Latest Brouse mcdowell Podcast Episodes
Are You Properly Covered? A Health Care Provider's Guide to Key Business Insurance Policies
Brouse Health Care Checkup - December 08, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsJoin host and moderator, Nicole M. Thorn, health care attorney, as she discusses important considerations for health care owners and operators regarding their business insurance coverage with guest and certified property and casualty underwriter, Bryan Schauer of Schauer Group. Specifically, the...
Estate Planning for Physicians: It's More Than Just Your Dying Wishes
Brouse Health Care Checkup - September 30, 2021 20:14 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsJoin Host Nicole Thorn, health care attorney, who discusses with guest Lori Kilpeck, a trusts and estates partner at Brouse McDowell the importance of physicians planning their wishes for their assets--tangible and intangible-- in various legal documents. Health care businesses often rely on ope...
Coding and Documentation Compliance With the New E&M Guidelines
Brouse Health Care Checkup - July 26, 2021 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsNicole Thorn, health care attorney, hosts Stacey Stuhrenberg, Senior Consultant, Coding and Compliance at Kraft Healthcare Consulting, an affiliate of KraftCPAs. Stacey shares her expertise and insight on some of the keys to ensuring practices remain vigilant with their documentation and coding ...
Physician Emotional Intelligence and Avoiding Hot Water: Part II of II
Brouse Health Care Checkup - April 26, 2021 04:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn Part II of this series, learn a bit more about intrapersonal skills, particularly self and social management aspects of emotional intelligence and how honing those skills can help physicians diffuse stressful situations. In the heat of the moment and in an effort to avoid mistakes affecting p...
Physician Emotional Intelligence and Avoiding Hot Water: Part I of II
Brouse Health Care Checkup - March 22, 2021 04:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn Part I of this series, learn a bit more about interpersonal skills, particularly self and social awareness and how honing those skills can help physicians diffuse stressful situations. In the heat of the moment and in an effort to avoid mistakes affecting patient care, physicians can sometime...
Minimizing HIPAA Breach Penalties: Let a Technical Vendor Do Some of Your Work
Brouse Health Care Checkup - February 22, 2021 16:14 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, James McCaulley of AtNetPlus, shares with us how a third-party technical vendor assists health care entities with their HIPAA compliance. Even if many systems are remotely hosted by third-party providers, covered entities under HIPAA are still responsible for the protected healt...
Accounting For Your Provider Relief Funds, As If Tax Season Wasn't Stressful Enough
Brouse Health Care Checkup - February 04, 2021 19:02 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Department of Health and Human Services doled out billions of dollars in relief funds through the CARES Act in an effort to help health care providers stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the conditions of acceptance for these funds was the obligation to account for their use whi...
Legal Barriers Affecting Physician Mental Health
Brouse Health Care Checkup - December 07, 2020 05:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsDuring this unique pandemic time, mental health and well-being are as critical as ever. Physicians in particular have been positioned to be super-human in their treatment and management of COVID-19, yet they too are experiencing the same personal effects this pandemic is having on our lives. Mor...
Major Changes to Stark and Anti-Kickback Law Proposed
Brouse Health Care Checkup - October 21, 2019 17:35 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAfter taking a summer break, Brouse McDowell Health Care Attorneys Ryan Williams and Joe Bucaro sit down for their first podcast of the fall to discuss the proposed changes to the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalties Law. Joe and Ryan give listeners an overview of the po...
Understanding CMS’s Interoperability and Patient Access Proposed Rule
Brouse Health Care Checkup - June 20, 2019 14:31 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAttorneys Joe Bucaro and Ryan Williams discuss CMS’s Interoperability and Patient Access Proposed Rule released in February 2019. Ryan highlights important parts of the long and sometimes difficult to understand proposed rule for listeners. Ryan and Joe also discuss who the rule will apply to, an...
Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act - What Providers Need to Know
Brouse Health Care Checkup - June 06, 2019 04:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act was passed in order to prevent “patient brokering,” a practice where recovery homes engage third parties to recruit patients for illegal kickbacks. However, the Act goes beyond outlawing just patient brokering and makes illegal a broad range of financial ...
