05/08/24 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Billing MCOs and Cash-Pay Patients: Opportunities and Challenges” at the Michigan HomeCare & Hospice Association Conference in Kalamazoo, MI.
04/16/24 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Cash-Only Retail: How to Succeed” an American Association for Homecare Webinar.
03/28/24 – Denise M. Leard will co-present with Kit Shellhouse of The van Halem Group and Crystal Young of Medical Service Company “Struggling to Predict the Future with Audits? Organize Your Present Processes to Avoid Future Havoc” at Medtrade in Dallas, TX.
3/27/24 – Jonathan E. Sterling and Jason M. Temple will co-present with Bradley Smith of Vertess “Strategic Planning: Steps to Succeed in Our Constantly Changing Environment” at Medtrade in Dallas, TX.
03/27/24 – Cara C. Bachenheimer will co-present with Kim Brummett of AAHomecare “Latest Updates on National Policies and Legislative Priorities” at Medtrade in Dallas, TX.
03/26/24 – Denise M. Leard will co-present with Kelly Grahovac of The van Halem Group “Provider Enrollment: Current State of Affairs” at Medtrade in Dallas, TX.
03/26/24 – Denise M. Leard will present “Document Retention and Implementation of EMR System: Avoidance of Audits and Recoupments” at Medtrade in Dallas, TX.
03/25/24 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Bradley W. Howard will present “DEA and PBM Investigations and Audits: How to Respond” at the NHIA Conference in Austin, TX.
02/13/24 –Jeffrey S. Baird and Matthew D. Earl will present “Copayment Collection and Patient Assistance Programs” an American Association for Homecare Webinar.
02/08/24 – Jeffrey S. Baird, Andrea Stark and Liz Beaulieu will present “2024 Look Ahead for DME Suppliers” as a webinar for MiraVista LLC/HME News moderated by Liz Beaulieu. Register here for the event.
11/05/23 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Laura Williard will present “Negotiating Managed Care Contracts” an American Association for Homecare Webinar.
10/27/23 – Bradley W. Howard and Alfonso Zambrano will co-present “Trimming the Legal Fat: A Lean Look at Laws You Should Know” at PCCA International Seminar which takes place October 26-28, 2023, in Houston, TX.
10/14/23 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Bradley W. Howard will co-present “How to Respond to a DEA Investigation” at the NCPA Annual Convention which takes place October 14-17, 2023 in Orlando, FL.
9/19/23 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Bradley W. Howard will co-present “Collaborative Arrangements with Physicians, Hospitals and Other Referral Sources” at the NASP Annual Meeting & Expo in Grapevine, TX.
9/18/23 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Bradley W. Howard will co-present with Marty Dix “Working Collaboratively with Physicians in the Infusion Space” at the NASP Annual Meeting & Expo in Grapevine, TX.
7/25/23 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Tom A. Knapp will present “Buying and Selling a DME Supplier: Steps to Succeed” an American Association for Homecare Webinar. Register here.
7/20/23 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Michael R. Alexander will present “How to Respond to DEA and PBM Investigations and Audits” at the Cardinal Health Retail Business Conference in Boston.
6/22/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will participate in “Legal Issues and Buying Assets vs. Common Stock Q&A” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Las Vegas, NV.
6/22/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will participate in “Ask the Experts” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Las Vegas, NV.
6/22/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will co-present* “on-demand” with Ollin Sykes and Bonnie Bond “Buying Assets vs. Common Stocks” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Las Vegas, NV. *Pre-recorded presentation.
6/22/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present* “on-demand” “Buying and Selling, Marketing, and Other Legal Issues” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Las Vegas, NV. *Pre-recorded presentation.
6/13/2023 –Cara C. Bachenheimer, John Gallagher, and Jay Witter will co-present “DME Industry Climate and Future Outlook: The Way Forward” at VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, Iowa.
6/13/2022 – Jeffrey S. Baird will co-present with Denise M. Leard, Laura Williard, and David Chandler “Medicare Advantage Plans: Government Oversight and Industry Advocacy” at VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, IA.
6/13/2023 – Denise M. Leard will present “Anatomy of a Government Investigation: Civil and Criminal Investigation of DME Suppliers” at VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, Iowa.
5/5/2023 – Cara C. Bachenheimer and Laura Willliard (of AAHomecare) are presenting “Emerging Payor Trends – Why You Need to Care About Value-Based Care” at Brightree Summit in Austin, Texas.
5/3/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Navigating Medicare Advantage Plans” at the Michigan HomeCare & Hospice Association Conference in Acme, MI.
5/3/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Medicare/Medicaid Managed Care: Rights of the DME Supplier” at the Michigan HomeCare & Hospice Association Conference in Acme, MI.
4/25/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Colleen T. Byrom will co-present “Negotiating Managed Care Contracts” an American Association for Homecare Webinar. Register here.
4/18/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will co-present with Lisa K. Smith “Billing Non-Assigned: Steps to Succeed” an American Association for Homecare Webinar.
4/7/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Medicare Advantage Plans: Government Oversight and Industry Advocacy” at PAMS Convention in Harrisburg, PA.
4/6/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Negotiating Managed Care Contracts” at PAMS Convention in Harrisburg, PA.
4/2/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will participate in “Legal Issues and Buying Assets vs. Common Stock Q&A” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Charlotte, NC.
4/2/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will participate in “Ask the Experts” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Charlotte, NC.
4/2/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will co-present* “on-demand” with Ollin Sykes and Bonnie Bond “Buying Assets vs. Common Stocks” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Charlotte, NC. *Pre-recorded presentation.
4/2/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present* “on-demand” “Buying and Selling, Marketing, and Other Legal Issues” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Charlotte, NC. *Pre-recorded presentation.
3/30/2023 – Denise M. Leard and Kim Brummett will co-present “Swimming Upstream: Learn to Navigate Medicare’s Constantly Changing Guidance” at Medtrade in Dallas, Texas.
3/29/2023 – Denise M. Leard and Kim Brummett will co-present “Post-Pandemic Strategies for UPIC Audits” at Medtrade in Dallas, Texas.
3/29/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will Co-present with Andrea Stark “Look Ahead: “Hot Button” Issues Over the Next 12 Months” at Medtrade in Dallas, TX.
3/29/2023 –Cara C. Bachenheimer and Kim Brummett will co-present “Inside the Beltway: What to Expect from Capital Hill and CMS” at Medtrade in Dallas, Texas.
3/28/2023 –Cara C. Bachenheimer and Kim Brummett are industry experts in Medtrade’s special event “Consultant Cocktail Hour” on the topic of” Regulatory Affairs”.
3/28/2023 – Denise M. Leard, and Jeffrey S. Baird are industry experts in Medtrade’s special event “Consultant Cocktail Hour” on the topic “Ask the Lawyers”.
3/28/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will co-present with Laura Williard and David Chandler “Medicare/Medicaid Managed Care: Challenges and Opportunities” at Medtrade in Dallas, TX.
3/27/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will host roundtable “Relaxation of Requirements Under Stark and the Anti-Kickback Statute” at the NHIA Annual Conference in Washington, DC.
3/26/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Working Collaboratively with Physicians in the Infusion Space” at the NHIA Annual Conference in Washington, DC.
3/26/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will co-present with Gregory LoPresti and Burt Zweigenhaft “Value-Based Payment Models – From Contracting to Data Collection” at the NHIA Annual Conference in Washington, DC.
2/28/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Allison L. Davis will co-present “Employee Retention Tax Credit: What It Means to DME Suppliers” an American Association for Homecare webinar.
12/13/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Denise M. Leard will co-present “Six-Year Lookback Audits: How to Prepare and Respond” an American Association for Homecare Webinar
11/8/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Cara C. Bachenheimer will co-present “Medicare Coding, Coverage and Payment – A Guide to Launching Home Care Products” an American Association for Homecare Webinar.
10/26/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Denise M. Leard will co-present “Relaxation of Stark and the Kickback Statute: Opportunities for DME Suppliers” at Medtrade East in Atlanta, GA
10/25/22 – Denise M. Leard will co-present with Kelly Grahovac and Wayne van Halem “60-Day Rule and Six-Year Lookback: Understanding Your Obligations” at Medtrade East in Atlanta, GA.
10/25/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird, Robert Villalobos and Gene Quigley will co-present “Buying/Selling a DME Company: Steps to Succeed” at Medtrade East in Atlanta, GA.
10/24/22 – Cara C. Bachenheimer and Kim Brummett will co-present “Latest Intelligence on the Federal Regulatory Front” at Medtrade East in Atlanta, GA.
10/24/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Miriam Lieber will co-present “Moving from Billing Assigned to Non-Assigned” at Medtrade East in Atlanta, GA.
10/24/22 – Denise M. Leard and Kelly Grahovac will co-present “Current and Future Audits: How to Prepare for and Respond” at Medtrade East in Atlanta, GA.
10/24/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Bruce Gehring will co-present “How to Successfully Collect from Patients” at Medtrade East in Atlanta, GA.
10/11/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Steve Moore will co-present “Sales Tax and Products Billed Through Insurance: Avoid the Landmines” for the American Association for Homecare Webinar.
10/3/22 – Denise M. Leard will present “Change Is in the Air: What You Need to Know About DMEPOS Enrollment and the NSC’s Replacement” for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
10/1/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Bradley W. Howard will present “Avoiding HR Pitfalls & Protecting Your Business” at the NCPA Annual Convention in Kansas City, MO.
9/29/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird will participate in “Ask the Experts Panel” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Kansas City, MO.
9/29/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird will participate in “Legal Issues and Buying Assets vs. Common Stock Q&A” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Kansas City, MO.
9/29/22 – Denise M. Leard will present “Providing Value-Added Services to Referral Sources Without Crossing the Line” for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
9/29/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird, Ollin Sykes and Bonnie Bond will present* “on-demand” “Buying Assets vs. Commons Stocks” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Kansas City, MO. *Pre-recorded presentation.
9/29/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present* “on-demand” “Buying and Selling, Marketing, and Other Legal Issues” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Kansas City, MO. *Pre-recorded presentation.
9/28/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Building a Legally Compliant Referral Network” at the PAMES Conference in Seattle, WA.
9/27/22 – Denise M. Leard will present “Federal Law Governing Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicaid Managed Care Plans” for VGM Group, Inc., webinar.
9/22/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Bradley W. Howard will co-present “Providing Value-Added Services While Avoiding Prohibited Inducements” at the NASP Annual Meeting & Expo in Orlando, FL.
9/19/22 – Bradley W. Howard, Brad Wasser, Galina Davis and Jesse Dresser will present “PBM Audits Gone Awry: Avoid Adverse Results By Successfully Preparing for and Responding to Audits” at the NASP Annual Meeting & Expo in Orlando, FL.
9/19/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird, Marty Dix and Karla Palmer will co-present “Establishing a Legally Compliant Referral Network” at the NASP Annual Meeting & Expo in Orlando, FL.
9/15/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Stark Law Update” at NEMEP Conference in Saratoga Springs, NY.
9/12/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Building a Legally Compliant Referral Network” at WellSky CareForum in Kansas City, MO.
8/11/22 – Denise M. Leard will present “Building a Legally Compliant Referral Network” for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
8/9/22 – Denise M. Leard will present “The Difference Between Billing Assigned and Billing Non-Assigned” for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
7/20/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Bradley W. Howard will virtually co-present “Pharmacy Law Update 2022” for National Community Pharmacists Association’s ThoughtSpot Conference 2022 July 20-24.
07/19/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “When it is Proper to Re-Start the 36 Month Oxygen Rental Period,” an American Association for Homecare webinar.
7/13/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Bradley W. Howard will co-present “How to Set Up a Collaborative Practice Agreement” in Las Vegas for Cardinal Health’s Retail Business Conference.
