Hospice Insights: The Law and Beyond
Tune in to Husch Blackwell’s hospice podcast with Meg Pekarske for conversations with industry innovators and fundamentals for navigating hospice law. In our commitment to monitoring updates and fostering learning, each episode delivers essential information clients need for best solutions in this changing healthcare sector.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 135
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Hospice Audit Series: The Second Guessing of Billed Hospice Physician Visits
Hospice Audit Series
Audits are a fact of life for hospices—it’s not a matter of “if” a hospice will be audited, but “when.” The alphabet soup of audits has expanded, from UPICs to SMRCs, CPIs, TPEs a…
Hospice Audit Series: Spring Audit Bloom—Medicaid UPICs and MAC ADRs
Hospice Audit Series
Audits are a fact of life for hospices—it’s not a matter of “if” a hospice will be audited, but “when.” The alphabet soup of audits has expanded, from UPICs to SMRCs, CPIs, TPEs a…
Staying Prepared: Hospices and the False Claims Act Part 1 - What Will Hospices Face and What Can They Do About It
Hospice and the False Claims Act Series
The False Claims Act (FCA) is the government’s most serious weapon to combat fraud in the healthcare community, and hospices are increasingly the target of FCA …
Hospice Audit Series: The Latest Developments and Strategies for Success in the Ever-changing Audit Landscape
In this inaugural episode of our Hospice Audit Series, Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske and Bryan Nowicki review three recent audit examples that resulted in multimillion-dollar extrapolated overpaymen…
Strategic Restructuring for the Future: The State of the Hospice Market
Strategic Restructuring for the Future: Exploring How Hospices Are Using Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Service Diversification to Transform
Change, transformation, disruption: whatever…
COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series: The Latest on Using and Reporting Your Provider Relief Funds
The “rules of the road” for Provider Relief Funds continue to evolve. Recent actions by Congress and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provide further clarification in key areas that a…
Hospice Survey Overhaul: An Unwelcome Surprise in COVID Relief Bill
The latest COVID Relief and Funding law passed in December 2020 brings dramatic changes to the hospice survey process. While CMS will need to engage in future rulemaking to implement the new framewor…
COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series: The Latest on Testing and Vaccinating Employees
In this episode, Husch Blackwell's Meg Pekarske is joined by colleagues Jenna Brofsky, Erica Ash and Wakaba Tessier who provide an update on the legal landscape related to COVID-19 testing and vaccin…
Hospice Innovators: A Conversation with William Finn of Hospice of the Western Reserve
In today’s conversation Husch Blackwell's Meg Pekarske sits down with William Finn, the CEO of Hospice of the Western Reserve, where they share stories of change, innovation and opportunity in hospic…
Governance Series: A Good Hospice Board in Action - What it Looks Like
Join Husch Blackwell's Meg Pekarske as she further explores good governance in hospice. In this conversation, Meg is joined by fellow attorney Stephanie E. Kaiser as they delve into the details about…
The New Information Blocking Rule: What It Means For Hospices
With all that 2020 has brought, the Information Blocking Rule that came out of the Cures Act was under the radar of many hospices. Thankfully, HHS extended the compliance date for the Rule to April 5…
Will the U.S. Supreme Court Weigh in on Hospice Prognostication? Industry Hopes to Preserve AseraCare Court Decision.
The AseraCare court decision benefited hospices and physicians, particularly by recognizing the uncertainty surrounding prognostication of a six-month life expectancy and the principle that two physi…
Perspectives on End of Life Care: An Exploration of Its Past, Present and Future - A Conversation with Dr. Janet Bull
As we approach the 40th anniversary of the Medicare hospice benefit, we stand at an important reflection point to evaluate end-of-life care and map its future. In this new series, we gather leaders a…
Enforcement Relief: What New Regulatory Reforms Could Mean for Hospices
The Trump Administration has shown an interest in regulatory reform with the goal of reducing the burden on regulated parties such as hospices. This has recently come to the forefront as part of the …
COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series: The Government Yet Again Updates Rules for FFCRA Paid Leave and Provider Relief Fund Reporting
September was another busy month as hospices and other providers try to keep pace with the government’s constantly evolving rules and standards around various COVID-19 federal relief programs. In thi…
Working Together: Tips for Ensuring A Compliant Relationship Between You and Your Hospice Board
In this episode, Husch Blackwell's Meg Pekarske is joined by colleague Stephanie Kaiser for a rich conversation on what it means for a hospice board to carry out its fiduciary duties and how this rel…
Hospice Labor and Employment Trends: Labor Relations Revisited – The Union At Your Door
No employer wants a union. While unions have not had deep presence in hospice, hospice employers are not immune to unionization efforts.
In this session, Meg Pekarske is joined by her colleagues Jon …
No Delay for Hospices: October 1st Brings New Election and Addendum Requirements
In this episode of Husch Blackwell's Hospice Insights podcast, Meg Pekarske and Andrew Brenton review the new rule’s key takeaways and flexibilities, and discuss navigating compliance.
Additional res…
COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series: Hospice Physicians are Being Tested by COVID-19, and Increased Scrutiny Lies Ahead—What to Expect and What to Do
COVID-19 has affected all aspects of hospice care, operations and personnel, including the person whose judgment is at the center of the Medicare hospice benefit: the hospice physician. From new regu…
COVID-19 Hasn’t Interrupted Everything: Certain Hospice Audit Activity Continues Despite Public Health Emergency
COVID-19 threw a wrench into certain hospice audit activity, but the machine rumbles on. In today’s episode, Meg Pekarske, Erin Burns and Bryan Nowicki discuss the current state of hospice audits, in…