Ohio Health Law Update
Brouse Health Care Checkup - May 02, 2019 11:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsBrouse McDowell health care attorneys Laura Fryan and Joe Bucaro provide an update on two pressing Ohio health law issues. Laura and Joe first discuss recent changes to Ohio regulations on physician assistants which relax requirements on supervision. They then discuss a price transparency statut...
Ohio Cybersecurity Program - A Physician's Perspective
Brouse Health Care Checkup - April 04, 2019 13:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsA recently enacted Ohio law creates a legal safe harbor against tort liability arising from a data breach. It applies to all industries, but will likely have specific implications for providers and physicians. Attorneys Joe Bucaro and Ryan Williams sit down to walk listeners through the new Cybe...
Relaxing Requirements for Virtual Care
Brouse Health Care Checkup - March 21, 2019 11:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Issue. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will allow providers to bill for certain virtual interactions with patients that fall outside traditional telehealth services for the first time. Three new “virtual care” codes were included as part of the 2019 physician fee schedule. Pr...
Dissecting the ACO Final Rule
Brouse Health Care Checkup - March 14, 2019 11:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Issue. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule that sets a new direction for the Medicare Shared Savings Program, including wholesale changes to the “track” model previously used for accountable care organizations. Why It’s Important. The final rule dramatically c...
Nurse Practitioner Clinics: An alternative approach to health care
Brouse Health Care Checkup - March 07, 2019 15:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Issue. Nurse practitioner clinics are popular approaches to healthcare delivery. Opening a clinic requires nurse practitioners, physicians and entrepreneurs to balance medical care with the business of medicine -- details many health care providers are unfamiliar with. Why It’s Important. ...
The Claim Process in a Construction Insurance Claim
Construction Risk and Insurance Roundtable - September 04, 2018 13:45 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsUh-oh! There has been an injury, or damage to property during your project, so what now? In this episode, we discuss the proper steps to take when reporting a claim and the importance of doing so in a timely manner.
Professional Liability - Not Just for the Architect & Engineer
Construction Risk and Insurance Roundtable - August 28, 2018 14:37 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsRemember the rule of thumb. Everyone who has any connection to the project is likely to be brought into the suit. In this episode, we discuss the proper coverage in regards to design firms and the addition of Professional Liability insurance.
Cyber Exposure and Coverage Options
Construction Risk and Insurance Roundtable - August 21, 2018 14:45 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe construction industry is not immune to cyber-related loss. In this episode, we discuss the importance of understanding cyber risks in the construction industry, and how to use insurance to protect against them.
Environmental Exposure and Coverage Options
Construction Risk and Insurance Roundtable - August 14, 2018 14:25 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe market for Contractor and Professional Pollution Liability is very competitive, allowing for affordable and readily available coverage. In this episode, we discuss environmental insurance and effective measures that contractors should be aware of.
OCIP / CCIP Coverage
Construction Risk and Insurance Roundtable - August 07, 2018 13:04 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOwner Controlled Insurance Programs (OCIP) and Contractor Controlled Insurance Programs (CCIP) have become more and more common. In this episode, we discuss what needs to be reflected in your policy to protect you in losses exceeding these "Wrap-ups."
Additional Insured Coverage
Construction Risk and Insurance Roundtable - July 31, 2018 13:58 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAdditional insured coverage is one of the most frequently misunderstood areas of construction coverage law. It's important to understand what coverage will apply when naming additional insureds. In this episode, we discuss the details of this type of coverage and how it applies to different parties.
Indemnity Principles
Construction Risk and Insurance Roundtable - July 24, 2018 19:09 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe extent of indemnification available from lower-tier contractors varies from state to state. In this episode, we address proper indemnification language and the steps to minimize risk.
Construction Contract Insurance Provisions
Construction Risk and Insurance Roundtable - July 17, 2018 12:58 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOne of the many facets of the construction contract is the Insurance Provisions. In this episode, we address the importance of reviewing these provisions and provide tips to navigate and comply with these contractual requirements.
Coverage for Construction Defects
Construction Risk and Insurance Roundtable - July 10, 2018 19:36 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn Ohio and nationally, insurers and policyholders continue to battle over whether there is insurance coverage for injury or damage that arises from defective construction. In this episode we address issues such as who is responsible for paying and other questions related to defective construction.