6/22/22 – Denise M. Leard will present “Best Practices for Responding to a Documentation Request from a PBM” for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
6/21/22 – Denise M. Leard will present “You Received an Overpayment – Now What?” for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
6/15/22 – Denise M. Leard will co-present with Kelly Grahovac “You’ve Implemented Your Compliance Program – Now What?” at the VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, IA.
06/15/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Federal Laws Governing Medicare Advantage and Medicaid Managed Care” at the VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, IA.
6/15/22 – Denise M. Leard will co-present with Wayne van Halem “COVID Flexibilities Are Now Audit Opportunities” at the VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, IA.
6/14/22 – Cara C. Bachenheimer will co-present with John Gallagher and Jay Witter “DME Industry Climate and Future Outlook: The Way Forward” at the VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, IA.
06/14/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Managed Care Contracts: Key Provisions,” an American Association for Homecare webinar.
5/26/22 – Denise M. Leard will present “Federal Law Governing Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicaid Managed Care Plans” for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
5/25/22 – Denise M. Leard will present “Hot Button Legal Issues Facing Pharmacies in the Next 12 Months” on May 25, 2022, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
05/11/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Legal Guidelines for Growing a Retail Business for DME” and “How to Build a Legally Compliant Referral Network” at the Michigan HomeCare & Hospice Association Annual Conference in Acme, MI.
05/03/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Gifts to, and Collaborative Arrangements with, Physicians,” an American Association for Homecare webinar.
04/27/22 – Denise M. Leard will present “Cash Sales vs. Medicare Rules: How to shift our focus from what Medicare needs for us to get paid to focus on what our customers need?” at the MAMES Conference and Exhibition in Des Moines, IA.
04/21/22 – Cara C. Bachenheimer will present “Legal Guidelines for Growing a Retail Business” at PAMS Convention in Harrisburg, PA.
04/21/22 – Cara C. Bachenheimer will present “Overview of Federal Laws Governing Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicaid Managed Care Plans” at PAMS Convention in Harrisburg, PA.
04/19/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Growing the DME Supplier’s Retail Business,” an American Association for Homecare webinar.
04/13/22 – Denise M. Leard will present the webinar “Offering ‘Value-Added’ Services to Patients While Avoiding Prohibited Inducements” to Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
04/12/22 – Denise M. Leard and Jon Sterling are giving an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar titled “Dollars and Sense: A Guide to Selling a Durable Medical Equipment Supplier”.
04/09/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird will co-present with Ollin Sykes and Bonnie Bond “Buying Assets vs. Common Stock” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Atlanta, GA.
04/07/22 – Beth Anne Jackson will present “Table Topic D: Reimbursement and Care Delivery Innovations (To include bundled payments, telemedicine alternative payment models)” at the 33rd Annual U.T. Health Law Conference.
04/06/22 – Cara C. Bachenheimerco-present with Kim Brummett “Inside the Beltway: What to Expect from Capitol Hill and CMS” at Medtrade West on April 6, 2022.
04/06/22 – Beth Anne Jackson will present “Innovations in Healthcare Delivery: From Start-Ups to Stand-Bys” to attendees at the 33rd Annual U.T. Health Law Conference at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. The presentation will cover relevant content from “hospital at home” to med spas, from infusions and injections for cash to the latest digital devices and remote monitoring. Alternative methods of care are proliferating –what are the precipitating factors and legal issues, and who’s going to pay for it all?
04/05/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird, Kelly T. Custer, and Todd A. Moody will co-present “Offering “Value-added” Services to Patients While Avoiding Prohibited Inducements” at Medtrade West on April 5, 2022.
04/5/22 – Cara C. Bachenheimer will be on the “Ask the Experts” panel at Medtrade West in Phoenix, AZ.
04/05/22 – Denise M. Leard will co-present with Wayne van Halem “Audit Trends in a Post-COVID Environment” at Medtrade West on April 5, 2022.
04/04/22 – Todd A. Moody and Kelly T. Custer will co-present “Make and Keep Your Money Legally: Critical DME Supplier Compliance Issues” at Medtrade
West on April 4, 2022.
04/04/22 – Denise M. Leard will co-present with Kelly Grahovac “Swimming Upstream: Learn to Navigate Medicare’s Constantly Changing Guidance” at Medtrade West on April 4, 2022.
04/04/22 – Cara C. Bachenheimer will co-present with Jeffrey S. Baird “Hot Button Legal Issues Facing DME Suppliers in the Next 12 Months” at Medtrade
West on April 4, 2022.
03/22/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Relaxation of Requirements Under Stark and the Anti-Kickback Statute,” an American Association for Homecare webinar.
03/15/22 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Home Infusion and Infusion Suites/Centers: How Pharmacies and Physicians Can Work Together” at the National Home Infusion Association Annual Conference in Nashville, TN.
03/15/22 – Denise M. Leard will present “Properly Working With a Manufacturer and Pitfalls to Avoid” on March 15, 2022, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
03/10/22 – Denise M. Leard will present “Working with a Sleep Lab” on March 10, 2022, for VGM & Associates. Please register here.
02/16/22 – Denise M. Leard will present “How to Properly Utilize Telehealth to Provide Cost-Effective Services” on February 16, 2022, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
02/15/22 – Denise M. Leard will present “Hot Button Legal Issues Facing DME Suppliers” on February 15, 2022, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
01/21/22 – Denise M. Leard will co-present with Richard A. Feifer, MD, MPH, FACP, and ACHC Board Member, “COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Update” on January 21, 2022, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
01/20/22 – Allison D. Shelton and Beth Anne Jackson will present ACHC webinar, “Contracting with Physicians and Physician Groups” Common Arrangements and Federal and State Law Implications on 1/20/22.
01/19/22 – Denise M. Leard will present “Building a Legally Compliant Referral Network” on January 19, 2022, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
01/18/22 – Denise M. Leard will present “Working with a Sleep Lab” on January 18, 2022, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
01/15/22 – Denise M. Leard will present “Working with a Sleep Lab” on January 18, 2022, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
12/8/21 – Denise M. Leard will present “HIPAA: Lessons Learned” on December 8, 2021, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
12/7/21 – Denise M. Leard will co-present “Bulk Drugs and Essential Copies – What’s New and What’s Coming” on December 7, 2021, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
11/17/2021 – Allison D. Shelton and Beth Anne Jackson will present webinars, “The Weight of a Word: Tips for Drafting NPDB Reports & Navigating the Dispute Resolution Process” and “EMTALA: Compliance and Hot Button Issues” for the ACHCU Academy on 11/17/2021 from 12:30-2:30 PM CDT.
11/9/21 – Cara C. Bachenheimer will present “Hot Button Legal Issues and Key D.C. Policy Updates for HME Providers” on November 9, 2021, at Brightree Summit in New Orleans, Louisiana.
11/3/21 – Denise M. Leard will co-present “The Most Common HR Mistakes and How to Avoid Them” on November 3, 2021, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
10/28/2021 – Allison D. Shelton and Beth Anne Jackson will present ACHC Home Health Webinar, “HIPAA: Lessons Learned – Recent Cases, Enforcement Actions, and Settlements” on Thursday, 10/28/2021.
10/18/2021 – Brown & Fortunato has several attorneys presenting at the 2021 Medtrade Expo & Conference. The event will be held in Atlanta, Georgia between October 18 and 20, 2021. Check out our schedule of events here!
10/13/21 – Denise M. Leard will present “Offering ‘Value-Added’ Services to Customer While Avoiding Prohibited Inducements” on October 13, 2021, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
9/23/21 – Denise M. Leard will present “PBMs: Understanding & Knowing How to Work with a PBM is a Must in Today’s Pharmacy World – Pharmacy” on September 23, 2021, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
9/22/21 – Denise M. Leard will present “Managed Care Contracting Made Simple” webinar on September 22, 2021, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
9/15/21 – Denise M. Leard will co-present “Six-Year Lookback Audits: Understand What the Law Requires of You” on September 15, 2021, at VGM Heartland Conference.
09/14/2021 – Allison D. Shelton and Beth Anne Jackson will present ACHCU Webinar, “HIPAA Enforcement Trends: Recent Settlements and Case Law Developments,” on Tuesday, 9/14/2021.
9/14/21 – Denise M. Leard, Jeffrey S. Baird and Cara C. Bachenheimer will co-present “Look Ahead: Key Legal Issues Facing DME Suppliers” on September 14, 2021, at VGM Heartland Conference.
08/31/2021 – Allison D. Shelton will present ACHCU Webinar, “HIPAA Enforcement Trends: Recent Settlements and Case Law Developments,” on Tuesday, 8/31/2021.
08/25/2021 – Allison D. Shelton and Beth Anne Jackson will present ACHC Webinar, “Disclosure of Overpayments: Voluntary Refunds and OIG Mandated Six-Year Lookback” on 8/25/2021.
07/1/21 – Allison D. Shelton and Beth Anne Jackson will present an Accreditation Commission for Health Care University (“ACHCU”) webinar: ” NPDB Reporting Obligations: Regulations, the Guidebook & Practical Considerations.
06/16/21 – Denise M. Leard will present “Strategies for Responding to State Board Inspections,” an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
06/15/21 – Denise M. Leard will present “A Perfect Match or a Recipe for Disaster: Can Sleep Labs and Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers Work Together Compliantly,” an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
06/10/21 – Allison D. Shelton and Beth Anne Jackson will present an Accreditation Commission for Health Care University (“ACHCU”) webinar: “Health Care Fraud, Waste & Abuse in 2021”.
05/27/21 – Denise M. Leard will present “Collaboration with Physicians and other Referral Sources while Staying within Regulatory Guidelines,” an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
05/26/21 – Denise M. Leard will present Presented “Recent Changes to The Antikick and Stark Statues: How These Changes Affect a DME Supplier’s Relationship With Its Referral Sources,” an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
05/14/21 – Allison D. Shelton and Beth Anne Jackson will present Texas Society for Medical Services Specialists (“TSMSS”) webinar: “The Weight of a Word tips for Drafting NPDB Reports & Navigating the Dispute Resolution Process”.
04/28/21 – Denise M. Leard will present “Legal Issues Facing Pharmacies,” an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
04/27/2021 – Denise M. Leard will present “Anatomy of a Government Investigation: A look at The Criminal Investigation of Orthotic Suppliers,” an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
04/21/21 – Denise M. Leard and Jeffrey S. Baird will present “PBM Audit” in the Revenue Cycle Lightning Rounds at the National Home Infusion Association 2021 Annual Conference.
03/17/21 – Denise M. Leard will present “The Key to Successfully Working With Physician Referral Sources is Understanding the New Stark Law Guidance,” an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
03/16/21 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Monique A. Peña will present “Managed Care Contracts: Key Provisions and Pitfalls to Avoid” an AAHomecare educational webinar.
03/16/21 – Denise M. Leard will present “Out With The Old and In With The New,” an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
03/04/2021 – Matt W. Sherwood will present “The Texas Public Information Act For Construction Lawyers” at the 34th Annual Construction Law Conference.
02/17/21 – Denise M. Leard will present “There is a New Home Infusion Therapy Benefit – Now What?,” an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
02/16/21 – Denise M. Leard will present “Understanding the New Stark law Guidance,” an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
02/04/2021 – Matt W. Sherwood will participate in a panel on “Remote Proceedings in Energy Litigation” with the Hon. Nannette Jolivette Brown, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana and Stephanie L. Noble, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Houston, Texas at the Young Energy Professionals Workshop: The Oil and Gas Sessions.
01/20/21 – Denise M. Leard will present “Hot Button Issues Facing Pharmacies in the Next 12 Months,” an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
01/19/21 – Denise M. Leard will present “Successfully Moving Into the Retail Market,” an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
12/17/20 – Bradley W. Howard and Jeffrey S. Baird will co-present An Update for Managing Personnel in the Time of COVID-19 for National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)
12/15/20 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Lisa K. Smith will co-present “When it is Proper to Re-Start the 36 Month Oxygen Rental Period” at the American Association for Homecare webinar.
12/10/20 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Managed Care Contracting” at the Northeast Medical Equipment Providers Association Annual Meeting/Virtual Edition.
