Speaker Profile
WILLIAM MACK COPELAND
William Mack Copeland, MS, JD, Ph.D., LFACHE, practices health care law in Cincinnati at the firm of Copeland Law, LLC, where he is president and CEO. He is also president of Executive & Managerial Development Group, a consulting entity providing compliance and other fraud and abuse related services. A graduate of Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Bill is a frequent author and speaker on health law topics. Copeland is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, American, Ohio and Cincinnati Bar Associations and is a life fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. A former hospital chief executive officer, he was awarded the American College of Health Care Executives Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Regent’s Award in 2007.

William Mack Copeland
January 22 2024
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
The Anti-Kickback Statute: Enforcement Actions Over the Past Two Months
This webinar will provide an in-depth review of enforcement actions taken by the HHS OIG over the previous two months. We will also briefly review the Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”), discuss any new safe harbors, and OIG Advisory Opinions that have been issued. Learning ObjectivesProvide attendees with an understanding of the Federal AKSProvide a perspective of how the Inspector General’s (OIG) office views ..

William Mack Copeland
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Anti-Kickback, Fraud, Stark, and Marketing - Where are the Landmines?
This webinar will provide an in-depth understanding of the Federal False Claims Act, Federal Anti-Kickback and Stark laws, and discuss how marketing activities can trigger either or both. It will also provide the basic building blocks you will need to develop and maintain your company’s precious commodity, your reputation and eliminate exposure to fraud charges based on marketing practices. It will also cov..

William Mack Copeland
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
Fair Hearings from A Hearing Officer’s Perspective
It sometimes becomes necessary for the medical staff to recommend to the governing board that the medical privileges of a practitioner either be removed or denied. Before such an adverse action is taken, it is very important that the practitioner is afforded due process. That requires planning. It is extremely important to set the stage properly. This session will provide the perspec..

William Mack Copeland
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
Marketing to Medicare or Medicaid Beneficiaries - What You Can and Cannot Do
This program will discuss the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, what it prohibits, its penalties, its scope and its exceptions. It will also discuss how the Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act of 1987 changed the Act and how it is administered. It will also discuss how the 1987 Act added protections for entities covered by the AKS. The program will also review guidance from the Department ..

William Mack Copeland
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Paying for Referrals: A Danger to Your Freedom
The session will provide an overview of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and review what it prohibits, as well as review the Statute’s available safe harbors. It will also show how violation of the AKS can raise FCA concerns, and it will provide an assessment of enforcement activities, showing how participants may be at risk. In addition, the session will review recent cases and show how they potentially imp..

William Mack Copeland
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
Physician Employment Agreements: Problem Areas that can be Landmines
We will review the elements of the physician employment agreement that can cause the greatest problems, focusing on the pitfalls and the complications that can develop when the parties do not fully understand what is being agreed to. Such items as corporate practice, term and termination, termination for cause, duties of the physician, call, non-compete clauses, and compensation are all items that should be..

William Mack Copeland
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
The Anti-Kickback Statute: 2023 - Year in Review
This webinar will focus on cases and enforcement actions taken by the HHS OIG and its law enforcement partners in 2023. We will also briefly review the Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”), discuss safe harbors, particularly the new proposed safe harbor for coordinated care and associated value-based arrangements, and OIG Advisory Opinions that have been issued in 2023, as well as pertinent cases involving the AKS..

William Mack Copeland
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
The Disruptive Physician Practitioner: A Danger to the Hospital’s Operation
Most disciplinary policies are progressive. A progressive policy applies increasingly more severe sanctions to additional incidents of bad behavior. It is very important that the organized medical staff have a disruptive practitioner policy. This webinar will discuss the development of such a policy, including what it should include, and how it should be implemented. It is also important to understand what ..

William Mack Copeland
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
The Federal False Claims Act: Enforcement and Recent Updates
The session will provide an overview of the Federal Civil False Claims Act (FCA) and how it works. It will also provide an assessment of enforcement activities, showing how healthcare providers may be at risk. In addition, the session will review recent cases and show how they potentially impact healthcare providers.We will start with a review of the Federal False Claims Act and discuss how it works and how..

How To Deal With the Disruptive Practitioner
Disruptive activity by practitioners in the hospital takes many forms. When it happens, it is important that the hospital and/or the medical staff take appropriate steps to see that it does not affect patient care or disrupt operations.Most disciplinary policies are progressive. A progressive policy applies increasingly more severe sanctions to additional incidents of bad behavior. It is very important that..

The Disruptive Practitioner: A Danger to the Hospital’s Operation
Most disciplinary policies are progressive. A progressive policy applies increasingly more severe sanctions to additional incidents of bad behavior. It is very important that the organized medical staff have a disruptive practitioner policy. This webinar will discuss the development of such a policy, including what it should include, and how it should be implemented. The course will also provide a detailed ..

The Healthcare Quality Improvement Act: The Quest for Immunity in Your Peer Review Process
This webinar will discuss the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) in detail, including the standards that must be met to achieve immunity under the act. The HCQIA itself will be reviewed, including a detailed look at the Congressional purpose for the act. The legislative history of the act will be reviewed to gain an understanding of the intent of Congress in passing the act.Next will be a review of..

The Nuts and Bolts of Filing a Whistleblower Case
The webinar will provide an overview of the Federal Civil False Claims Act (FCA) and how it works. It will also show how to file a Complaint under the FCA, what is required, and how a violation of other federal laws can form the basis for an action under the Act. We will start with a review of the Federal False Claims Act and discuss how it works. The webinar will take the Federal False Claims Act apart and..