HCLA Webinar
Overview of Civil and Criminal Cases Brought Against Home Health and Hospice Agencies
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST
Duration: 60 Minutes
HCLA Webinar
Medicare Telehealth and Telecommunications Technology in Home Health and Hospice.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST
Duration: 60 Minutes
Unfortunately, COVID-19 has now been with us for almost three years is still impacting health care policy and coverage. In the wake of COVID-19, CMS has taken a number of steps to make it easier for patients to be treated remotely, using telehealth. Many home health and hospice agencies have used or expressed interest in this treatment approach. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of confusion with regard to the use of telehealth when providing home health or hospice care.
During this webinar, we will try to address a number of your questions in this regard. Join attorneys Ashley Morgan and Jennifer Papapanagiotou for a discussion of the current home health and hospice telehealth environment and the risks that your agency may face when utilizing this type of care. This webinar is scheduled for 60 minutes with a Q & A session to follow.
HCLA Webinar
Workplace Violence in Health Care Settings
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST
Duration: 60 Minutes
HCLA Webinar
Tuesday, April 19, 2023
1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST
Duration: 60 Minutes
Throughout the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), there have been waivers and flexibilities from CMS to ensure access to care and to give healthcare providers what they need to respond to the pandemic. Now, as the PHE is coming to an end, there is a cloud of confusion on which waivers and flexibilities will end, as well as those that have become permanent or will extend for a certain timeframe past the declared end of the PHE.
Join Jennifer Papapanagiotou, Partner, Liles Parker, PLLC as she guides providers through CMS’ expectations related to the end of the PHE and what agencies need to know while this transition occurs. Attendees will receive clear guidance on the waivers and flexibilities that are ending on the last day of the PHE, and those that will remain in place past the end date of the PHE.
HCLA Webinar
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST
Duration: 60 Minutes
Both OIG and CMS contractors are actively on the lookout for violations. In this presentation, we will discuss the importance of exclusion screening, how to screen and which exact databases must be screened – according to both Federal and state regulations, how often a provider must screen, and how providers must document their exclusion screening efforts in order to comply with the law.
Former DOJ prosecutors, Robert Liles and Paul Weidenfeld will also go over the purpose and nature of the CMS Preclusion List.
HCLA Webinar
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST
Duration: 60 Minutes
Approximately three years ago, the number of reasons that CMS can cite when revoking a Medicare provider’s billing privileges greatly expanded. Since that time, CMS contractors have been aggressively revoking providers on a near-constant basis. How can your agency avoid being revoked? How should your agency respond if your billing privileges are terminated or revoked? What impact can these actions have on a home health or hospice agency?
In this webinar, health lawyers Heidi Kocher and Ashley Morgan will discuss the current revocation actions being pursued by the government how your agency can reduce its risk of being subjected to such an adverse action.
HCLA Webinar
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST
Duration: 60 Minutes
Prepayment reviews of home health and hospice claims are now being conducted by both UPICs and MACs. CNS contractors continue to exercise great latitude in their scope and the length that they are imposed. Similarly, UPIC and SMERC contractors remain in control of postpayments conducted and suspension actions recommended to CMS.
In this webinar, health lawyers Meaghan DeBenedetto and Christin Thompson will discuss these various audit mechanisms and outline the adverse impact each action can have on your agency.
HCLA Webinar
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST
Duration: 60 Minutes
Similarly, CMS has developed a mechanism to formally disclose Stark violations. Join health lawyers Lester Johnson and Richard Pecore for a discussion of these programs and factors to consider in deciding whether to avail your organization of these processes.
HCLA Webinar
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST
Duration: 60 Minutes
HCLA Webinar
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST
Duration: 60 Minutes
HCLA Webinar
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST
Duration: 60 Minutes
HCLA Webinar
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST
Duration: 60 Minutes
During this session, John Pierce will discuss the current criminal risk areas facing home health and hospice agencies, their owners, staff and the physicians with whom they work. He will discuss recent prosecutions by the government and cover steps that you can take to reduce your level of risk. Join John Pierce and moderator Robert Liles as they discuss the current criminal enforcement landscape facing your agency.