12/10/20 – Denise M. Leard will present “Development of a Pharmacy Collaborative Practice Agreement”, an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
12/9/20 – Denise M. Leard will present “Building a Legally Compliant Referral Network”, an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
11/19/20 – Denise M. Leard will present “Gazing Into the Crystal Ball: Legal Challenges Facing Pharmacies”, an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
11/17/20 – Denise M. Leard will present “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: Routine Billing Issues Made Easy”, an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
11/17-11/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird of Brown & Fortunato and other attorneys will be presenting at the Compounding Pharmacy Compliance Virtual Conference in November 2020.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
– Jeffrey S. Baird of Brown & Fortunato along with Mike Koch (Central Admixture Pharmacy Services), Karla Palmer (Hyman, Phelps & McNamara) will co-present “Bulk Drugs and Essential Copies — What’s New and What’s Coming Next”.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
– Jeffrey S. Baird of Brown & Fortunato along with Lou Kennedy (Nephron Pharmaceuticals), Melissa Stefko (Wells Pharmacy Network), Masoud Rashidi (Innovative Compounding) will co-present “Compounding in Crisis — The Roles, Responsibilities and Regulation of Drug Compounders During the COVID-19 Pandemic”.
11/10/20 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “How to Properly Utilize Telehealth to Provide Cost-Effective Services” at the American Association for Homecare webinar.
11/04-11/05 – Brown & Fortunato has several attorneys presenting at the 2020 Medtrade Virtual Conference in November 2020.
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
– Cara C. Bachenheimer, Kim Brummett (American Association for Homecare), Andrea Stark (MiraVista), Wayne van Halem (The van Halem Group), Laura Williard (American Association for Homecare) will be a part of the “COVID-19 Ask the Experts Panel”.
– Tom A. Knapp and I. Alfonso Zambrano of Brown and Fortunato along with Bradley Smith, Managing Director of Vertess will present “A Novel World: The Mechanics of Purchasing a DME Company in a post-COVID-19 World”.
– Denise M. Leard and Todd A. Moody will co-present “Challenges or Opportunities: How to Survive in Turbulent Times”.
Thursday, November 5, 2020
– Jeffrey S. Baird and Cara C. Bachenheimer will co-present “Life in the Post-COVID-19 World: The New Normal for DME Suppliers”.
– Cara C. Bachenheimer will present “Inside the Beltway: What to Expect from Capitol Hill and CMS”.
– Tom A. Knapp and I. Alfonso Zambrano of Brown and Fortunato along with Bradley Smith, Managing Director of Vertess will present “Buying and Selling Toilet Paper: Preparing to Purchase or Sell in a Post-COVID-19 World”.
10/28/20 – Denise M. Leard will present “Preparing for and Responding to a DEA Inspection”, an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
10/28/20 – Lisa K. Smith and Denise M. Leard will co-present “Preparing for and Responding to a DEA Inspection” as a webinar for Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
10/27/20 – Denise M. Leard will present “How to Provide Value-Added Services to Customer While Avoiding Kickbacks and Inducements”, an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
09/15/20 – Denise M. Leard will present “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Telehealth”, an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
06/10/20 – Denise M. Leard will present “Compliance Plans – An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure” as a webinar Accreditation Commission for Health Care pharmacy.
06/09/20 – Denise M. Leard will present “Preparing for the Inevitable – Best Practices for Preventing, Investigating, and Responding to HIPAA Security Incidents and Breaches” as a webinar for Accreditation Commission for Health Care durable medical equipment.
05/21/20 – Denise M. Leard will present “Entering the CBD Arena – Pitfalls to Avoid” as a webinar for Accreditation Commission for Health Care pharmacy.
05/19/20 – Denise M. Leard will present “How to Respond to PTAN Revocation, Payment Suspension, and Other Adverse Actions” as a webinar for Accreditation Commission for Health Care durable medical equipment.
05/18/20 – Denise M. Leard will present “Entering the CBD Arena: Pitfalls to Avoid” as a pharmacy webinar for Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
05/14/20 – Denise M. Leard and Wayne van Halem will present “A New Trend: OIG Mandated 6-Year Lookback Audits and Voluntary Refunds” as a pharmacy webinar for for Health Care Compliance Association.
4/18/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will co-present with Lisa K. Smith “Billing Non-Assigned: Steps to Succeed” an American Association for Homecare Webinar.
04/15/20 – Denise M. Leard and Allison L. Davis will present “How to Prepare an Enforceable Non-Compete Agreement with an Employee and Steps to Take to Enforce the Agreement” as a webinar for Accreditation Commission for Health Care pharmacy.
04/14/20 – Denise M. Leard will present “Entering the CBD Arena – Pitfalls to Avoid” as a webinar for Accreditation Commission for Health Care durable medical equipment.
4/7/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Medicare Advantage Plans: Government Oversight and Industry Advocacy” at PAMS Convention in Harrisburg, PA.
4/6/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Negotiating Managed Care Contracts” at PAMS Convention in Harrisburg, PA.
4/2/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will participate in “Legal Issues and Buying Assets vs. Common Stock Q&A” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Charlotte, NC.
4/2/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will participate in “Ask the Experts” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Charlotte, NC.
4/2/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will co-present* “on-demand” with Ollin Sykes and Bonnie Bond “Buying Assets vs. Common Stocks” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Charlotte, NC. *Pre-recorded presentation.
4/2/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present* “on-demand” “Buying and Selling, Marketing, and Other Legal Issues” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Charlotte, NC. *Pre-recorded presentation.
3/29/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will Co-present with Andrea Stark “Look Ahead: “Hot Button” Issues Over the Next 12 Months” at Medtrade in Dallas, TX.
3/28/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will co-present with Laura Williard and David Chandler “Medicare/Medicaid Managed Care: Challenges and Opportunities” at Medtrade in Dallas, TX.
3/27/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will host roundtable “Relaxation of Requirements Under Stark and the Anti-Kickback Statute” at the NHIA Annual Conference in Washington, DC.
3/26/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Working Collaboratively with Physicians in the Infusion Space” at the NHIA Annual Conference in Washington, DC.
3/26/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird will co-present with Gregory LoPresti and Burt Zweigenhaft “Value-Based Payment Models – From Contracting to Data Collection” at the NHIA Annual Conference in Washington, DC.
03/25/20 – Denise M. Leard will present “Preparing for the Inevitable – Best Practices for Preventing, Investigating, and Responding to HIPAA Security Incidents and Breaches” as a webinar for Accreditation Commission for Health Care pharmacy.
03/24/20 – Denise M. Leard will present “Hub and Spoke – Centralized Intake and Other Steps to Streamline Operations” as a webinar for Accreditation Commission for Health Care Durable Equipment.
03/18/20 – Jeffrey S. Baird will serve on a panel with Mike Bollinger, Tammy McDonald and Hashim Zaibak: “Ask the Experts” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in National Harbor, MD.
03/18/20 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Legal Instruments” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in National Harbor, MD.
03/18/20 – Jeffrey S. Baird will co present with Gabe Trahan and Ollin Sykes : “Deal or No Deal” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in National Harbor, MD.
03/11/20 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Bradley W. Howard will present “You Didn’t Pass the PBM Audit – Now What?”” as a webinar for WellSky.
03/03-05/20 – Brown & Fortunato has several attorneys presenting at the 2020 Medtrade Expo & Conference held in Las Vegas, NV. March 2020
Tuesday, Mar. 03, 2020
– Jeffrey S. Baird and Rossanna J. Madrigal will co-present “The OIG is Loosening Up: Providing Free Services Within Legal Parameters”.
– Tom A. Knapp and I. Alfonso Zambrano of Brown & Fortunato along with Brad Smith, Managing Director of Vertess will present, “Behind the Curtain: The Mechanics of Purchasing a DME Company”.
Wednesday, Mar. 04, 2020
– Denise M. Leard will co-present with Kelly Grahovac of van Halem Group “: Corporate Compliance Programs: Having One Can Save You Millions”.
– Cara C. Bachenheimer will present “Inside the Beltway: Insights and Updates from Washington, D.C.”.
– Jeffrey S. Baird and Wes Hopper of Strategic National Accounts will co-present “Let’s Compete with Amazon: Fulfillment Arrangement and Home Delivery”.
– Cara C. Bachenheimer and Denise M. Leard along with Kim Brummet of AA Homecare and Wayne van Halem of the van Halem group will present “TPE Audits and Insights”.
2/28/2023 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Allison L. Davis will co-present “Employee Retention Tax Credit: What It Means to DME Suppliers” an American Association for Homecare webinar.
02/26/20 – Denise M. Leard will present “Preparing for and Responding to a PBM Audit” as a webinar for Accreditation Commission for Health Care pharmacy.
02/25/20 – Denise M. Leard will present “The “60-Day Rule” – The Affordable Care Act’s Obligation to Report and Repay Overpayments” as a webinar for Accreditation Commission for Health Care pharmacy.
02/21/20 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Legal Considerations for Physical Collaboration” at the NCPA Multiple Location Conference in Fort Meyers, FL
02/19/20 – Monique A. Pena will present “HIPAA Compliance Training” at the Coffee Memorial Blood Center for Turn Center Board.
02/18/20 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “How to Contest a Drastic Reimbursement Cut by a Medicaid Managed Care Plan” as a webinar for The American Association for Homecare.
02/06/20 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Andrea Stark of MiraVista, LLC will present “2020 Look Ahead for DME Suppliers” as a webinar for MiraVista LLC/HME News moderated by Liz Beaulieu.
02/05/20 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Bradley W. Howard will present “How to respond to a PBM Audit”” as a webinar for WellSky.
01/16/20 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Bradley W. Howard will present “Preparing for a PBM Audit”” as a webinar for WellSky.
12/12/19 – Denise M. Leard will present “Steps to Reduce the Risk of a PBM Audit” as an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
12/11/19 – Denise M. Leard will present “Home Sleep Testing and the CPAP Supplier: What is Proper and What is Improper” as an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
11/19/19 – Denise M. Leard and Elizabeth H. Jepson will present “Dealing with PMBs: Hot Button Issues that Pharmacies Should Avoid” as an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
10/31/19 – Denise M. Leard will present “Steps to Successfully Buy or Sell a Pharmacy” as an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
10/30/19 – Denise M. Leard will present “Steps to Successfully Buy or Sell a DME Supplier” as an Accreditation Commission for Health Care webinar.
10/29/19 – Cara C. Bachenheimer will present “Cara’s Crystal Ball: The 2020 Legislative and Regulatory Landscape” at the 39th Ohio Association of Medical Equipment Services Annual Meeting.
10/24/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will serve on a panel with Ollin Sykes, John Ricciardi, Jim Springer and Hashim Zaibak: “Ask the Experts” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in San Diego, CA.
10/24/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will co present with Ollin Skyees and John Ricciardi : “Buying Assets vs. Common Stocks” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in San Diego, CA.
10/24/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Legal Instruments” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in San Diego, CA.
10/24/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will co present with Gabe Trahan : “Deal or No Deal” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in San Diego, CA.
10/21-10/23 – Brown & Fortunato has several attorneys presenting at the 2019 Medtrade Expo & Conference held in Atlanta, GA. October 2019
Monday Oct. 21, 2019
– Jeffrey S. Baird and Laura Williard will co-present “Managed Care Contracts: How to Obtain… and How to Negotiate”.
– Denise M. Leard will co-present with Wayne van Halem “Supplier Scrutiny Continues to Increase: Learn How to Combat Current /audit Initiatives and Stay One Step Ahead” at Medtrade in Atlanta, Georgia.
Tom A. Knapp and I. Alfonso Zambrano of Brown & Fortunato along with Brad Smith, Managing Director of Vertess will present, “Making Sausage: The Mechanics of Purchasing a DME Company”.
Tuesday Oct. 22, 2019
– Cara C. Bachenheimer and Todd A. Moody will present “You Are Offered a Competitive Bid Contract: Now What Do You Do?” at Medtrade in Atlanta, Georgia.
