Representative Publications and Presentations

Co-presenter, "The Medical Staff, the Hospital & the Joint Commission: Negotiating a Medical Staff Standard," American Bar Association Health Law Section Physician Legal Issues Conference, June 10, 2009.

Presenter, "Medical Staff Bylaws 2009- Localizing the Legislative Issues: How to Protect Your Hospital Practice," American Association of Anesthesiologists Legislative Conference, May 5, 2009.

Presenter, "Your Medical Staff & Hospital: Who's On First? Legal Issues for Doctors & Hospitals" Iowa State Medical Society Webinar, February 25, 2009.

Author, "Physician Employment and Alternative Practice Strategies: Avoiding "Company Doctor" Syndrome & Other Hospital Medical Staff Issues," published in the American Bar Association Health Law Section's The Health Lawyer, December, 2008.

Presenter, "Disruptive Behavior: The Medical Staff Legal Issues" and "Protect, Preserve, Promote Peer Review," American Medical Association Organized Medical Staff Section Interim Meeting, November, 2008.

Presenter, "Organized Medical Staffs: A New Beginning Or Beginning Of The End?" California Medical Association Leadership Academy, May 3, 2008.

Presenter, "Medical Staff Or Hired Hands?" Ohio State Medical Association, May 2, 2008.

Presenter, "Peer Review and Participation: The Power Of The Medical Staff," Massachusetts Medical Society, December 8, 2007.

Co-Presenter, "Physician & Patient Advocacy: Keys to the Successful Implementation of the new Joint Commission Medical Staff Bylaws Standard MS.1.20," American Medical Association Organized Medical Staff Section and American Medical Association House of Delegates Interim Meeting, November, 2007.

Presenter, "Joint Commission's MS.1.20," California Medical Association, October 26, 2007.

Co-Presenter, "Medical Staff Leadership In Today's Environment: What Does It Take?," American Medical Association Organized Medical Staff Section Annual Meeting, June 21, 2007.

Co-Presenter, "Hospital Counsel vs. Medical Staff Counsel: Conflicting Perspectives on Current Medical Staff Legal Issues," American Bar Association Health Law Section Physician Legal Issues Conference, June 22, 2007.

Presenter, "Medical Staff Bylaws" and "Peer Review Process" at the Massachusetts Medical Society seminar, "Physician-Hospital Relationships: Where Do You Stand?", November 18, 2006.

Presenter, "Legal Cases and Cautionary Tales for Medical Staff Physicians," Harris County (Texas) Medical Society, September 21, 2006.

Author, "Contracts," published in Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, August, 2006. Presenter, "Is EMTALA Controlling Your Hospital Practice?," Kentucky Orthopaedic Society Spring Meeting, February 11, 2006.

Author, "The Hospital: What Does It Mean To You?" published in MetroDoctors, The Journal of the Hennepin and Ramsey Medical Societies, January/February, 2006.

Co-Author, Representing Physicians Handbook, published by the American Health Lawyers Association, January, 2006.

Presenter, "Addressing the Disruptive Label in Hospital and Medical Staff Bylaws," The Stanford Center for Psychiatry and the Law Conference on The Disruptive Individual in Hospital and Medical Staff Relations, April 9, 2005.

Presenter, "Medical Staff Bylaws: What the Chief Needs to Know to Protect the Staff and its Leaders," Harris County (Texas) Medical Society Chief of Staff Council Meeting, March 8, 2005.

Moderator, Panel Discussion, " Hospital v. Medical Staff: Can't We All Just Get Along?," American Bar Association Health Law Section Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law Conference, February 24, 2005.

Presenter, "Disruptive Physicians, Disruptive Administrators, and What to Watch Out for in Disruptive Behavior Policies," California Medical Association Leadership Academy, November 21, 2004.

Presenter, "Medical-Legal Issues and Governance: What Leaders Need to Know," American Medical Association Organized Medical Staff Section Annual Meeting, June 10, 2004.

Presenter, "Medical Staff Bylaws: How Physicians Can Negotiate Change," Massachusetts Medical Society, May 26, 2004.

Presenter, "Disruptive Physicians" and "Bylaws and Other Hot Legal Topics," Maine Medical Society, May 13, 2004.

Presenter, "Medical Staff Bylaws," NAMSS Institute Seminar, May 7, 2004.

