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Ste. 1300
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-3993, United States
Phone: 515.288.2500
Fax: 515.243.0654
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Looking for a simple, easy-to-implement way to lower your risk of overpayments? We have one on this week’s podcast!…
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Most healthcare providers understand that routinely waiving patient cost-sharing obligations creates compliance issues under the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Civil Monetary Penalties Law, and third-party payor agreements which…
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Providers will often pay physicians for serving in important administrative roles within the organization. Compensation for administrative services can create risk to the organization under multiple laws, including the Physician…
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/ Government Contracting, Health
Recent years have seen an unprecedented rollback of many hard-won civil rights for LGBTQ+ Iowans at the state and federal levels. There are several ways LGBTQ+ Iowans can protect and empower themselves and their loved ones…
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/ Civil Rights, Family Law, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
One of the fundamental compliance requirements for healthcare providers is protecting the confidentiality and security of the patient health information you maintain. Most healthcare providers are subject to a federal law called…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, Health, Privacy
Has a patient asked you or one of your providers if they could record a conversation or interaction with you? Would your staff know how to handle such a request? Requests from patients and their families to record interactions…
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/ Health, Privacy, Professional Malpractice
Q: I have an employee on FMLA and I’m not certain how to count holiday leave…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
One of the biggest changes in healthcare over the past 15 years has been the move to electronic medical records. In 2009, only 12% of hospitals and 22% of physician practices utilized a certified electronic health record. As of…
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/ Health, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
As many employers discovered during the COVID pandemic, one of the most complex components of leave can be whether an employee’s health insurance is continued throughout the leave or, according to the health insurance contract,…
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/ Health, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law
The role of the compliance officer is often stressful. In 2022, the Corporate Compliance Institute published a survey of 240 compliance officers. According to the findings, 59% felt burned out, 51% have “a lot of” or “extreme…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
We talk frequently on the podcast about how important it is for providers to find compliance issues early so they can correct them and self-report if needed. One way to find compliance issues early is for your employees and…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Health
In the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValue, Inc., interpreting the False Claims Act’s scienter element – referring to the defendant’s knowledge and subjective beliefs –…
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Every region has its stereotypes, but here in Iowa, we lean into the Midwest image: polite, pragmatic, team-oriented (think barn raising), and stubborn as dirt, all qualities that can serve you well as a manager…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
AI is a buzzword on everyone’s lips in 2024, and to quote a hit song from the 1980s, apparently “The future’s so bright I gotta wear shades.” In other words, many are quick to sing the praises of AI and the opportunities that…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
In attempting to assess the complicated balance between an individual employee’s need for a service animal and the requirements of clients, customers, patients, and the workplace as a whole, the Eighth Circuit has weighed in…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
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