– Jeffrey S. Baird, Daniel Sterns, Darrell Fradshaw, Michael Scarsella, Nancy Froslie, Scott Turner and Tom Ryan will co-present “Rumbling with Retail: Real World Lessons from the Front Lines”.
– Tom A. Knapp and I. Alfonso Zambrano of Brown & Fortunato along with Brad Smith, Managing Director of Vertess will present, “Exit Stage Left, Preparing to Purchase or Sell”.
– Jeffrey S. Baird and Todd A. Moody of Brown & Fortunato will present, “Building a Legally Compliant Referral Network”.
– Denise M. Leard and Cara C. Bachenheimer will serve on the “TPE Audits and Insights” panel with Wayne van Halem and Kim Brummett at Medtrade in Atlanta, Georgia.
– Jeffrey S. Baird and Cara C. Bachenheimer will present “Federal Anti-Kickback and Stark Laws: Latest Updates”.
– Pam F. Colbert and Todd A. Moody of Brown & Fortunato will present, “Chronic Care Management and Remote Patient Monitoring: Role of the DME Supplier”.
Wednesday Oct. 23, 2019
– Cara C. Bachenheimer will be a facilitator with Mark Higley, Kim Brummett, and Wayne van Halem in the Power Lunch: The Competitive Bidding Experience at Medtrade in Atlanta, Georgia.
– Jeffrey S. Baird and Denise M. Leard will present “You Are Not Offered a Competitive Bid Contract: Now What Do You Do?”.
– Pam F. Colbert will present “Managed Care: The Kudzu of Medicare and Medicaid” at Medtrade in Atlanta, Georgia.
– Cara C. Bachenheimer will present “Inside the Beltway: Insights and Updates on Federal Policy Issues” at Medtrade in Atlanta, Georgia.
Find more information on the 2019 Medtrade Expo & Conference by going HERE
10/03/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “What Constitutes a HIPAA Breach and How to Respond to the Breach” as a AAHomecare webinar.
09/24/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Cara C. Bachenheimer will present “In the Hot Seat” for the HME News Business Summit in Cleveland, OH.
09/19/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Tom A. Knapp will co-present “Steps to Succesfully Buy… and Sell… a DME Supplier” as a AAHomecare webinar.
09/19/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Ollin Sykes will co-present “Buying and Selling Pharmacies: The Right Path to Financial Independence” as a webinar.
09/19/19 – Allison L. Davis will speak as a panelist on employment law issues at the Governors Small Business Forum for Women on September 19th at the Embassy Suites in Amarillo.
9/11/19 and 9/12/19 – Bradley W. Howard will speak on “Managing Regulations” at the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) Annual Meeting in Washington D.C.
9/13/19 – Bradley W. Howard and Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Structuring Legally Compliant Relationships With Physicians and Other Referral Sources” for Legal Day at the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) Annual Meeting in Washington D.C.
09/12/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Bradley W. Howard will present “Structuring Legally Compliant Relationships with Physicians and Other Referral Sources” for the NASP 2019 Specialty Pharmacy Law Conference in Washington, DC.
09/10/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Building a Legally Compliant Referral Network” for the CareForum 2019 – WellSky User Conference in Kansas City, MO.
09/09/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Hot Button Issues on PBMs’ Radar” for the CareForum 2019 – WellSky User Conference in Kansas City, MO.
09/05/19 Jeffrey S. Baird will present, “Managing the Managed Care Opportunity” as a webinar for HME Business webinar.
8/29/19 – Allison D. Shelton and Elizabeth H. Jepson will present “Complying with the Conditions of Participation: How to Avoid Top Survey Citations” at the Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice’s 50th Annual Meeting in Grapevine, TX.
8/28/19 – I. Alfonso Zambrano, a shareholder at Brown & Fortunato along with Alan Hymowitz, CM&AA, Managing Director at Vertiss published, “HEAT Zones and Their Impact on Pharmacy Transactions”
08/23/19 – Allison L. Davis will present “Coping with Change: Practical Tips for Responding to the New Salary Level Test” at the Texas Business Conferences West Texas HR Symposium in Lubbock on Friday, August 23.
08/20/19 Jeffrey S. Baird will present, “The OIG is Loosening Up: Providing Free Services Within Legal Parameters” as a webinar for American Association for Homecare.
08/13/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Competitive Bidding Final Rule: What to Expect in the Next Round” as a webinar for American Association for Homecare.
07/27/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Gazing into the Crystal Ball: Legal Challenges Facing Pharmacies” for the GNP ThoughtSpot 2019 Conference.
07/25/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Gazing into the Crystal Ball: Legal Challenges Facing Pharmacies” for the GNP ThoughtSpot 2019 Conference.
07/25/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Working with a Long-Term Care Facility: What is Proper and What to Avoid” for the GNP ThoughtSpot 2019 Conference.
07/19/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Bradley W. Howard will present: “Do’s and Don’ts of working with Physicians” for the RBC Cardinal Conference in Nashville, TN.
07/16/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Operating Within the Two Year Competitive Bidding ‘Gap Period’” as a webinar for American Association for Homecare.
06/29/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “The Next 12 Months; ‘Hot Button’ Legal Issues Facing DME Suppliers” for McKesson IdeaShare 2019 in Orlando, FL.
06/25/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Kickbacks, Inducements, False Claims and Other Fraud Landmines to Avoid” as a webinar for American Association for Homecare.
06/25/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Kickbacks, Inducements, False Claims and Other Fraud Landmines to Avoid” as a webinar for the American Association for Homecare.
06/14/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will serve on a panel with Ollin Sykes, Angelo Medici, Jim Springer and Hashim Zaibak: “Ask the Experts” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Dallas, TX.
06/14/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will co present with Ollin Sykes and Angelo Medici: “Buying Assets vs. Common Stocks” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Dallas, TX.
06/14/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Legal Instruments” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Dallas, TX.
06/14/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will co present with Gabe Trahan and Ollin Sykes: “Deal or No Deal” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Dallas, TX.
06/11/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will serve on a panel with Mark Higley, Don Davis, Dan Bunting and Steve Griggs: “Mergers & Acquisitions: A Market Updates from Our Expert Panel” at the VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, IA.
06/11/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Building a Legally Compliant Referral Network” at the VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, IA
06/11/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Wayne van Halem will present “A New Trend: OIG Mandated Six-Year Lookback Audits and Voluntary Refunds” at the VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, IA
05/31/19 – Bradley W. Howard will speak at ExpoCoopharma in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
5/20/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Bradley W. Howard will present, “Proper vs. Improper Marketing Practices” for IACP Compounders on Capitol Hill.
5/7/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a webinar “How the DME Supplier Can Work With an Accountable Care Organization (“ACO”)” for American Association for Homecare.
4/30/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a webinar, “When It is Proper to Re-Start the 36 Month Oxygen Rental Period” for American Association for Homecare.
4/30/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a PCCA webinar, “Compounding Pharmacies: Opportunities and Risks”.
04/30/19 – Bradley W. Howard and Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Legal Considerations for FDA Inspections and Responses” as a webinar for PCCA.
04/29/19 – Beth Anne Jackson of Brown & Fortunato, along with Patrick K. Sweeten of Office of the Texas Attorney General will present “The Opioid Crisis” for the 31st Annual Health Law Conference on Friday morning at 10:45 a.m. March 29th, 2019 in Houston, Texas.
04/16-17/19 – Brown & Fortunato has several attorneys presenting at the 2019 Medtrade Expo & Conference held in Las Vegas, NV. April 2019
– Jeffrey S. Baird and Mark Higley will co-present “Final Rule and Other Positive Changes”.
– Todd A. Moody will present “Accessing Another Supplier’s Contract: Working With Manufacturers, Patient Incentive Programs and Other Arrangements”.
– Pam F. Colbert will present “Managed Care Contracts: How to Negotiate in Your Favor”.
– Jeffrey S. Baird, Courtney Thomas, Jason Farmer, Nick Knowlton, Steve Zerneri, Wayne van Halem, and Zane Schott will co-present “E-Prescribing: The Response to CMS’ Goal to Kill the Fax Machine”.
– Cara C. Bachenheimer, Jeffrey S. Baird , Kim Brummett and Mark Higley will participate in “Ask the Experts”.
– Jeffrey S. Baird and Bradley W. Howard, will co-present Building a Legally Compliant Referral Network”.
Find more information on the 2019 Medtrade Expo & Conference by going HERE.
04/08/19 – Bradley W. Howard will present “Everything You Need to Know About Health Care Law as a Public Employer” at the National Public Employer Labor Relations Association (NPELRA) in Scottsdale, AZ.
4/4/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Compliance Program: Your Most Important “Profit Center” at the PAMS Convention in Harrisburg, PA and take part in a panel discussion.
04/4/19 – Pam F. Colbert and Denise M. Leard will present “Managed Care Expansion in Medicaid and Medicare – Benefits, Challenges, and Compliance for HCCA – Health Care Compliance Association” webinar on April 4, 2019, More information regarding this event can be found HERE
3/28/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird is guest speaker for American Association for Homecare Retail Work Group Meeting presenting “Diving Deeper Into the Legal Aspects of Retail”.
03/24/20 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Lisa K. Smith will present a webinar “Billing on a Nonassigned Basis” for the American Association for Homecare.
03/21/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Negotiating Contracts: MCOs & Private Insurance Payers” at the FAHCS 2019 Spring Conference & Exhibit Show.
03/19/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Compounding in 2019: Hot Button Issues” as a webinar for IACP.
03/08/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will be participating in the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Charlotte, NC. He will copresent “Deal or No Deal” with Ollin Sykes and Gabe Trahan. Jeffrey S. Baird will also present “Buying and Selling, Marketing, and Other Legal Issues” and he will copresent “Buying Assets vs. Common Stocks” with Ollin Sykes and John Ricciardi. Mr. Baird will participate in “Ask the Experts” with Ollin Sykes, John Ricciardi, Jim Springer and Hashim Zaibak to complete the workshop.
02/28/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Andrea Stark of MiraVista, LLC will present “2019 Look Ahead for DME Suppliers” as a webinar for MiraVista LLC/HME News.
02/27/19 – Denise M. Leard and Lisa K. Smith will present “Billing Non-Assigned, Using ABNs, and Selling at Retail: The Counter to Medicare Cuts” as a webinar for ACHC.
02/26/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Todd A. Moody will present “Successfully Moving into Retail Market” as a webinar for American Association for Homecare.
02/25/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Drug Carts, EHR Software, and Other Products Provided by Pharmacy- What is Prohibited?” as a webinar for NCPA.
02/22/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Working with Elderly Patients and Residents-Prohibitive Inducements” as a webinar for NCPA.
02/19/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “LTC Facilities, Avoiding Kickback” as a webinar for NCPA.
02/18/20 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a webinar “How to Contest a Drastic Reimbursement Cut by a Medicaid Managed Care Plan” for the American Association for Homecare.
02/13/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Kickbacks, Inducements, False Claims, and Other Fraud Landmines to Avoid” as a webinar for WellSky.
02/04/20 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a webinar “Prospective Oxygen Patients: Free Pre-Screens, Free Use of Equipment, and Other Problem Areas” for
The American Association for Homecare.
01/31/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Negotiating Managed Care Contracts” and “The “60-DayRule”: Obligation to Report and Repay Claims That Should Never Have Been Paid” at the HOMES Winter Membership Meeting in Marlboro, MA.
01/28/19 – Denise M. Leard, Pam F. Colbert, and Angela Brice-Smith, Regional Administrator for Atlanta & Dallas Regional Offices, Deputy Consortium Administrator, CMS will copresent “Managed Care Expansion in Medicaid and Medicare: Benefits, Challenges, and Compliance” at 9:45 – 10:45am at the Managed Care Compliance Conference in Lake Buena Vista, FL. This presentation will cover the following areas.