Presenter, "Physicians and Hospitals: The Medical Staff Perspective," American Bar Association Conference on Emerging Issues In Healthcare Law, February 19, 2004.

Presenter, "Hospital Medical Staffs: The Growing Battleground for Physician Autonomy," Louisiana State Medical Society Leadership Conference, February 7, 2004.

Author, Your Medical Staff and Self-Governance, published in the Journal of the Medical Association of Georgia, December, 2003.

Presenter, "EMTALA," an Iowa State Medical Society Teleconference, November 4, 2003.

Author, "Proposed Changes to the Hospital-Medical Staff Relationship to Improve Quality of Care," Loyola University Chicago Institute for Health Law Annals of Health Law, Summer, 2003.

Presenter, "Bylaws: Keeping Up With Changes," at the AMA Organized Medical Staff Section Meeting, June 12, 2003.

Presenter, "Legal Issues of Medical Staff Bylaws," an Iowa State Medical Society Teleconference, May 13, 2003.

Presenter, "Medical Staff Bylaws and Self-Governance: Advocating for Patients and Physicians," at the Massachusetts Medical Society Organized Medical Staff Section Meeting April 10, 2003.

Author, EMTALA and the Orthopaedic Surgeon, A Compendium, published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, December, 2002.

Presenter, "Credentialing and Privileging: Basics and Beyond," at the AMA Organized Medical Staff Section Meeting, December 5, 2002.

Presenter, "EMTALA and the Orthopaedist" and "Managing Your Hospital Practice: Understanding Your Responsibilities and Knowing Your Rights," at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons State Society Strategies Meeting, November 16, 2002.

Presenter, "Proposed Changes to the Hospital-Medical Staff Relationship to Improve Quality of Care," at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law Annual Health Law and Policy Colloquium, November 7, 2002. Author, Medical Staff Self-Governance-What's It To You?, published in the California Physician, May, 2002.

Presenter, "Protecting Patients Through the Medical Staff Organization" at the American Society of Anesthesiology Meeting, April 30, 2002.

Presenter, "Taking on EMTALA: Responding to the Emergency On-Call Challenge" and "Disruptive Behavior and the Medical Staff," at the AMA Organized Medical Staff Section Meeting, December 1, 2001.

Presenter, "Current Issues in Medical Staff Bylaws, Credentialing & Privileging", at the Maine Medical Association Medical Staff Section Meeting, June 28, 2001.

Presenter, "Legal Aspects Of Credentialing And Privileging", at the AMA Organized Medical Staff Section Meeting, June 14, 2001.

Presenter, "Medical Staff Bylaws-Making Them Work For You," at the Louisiana State Medical Society Leadership Conference, February 3, 2001.

Presenter, "Those @#$*%& Data Banks!" at the California Society for Health Care Attorneys Annual Meeting, March 19, 2000.

Author, Credentialing and Medical Staff Law, published by the National Association Medical Staff Services Institute, September, 1999, updated for second edition 2003.

Presenter, "Hot Topics in Medical Staff Law" at the American Bar Association Physician Law 1999 Conference, June 18, 1999.

Presenter, "Obsolete Medical Staff Bylaws: What You Don't Update Can Hurt You," at the Texas Medical Association Leadership Conference, February 27, 1999.

Presenter on Medical Staff Law for the National Association Medical Staff Services Certification Preparation Courses, since 1995.

Writer, American Medical Association Organized Medical Staff Section Legal Advisor Bi-monthly Newsletter, 1997-2000.

Co-Presenter of "Establishing Protocols for Handling and Helping the Disruptive Physician" at the American Medical Association Organized Medical Staff Section (AMA-OMSS) meeting, June 12, 1998.

Author, Physicians' Guide to Medical Staff Organization Bylaws, published by the American Medical Association, 1998; revised and published 2002, 2004.

Co-Presenter of "Medical Staff Reengineering and Bylaws" at the American Medical Association Organized Medical Staff Section (AMA-OMSS) meeting, December 5, 1997.

Presenter of "Disclosure of Medical Staff Information and Bylaws" at the National Association Medical Staff Services Conference, October 20 and 21, 1997.

Presenter of "Merging Medical Staffs" at the National Health Lawyers Association Conference, March 14, 1997.

Presenter of "Medical Staffs Mergers" at the Ohio State Medical Association Organized Medical Staff Section Assembly, May 17, 1997.

