Melinda Reid Hatton, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, American Hospital Association to Speak at KC’s Event on Form 990 for Hospital Reporting on 07/09/09

Jersey City, NJ, June 19, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts has announced today Melinda Reid Hatton, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, American Hospital Association will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming webcast entitled: “Form 990 for Hospital Reporting” This 2-hour event is scheduled for July 9, 2009, Thursday, at 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT. (For further details of the event and an updated list of panelists, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2009_F990.html)

Event Synopsis:

The new IRS Form 990 for tax-exempt organizations asks for more information than the government previously collected, and it raises a number of questions specifically as it applies to us. The form includes a new Schedule H, on which nonprofit s report on activities that benefit their communities. The form and its schedules ask for specific information about governance, organizational leaders/directors and their compensation, related organizations, and the institutions’ conflict-of-interest and other governance policies, finance directors and compliance officers will need to work closely with the organization’s governing board and corporate counsel to understand the organization’s compliance policies and ensure that information is disclosed properly on the form.

A panel of IRS officials, industry leaders and governance experts is being assembled by the Knowledge Congress to discuss compliance policies and Form 990 reporting. Their presentation will be aired in a Live two-hour Webcast.

About Melinda Reid Hatton

Melinda “Mindy” Hatton is the General Counsel to the American Hospital Association (AHA). In this position, she provides leadership on all legal matters for the AHA. In addition to supervising advocacy-related litigation, she directly oversees the AHA’s work on medical privacy, antitrust, fraud and abuse and other related regulatory matters.

Prior to joining the AHA, Ms. Hatton was a partner at Hogan & Hartson where her areas of practice included antitrust, consumer protection, privacy and public policy issues. Ms. Hatton earned her law degree from Catholic University of America and was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, and her master’s degree in Public Administration from American University.

About American Hospital Association

The AHA is a not-for-profit association of health care provider organizations and individuals that are committed to the improvement of health in their communities. The AHA is the national advocate for its members, which includes 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, and 40,000 individual members. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for health care leaders and is a source of information on health care issues and trends.

For more information about Melinda Reid Hatton and American Hospital Association please visit: http://www.aha.org

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.” To contact or to register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.

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