– Understanding managed care private insurance plans vs. Medicare/Medicaid government plans.
– Challenges and benefits for beneficiaries and providers in managed care plans for Medicare/Medicaid.
– The culture clashes of government programs and private insurers.
For more information on this conference the brochure can be found HERE and to register for the conference please go HERE.
01/15/19 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “‘Hub and Spoke,’ Centralized Intake, and Other Steps to Streamline Operations” via webinar to the American Association for Homecare.
12/11/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Negotiating Managed Care Contracts” as a webinar for American Association for Homecare.
11/13/18 –
Jeffrey S. Baird and Rossanna J. Madrigal are copresenting “How the DME Supplier Can Work with an Accountable Care Organization (“ACO”)” as a webinar for American Association for Homecare.
11/9/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Prevention is Key: Steps to Prepare for and Respond to an FDA Inspection or Enforcement Action” at the TRxADE Conference in Clearwater Beach, FL.
11/7/18 – Pam F. Colbert will speak at the Alabama Durable Medical Equipment Association, ADEMA, regarding CMS’s published response to the ESRD/DMEPOS proposed rule. More information regarding this event can be found HERE.
10/24/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “How to Handle the Non-Compliant Patient” as a live webinar for PAMS.
10/23/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Pam F. Colbert will present “How to Fight the Awarding of a Sole Source Contract by a State Medicaid Program” as a live webinar for AAHomecare.
10/15-17/18 – Brown & Fortunato has several attorneys presenting at the 2018 Medtrade Expo & Conference held at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA.
Monday, Oct. 15, 2018
– Jeffrey S. Baird and Todd A. Moody will copresent “Operating in the “Gap” Period”.
– Todd A. Moody, Emmet Seibels, Rich Roberts and Bradley Smith will copresent “Expansion Through Acquisitions”.
– Jeffrey S. Baird and Mark Higley will copresent “Proposed Rule and Other Positive Changes”.
– Jeffrey S. Baird , Pam F. Colbert and Laura Williard will copresent “Medicaid Managed Care: Fighting Sole Source Contracting and Reimbursement Cuts”.
– Bradley W. Howard, Denise M. Leard and Wayne van Halem will copresent “Audits Gone Wrong: What to Expect When an Audit is No Longer Routine”.
– Cara C. Bachenheimer and Kim Brummett will copresent “Lead Item Pricing and Clearing Price”.
Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018
– Bradley W. Howard, Denise M. Leard and Todd A. Moody will copresent “Schemes, Scams, and Flimflams: How to Avoid Fraud Landmines”.
– Bradley W. Howard, Denise M. Leard and Todd A. Moody will copresent “Innovative Marketing and Arrangements With Referral Sources”.
– Jeffrey S. Baird , Wayne van Halem and others will copresent “E-Prescribing: The Response to CMS’s Goal to Kill the Fax Machine”.
– Jeffrey S. Baird , Kevin Brown, Micah Swick, Nancy Froslie, Rob Baumhover, Scott Maughan and Tom Ryan will copresent “Retail: Caring for Customers Beyond the Barriers of Insurance”.
– Cara C. Bachenheimer, Jeffrey S. Baird , Kim Brummett and Mark Higley will participate in “Ask the Experts” (panel for The NEW Competitive Bidding).
Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018
– Cara C. Bachenheimer, John Gallagher, John Goetz and Seth Johnson will copresent “Home Care Champions Unite! An Interactive Panel Discussion on Grassroots Best Practices, and Other Ways to Be an Effective Local Lobbyist”.
Find more information on the 2018 Medtrade Expo & Conference by going HERE.
10/6/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Good Contracts Make a Good Transaction: Protecting Your Interests” at the NCPA Annual Convention in Boston, MA. Mr. Baird also participate in “Ask the Experts” with Lawrence Barrett, Scott Weaver, Ollin Sykes and Jimmy Neil towards the close of the convention.
10/4/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will be participating in the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Boston, MA. He will copresent “Deal or No Deal” with Ollin Sykes and Gabe Trahan. Jeffrey S. Baird will also present “Legal Instruments” and he will copresent “Buying Assets vs. Common Stocks” with Ollin Sykes and Angelo Medici. Mr. Baird will participate in “Ask the Experts” with Ollin Sykes, Angelo Medici and Cory Miller to complete the workshop.
10/2/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Proper vs. Improper Arrangements Between DME Suppliers and Manufacturers” as a live webinar for AAHomecare.
9/24/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will co-present “Managing Referral and Employee Relationships” at the NASP Specialty Pharmacy Law Conference in Washington, DC.
9/20-21/18 – Richard F. Brown will present “Case Law Update” at the 36th Annual Advanced Oil & Gas Energy Resources Law Course at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston, Texas on September 20, 2018.
9/12/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Infusion Suites: How to Properly Set Up and Operate” at the Mediware and Kinnser User Conference in San Antonio, TX.
9/11/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Schemes, Scams and FlimFlams: How the Provider Can Recognize and Avoid Fraud Landmines” at the The Mediware and Kinnser User Conference in San Antonio, TX.
8/16/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Innovative Marketing While Avoiding Legal Landmines” and “Aggressively Moving Into the Retail Market” at the Big Sky AMES Conference in Fairmont, MT.
8/15/18 – Denise M. Leard will present “Infusion Suites: How to Properly Set Up and Operate” webinar on August 15, 2018, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
8/15/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “How to Fight the Awarding of a Sole Source Contract and/or a Drastic Reimbursement Cut by Medicaid Managed Care Plan” at the Big Sky AMES Conference in Fairmont, MT.
8/14/18 – Denise M. Leard will present “Oxygen: When Do The 36 Months Start Over?” webinar on August 14, 2018, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
8/7/18 – Denise M. Leard and Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Targeted Probe and Education Review: What it is and How to Respond” as a webinar for American Association for Homecare.
7/31/18 – Denise M. Leard and Bradley W. Howard will present “What Business Practices Will Get You Investigated: Hot-Button Issues for the Department of Justice” webinar on July 31, 2018, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
7/30/18 – Denise M. Leard will present “HIPAA Marketing Guidelines: How to Avoid Legal Traps” webinar on July 30, 2018, for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
7/24/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Proper vs Improper Telehealth Arrangements” a webinar for American Association for Homecare.
7/21/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Pharmacy Law Update 2018” at the ThoughtSpot 2018 in Orlando, FL.
7/18/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Home Sleep Testing and the CPAP Supplier: What is Proper and What is Improper” as a webinar for PAMS.
7/12/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Avoiding Fraud Landmines, Relationships With Physicians, and Building a Referral Network” as a webinar for HME Business.
7/10/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Proper vs Improper Marketing Practices” as a webinar for American Association for Homecare.
6/29/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Dos and Don’ts of Providing Consulting Pharmacy Services, EHR Software, Drug Carts and Other Products and Services to Long Term Care Facilities” and “Lifeblood of the Successful Pharmacy: Marketing, Joint Ventures and Arrangements With Referral Sources … While Remaining Within Legal Parameters.”
6/28/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will serve on a panel: “Challenges and Opportunities in Long Term Care – Expert Panel” at Cardinal Health RBC in San Diego, CA.
6/19-21/18 – Denise M. Leard will present “Purchasing Internet Leads: Sure It Can Be Done, But Be Very Careful” at the VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, Iowa, on June 20.
6/19-21/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will be presenting “Collaborative Arrangements with Hospitals and Physicians” on June 19 and “Recognizing and Avoiding Fraud Landmines” on June 20 at the VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, Iowa.
6/20/18 – Cara C. Bachenheimer will present “Legislative Update” at the VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, Iowa, on June 20.
6/19-21/18 – Pam F. Colbert will present “BEWARE: Medicaid Managed Care and Sole Source (Exclusive) Contract” at the VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, Iowa, on June 21.
6/19/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Collaborative Arrangements With Hospitals and Physicians” at the Heartland Conference in Waterloo, IA.
6/14/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Strategies for Successfully Responding to State Board of Pharmacy Inspections” as a webinar for Mediware Information Systems, Inc.
6/12/18 – Allison D. Shelton and Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “What Constitutes a HIPAA Breach and How to Respond to the Breach” as a webinar for American Association for Homecare.
6/8/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Deal or No Deal” (co-presenters are Gabe Trahan and Ollin Sykes), “Buying Assets vs. Common Stocks (co-presenters are Ollin Sykes and Greco DeValencia), and “Buying and Selling, Marketing, and Other Legal Issues” at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Denver, CO.
5/23/18 – Denise M. Leard will present a webinar by Accreditation Commission for Health Care entitled “The Valuable Employee: Steps the DME Supplier Can Take to Prevent the Employee from Leaving and Competing”.
5/22/18 – Denise M. Leard will present a webinar by Accreditation Commission for Health Care entitled “Responding to PBM Re-Enrollment Applications, Requests for Information, and Contract Terminations.”
5/17/18 – Denise M. Leard will present: “Steps to Successfully Respond to an Audit” webinar for Mediware.
5/9/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Hub & Spoke,” Centralized Intake, and Other Steps to Streamline Operations” and “Collaboration With Hospitals, Physicians and Other Referral Sources” at the SCMESA Annual Meeting in Myrtle Beach, SC.
5/5/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present: “Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Marketing” at the PCCA Marketing and Sales Symposium in Chicago, IL.
5/2-4/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will be presenting at the PAMS Convention 2018 in Harrisburg, PA.
4/19-20/18 – Richard F. Brown will present “Basic Causes of Action and Defenses in Litigating Land Titles” at the U.T. School of Law 44th Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute in Houston, Texas on April 19, 2018.
4/18/18 – Bradley W. Howard will present “Everything You Need to Know about Health Care as a Public Employer” at the 2018 Annual Training Conference of the National Public Employer Labor Relations Association in Charleston, SC.
4/18/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will be presenting at the Annual UTMED MEDCON Meeting in Sandy, UT. HIs presentation will be ““Kickbacks, Inducement, False Claims and Other Fraud Landmines to Avoid” and “Collaboration With Physicians and Hospitals”.
4/12/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Collaboration with Hospitals, Physicians and Other Referral Sources” at the Vital Care Annual Conference and Exhibition in Miramar Beach, FL.
4/11/18 – Allison L. Davis and Bradley W. Howard will conduct a webinar for NPELRA (National Public Employer Labor Relations Association) on the topic of “Bullying in the Workplace, and Other Harassment Issues for Employers.”
4/10/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Lisa K. Smith will present a webinar sponsored by American Association for Homecare entitled “Billing on a Nonassigned Basis”.
04/05/2018 – Allison D. Shelton will be moderating a presentation at the 2018 U.T. Health Law Conference on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Houston, TX. Violet M. Anderson (CHRISTUS Health) and Brian P. Teaff (Bracewell, LLP) will be presenting on “Healthcare Transactions: How to Get to Closing”.
4/3/18 – Denise M. Leard will present: “Arrangements Between Pharmacies and Long Term Care Facilities: Landmines to Avoid” webinar for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
4/3/18 – Denise M. Leard will be a panelist on “Medicaid Managed Care: Sole Source Contracts, Audits and Other ‘Hot Button’ Issues” at Medtrade in Las Vegas.
4/2/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a webinar sponsored by Mediware Information Systems Inc. entitled “Building a Legally Compliant Referral Network”.
3/28/18 – Denise M. Leard will co-present “Medicaid Managed Care Sole Source Contracts, Audits, and Other Hot Button issues” at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
3/28/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird is presenting at Medtrade Spring in Las Vegas, NV. Mr Baird will present “Acquisitions & Mergers: An Expert Panel” with Don David of Duckridge Advisors and Mark Higley of VGM Group, Inc.
3/27/18 – Denise M. Leard will co-present “Telehealth: How to Use and What to Avoid” at Medtrade at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
3/27/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird is presenting at Medtrade Spring in Las Vegas, NV. Mr Baird will present “Telehealth: How to Use and What to Avoid” with Denise M. Leard and Todd A. Moody.
