Practical Solutions in Health Care – Hall Render Podcast

Real Estate in Health Care: Discussion of Key Fraud and Compliance Considerations, Changing Market Conditions and Opportunities In this most recent episode of Hall Render's  “Health Regulatory Update,” Joe Wolfe discusses health care real estate trends and compliance issues with Libby Park and Addison Bradford from Hall Render's real estate service line. Podcast Participants Joe...

Private Equity in Health Care: A 15-Minute Discussion of Key Compliance and Fraud & Abuse Issues In this episode of Hall Render's “Health Regulatory Update,” Joe Wolfe discusses compliance and fraud and abuse issues related to private equity investments with his colleagues Scott Taebel and Erin Drummy. Areas covered include the uptick in activity in...

Health Regulatory Update: Provider Compensation Trends An Interview with Alex Krause and Autumn Warden from the American Association of Provider Compensation Professionals (AAPCP) In this episode of Hall Render's  “Health Regulatory Update,” Joe Wolfe interviewed two key leaders of the AAPCP about the organization and trends in provider compensation.  The AAPCP is a nonprofit organization...

Health Regulatory Update: Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Impact on Physician Compensation Effective at the start of 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services increased the work relative value units (“wRVUs”) allocated to several evaluation & management physician services. In this podcast, our Fraud & Abuse attorneys discuss the Stark and Anti-Kickback impact of these...

Reimbursement for Remote Patient Monitoring Hall Render Shareholders Chris Eades and Regan Tankersley discuss Medicare reimbursement considerations for remote patient monitoring as a part of virtual care. Podcast Participants Chris Eades Attorney, Hall Render Regan Tankersley Attorney, Hall Render Episode Transcript Chris Eades: Hello, and welcome to Hall Render's Virtual Care Podcast Series. Today's focus...

Virtual Care Considerations for Fraud and Abuse Hall Render Shareholders Chris Eades and Ritu Cooper discuss what health care organizations should consider in regards to Fraud and Abuse issues with virtual care. Podcast Participants Chris Eades Attorney, Hall Render Ritu Kaur Cooper Attorney, Hall Render Episode Transcript Chris Eades: Hello, and welcome to Hall Render's...

Considerations for “Start-Ups” and New Service Lines in Virtual Care Health care providers of all types are increasingly interested in exploring the idea of expanding or adding virtual care services. Hall Render Shareholders Chris Eades and Colleen Powers discuss what considerations should be made before adding virtual care to your business. Podcast Participants Chris Eades...

Educating and Commemorating Juneteenth  Hall Render’s Former President and Managing Partner, John Ryan, speaks with shareholder and DEI committee chairperson, Charise Frazier, about Juneteenth and how Hall Render as an organization is educating employees and commemorating this important holiday. Podcast Participants John Ryan Former President & Managing Partner, Hall Render Charise Frazier Shareholder & DEI Committee...

Implementing Virtual Care as part of a Value Based Enterprise Virtual care offers many benefits, such as better and increased care coordination, better means of patient follow-up, remote patient monitoring and other general efficiencies, that align with value-based purpose. Hall Render Shareholders Chris Eades and Alyssa James discuss the intersection between value based enterprises and...

The Importance of DEI Programs at Service Driven Organizations In this interview, Ritu Kaur Cooper sits down with John Mariano, SVP and General Counsel at Precision Medicine Group to talk about the great work that Precision is doing in the area of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at their organization. Podcast Participants Ritu Kaur Cooper Shareholder,...

A Look at the Evolution of Health Care Delivery Join Hall Render attorney Brian Betner, along with Jacob Bregman of Everside Health, Meg Duffy of DispatchHealth and Chad Knight of Encompass Health – Home Health & Hospice, for a discussion exploring how health care delivery is evolving with an emphasis on patient access, meeting patients...

EKRA Enforcement Developments and Moving Forward Recovery Homes, Clinical Treatment Facilities, and Laboratories must continue to be mindful of the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (“EKRA”), an all-payor statute enacted in 2018 prohibiting kickbacks related to remuneration for referrals to these entities. EKRA's passage generated uncertainty surrounding its applicability and enforcement, particularly regarding...

Navigating COVID-19 Contracting, the Stark Waivers and Why Providers Need to Act Now Alyssa James and Joe Wolfe chat about the latest guidance on the Stark Law waivers and why timing and documentation are critical for health care organizations that intend to rely on the waivers. Podcast Participants Alyssa James Attorney, Hall Render Joe Wolfe...

Accelerated Payments and the $100 Billion Health Care Relief Fund: Financial Strategies for Providers and Suppliers The massive $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) signed into law March 27, 2020 includes $100 billion in reimbursement for hospitals and other health care entities to help cover COVID-19-related expenses and lost revenue....

Hall Render Talks COVID-19: Stark, AKS, CMP Gregg Wallander, Joe Wolfe, and Alyssa James chat about the latest on the Stark Law waivers as well as Anti-Kickback Statute and Civil Monetary Penalties Statute implications on physician and patient relationships in light of COVID-19. Podcast Participants Gregg Wallander President/CEO with Hall Render Joe Wolfe Attorney with Hall Render Alyssa...

Expanded Medicare Accelerated Payment Program: How Health Care Entities Can Request Immediate Funds for COVID-19 Response The Medicare accelerated or advanced payment program (“APP”) was recently expanded to help providers and suppliers access emergency funding needed to support operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. CMS issued a Press Release and Fact Sheet with details about eligibility,...

Navigating the Use of Telemedicine During this Emergency Period As part of the emergency measures to address COVID-19, all levels of government are facilitating, and even encouraging, the use of telemedicine technology. The primary goal, of course, is to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to and from patients who would otherwise present for...