HLA New Jersey 2025 Annual Conference Program
June 4-6, 2025 | Bally's AC Casino Resort

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June 4, 2025      
2:00pm-5:00pm Registration Registration Open/Exhibitor Set-Up  
5:00pm-6:00pm Cocktail Hour Welcome Reception Cocktail Hour & Silent Auction  
June 5, 2025      
7:00am-5:00pm Registration Attendee Registration/Exhibit Hall Open  
7:00am-8:00am Breakfast Breakfast in Exhibit Hall  
8:00am-8:15am Opening Remarks  
8:15am-9:15am General Session Opening Panel
  • Moderator: Brian Kern, Esq., Acadia
  • Howard Orel, MD, Advocare, LLC
  • William Vanderveer, Redefine Health
  • Christopher Ault, FACHE, Cooper Healthcare
  • Donald Callahan, MBA, FACMPE, RWJBarnabas Health
9:20am-10:05am Workshop 101 MedSpa Missteps: Avoiding Legal and Compliance Pitfalls Guillermo Beades, JD & Brandon Zarsky, JD,  Frier Levitt
Workshop 102 Beyond the Doctors Office – Data Driven SDOH Solutions Cheryl Harris, DNP, MHA, RN, NEA-BC  & Michael Sandberg, Advocare, LLC
10:05am-10:35am Break  Break in Exhibit Hall  
10:35am-11:20am Workshop 201 Just Because You Can….Audits, Compliance, and Due Diligence Oh My! Mitchell Brie, CHC, Empower Healthcare and Compliance Partners
Workshop 202 Health Care Current Events Michael McLafferty, CPA, MBA, FACMPE, FACHE, FHFMA, MJM Advisory and Educational Services LLC
11:25am-12:10pm Workshop 301 Risky Business: Minimizing The Risks Around Employee & Patient Terminations Tracey Cumberland, Curi
Workshop 302 Private Equity, MSO or Hospital/Foundation?  Pros and Cons Debra Phairas, MBA, Practice & Liability Consultants
12:10pm-1:10pm Lunch Lunch in Exhibit Hall  
1:10pm-1:55pm Workshop 401 Beyond HIPAA - Cybersecurity in Healthcare Julie Tracy, CISSP, CCSP, Withum 
Workshop 402 AI-M Higher:  Capitalize on AI in Your Medical Practice Nan Gallagher, JD, Esq., The Nan Gallagher Law Group
2:00pm-2:45pm Workshop 501 Profit Without the Pitfall: Navigating Healthcare Regulations to Understand Ancillary Revenue Opportunities Michael Schaff, JD & Jason Krisza, JD, Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer
Workshop 502 Working Together: Rethinking Teamwork
Psychological Safety and Teamwork as Moderators of Clinical Risk  
Michael Krasner, MD, FACP, EmPRO Insurance Company
2:45pm-3:15pm Break Break in Exhibit Hall  
3:15pm-4:00pm Workshop 601 The Silent Battle: The Importance of Payer Surveillance Wayzen Lin, RevOps Health
Workshop 602 Tell Your Story or Someone Else Will: A Survival Guide to Documentation and Litigation Lisa Luciano, Atlantic Health System & Rachel Thompson, Atlantic Medical Group
4:05pm-4:50pm Workshop 701 Building an Effective Recruitment Team and Using Data for Strategy Paul Olzak, PracticeMatch
Workshop 702 How VR is Changing Healthcare Thomas Komorowski, MD, FACC, Ocean Heart Group
5:30pm-7:30pm Reception Evening Networking Event
June 6, 2025    
7:30am-1:00pm Registration Attendee Registration/Exhibit Hall Open
7:30am-8:30am Breakfast Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
8:30am-9:30am General Session A Strategic Approach to Value-Based Program Success Amy Prestifilippo, MHA, Ashleen Loughnane, MHA, & Dorothy Tobin, Advocare, LLC
9:35am-10:35am General Session Government Policy Changes 2025  - How This Will Affect MDs and Managers Debra Phairas, MBA, Practice & Liability Consultants
10:35am-10:45am Break Break in Exhibit Hall  
10:45am-11:00am   Raffles and Giveaway Prizes  
11:00am-12:00pm General Session    
11:00am-2:00pm Break Down Exhibitor Break Down  


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Phone 609.208.3279 | Fax 609.450.7011

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