3/27/18 – Denise M. Leard will be a panelist on “Medicaid Managed Care: Sole Source Contracts, Audits and Other ‘Hot Button’ Issues” at Medtrade in Las Vegas.
3/27/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird is presenting at Medtrade Spring in Las Vegas, NV. Mr Baird will present “Billing Non-Assigned: The New Normal” with Kim Brummett of AAHomecare.
3/27/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird is presenting at Medtrade Spring in Las Vegas, NV. Mr Baird will present “Success in the Retail Market” with Tom Ryan of AAHomecare.
3/27/18 – Bradley W. Howard and Todd A. Moody will co-present “Marketing, Joint Ventures, and Arrangements with Referral Sources” at Medtrade in Las Vegas, NV.
3/22/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a webinar sponsored by PCCA entitled “Proper vs. Improper Marketing Practices”.
3/21/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird is presenting a webinar sponsored by Mediware Information Systems, Inc. entitled “Preparing and Implementing Successful Compliance Programs”.
3/13/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a webinar, “Collaborative Arrangements With Physicians”, sponsored by American Association for Homecare.
3/8/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a webinar, “2018 Look Ahead for DME Suppliers”, sponsored by HME News and MiraVista.
3/7/18 – Denise M. Leard will present a webinar by Accreditation Commission for Health Care entitled “W-2 Employee vs. 1099 Independent Contractor: Under the Law, There is a Huge Difference”.
3/6/18 – Denise M. Leard will present a webinar by Accreditation Commission for Health Care entitled “Legal Guidelines for Waiver or Reduction of Medicare and Commercial Co-Payments”.
2/15/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird presented a webinar sponsored by American Association for Homecare entitled “Aggressively Moving Into the Retail Market”.
2/13/18 – Bradley W. Howard will participat as a Debate Speaker for the DallasHR Legal Exchange Conference.
2/08/18 – Bradley W. Howard will present “Evaluating Mental and Physical Fitness” at TMHRA (Texas Municipal Human Resources Association) in Sugarland, TX.
2/07/18 – Bradley W. Howard will present “Conducting Proper Investigations- And Pitfalls of Improper Investigations” at TXPELRA (Texas Public Employer Labor Relations Association) in Sugarland, TX.
2/7/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird presented a webinar sponsored by Mediware Information Systems, Inc., titled “Proper vs. Improper Marketing Practices”.
1/31/18 – Denise M. Leard will present “An Industry in Transition: Hot Button Issues for DME Suppliers” webinar for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
1/30/18 – Denise M. Leard will present “Hot Button Issues on the PBMs’ Radar Screen” webinar for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
1/24/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Denise M. Leard presented a webinar, “Targeted Probe and Education Review: What is it and How to Respond”, sponsored by PAMS.
1/23/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird presented “Kickbacks, Inducements, False Claims and Other Fraud Landmines to Avoid”, a webinar sponsored by Mediware Information Systems, Inc.
1/22/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Pam F. Colbert presented the webinar “How to Contest a Drastic Reimbursement Cut by a Medicaid Managed Care Plan”, which was sponsored by American Association for Homecare.
1/11/18 – Jeffrey S. Baird will presented at HOMES Annual Meeting in Southbridge, MA. Mr Baird presented “Compliance Program: Your Most Important Profit Center” and “Buying and Selling a Supplier, Cnetralized Intake, Hub and Spoke … and Other Hot Button Issues”. He was also the moderator for a panel on “Outsourcing Pros, Cons and Words to Wise HME Providers”.
1/3/18 – Allison D. Shelton and Bradley W. Howard will co-present “Managed Care Contracting” prior to participating in a workshop for Coalition of Health Services.
12/5/17 – Denise M. Leard will present “Compliance Program: Your Most Important “Profit Center” for American Association Homecare’s Educational Webinar. This webinar is scheduled for December 5th, 2016 from 2:30-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
11/14/17 – Denise M. Leard will present “Implementing a Successful Compliance Program” webinar for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
11/13/17 – Denise M. Leard will present “Purchasing Internet Leads: Sure, It Can Be Done, But Be Very Careful” webinar for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
10/25/17 – Denise M. Leard will be a moderator/panelist for the session “Hot Button Business and Regulatory Challenges Facing HME Suppliers” at Medtrade at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
10/25/17 – Denise M. Leard will be a panel participant on subject of “Audits: Everything You Want to Know” in Power Lunch at Medtrade in Atlanta, Georgia.
10/24/17 – Denise M. Leard will be a moderator/panelist for the session “Survive and Thrive in the Constantly Changing World of Medicare Audits and Compliance” at Medtrade at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
10/23/17 – Denise M. Leard will be a moderator/panelist for the session “Deal or No Deal: Buying and Selling a DME Supplier” at Medtrade at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
10/5/17 – Denise M. Leard will present a webinar by Mediware Information Systems entitled “Stark Rural Provider Exception and Personal Services Exception: What They Mean for the Pharmacy.”
10/04/17 – Pam F. Colbert will be a presenter at OAMES (Ohio Association of Medical Equipment Services) in Columbus, Ohio: Panel to discuss Medicaid MCO’s sole source contracts with international manufacturers which exclude local DME suppliers.
9/13/17 – Denise M. Leard will present a webinar by Accreditation Commission for Health Care entitled “Compounding Pharmacies: Steps to Avoid Problems with the FDA, DEA, State Pharmacy Boards and Patent Holders.”
9/12/17 – Denise M. Leard will present a webinar by Accreditation Commission for Health Care entitled “Schemes, Scams, and Flim-Flams: How the DME Supplier Can Recognize Fraud Landmines.”
8/30/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present the webinar “Diversion, Routine Waiver of Copayments, Improper Compounding and Use of Off Label Drugs, and Other Hot Button Issues Facing Pharmacies” sponsored by Mediware Information Systems, Inc.
8/30/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Erica L. Beacom will present the webinar “How State Medicaid Programs Investigate Fraud (Behavioral Health)” sponsored by Mediware Information Systems, Inc.
8/24/17 – Denise M. Leard will present a webinar by Accreditation Commission for Health Care entitled “Purchasing a Pharmacy: State License, DEA Permit, Medicaid Number, the NCPDP, and Other Regulatory Issues.”
8/17/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Telehealth Arrangements: What is Proper and What is a Sham?” and “Billing Non-Assigned, Using ABNs and Selling at Retail” at the Big Sky AMES Conference in Anaconda, MT.
8/17/17 – Denise M. Leard will present a webinar by Mediware Information Systems entitled “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Its Specific Impact on Pharmacies.”
8/16/17 – Denise M. Leard will present a webinar by Accreditation Commission for Health Care entitled “Oxygen: Restarting the 36 Months, Pre-Screens, Use of Concentrators, and Other Hot Button Issues.”
8/14/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Andrea Stark of MiraVista, LLC will present a webinar sponsored by American Association for Homecare “The Next 12 Months: Hot Button Issues for DME Suppliers.”
8/8/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Legislation in the Trump Era” and “Lifeblood of the Successful Infusion Provider: Marketing, Joint Ventures and Arrangements with Referral Sources … While Remaining Within Legal Parameters” at the Mediware User Conference in New Orleans, LA.
7/27/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Fraud Landmines: How to Recognize and How to Avoid”, for Cardinal RBC 2017 in San Antonio, TX.
7/25/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a webinar sponsored by American Association for Homecare entitled “Selling at Retail: Legal Guidelines to Follow”.
7/20/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Bradley W. Howard will present a Webinar sponsored by Mediware Information Systems, Inc. entitled “The OIG and Department of Justice: Avoiding the Crosshairs”.
7/18/17 – I. Alfonso Zambrano will present “Entity Choice for Real Estate Investors” to the Amarillo Real Estate Investors Group the evening of Tuesday, July 18, 2017. His presentation can be viewed here.
7/18/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a Webinar sponsored by Mediware Information Systems, Inc. entitled “Compounding Pharmacies – Steps to Avoid Problems with the FDA, DEA, State Pharmacy Boards, and Patent Holders”.
6/29/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a webinar sponsored by Mediware Information Systems, Inc. “An Industry in Transition: Hot Button Issues Facing Behavioral Health Providers.”
6/28/17 – Denise M. Leard will present Part Two of “ZPIC’s, Accrediting Organizations, and the NSC: How to Avoid Problems” webinar for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
6/27/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a webinar sponsored by Mediware Information Systems, Inc. entitled “Accountable Care Organizations: What They Mean to DME Suppliers”.
6/15/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird will speak at the VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, IA to present “Competitive Bidding: Meeting Capacity, Exiting a Contract, and Other “Hot Button” Issues”.
6/14/17 – Denise M. Leard will be presenting “The Roller Coaster Ride Isn’t Quite Over: Hot Button Business and Regulatory Issues Facing Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers” on June 14 and “You Can’t Afford to Leave Money on the Table: Legal Guidelines for Waiver of or Reduction for Medicare and Commercial Co-Payments” on June 15 at the VGM Heartland Conference 2017.
6/14/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Billing Non-Assigned and Selling at Retail: The Counter to Medicare Cuts” at the VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, IA.
6/10/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird will speak at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Elizabeth, NJ and will present “Buying and Selling, Marketing, and Other Legal Instruments”.
6/10/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird will speak at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in Elizabeth, NJ with Co-Presenter Gabe Trahan, Senior Director of Store Operations and Marketing, NCPA on “Buying and Selling, Marketing, and Other Legal Instruments”.
6/8/17 – Denise M. Leard will present “Prevention is Key: Steps to Prepare for and Respond to an FDA Inspection or Enforcement Action” webinar for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
6/5/17 – Denise M. Leard will present Part One of “ZPIC’s, Accrediting Organizations, and the NSC: How to Avoid Problems” webinar for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
5/24/17 – Denise M. Leard will present “Do’s and Don’ts When Managing Patient Co-Pays” at the 2017 National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) Annual Conference & Exposition in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday, May 23.
5/15/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Infusion Suites, How to Properly Set Up and Operate”. This webinar was sponsored by Mediware Information Systems, Inc.
5/9/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Lisa K. Smith will present a webinar sponsored by American Association for Homecare entitled “Oxygen: When Do the 36 Months Start Over?”.
5/6/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Marketing” at the PCCA Sales & Marketing Symposium 2017 in Nashville, TN.
5/4/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird spoke at FAHCS 2017 Spring Conference & Exhibit Show in Tampa, FL and present “Joint Ventures and Other Arrangements with Referral Sources”.
5/4/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird will speak at FAHCS 2017 Spring Conference & Exhibit Show in Tampa, FL. He will present “Avoiding Medicare Fee-For-Service: Billing Non-Assigned, Using ABNs, & Solutions”.
9/28-29/17 – Richard F. Brown will present “Case Law Update” at the 35th Annual Advanced Oil & Gas Energy Resources Law Course in Houston, Texas on September 28, 2017.
4/24/17 – Bradley W. Howard will present “ADA And Mental Health Issues: How Public Employers Can Successfully Navigate The Interactive Process“ at the National Public Employer Labor Relations Association Annual Training Conference 2017 in Long Beach California, on April 24, 2017, at 10:35 am, Pacific Time.
4/24/17 – Denise M. Leard will present “Do’s and Don’ts When Managing Patient Co-Pays” on May 24, 2017, at National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) 2017 Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida.
4/21/17 – Allison D. Shelton will be speaking to the TSMSS 40th Annual Conference on Friday, April 21, 2017 at Sonesta Bee Cave in Austin, TX. The topic will be “Significant Cases Regarding Texas Peer Review Privilege”.
4/13/17 – Allison L. Davis will present “Hiring and Terminating Employees in the Current Economy” and “Critical Issues in FLSA/Wage and Hour” at Nuts and Bolts of Employment Law Seminar in Amarillo on April 13, 2017.
4/13/17 – Adam G. Bell will present “Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace” on April 13, 2017, at the Sterling Education Services seminar “The Nuts and Bolts of Employment Law” in Amarillo Texas.
