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ForwardContract Essentials: How to Protect Your Health Center from Unfavorable Terms and Conditions
This three-day virtual training has been specifically designed for health center staff seeking to improve their professional skills in reviewing and negotiating contracts entered by their health center. The curriculum addresses both the general terms found in all types of legal agreements as well as the regulatory issues arising for health centers in contractual arrangements.
The training will include:
- Sessions on contracts law fundamentals; common contract terms; HRSA contract requirements; privacy and confidentiality, risk management, and intellectual property considerations; and federal fraud and abuse laws;
- Best practices across the contract lifecycle for contract management, procurement, and record retention; and
- Small group exercises with peers to practice the application of knowledge gained from education sessions.
Participants will gain knowledge to more confidently review and negotiate contracts, structure contractual arrangements to comply with legal requirements, and protect health centers from a vendor’s breach or other actions that result in potential liabilities.
Target Audience
- Health Center Executives
- Health Center Managers and Directors
- Health Center Contract and Grants Management Staff
- Health Center Legal Counsel and Paraprofessionals
- Compliance Officers and Compliance Professionals
Learning Objectives
After this training, you will be able to:
- Confidently review terms and conditions contained in health center contracts
- Identify potential regulatory considerations arising from health center contracts
- Implement best practices to better manage contracts across the contracting lifecycle
Agenda
Monday, March 31, 2025 | 11:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m. ET |
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Welcome and Overview |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Contract Law Fundamentals
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| 12:30 - 12:45 p.m. | Break |
| 12:45 - 2:00 p.m. | Key Contract Terms
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| 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30 - 3:45 p.m. | Contract Management Across the Contracting Lifecycle
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| 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. | Wrap-Up and Discussion |
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET |
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Day 1 Recap and Quiz |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Confidentiality and Privacy Provisions
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| 12:30 - 12:45 p.m. | Break |
| 12:45 - 2:00 p.m. | Risk Management
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| 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Information Technology (IT) and Intellectual Property (IP) Considerations
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| 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. | Group Activity I: Issue Spotting Exercise |
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET |
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Day 2 Recap and Quiz |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | HRSA Contract Requirements
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| 12:30 - 12:45 p.m. | Break |
| 12:45 - 2:00 p.m. | Financial Considerations
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| 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Discounts and Donations to Health Centers
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| 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. | Group Activity II: Case Studies |
| 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. | Wrap-Up and Discussion |
Feldesman Training Solutions Virtual Classroom
This live, interactive training will take place in the Feldesman Training Solutions Virtual Classroom, hosted by Zoom. Should you have any technical questions or would like more information, please contact us at training@feldesman.com or 1-855-200-3822.
Molly Evans
Molly Evans is a Partner in the firm’s Health Care practice group. She advises health centers on the management of clinical, employment and workforce-related risks, with a particular focus on professional liability, the Federal Tort Claims Act and HIPAA matters. From her experience as both a private attorney and in-house counsel, Molly knows the importance of managing liability and risk issues in mission-driven organizations. [Full Bio]
Adam Falcone
Adam Falcone is a Partner in the firm's national Health Care practice group, where he counsels a diverse spectrum of community-based organizations that render primary and behavioral health care services. Adam counsels clients on a wide range of health care issues, with a focus on fraud and abuse, reimbursement and payment and antitrust and competition matters. [Full Bio]
Carrie Riley
Carrie Riley is a Partner in the firm's Health Care practice group. She counsels a wide variety of health care clients, including Title X grantees and subrecipeints, and other private and public health care providers, on contracting, regulatory compliance, fraud and abuse and reimbursement matters. Carrie also provides counsel on transactional matters, including formation and agreements for multi-provider affiliations/joint ventures, general contracting and residency training arrangements. Prior to going to law school, Carrie worked at a Title X regional training center for several years. [Full Bio]
Participants can earn up to 11.8 CPE credits in Specialized Knowledge and Applications upon completion of all course requirements.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Prerequisites: None
- Target Audience: Health Center Executives, Health Center Managers and Directors, Health Center Contract and Grants Management Staff, Health Center Legal Counsel and Paraprofessionals, Compliance Officers and Compliance Professionals
- Advanced Preparation: None
- Program Level: All
- Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Feldesman Leifer LLP is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website www.nasbaregistry.org (formerly www.learningmarket.org).
Available Credit
- 12.75 Certificate of Attendance
- 11.80 CPEFTLF is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.
Price
Training is Not Recorded
This training will not be recorded for later viewing, as we would like attendees to be comfortable and candid, sharing their experiences and asking scenario-based questions. The discourse between the attorneys and participants is a valued part of each training.
Registration Fees
Early Registration(Through January 31, 2025) | Regular Registration(February 1, 2025 and later) |
| $1,799 | $1,999 |
Group Discounts
Bring your team! Discounts are available for groups of three (3) or more individuals from the same organization. Please contact us to process your registration.
Groups of 3 - 6 | Groups of 7 - 10 | Groups of 11 - 15 | Over 15 attendees |
| 10% off | 15% off | 20% off | Call us! |
Registration Instructions
Each registration must be in the name of the individual(s) who will attend. This allows us to communicate important course information to the actual attendee(s), add training materials and handouts to the right account, and properly assign certificates of attendance or CPE credits.
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- For yourself: login to your account and register with your personal information
- For someone else: login with the ATTENDEE’S login information or create an account for the ATTENDEE and register from the ATTENDEE's account
- For a group: email training@feldesman.com to complete group registration
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