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Responding to a Search Warrant Executed at Your Health Care Practice or Clinic

Medicare, Medicaid & Private Payor Updates /

(June 1, 2010): Like most honest health care providers, you may believe that search warrants are only executed by the government in connection with the investigation of nefarious characters and criminals. Unfortunately, that just isn’t the case. The Federal government has increasingly utilized search warrants as a first-strike investigative tool. In fact, the execution of […]

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Audits of Semaglutide and Other GLP-1 Claims are Increasing

Prescriber Risks Ordering Semaglutide, Tirzepatide and Other Compounded GLP-1 Medications

Regulatory Issues | Privacy | Other /

(October 24, 2024): Semaglutide, tirzepatide and a slate of other GLP-1 receptor agonist medications have dominated weight loss headlines in recent years. Not surprisingly, many weight loss providers and clinics have refocused their approaches, incorporating these drugs into patient treatment regimens. Unfortunately, the popularity of these drugs has led to a variety of bad practices,

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2024 Webinars

TAHCH Webinar Data Privacy Issues and Regulations – HIPAA and Beyond Wednesday, January 3, 2024 1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST Duration: 60 Minutes Heidi Kocher, MBA, CHC Information Blocking Rule and OCR’s right of access initiative are two of the issues to be discussed in this session. Join attorney Heidi

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Health Care Provider Risks of Chelation Therapy - Liles Parker

Health Care Provider Risks When Ordering and Billing Chelation Therapy Services

Medicare, Medicaid & Private Payor Updates /

(January 25, 2024): Although chelation therapy[1] has played an important role in mainstream medicine for many years,[2] it is still considered by many clinicians and regulators to fall within the category of “Complementary and Alternative Medicine.” Proponents of chelation therapy in alternative medicine practices have supported its use in treating Alzheimer’s disease,[3] Parkinson’s disease, multiple

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TAHCH Webinars New

Liles Parker PLLC is pleased to announce its upcoming Webinar Wednesday series in partnership with the Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice (TAHCH). Starting January 2016, Liles Parker attorneys will provide a monthly hour-long webinar on pertinent compliance issues facing home health, hospice, and personal care agencies. Topics address wide array of matters including:

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Hospice Audit and Investigative Actions are Expected to Rise in 2024 - November 2023

Hospice Audit and Investigative Actions are Expected to Rise in 2024

Featured, Home Health & Hospice /

(November 20, 2023): Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurance plans cover hospice care and related services. To be eligible for hospice care,[1] a patient must be certified as terminally ill and have a life expectancy of six months or less.  In recent years, the hospice industry has exponentially grown, and the number of Federal, State

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HCLA Webinars

HCLA Webinar Data Privacy Issues and Regulations — HIPAA and Beyond Tuesday, January 30, 2024 1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST Duration: 60 Minutes Heidi Kocher, JD, MBA, CHC Information Blocking Rule and OCR’s right of access initiative are two of the issues to be discussed in this session. Join attorney

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2023 Webinars

TAHCH Webinar Updates on Vaccine and Mask Mandates Tuesday, January 4, 2023 1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST Duration: 60 Minutes Jennifer Papapanagiotou JD, MA Heidi Kocher, JD COVID vaccine and mask mandates have come, been amended, been removed for some occupations or sites and left in place for others. There

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Amniotic Fluid / Amniotic Membrane Tissue Audits, Investigations and Prosecutions are Continuing to Climb in 2022

Medicare, Medicaid & Private Payor Updates /

(August 4, 2022): Over the past year, we have seen a significant increase in the number of Medicare administrative audits, False Claims Act investigations and criminal prosecutions by the Department of Justice (DOJ), related to the billing of allogeneic (harvested from someone else) stem cell products. Medicare and Medicaid claims stemming from amniotic liquid and

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Balloon Sinuplasty Fraud / Balloon Dilation Fraud Prosecutions are Increasing Around the Country

Featured, Medicare, Medicaid & Private Payor Updates /

(May 25, 2022): In recent years, federal regulators have initiated a significant number of audits and investigations examining the improper billing of claims for balloon sinuplasty / balloon dilation procedures by Otolaryngologists (commonly referred to as Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) physicians. Depending on the specific facts in each case, the improper billing of balloon

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