Brown McCarroll Attorneys at Law

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

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.

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 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.

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.