Presenter of "Privilege Delineation: The Legal Issues" and "Disclosure of Information to PHOs" at the 1996 National Association Medical Staff Services Annual Conference, October 17, 1996.

Presenter of "Sexual Harassment Polices for Medical Staffs" and "Sharing Information with Managed Care Organizations" at the 1996 Ohio Association Medical Staff Services Educational Conference, May 10, 1996.

Presenter of "Medical Staff Bylaws and Beyond" at the 1996 Minnesota Association Medical Staff Services Spring Conference, May 2, 1996.

Presenter of "Patients' Rights & Privacy" at the National Health Lawyers Association Physicians and Hospitals Conference, April 17, 1996.

Presenter of "Medical Staff Bylaws: A Trouble-Shooter's Guide" at the 1995 St. Thomas University/Minnesota Medical Association/Minnesota Hospital Association Colloquium, December 1, 1995.

Author, "Sexual Harassment Policies For Medical Staffs," published in the American Medical Association Medical Staff and Physician Organization Legal Advisor, April, 1995.

Co-Presenter of "Medical Staff Bylaws-Fundamental Issues" at the National Health Lawyers Association Medical Staff Law Conference, November, 1994.

Presenter of "Disclosure of Information to Managed Care Entities" and Co-Presenter of "Centralized Credentialing: Could We? Should We?" at the National Association Medical Staff Services Annual Conference, October, 1994.

Presenter of "Credentialing And Due Process In The Managed Care Environment" and "Organizational Challenges For Physicians: Antitrust And Other Legal Issues" at the Illinois Society of Internal Medicine/American College of Physicians Annual Conference, October, 1994.

Author, "Due Unto Others: Due Process in Physician Organizations," published in the American College of Radiology Bulletin, September, 1994.

Co-Author, Practical Implications of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act, published by the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law Health Care Committee Task Force, 1994.

Presenter of "National Practitioner Data Bank" at the National Health Lawyers Association Medical Staff Law Conference, November, 1993.

Presenter of "National Practitioner Data Bank" and Moderator of "Credentials Panel Discussion Legal Update" at the National Association Medical Staff Services Annual Conference, October, 1993.

Presenter of "Medical Staff Credentialing in Today's Health Care Environment" sponsored by the Pennsylvania Medical Society, October, 1993.

Presenter of "ISNs, PHOs and the Hospital Medical Staff" sponsored by the Minnesota Medical Association Hospital Medical Staff Section, September, 1993.

Presenter of "Medical Staff Classic: The Non-Integrated Model for Physician/Hospital Relations" at the Illinois State Medical Society-Illinois Hospital Association Seminar on Physician/Hospital Collaboration in an Era of Health Care Reform, July, 1993.

Author, "National Practitioner Data Bank: More Guidelines, More Problems," published in Medical Staff Counselor, Summer, 1993.

Author, "The Price of Profitability: Economic Credentialing Can Threaten Health Care Quality," published in Minnesota Medicine, June, 1993.

Author, "Potential Effects of IRS Ruling on Hospital Privileges," published in American College of Radiology Bulletin, June, 1993.

Author, "Data Bank Supplements Its Guidebook, Adds to Confusion," published in Minnesota Physician, March, 1993.

Author, "Physicians Under Surveillance: The National Practitioner Data Bank," published in Minnesota Medicine, March, 1993; reprinted in Indiana Medicine, May/June 1993.

Author, "Economic Credentialing in a Nutshell," published in Illinois Medicine, January 29, 1993.

Author, "Outdated Peer Review Procedures Causing Staff Legal Problems," published in Minnesota Physician, January, 1993.

Co-Author, Medical Staff Proctoring Guidebook, published by the National Association Medical Staff Services, 1992.

Presenter of "National Practitioner Data Bank Update" at the National Health Lawyers Association Medical Staff Law Conference, November 12-13, 1992.

Author, "Physician Employment Contracts: Reading The Fine Print," published in Minnesota Physician, October, 1992.

Presenter of "The Impaired Physician and The Medical Staff" at the National Association Medical Staff Services Annual Conference, October 12-15, 1992.

Presenter, "Overview of Minnesota Medical Records Law" at a Medical Education Services Seminar, August 12, 1992.

