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Katie chairs the firm’s Health Law Group and is a valued advisor to hospital systems, physician groups, life science companies, and aging and disability service providers. Katie draws on her wide base of knowledge and experience in health care regulatory matters to counsel her clients on internal and external allegations of non-compliance as well as strategic transactions and enterprise risk management matters. She represents clients across the country, including nationally recognized health systems as well as established and emerging closely held businesses in the health care industry.
Katie advises clients on health care compliance, fraud and abuse laws, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues, government audits, Stark, anti-kickback, HIPAA, medical staff governance and disputes, internal investigations, regulatory issues in multi-state business expansion, professional licensing, and strategic affiliations and transactions. Katie views her role as being a critical thinker who can advise her clients on creative approaches as well as practical solutions and risk considerations.
Katie also serves on the firm’s Compensation Committee.
January 4, 2022
By Katherine B. Ilten, Sean M. Nagle and Marielos S. Cabrera
This article provides an update on the status of the CMS Vaccine Mandate, the litigation surrounding its implementation and CMS’s intent to begin enforcement on January 27, 2022.
December 1, 2021
By Katherine B. Ilten, Sean M. Nagle and Marielos S. Cabrera
These FAQs provide information about the CMS Vaccine Mandate and clarity around the overlap between it and the various OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards.
Update: As of November 30, 2021, implementation and enforcement of the CMS COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate has been temporarily halted in all 50 states.
April 6, 2020
The staffing shortage faced by Minnesota’s Community Residential Settings (CRS) has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 outbreak, making it even more challenging for CRSs to meet their staffing obligations.
March 3, 2020
With the novel coronavirus presence in the U.S., hospital counsel will be approached with questions and issues raised by patients, management and staff regarding the health system’s response to this public health concern.
September 12, 2019
By Chelsey Jonason and Katie Ilten
If you appealed an IRF overpayment decision, you may be eligible to join this settlement. Instructions for submission can be found on the CMS website.
November 29, 2018
By Briar Andresen and Katherine Ilten
CMS’s David Wright has signaled that new provider-based guidance will be issued in early 2019.
May 23, 2017
By Sam Orbovich & Katherine B. Ilten
On April 17, 2017, the Minnesota Court of Appeals rejected a September 9, 2014, maltreatment ruling by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) against Meridian Services, a longtime trusted provider of services for persons with disabilities.
April 5, 2017
By Sam Orbovich & Katherine B. Ilten
Recent news reports, fueled by official maltreatment intake statistics, have left the public concerned that thousands of Vulnerable Adult Act mandated maltreatment reports are going uninvestigated without good reason.
February 12, 2016
By David M. Glaser & Katherine B. Ilten
Today CMS published a final rule detailing the duty to report and return overpayments with 60 days of their identification. The “report and return” requirement was adopted by Congress as part of the Affordable Care Act. This final rule is the first regulation from CMS interpreting the statute. The final rule makes it clear that the 60-day period does not begin to run until you have quantified the amount of the overpayment, or, when you should have quantified the overpayment had you been acting diligently. In other words, the 60-day clock does not start to run when you first discover a potential billing problem.
January 31, 2014
By Katie B. Ilten & David M. Glaser
The Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals recently informed a number of Medicare providers and suppliers that the already long wait until their “day in court” would get even longer.
January 1, 2013
By David M. Glaser & Katherine B. Ilten
One provision in the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012,” the “fiscal cliff” bill, received little attention in the press, but will have a major impact on health care organizations.
