, 2010 – Andrew B. Wachler delivered a presentation titled, The New Audits Landscape: MICs, MACs and RACs (Medicaid Integrity Contractors, Medicare Administrative Contractors and Recovery Audit Contractors), at the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) conference on Legal Issues Affecting Academic Medical Centers and Other Teaching Institutions Jan. 21-22 in Washington, DC.

The presentation included:
Discussion of the roles of the various contractors and the types of claims contractors will be focused on initially and in the future.

Attention to emerging issues and efforts to effectuate changes in Medicare policy.

A focus on current legal issues, proactive compliance measures and successful appeal strategies for in-house and outside counsel representing academic medical centers and teaching institutions.

Sharing practical experiences and organizational tips from a private practice healthcare attorney representing academic medical centers and teaching institutions across the country.

Wachler is the principal of Wachler & Associates, P.C. He graduated Cum Laude from the University of Michigan in 1974 and was the recipient of the William J. Branstom Award. He graduated Cum Laude from Wayne State University Law School in 1978.

Wachler has been practicing healthcare law for over 25 years. He counsels healthcare providers and organizations nationwide in a variety of healthcare legal matters. In addition, he writes and speaks nationally to professional organizations and other entities on healthcare law topics such as Medicare appeals, Stark and fraud and abuse, HIPAA, and other topics.

The annual Academic Medical Centers program is designed to address the legal issues unique to teaching hospitals and academic medical centers. This program attracts in-house and outside counsel for the nation's leading teaching hospitals and provides an excellent environment for the sharing of best practices and the exploration of new issues.

The American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) is the nation's largest, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to legal issues in the healthcare field with more than 10,000 members. AHLA provides resources to address the issues facing its active members who practice in law firms, government, in-house settings and academia and who represent the entire spectrum of the health industry: physicians, hospitals and health systems, health maintenance organizations, health insurers, life sciences, managed care companies, nursing facilities, home care providers, and consumers.

Royal Oak, Mich.-based Wachler & Associates, PC has served the legal needs of health care providers nationwide for more than 25 years. The firm specializes in all aspects of health care law, including RAC and other third party payor audits, health care business transactions and contracting, Stark self-referral law, fraud and abuse analysis, regulatory compliance, billing and reimbursement issues, provider participation and deselection matters, licensure and staff privilege matters, defense of civil and criminal health care fraud issues and Certificates of Need. For more information, please visit www.wachler.com or call (248) 544-0888.

Wachler & Associates, P.C.
210 E. Third St., Suite 204
Royal Oak, MI 48067
248-544-0888

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