Presenter of "Rethinking Credentialing" and "Peer Review and Antitrust" at the Medical Legal Issues Conference sponsored by the Medical Association of Georgia, July 7-9, 1992.

Author, "Hospital and Medical Staff: That Delicate Relationship," published in Medical Staff Counselor, Summer, 1992.

Author, "Caution: Economic Credentialing," published in National Association Medical Staff Services Overview, May/June 1992.

Presenter of "Medical Staff Bylaws" at the Spring Meeting of the Minnesota Medical Association Hospital Medical Staff Section, May 8, 1992.

Presenter of "Independent Counsel for the Medical Staff" at the Spring Meeting of the Minnesota Association Medical Staff Services, March 20, 1992.

Presenter of "Legal Counsel for the Medical Staff" at the Minnesota Radiological Society Winter Meeting, February 8, 1992.

Author, "Quality Assurance Implications of Federal Peer Review Laws," published in Quality Assurance and Utilization Review, Spring, 1992.

Presenter at panel discussion entitled "HIV-Infected Practitioners" at the Minnesota Hospital Attorneys Association Seminar, November 22, 1991.

Presenter at panel discussion entitled "The Radiologist & the Medical Staff" at the American College of Radiology Council Annual Meeting, October 2, 1991.

Presenter of "Federal COBRA Issues: Physician Liability for Patient Transfers," at the HealthEast Risk Management Seminar, September 20, 1991.

Presenter of "Maximizing Confidentiality," at the Minnesota Association Medical Staff Services Educational Conference, September 13, 1991.

Author, "Medical Staff Credentialing on Economic Grounds: Today's Examples, Tomorrow's Lawsuits?" published in San Diego Physician, August, 1991.

Co-Author, "Peer Review: Precautions for Practitioners," published in Minnesota Medicine, July, 1991.

Presenter at panel discussion entitled "National Practitioner Data Bank" at the Minnesota Association of Hospital Attorneys Spring Conference, May 17, 1991.

Presenter of "Hospitals and Medical Staffs - That Delicate Relationship," at the American Bar Association Health Forum Committee Conference, April 18, 1991.

Presenter of "National Practitioner Data Bank Workshop," at the Minnesota Association Medical Staff Services Educational Conference, March 7, 1991.

Presenter of "Functions of the Medical Staff Attorney," at the 22nd Annual University of Southern California Conference on the Physician and the Hospital, February 10, 1991.

Author, "Avoiding Traps and Pitfalls in National Practitioner Data Bank Compliance," published in the Medical Staff Counselor, Spring, 1991.

Author, "National Practitioner Data Bank: What the Defense Should Know," published in Minnesota Defense, Spring, 1991.

Author, "National Practitioner Data Bank: Issues for Health Lawyers," published in Minnesota State Bar Association Health Law Section News, December, 1990.

Presenter of "Health Care Quality Improvement Act and the National Practitioner Data Bank," at the meeting of the Health Law Section of the Minnesota Bar, December 14, 1990.

Presenter of "Update: National Practitioner Data Bank," at the Winter Education Conference sponsored by the American Society of Medical Association Counsel, November, 1990.

Presenter of "Health Care Quality Improvement Act," at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Utilization Review Physicians, October, 1990.

Author, "Practitioner Data Bank Opens for Business," published in California Physician, October, 1990.

Author, "No Secrets: National Practitioner Data Bank," published in California Physician, April, 1990.

Author, "Austin v. McNamara: Federal Court Applies Antitrust Immunities," included in Harvard Risk Management Foundation Resource, April, 1990.

Author, "California's Opt-Out Peer Review Legislation," published in the Medical Staff Counselor, Winter, 1989.

Presenter of "The National Practitioner Data Bank-Credentialing, TRW-style," at the Winter Educational Conference sponsored by the American Society of Medical Association Counsel, November, 1989.

Presenter of "Medical Staff Rights in a Hospital Merger, Acquisition or Bankruptcy," at the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, October, 1989.

Presenter of "The Federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act -- California's Perspective," at the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association Hospital Medical Staff Section, June, 1989.

Presenter of "Physician Contracting with HMOs and PPOs," at the National Health Lawyers Association/American Medical Association Physician Survival Conference, May, 1989.

Author, "Patrick v. Burget: Legal and Legislative Solutions in Peer Review," published in San Francisco Medicine, November, 1988.