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Hospice Insights: The Law and Beyond Meg Pekarske
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5.0 • 10 Ratings
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Tune in to Husch Blackwell’s hospice podcast with Meg Pekarske for conversations with industry innovators and fundamentals for navigating hospice law. In our commitment to monitoring updates and fostering learning, each episode delivers essential information clients need for best solutions in this changing healthcare sector.
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Check the Mail: Are You Getting a 4% Rate Cut?
It’s that time of year again when HIS and CAHPS non-compliance letters are sent out. While it can be an uphill battle, all may not be lost if you receive a notice of non-compliance. Join Husch Blackwell's Meg Pekarske as she talks with Jacob Harris, who shares insights on what matters in these appeals and how he helped so many hospices across the country over the last several years avoid detrimental rate cuts. The key takeaways are: 1. don’t assume nothing can be done and 2. it’s always worth exploring whether your facts may warrant pursuing an appeal.
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Hospice Labor and Employment Trends - Get Up to Speed Fast: What You Need to Know About the New Rules Involving Non-Competes and Exempt Employees
It’s never a dull moment when you are a labor and employment lawyer these days! Beyond the steady rise in union activity (a topic of a prior podcast), the administration has issued two rules that are garnering much attention, and being contested in court, involving non-competes and when an employee can be considered exempt from overtime requirements. Husch Blackwell’s Tom O’Day joins host Meg Pekarske to discuss what these new rules mean for hospices and what you should be doing now to stay prepared. This is a great listen!
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A Refresh: What’s New in the New OIG General Compliance Program Guidance
Compliance gets a dust off with the new General Compliance Program Guidance released by the federal Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in November 2023. While there is a lot to digest, Husch Blackwell’s Josi Wergin and Natasha Sumner join host Meg Pekarske to break it down highlighting important differences from past guidance and key implementation considerations. They also read the tea leaves on what to expect in forthcoming hospice specific compliance guidance. An important listen for everyone in hospice!
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Deal Breakers: Identifying Key Issues Early in Member Substitutions
As member substitutions become an increasingly common method of affiliation for nonprofit hospices, hospices may encounter various opportunities for affiliation. Join Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske and Adam Royal as they discuss what has—and hasn’t—worked in member substitutions, and issues to spot early in a transaction to determine its feasibility.
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An Ounce of Prevention: Keys to Understanding and Preventing AI and Cybersecurity Risks
In this episode, Meg Pekarske is joined by Jody Rudman, the leader of Husch Blackwell’s White Collar, Internal Investigations & Compliance group, where they explore the enforcement and privacy issues surrounding artificial intelligence. Jody shares insights on the most common types of cybersecurity issues and how to prevent them. A cutting-edge conversation to help ground you in this emerging area.
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A Command Performant(s): RAC Audits on the Rise
Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) have played a relatively limited role in the hospice space, often overshadowed by UPICs, SMRCs, and Center for Program Integrity audits. In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske and Bryan Nowicki talk about a recent wave of record requests issued by a RAC named Performant that focus on GIP and Continuous Home Care, and some ideas about how to respond.