AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

In this episode of AHLA's monthly series on fraud and abuse issues, Matthew Wetzel, Associate General Counsel, Compliance Officer, GRAIL, speaks to John Kelly, Managing Partner, Bass Berry & Sims, about the government’s recent crackdown on telemedicine schemes, specifically schemes in which telemedicine companies work with physicians to write medically unnecessary orders without appropriate patient evaluation. They discuss DOJ’s specific allegations, how physicians were pulled into these schemes and the consequences they faced, and the lessons that providers can learn from these types of schemes. From AHLA's Fraud and Abuse Practice Group. Sponsored by BRG.

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Based on AHLA’s annual Health Law Connections article, this special series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2021. In the tenth episode, Bob Paskowski, PYA, speaks to E. Dale Burrus and Lauren M. Nelson, Spencer Fane LLP, about the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted health providers in their management of risk and heightened the awareness of long-standing risk issues. They discuss issues related to provider burnout, patients with non-COVID conditions, state-enacted immunities from prosecution, the increased use of telehealth, cybersecurity, and discrepancies in health care. Sponsored by PYA.

Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio

AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal Education

Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Anna Whites, Owner, Anna Whites Law Office, speaks to Ty Borders, Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing and Director of the University’s Rural Health Research Center, about the status of telebehavioral health and telemedicine in rural areas. They discuss how the expansion of telehealth may impact rural health care, prospects for continued use of expanded telehealth in rural areas, and current challenges related to mental health services. From AHLA’s Behavioral Health Task Force. 

Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio

AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal Education

Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Based on AHLA’s annual Health Law Connections article, this special series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2021. In the ninth episode, Kathy Reep, PYA, speaks to Connie Akridge, Holland & Hart, about the requirements related to provider and payer price transparency in 2021. They discuss the Hospital Price Transparency Rule and reasons for hospital non-compliance, the Transparency in Coverage Rule and payers’ response, and the transparency requirements for both providers and payers under the No Surprises Act. Sponsored by PYA.

Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio

AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal Education

Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Baxter Lee, CFO, Clearwater, speaks to Nesrin Tift, Partner, Bass Barry & Sims, about the compliance and cybersecurity environment that physician practice groups face. They discuss issues related to interoperability and the rise of cyber criminal activity, along with appropriate steps that physician practice groups can take to address compliance and security concerns. They also talk about how to conduct an effective security risk analysis and identify cybersecurity risk during the M&A process. Sponsored by Clearwater.

Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio

AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal Education

Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Based on AHLA’s annual Health Law Connections article, this special series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2021. In the eighth episode, Lori Foley, PYA, speaks to Gerald (Jud) E. DeLoss, Illinois Association for Behavioral Health, about the intersection between behavioral health and the rest of health care, especially as it relates to issues of privacy and confidentiality. They discuss changes to SAMHSA’s 42 CFR Part 2, key drivers behind those changes, and how the CARES Act has substantially modified these regulations over the past year. Sponsored by PYA.

Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio

AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal Education

Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

AHLA's monthly podcast featuring health lawyer and blogger Norm Tabler's informative and entertaining take on recent health law and other legal developments. 

Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio

AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal Education

Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Based on AHLA’s annual Health Law Connections article, this special series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2021. In the seventh episode, Valerie Rock, PYA, speaks to Brian Dean Abramson, author of Vaccine, Vaccination, and Immunization Law, about how COVID-19 has impacted the laws and regulations related to vaccine development and distribution and considerations that organizations should consider when crafting vaccine policies. They discuss recent litigation and legal activity; issues related to rollout and distribution, mandates and exemptions, and vaccine injuries; and staying abreast of the myriad laws and regulations from government agencies. Sponsored by PYA.

Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio

AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal Education

Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Sarah Swank, Counsel, Nixon Peabody LLP, speaks with Dr. Mark Stephan, Chief Medical Officer, Equality Health, and Dr. Tripti Kataria, an anesthesiologist practicing in Chicago, IL, about how the health care system has changed over the past decade and the effects of health care laws and regulations on physician practices. They discuss value-based care, patient care coordination, patient quality and safety, and the pandemic’s impact on medicine. They also offer advice to policymakers and attorneys and talk about the issue of physician burnout.

Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio

AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal Education

Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Based on AHLA’s annual Health Law Connections article, this special series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2021. In the sixth episode, Michael Ramey, PYA, speaks to Torrey McClary and Ranee Adipat, Ropes & Gray LLP, about how the pandemic has affected health care transactions, specifically among hospitals and health systems, and what to expect going forward. They discuss impacts to hospital deal flow, changes to structuring and execution, emerging trends in hospital and health system deal making, and advice for transaction advisors. Sponsored by PYA.

Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio

AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal Education

Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.