This article is the second in a series by Lashly & Baer attorneys Scott A. Pummell and Riley J. Brown addressing various changes coming to the regulation of and access to telehealth services. In fact, the legal and regulatory boundaries of telehealth and remote medicine changed almost overnight as the COVID-19 pandemic set in. Those boundaries are set to change again – and again and maybe again – over the next 18 months. This Read more
This article is the first of a series by Lashly & Baer attorneys Scott A. Pummell and Riley J. Brown addressing various changes coming to the regulation of and access to telehealth services. In fact, the legal and regulatory boundaries of telehealth and remote medicine changed almost overnight as the COVID-19 pandemic set in. Those boundaries are set to change again – and again and maybe again – over the next 18 months. This Read more
St. Louis, Missouri (March 6, 2023) – Lashly & Baer, P.C. announces the expansion of its service areas by adding two experienced Family Law attorneys. Deborah C.M. Henry and Katherine (Kate) E. Henry have joined the Firm and will bring a wealth of experience in handling family law issues. “We are always looking at ways that we can improve client service. Family Law is an area that we have considered integral to our practice,” Read more
Lashly & Baer, P.C. attorney Michael R. Barth provides an overview of the United Program Integrity Contractor (UPIC) audit response process. There are five separate geographic jurisdictions for UPICs, and CoventBridge is the Midwestern UPIC that includes both Missouri and Illinois. UPICs such as CoventBridge are private contractors monitoring both Medicare and Medicaid programs from fraud, waste, and abuse. For the purposes of this article, Barth focuses on responding to a letter from your Read more
Lashly & Baer attorney, Stuart J. Vogelsmeier, was interviewed about the potential impact for healthcare providers if the FTC’s proposed regulation would ban non-compete agreements. Here is the link to the podcast that was broadcast by Gist Healthcare on February 27, 2023. How the FTC’s Proposed Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Could Impact the Healthcare IndustryBy: Gist HealthcareThe Federal Trade Commission announced in January a proposed ban on non-compete clauses in employment agreements. NCAs are Read more
Attorney Stuart J. Vogelsmeier provides an overview of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) December 2022 Audit Report in regards to providers claiming Medicare Bad Debts. His review provides practical insights for providers in complying with Federal cost report requirements and in the development of policies and procedures related to collecting coinsurance and deductibles from Medicare patients. To read Stu’s full article CLICK HERE.
Lashly & Baer attorney, Stuart J. Vogelsmeier, commented on the potential impact on healthcare providers of the FTC’s proposed regulation that would ban non-compete agreements. Here is the link to the story which appeared on January 11, 2023 in Healthcare Dive.
Friday, December 23, 2022 (St. Louis, Missouri) – Attorney Andrew R. Bramman and Riley J. Brown have joined Lashly & Baer, P.C. as associates. Andrew R. Bramman holds a J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law and practices in the areas of Land Use, Urban Development, Environmental Law, and Municipal Law. Prior to joining the firm, Andy worked for the St. Louis County Counselor’s office, handling municipal court dockets, administrative appeals, and civil Read more
Congratulations to Lashly & Baer attorneys Kenneth Brostron and Lisa Stump for being named to the 2022 Missouri Lawyers Weekly Power List for Education Law.
Earlier in 2022, Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) area offices were charged with conducting follow-up inspections directed at hospitals and skilled nursing facilities that had been cited for violating Covid-19 safety requirements at the height of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Under the initiative, OSHA sought to devote a full 15% of these inspections per region to nursing home and assisted living communities. OSHA’s goal was to mitigate the spread of Read more
