Health Law

Fredrikson & Byron attorneys David Glaser and Lousene Hoppe discuss what hospitals and clinics need to know about RAC audits.

Fredrikson & Byron attorneys Karen Schanfield and Bob Boisvert discuss practical strategies for handling employment terminations, steps employers can take to reduce the likelihood of liability, and the unique requirements that apply when two or more employees are terminated.

Fredrikson & Byron attorneys Gail Brandt and Kit Friedemann will discuss the new Stark rules and their potential impact on current and future arrangements that involve physicians and entities furnishing designated health services ("DHS") under the Stark Law.

Fredrikson & Byron attorneys Steven Beck and Ryan Johnson will lead a discussion on gain sharing, or "shared savings" programs continuing evolution in the government's regulatory approach.

CD discusses interpretation of CMS policy and explain where we disagree with conclusions reached by some MACs/Carriers.

CD covers important issues for health care providers to consider when dealing with third-party payors.

With government regulation on a perpetual increase, what legal issues should cause hospital and clinic administrators to lie awake at night?

During this webinar, we will discuss EMTALA's call coverage requirements for hospitals and physicians, possibilities and drawbacks to paying for physician call coverage, options physician practices may have to hire other physicians to provide call coverage, and related legal complications.

So often in today's busy environment, physicians and physician extenders do not get sufficient feedback on their coding and documentation.  This can be for a variety of reasons.  Nonetheless, it is crucial to have a robust program in place for monitoring and feedback.  This webinar will focus on what you should examine, how often you should conduct reviews, and effective methods of communications.

Audits and investigations are now commonplace in the health care industry. David Glaser will discuss how you can lower audit risks and defend yourself when there is an audit. He will discuss how to respond when government agents or payers' auditors contact your practice, how you can analyze your audit risk, and tips for determining when you may be under review.