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Register today for the 2026 WHA Hospital Board of Directors’ Education event, a unique educational experience tailored for hospital board of directors’ members and their respective CEOs. This in-person opportunity, presented by WHA Corporate Member Quarles & Brady LLP, will be held at WHA Premier Partner M3 Insurance in Madison on Nov. 17 from 1 – 4 p.m. 

This event aims to provide attendees with training, refreshers and updates on key legal compliance issues and fiduciary responsibilities for hospital boards of directors’ members. Session topics will include:

• Hot Topics in Employment Law - Current developments and emerging employment-law issues affecting health care employers 
• Surrogate Decision-Making - Surrogate health care decision-making, next-of-kin (NOK) issues and practical considerations when patients lack decision-making capacity
• Stark Law, Physician Compensation & Fair Market Value - Stark Law developments, physician compensation arrangements, fair market value (FMV) and compensation compliance considerations
• APRN Modernization - Wisconsin APRN modernization and practical implications for hospitals and health systems 
• Artificial Intelligence in Health Care - AI-enabled clinical tools, whether patient consent forms need to change to address AI, elements of an effective AI governance policy, closed AI systems versus open AI systems and use of AI in peer review
• Provider-Based Billing - Provider-Based Billing (PBB) attestations and current compliance considerations
• Credentialing Oversight - Appropriate credentialing process, oversight and accountability for credentialing and roles of medical staff and organizational leadership

To register, click here.