Brown McCarroll | Resource Center | Webinars

HIPAA Audits: What they are looking for and what you can do to prepare.

2012-05-30T16:00:05+00:00

Under the HIPAA Audit Program, HHS’ Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has commenced its proactive audits on covered entities. Are you prepared for an audit? Join two Brown McCarroll attorneys as they discuss: • Which entities may be subject to an audit • The process and timeline for an audit • How to prepare for an audit • What the auditors are looking for • The ramifications of failing an audit

Background Checks—Doing Them Right

2011-11-16T15:30:55+00:00

It is critical that employers perform background checks on their new hires, but there is a right way and a wrong way to do them. This free Webinar will focus on the right way to do them, addressing legal compliance; scope of search; third-party vendors; and improving the process. The Webinar is oriented toward in-house counsel and human resources professionals. Texas CLE credit is currently pending.

Avoiding Pitfalls in Medical Office Leasing

2011-07-20T15:38:30+00:00

Medical office leasing poses unique challenges for landlords and tenants. In particular, the arrangement must be structured in compliance with the "Stark Law" and the "Anti-Kickback Statute" when applicable, or the parties risk penalties. Other critical areas in medical leasing are rights to sublease or assign, exclusivity, finish-out of the space, equipment and/or staff leasing, and personally guarantying a lease. Learn how to avoid these potential pitfalls, address short term goals for the practice, ensure future expansion or retirement plans are taken into account, and reduce liability and risk. Eligible for 1 hour of Texas MCLE credit through 6/30/12.

Provider-Based Strategies in a “Reformed” Environment

2011-04-19T17:26:43+00:00

Provider-based facilities offer hospitals opportunities for expansion of services and growth into new markets, both of which will be important under health care reform. Walk through the provider-based process and legal requirements, learn how Texas' licensing laws give provider-based facilities more flexibility, and find out how the provider-based rules intersect with the new prohibitions on physician ownership. Eligible for 1 hour of Texas MCLE credit through 3/31/12.

Compliance Plan - Training on Fraud and Abuse Laws

2011-04-11T19:53:37+00:00

This webinar is one component of a Compliance Plan/ Training on Fraud and Abuse Laws provided by attorneys Deborah Hiser and Mark Chouteau of our Health Law Section. For more information on their Compliance Plan training, please call (512) 472 - 5456.

ACO’s, Family Medical Homes, Shared Savings Programs and Collaborative Care

2010-12-16T15:21:19+00:00

ACO’s, Family Medical Homes, Shared Savings Programs, Collaborative Care: What Are They and How Do They Work? The ACA has unleashed an entire new lexicon to the health care industry. Many are new names for old concepts. This session will deliver the latest information on these new animals including: What exactly these programs are and what they are not. What the ACA provides and what we still don’t know. What the obstacles are to their formation. What providers can do to participate in and respond to these programs. What the pitfalls are and the dangers of participation.

Deployment of Large-Scale Renewable Resources in ERCOT

2010-12-10T13:05:57+00:00

CCET and Brown McCarroll invite you to join us for a free Webinar to discuss the Deployment of Large-Scale Renewable Resources in ERCOT. This session will explore: • The status of CREZ transmission permitting and construction • Grid dynamics with 20% non-dispatchable resources • Regulatory challenges and opportunities with respect to renewable resource deployment This is the first in a three-part series of webinars focused on Smart Grid Texas Style: The Uniqueness of the ERCOT Electricity Market.

RACS, MICS, ZPIC and Other Four Letter Words

2010-09-01T21:06:09+00:00

The audit contractors have begun their work, and law enforcement has stepped up their efforts. Join us for a free Webinar presented by Diane T. Carter and Mark D. Chouteau, partners in the Health Care Group at Brown McCarroll. Learn what to expect and how to respond when you come under scrutiny.

Health Care Reform 101

2010-04-06T21:07:42+00:00

President Obama has signed into law a landmark health care reform bill. Questions remain about the impact this new legislation will have on the health care industry. Join us for a free Webinar presented by David Hilgers, Partner in the Health Care Group at Brown McCarroll and Chair of the American Bar Association's Health Law Section, and find out what you need to know about health care reform.

HITECH Enforcement - What Health Care Providers Need to Know

2010-02-12T01:14:59+00:00

On February 17, the federal government and state Attorneys General began to enforce the requirements of HIPAA and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the "HITECH Act"), and to impose civil and criminal penalties, directly against business associates of covered entities. Health care providers will need to ensure that all of their business associates are compliant with HITECH. Join us for a free Webinar presented by Deborah Hiser, attorney at Brown McCarroll, and find out what you need to know to avoid risk of substantial penalties and/or sanctions.