4/6/17 – Allison D. Shelton will be speaking at the 2017 U.T. Health Law Conference on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Houston, TX. She will be presenting with Susan F. Monaco (Tenet Healthcare Corporation) on “Regulatory and Operational Hot Button Issues”.
2/28/17 – Denise M. Leard will co-present “Top Audit Strategies” at Medtrade in Las Vegas on February 28, 2017, at 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m., Pacific Time.
2/28/17 – Denise M. Leard will be a facilitator in the Power Lunch “Audits – Problems and Solutions” at Medtrade in Las Vegas on February 28, 2017, at 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m., Pacific Time.
2/27/17 – Todd A. Moody will present, “An Industry in Transition: Hot Button Issues Facing DME Suppliers” at MedTrade on 02/27/17.will co-present “2017 Audit Expectations” at Medtrade in Las Vegas on February 28, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Pacific Time.
2/27/17 – Denise M. Leard will be a panelist on “’Buying Into’ a Contract, Exiting a Contract, Meeting Capacity, and Other Important Issues” at Medtrade in Las Vegas on February 27, 2017, at 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m., Pacific Time.
2/14/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Jim Greatorex will present the live webinar “Aggressively Moving Into the Retail Market While Avoiding Legal Pitfalls” for American Association Homecare’s Educational Webinar. This webinar is scheduled for February 14, 2017, from 2:30-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
2/9/17 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Andrea Stark will present the live webinar “2017 Look Ahead for DME Suppliers” sponsored by HME News & Mira Vista, LLC. This webinar is scheduled for February 9, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
1/17/17 – Denise M. Leard will present “Steps to Avoid . . . and Steps to Respond” for American Association Homecare’s Educational Webinar. This webinar is scheduled for January 17, 2017, from 2:30-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
12/5/16 – Denise M. Leard will present “Compliance Program: Your Most Important “Profit Center” for American Association Homecare’s Educational Webinar. This webinar is scheduled for December 5th, 2016 from 2:30-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
12/1/16 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Lisa K. Smith will present “Responding to Medicare Cuts: Details About Billing Non-Assigned, ABNs, and Retail” for Mediware Information Systems, Inc. This webinar is scheduled for December 1st, 2016 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. Central Time.
11/8/16 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Value-Added Services vs. Prohibited Beneficiary Inducement: When is the Line Crossed?” for American Association Homecare’s Educational Webinar. This webinar was scheduled for November 8th, 2016 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
11/2/16 – Bradley W. Howard will present to the Medtrade Fall Conference 2016 “What HME Suppliers Must Know About Recent Changes in Employment Law” for Medtrade on November 2nd, 2016.
11/1/16 – Denise M. Leard will present at Medtrade Fall 2016 “The 60-Day Rule and Self-Disclosure: How to Avoid Overpayments and What to Do if You Identify One” and “RAC, ZPIC, PSC, SMRC, and CERT Audits for HME Suppliers – How to Effectively Respond to Requests for Documents” on November 2 and will co-present “Regulatory Suppliers, Keep your Money – Learn What to Expect from a Medicare Audit and How to Avoid Overpayment Demands” on November 1 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
10/31/16 – Bradley W. Howard will present to the Medtrade Conference 2016 “Federal, State, and Commercial Investigations: Best Practices and What to do if They Target You” for Medtrade on October 31st, 2016.
10/26/16 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Home Sleep Testing and the CPAP Supplier: What Kind of Relationship Can There Be?” for Mediware Information Systems, Inc. This webinar was scheduled for October 26th, 2016 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central Time.
9/29-30/16 – Richard F. Brown will present “Case Law Update” at the 34th Annual Advanced Oil & Gas Energy Resources Law Course at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston, Texas on September 29, 2016.
9/21/16 – Bradley W. Howard will present “How Do the New Overtime Rules Really Affect Me?” for the September SmartTalks for CS3 Advisors on September 21st, 2016.
9/15/16 – Bradley W. Howard will present “Investigations, Subpoenas, Demand Letters, and Audits: Preparing for and Responding to External Threats” to the Mediware User Conference 2016 on September 15th, 2016.
9/15/16 – Denise M. Leard will present at the Home Medical Equipment and Services Association of New England Fall Membership Meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire, Denise will present “’Nuts and Bolts’ Steps to Successfully Respond” and “Audits: “An Industry in Transition: Hot Button Issues for DMEPOS Suppliers”.
9/14/16 – Bradley W. Howard will present to the Investigations Academy for the National Public Employer Labor Relations Association on September 14th, 2016.
09/6/16 – Jeffrey S. Baird is presenting “Joint Ventures and Other Arrangements with Referral Sources” This webinar is scheduled for September 6th, 2016 from 2:30-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
08/31/16 – Jeffrey S. Baird is presenting “How the Losing Bidder Can Enter the DME Bid Arena” This free webinar is scheduled for August 31st, 2016 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central Time.
08/11/16 – Denise M. Leard is presenting “How to Run Up Your Score with Retail Sales and Not Get Benched!” This presentation is scheduled for August 11th, 2016, at the Arizona Medical Equipment Suppliers Association Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
07/27/16 – Jeffrey S. Baird is presenting “Responding to Reimbursement Cuts: Billing Non-Assigned and Other Options” This webinar is scheduled for July 27th, 2016 from 2:30-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
07/26/16 – Jeffrey S. Baird and Bradley W. Howard is presenting “Business Practices That Will Get You Investigated: Hot-Button Pharmacy Issues for the Department of Justice” This webinar was scheduled for July 26th, 2016 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central Time.
7/20/16 – Bradley W. Howard will present via webinar “ADA and Mental Health Issues: How Public Employers Can Successfully Navigate the Interactive Process” for the National Public Employer Labor Relations Association on July 20th, 2016.
07/13/16 – Jeffrey S. Baird is presenting “Buying and Selling a DME Supplier” This webinar was scheduled for July 13th, 2016 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
07/12/16 – Jeffrey S. Baird is presenting “Buying and Selling a DME Supplier” This webinar was scheduled for July 12th, 2016 from 2:30-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
06/13-16/16 – Denise M. Leard is presenting “What Business Practices Will Get You Investigated: Hot Button Issues for the Department of Justice” and “Buying and Selling a DME Supplier” at the VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, Iowa, June 13-16, 2016.
06/9-10/16 – Richard F. Brown will present at the State Bar of Texas Oil and Gas Title Examination Course, which took place in Houston, Texas, at the Westin Galleria on June 9-10, 2016. His topic was, “Irregular Owners – Unleased, Nonparticipating, Unpooled, or Uncertain Owners and How to Manage the Issues.”
06/06/16 – Lisa K. Smith is presenting a webinar entitled “Oxygen: When do the 36 Months Start Over?” for American Association for Homecare. This webinar is scheduled for June 6th, 2016 from 2:20-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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05/18/16 – Elizabeth H. Jepson is presenting a webinar titled “Responding to Payer Audits and Overpayments: Stay Compliant and within the Law” on May 18, 2016. The webinar is through Mediware and begins at 1:00 PM CT”
05/16/16 – Mary M. Bearden and Allison D. Shelton have been published in Houston Medical Journal for their Legal Affairs column with their article “Proposed Rule will Eliminate and Offset Reduction Resulting from Two Midnight Policy”.
4/26/16 – Bradley W. Howard will present “Dos and Don’ts of Terminations” for the Panhandle Human Resource Association on April 26th, 2016.
04/20-22/16 – Allison D. Shelton will be presenting “Regulatory and Operational Hot Button Issues” along with Joanne P. Hopkins and Susan (Sue) F. Monaco at the UT Law 28th Annual Health Law Conference in Houston on April 22, 2016. Mrs. Shelton’s presentation will take place on April 22nd of the conference. Brown & Fortunato’s own Mary M. Bearden will also be the Presiding Officer of the conference on April 22nd as well.
04/07/16 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a Mediware Information Systems, Inc. webinar titled “Lifeblood of a Successful Pharmacy: Pursuing Legal Marketing, Joint Ventures and Arrangements with Referral Sources” This live webinar will take place April 7, 2016 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central time. Click for more information
04/05/16 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present an American Association for Homecare titled “Aggressively Moving Into the Retail Market While Avoiding Legal Pitfalls” This live webinar will take place April 5, 2016 from 2:30-4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Click for more info
04/02/16 – Brown & Fortunato is proud to announce that Bradley W. Howard and Matthew J. Agnew are presenters for the Texas State Bar District 7 of the Paralegal Division. Bradley W. Howard presents “Employment Law” and Matthew J. Agnew presents “HIPAA-Compliant Privacy Practices in the Practice—How New Technology, Same Sex Marriage, Gender Identity, and Other Evolving Issues May Impact Your Firm’s Privacy Practices.”. “Employment Law” presented by Brad Howard, Brown & Fortunato.
The presentations are at the Amarillo National Bank Plaza II, 500 S. Taylor Second Floor Conference Room Amarillo, Texas 79101 on April 2nd 2016 from 09:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. $13.00 per person for members*, $15.00 per person for non-members*
An additional $25.00 will be assessed for a returned unpaid check. *Please RSVP to Marsha Smith at (806) 372.5050 or msmith@mhba.com prior to noon on Friday, April 1, 2016. You are requested to pay at the door, NO CASH is accepted and checks should be payable to the Paralegal Division; personal checks should have a driver’s license number. A twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fee shall be charged for all checks written to the Division that are returned by the bank for insufficient funds or on closed accounts.
04/16 – Mary M. Bearden and Allison D. Shelton have been published in Houston Medical Journal for their Legal Affairs column with their article “Learn From Another Person’s Mistake and Do Not Overlook HIPAA”.
3/28/16 – Bradley W. Howard will present “LGBT/Same Sex Marriage Issues as It Relates to Employment Law” for the Amarillo Paralegal Division on March 28th, 2016.
03/8/16 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present an American Association for Homecare titled “An Industry in Transition: Hot Button Issues for DMEPOS Suppliers.” This live webinar will took place March 8, 2016 from 2:30-4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
03/16 – Mary M. Bearden and Allison D. Shelton have been published in Houston Medical Journal for their Legal Affairs column with their article “CMS Publishes Final Rule Regarding Obligation to Report and Refund Overpayments”.
02/23/16 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a Home Medical Equipment (HME) Business webinar, “A Look Ahead: Legal & Reimbursement Headliners & Guidance for 2016” on February 12, 2016 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern time.
02/22/16 – Denise M. Leard will present an American Association for Homecare titled “Audits: “Nuts and Bolts” Steps to Successfully Respond. This live webinar will take place February 22, 2016 from 2:30-4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
02/16/16 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Value-Added Services vs. Prohibited Beneficiary Inducement: When is the Line Crossed?” for Mediware Information Systems, Inc. as a webinar on February 16th, 2016 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central time.
02/12/16 – Richard F. Brown spoke at the Texas Tech School of Law in Lubbock on February 12, 2016. His presentation was entitled, “Who’s Who in the Oil and Gas Industry and Where do I Want to be?”
02/16 – Mary M. Bearden and Lisa K. Smith have been published in Houston Medical Journal for their Legal Affairs column with their article “Teladoc vs. the Texas Medical Board: Challenging the Regulation of Telemedicine”.
01/28/16 – Richard F. Brown was a recipient of the Amarillo Globe-News 2015 Headliners of the Year award. A luncheon was held on January 28, 2016, in the Heritage Room of the Amarillo Civic Center.
01/16 – Mary M. Bearden and Elizabeth H. Jepson have been published in Houston Medical Journal for their Legal Affairs column with their article “OIG Work Plan: What Does It Mean for Hospitals?”.
12/9/15 – Bradley W. Howard will present “What Business Practices Will Get You Investigated: Hot-button issues for the Department of Justice” for Compliance Connection 2015 on December 9th, 2015.
11/18/15 – Bradley W. Howard will present via webinar “Becoming the Target of Fraud Investigation: Tool Kit for Preparation and Prevention” for Mediware on November 18th, 2015.
