Description
Better understand healthcare vendor contracts and how to stay compliant when working with them.Healthcare organizations manage many relationships in their daytoday business including vendors and suppliers and require coordination of many people and organizations to provide quality and compliant care, products andor services. Since vendors and suppliers can be a huge source of liability, it is important for healthcare oranizations to develop strategies to further protect the organization when dealing with vendors and suppliers, including precontract diligence and understand how to effectively manage risks in vendor and supplier contract negotiation.
Date: 2019-11-05 Start Time: End Time:
Learning Objectives
Overview of Contracting With Healthcare Vendors
• Why Manage Vendor Compliance?
• Legal Requirement/Industry Standard
• Risk Mitigation to the Healthcare Organization
• Preparing for Negotiations
• Vendor Assessment and Due Diligence Activities
• Healthcare Organization’s Policies or Purchasing Terms and Conditions
• Vendor Contract Negotiations
• Form of Contract
• Role of Legal Counsel
Key Contracting Provisions to Mitigate Risk and Stay Compliant
• Scope of Services
• Certifications or Licenses
• Representations and Warranties
• Insurance Requirements
• Indemnification
• Limitation of Liability
• Term and Termination
• Dispute Resolution
Privacy and Security Contracting Provisions to Mitigate Risk and Stay Compliant
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and State Law Requirements
• Confidentiality Procedures
• Scope of Use Rights
• Deletion or Return of Data
• Responding to Claims of Breach
• Monitoring and Auditing Vendor Compliance
Jaide L. Beverly-Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP, Jessica Smith West – Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP
