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02/19/18 – Newsletter

Nicholas H. Meza

A Welcome Goodbye: Congress Repeals $2,010 Therapy CapHealth Law AlertNicholas H. Meza, Amy Cotton Peterson, Cory J. KopitzkeOn February 9, 2018, Congress permanently repealed the $2,010 Medicare-funded therapy cap, ending a 20-year course of short-term fixes for providers of physical, occupational, and speech therapy services.  The $2,010 cap on therapy services for Medicare recipients has long been opposed... Read More

05/24/17 – Newsletter US Supreme Court Confirms Enforceability of Health Care Arbitration Agreements Health Law Alert Mark W. Bina

11/01/16 – Article "Snapchat, Facebook, and Instagram, Oh My! Social Media, Resident Abuse, HIPAA, and Long Term Care" American Health Lawyers Association, PALS Advisor, vol. 19 ,no. 3 By Jaya F. White, Randall R. Fearnow, and William A. Walden

10/03/16 – Presentation "Assisted Living Compliance Strategies: Elopement" LeadingAge Indiana - Indianapolis, Indiana By Randall R. Fearnow

08/30/16 – Newsletter The Use of Workplace Violence Restraining Orders in Response to Abusive Residents and Family Members Health Law Alert Randall R. Fearnow

08/29/16 – Newsletter Snapchat, Facebook, and Instagram….Has Your Facility Addressed These Media in Your Resident Abuse Prevention Policies?  Now is the Time…the Surveyors are Coming! Health Law Alert Randall R. Fearnow, Jaya F. White

08/29/16 – Newsletter Attention Nursing Facilities:  Immediate Imposition of Civil Money Penalties Health Law Alert Randall R. Fearnow, Jaya F. White

07/19/16 – Newsletter FDA Releases Flurry of Compounding-Related Documents Health Law Alert Susan B. Trujillo

05/03/16 – Presentation "Don't Smile: Cameras in Assisted Living are Trouble" Leading Age Indiana, Spring Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana By Randall R. Fearnow and Jaya F. White

02/09/16 – Presentation "Risk Management in Nursing Care" Purdue University, School of Nursing (West Lafayette, Indiana) By Edward L. Holloran, III

02/19/15 – Article "Nursing facility takes a creative path to skirt Medicare termination" Chicago Daily Law Bulletin By Randall R. Fearnow, Jaya F. White

10/01/14 – Article "Permissive Exclusion: OIG Proposes Rule Creating More Problems, Not Solutions for Long Term Care Providers" American Health Lawyers Association, LTC-SIR Advisor, vol. 17, ,no. 2 By Randall R. Fearnow, Jaya F. White

11/01/13 – Presentation When Healthcare Becomes a Crime 31st Annual Health Law Symposium - Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys Speaker

10/01/13 – Presentation Hiring Wisely: Enforceability of Employment Agreements, Covenants Not to Compete, and Non-Solicitation/Confidentiality Clauses Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council, Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce Speaker

03/25/11 – Presentation Health Care Reform: Increased Focus on Fraud & Abuse Issues Life Services Network Annual Meeting Speaker

02/04/11 – Presentation PPACA Health Reform Update, HITECH Act, and Fraud and Abuse Laws Illinois Association of Ophthalmology and the Chicago Ophthalmological Society Speaker

08/01/10 – Presentation Treating Pain Management Patients Effectively Illinois/Indiana Orthopedic Roundtable Speaker

03/01/10 – Presentation Homecare Law: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Illinois Homecare Council Speaker

06/01/07 – Presentation Recordkeeping for the New Lawyer: Elements of an Effective Legal Practice Illinois Lawyer’s CLE Basic Skills Course (June 2007 and June 2008) Speaker