11/17/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a Home Medical Equipment (HME) Business webinar, “The Legal Side of Retail: Increasing Retail Sales While Avoiding Legal Pitfalls” on November 17th, 2015 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. CST.
10/30/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Accountable Care Organizations: What They Mean to Pharmacies” at the OmniSYS Conference in Dallas, TX on October 30th, 2015.
10/27/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird spoke at Medtrade Fall in Atlanta, GA on October 27th, 2015. His topic was “The Retail Market: Innovation and Success within Legal Guidelines”.
10/27/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “2016-Competitive Bid Pricing Comes to Rural America and Beyond: And It Affects You!” from 2:00-3:30 p.m. EST. Mr. Baird will co-present with Miriam Lieber and Mark Higley at Medtrade Fall in Atlanta, GA on October 27th, 2015.
10/26/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird spoke at Medtrade Fall in Atlanta, GA on October 26th, 2015. His topic was “Joint Ventures and Other Arrangements with Physicians and Other Referral Sources”.
10/15/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird held a webinar for AAHomecare, titled “Buying and Selling a DME Supplier” from 2:30-4:00 p.m. EST on October 15th, 2015.
10/9-10/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Advice and Counsel and Legal Instruments” from 3:15-4:30 p.m. EST at the NCPA Ownership Workshop in National Harbor, MD on October 9th, 2015. Mr. Baird will also present “Good Contracts Make a Good Transaction: Protecting Your Interest” from 10:30-11:15 a.m. EST at the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) 2015 Annual Convention in National Harbor, MD on October 10th, 2015.
10/8/15 – Bradley W. Howard will present multiple topics for the Panhandle Human Resource Association for their Fall Seminar on October 8th, 2015.
10/1/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird spoke at the Midwest Association for Medical Equipment Services (MAMES) Conference in Welch, MN on October 1st, 2015. His topic was “Cash Sales and Baby Boomers: The Future is Now”.
10/1-2/15 – Richard F. Brown will present “Case Law Update” at the 33rd Annual Advanced Oil & Gas Energy Resources Law Course in Houston, Texas on October 1-2, 2015.
9/25/15 – Bradley W. Howard will present to the Amarillo West Rotary Club the topic of “Social Media” on September 25th, 2015.
9/24/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Compliance Your Most Important Profit Center” from 11:10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. PST at Van G. Miller Executive Education Conference (VGM EEC) 2015 in Lake Tahoe, CA on September 12th, 2015.
9/22/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird spoke at the Pacific Association for Medical Equipment Services (PAMES) Annual Convention in Troutdale, OR on September 12th, 2015. His topic was “Strategic Decisions for the Next Five Years”.
9/17/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Implementing a Successful Compliance Program” from 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EST and “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Its Specific Impact on Pharmacies” from 2:45-4:00 p.m. EST at the Mediware Home Care User Conference in Orlando, FL on September 17th, 2015.
9/10/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird held a webinar for AAHomecare, titled “Joint Ventures and Other Arrangements with Referral Sources” from 2:30-4:00 p.m. EST on September 10th, 2015.
8/27/15 – Bradley W. Howard will present to the International Association of Compounding Pharmacies “Hot Button Issues on the PBM’s Radar Screen” at the AdvancCE conference on May 13th, 2015.
8/25/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird held an AAHomecare webinar on August 25th, 2015. The topic was “Use of Social Media: What You Need to Know and Do”.
8/17/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Implementing a Successful Compliance Program” from 3:30-4:30 p.m. EST at the Georgia Association of Medical Equipment Suppliers (GAMES) Annual Meeting in Buford, GA on August 17th, 2015.
8/12/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Oxygen Patients and the Law” from 11:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m. MST, “Arrangements that DME Suppliers Can Legally Enter Into with Physicians” from 2:40-3:40 p.m. MST and “Home Sleep Testing and the CPAP Supplier” from 4:20-5:20 p.m. MST at the Big Sky Association of Medical Equipment Suppliers (AMES) Conference in Fairmont, MT on August 12th, 2015.
8/12/15 – Bradley W. Howard will present to Regence the topic “Social Media” on August 12th, 2015.
7/21/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a Mediware webinar, “The Successful Pharmacy Operation: Five Legal Landmines to Avoid” from 2:00-3:00 p.m. CST on July 21st, 2015.
7/14/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present an AAHomecare webinar, “Accountable Care Organizations: What They Mean to DME Suppliers” from 2:30-4:00 p.m. EST on July 14th, 2015.
6/24/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present a Medline webinar, “Retail Sales: A Critical Component of the Successful DME Supplier” from 12:00-1:00 p.m. CST on June 24th, 2015.
6/17-18/15 – Denise M. Leard will present “Living in a Glass House: Preparing for and Responding to Increasingly Aggressive Audit and Review Activity by CMS Contractors” and “Nothing Stays the Same Forever: Regulatory Challenges Facing HME Suppliers” on June 17 and June 18, 2015, respectively, at the Van G. Miller (VGM) Heartland Conference in Waterloo, Iowa.
6/18/15 – Bradley W. Howard gave a webinar presentation on “Social Media” to the National Public Employer Labor Relations Association on June 18th, 2015.
6/11/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present an AAHomecare webinar, “After the Purchase is Complete: Transfer of Patient Files, Calling the Seller’s Patients, and Other Hot Button Issues” from 2:30-4:00 p.m. EST on June 11th, 2015.
6/5/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Oxygen Patients and the Law: Restarting the 36 Months, Pre-Screens, Use of Concentrators and Other Hot Button Issues” from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. EST at the South Carolina Medical Equipment Services Association (SCMESA) Conference in North Myrtle Beach, SC on June 5th, 2015.
6/4/15 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Retail Sales: A Critical Component of the DME Supplier” from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST and “Innovative Marketing While Remaining Within Legal Parameters” from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. EST at the South Carolina Medical Equipment Services Association (SCMESA) Conference in North Myrtle Beach, SC on June 4th, 2015.
6/3/15 – Denise M. Leard and Bradley W. Howard will co-present “Hospice and Home Care Practices that Will Get You Investigated: Hot Button Issues for the Department of Justice” on June 3, 2015, at the Southwest/Gulf Coast Regional Home Care & Hospice Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana.
5/13/15 – Denise M. Leard will present to the Medical Managers of Amarillo the “The Interplay of the ADA, Family & Medical Leave Act, and Other Laws Affecting Employers” on May 13, 2015, at the Pavilion Auditorium in Amarillo, Texas.
5/13/15 – Bradley W. Howard will present to the Medical Managers of Amarillo “The Interplay of the ADA, Family & Medical Leave Act, and Other Laws Affecting Employers” on May 13th, 2015.
4/22/15 – Denise M. Leard will present “Nothing Stays the Same Forever: Hot Button Regulatory Challenges Facing HME Suppliers” at the Health Care Compliance Association 2015 Compliance Institute at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida on April 22, 2015.
3/31/15 – Bradley W. Howard will present “Advanced FMLA and ADA Issues” to the National Public Employer Labor Relations Association at the 2015 Annual Training Conference on February 31th, 2015.
3/21/15 – Denise M. Leard will present “Oxygen Patients and the Law: Restarting the 36-Month, Pre-Screens, Free Use of Concentrators, and Other Hot Button Issues” on March 30, 2015, at Medtrade in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was one of the panel members of the “Audit Power Panel and Round Table” as well as a facilitator in the Power Lunch “Audits: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Audits and More” on March 31, 2015.
2/26/15 – Bradley W. Howard will present “Advanced FMLA and ADA Issues” to the 2015 Employment Law Seminar in Amarillo, TX on February 26th, 2015.
2/19/15 – Bradley W. Howard will present “Bullying in the Workplace” to the National Public Employer Labor Relations Association via a webinar on February 19th, 2015.
2/3/15 – Bradley W. Howard will present “Social Media” to the Panhandle Human Resource Association on February 3rd, 2015.
12/17/14 – Richard F. Brown will present“Case Law Update” at the December meeting of the Dallas Bar Association-Energy Section.
10/20/14 – Jeffrey S. Baird, Bradley W. Howard, Elizabeth H. Jepson and Denise M. Leard will speak at the Medtrade Fall 2014 Conference and Expo in Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Leard will present “Preparing for and Responding to Increasingly Aggressive Actions by the ZPICs, Accrediting Organizations and the NSC” and Mrs. Jepson’s topic was “How You Can Legally Structure Relationships with Physicians, Hospitals and Other Referral Sources.” Denise will also present “Legal Guidelines for Waiver or Reduction of Medicare and Commercial Co-Payments on October 21st. On October 22, 2014, Jeff Baird will present “After the Fact: How the Non-Contract Supplier Can Enter the Competitive Bid Arena.” Mr. Baird will also present “Marketing Programs and Arrangements with Referral Sources: What You Can…and Cannot…Do” on October 22nd with Ms. Jepson. Mr. Howard’s topic was “What Business Practices Will Get You Investigated: Hot-Button Issues for the Department of Justice on October 22nd. Mr. Baird’s topic of discussion on October 23rd was “Legal or Illegal Subcontracting.”
10/18/14 – Jeffrey S. Baird spoke on October 18, 2014 in Austin, Texas at the National Community Pharmacists Association. Mr. Baird’s presentation was titled “Good Contracts Make a Good Transaction: Protecting Your Interests.”
10/2-3/14 – Richard F. Brown will present “Case Law Update” at the 32nd Annual Advanced Oil & Gas Energy Resources Law Course in Houston, Texas on October 2-3, 2014.
10/1/14 – Bradley W. Howard held a webinar for the National Public Employer Labor Relations Association on October 1, 2014. His topic was titled “ADA Update.”
9/24/14 – Denise M. Leard spoke on September 24, 2014 in Austin, Texas at the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors Conference. Ms. Leard’s presentation was titled “Nothing Stays the Same Forever: Regulatory Challenges Facing HME Suppliers.”
9/24/14 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Legal Issues Facing the DME Industry” at the Colorado Association for Medical Equipment Services on September 24, 2014 in Denver, Colorado.
9/23/14 – Jeffrey S. Baird spoke at the Pacific Association for Medical Equipment Services in Tacoma, Washington on September 23, 2014. His topic was “A Look Ahead” Legal and Reimbursement Headliners and Guidance for 2014 and 2015.”
9/18/14 – Jeffrey S. Baird will present “Arrangements That DME Suppliers Can Legally Enter Into with Physicians and Other Referral Sources” and “After the Fact: How the Non-Contract Supplier Can Enter the Competitive Bid Arena” at the Medical Equipment Suppliers Association Fall 2014 Conference in Dallas, Texas on September 18, 2014.
6/19/14 – Bradley W. Howard spoke on June 19, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas at the Fort Worth Human Resource Management Association Legal Hour. His topic was “An Americans With Disabilities Act Update.”
6/11-12/14 – Denise M. Leard will speak at the Heartland Conference 2014 in Waterloo, Iowa. Ms. Leard will present “The Performance Improvement Process: Friend or Foe…It’s Up to You” on June 11, 2014. On June 12, she will also present “Putting the Brakes on Medicare Audit: Learn What You Can Do to Minimize Your Exposure.”
6/5-6/14 – Richard F. Brown spoke at the 2014 Oil, Gas, and Mineral Title Examination course in Houston, Texas on June 5th and 6th. His topic was “Irregular Owners – Unleased, Nonparticipating, Unpooled or Uncertain Owners and How to Manage the Issues.”
To request written materials or to obtain more information about upcoming speeches and presentations, contact Nicole Shannon.
Nicole Shannon, Administrator
Brown & Fortunato
905 S. Fillmore, Suite 400
P.O. Box 9418
Amarillo, TX 79105
806-345-6300
nshannon@bf-law.com
Unless otherwise noted, the attorneys at Brown & Fortunato are licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas. Some of the Attorneys are licensed in other states as noted in the attorney profiles. Except where noted, they are not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
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