Welcome to Our Health Care Group

Feldesman Leifer LLP has over 50 years of experience counseling and assisting community-based organizations, including health centers, and safety-net providers, nationwide. As one of the few practices in the nation devoted to federally funded programs, our attorneys regularly help FQHCs and look-alikes, behavioral health organizations, provider networks, managed care organizations, AIDS service organizations, family planning clinics, and municipalities and counties.

Governance Training Series for Health Center Boards: Navigating Legal Considerations

Comprised of twelve on-demand webinars ranging from 30 to 45 minutes, this training series will help your organization’s governing board learn how to competently and efficiently carry out their roles in your health center. For more information and to purchase the series, click here.

Governance Training Series for Health Center Boards: Navigating Legal Considerations
Fiduciary DutiesChallenging Situations in Governance
Governing Board AuthoritiesCorporate Compliance: The Board's Role
Assessing Corporate Consolidation Opportunities: Mergers and AcquisitionsIdentifying and Managing Conflicts of Interest
Reviewing Your Health Center's Audit ReportBoard Member Engagement and Participation
"PPS" Fundamentals: Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement for FQHCsRisk Management and FTCA Coverage
CEO Employment AgreementsCEO Evaluations and Compensation

Medicare/Medicaid Training Bundle

Created for new billing and revenue cycle staff and those who need a refresher, this training provides a foundation for the intricacies of federal payment programs, especially in the context of health center operations.  Over several months, participants will have access to three live workshops and two recorded webinars, leaving with a firm footing and a deeper understanding of these complex systems. For more information or to purchase the bundle, click here

Included Training
Medicare Care Management in the FQHC: New Opportunities in 2024Available On-Demand
Medicare for FQHCsOctober 15-17, 2024
Compliance and the FQHC Revenue CycleNovember 7, 2024
Medicaid for FQHCsNovember 18, 2024
New Opportunities in the CCBHC ProgramAvailable On-Demand

 

Live & On-Demand Webinars

On-Demand Webinars
Title
School-Based Health Centers: Common Models and Legal Considerations
Voter Engagement, Political Activity, and Lobbying: Rules of the Road for Election 2024 and Beyond
What's New in CMS' Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Proposed Rules for FQHCs 
Protecting Peer Review
Delivering Difficult News
Navigating the Haze: Marijuana and Changes to Federal Law
What to Do When Your Business Associate Experiences a Breach 
Nuts and Bolts of Mergers and Acquisitions
Document Deep Dive - Claims Management Policy
The Changing Landscape of the 340B Program 
Offering Patient Incentives for Preventive Care: Recent Interpretations by the OIG
Webinar Series: What's New with Part 2: SAMHSA and OCR Update Confidentiality Requirements for Substance Use Disorder Records
We Don't Want to Pay for That: Recent Strategies Employed by State Medicaid Agencies to Limit FQHC Payments and What To Do About It 
Industry Update: What the Changes to 42 CFR Part 2 Mean for Health Centers 
Harnessing the Power of AI in Health Centers
Medicare and the FQHC Behavioral Health Workforce: Expanded Services in 2024
Document Deep Dive - Compliance Program Description: Sample
Communicating with Patients: Texts, Emails, Voice Memos and More
Industry Update: What the OIG’s New General Compliance Program Guidance Means for Health Centers
Mastering Business Continuity: Basics and Beyond Webinar Series
Evaluating Your Corporate Compliance Program  
Safeguarding Healthcare: Behind the HIPAA Headlines
Industry Update: Form I-9: New Procedure, New Form, New Compliance Risks
Document Deep Dive - Exclusion and Debarment Screening Policy and Procedure: Sample 
Building for the Future: Mastering Succession Planning
Emergency Communications: Mastering Priority Telecommunications for Crisis Resilience
The Sliding Fee Discount Program: Updates and Developments 
3-part webinar series
Developing Compliance and Risk Management Training Plans: Requirements and Best Practices
What's New in CMS' Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Proposed Rules for FQHCs
Medical-Legal Partnerships
Document Deep Dive - Purchase of Service Agreement: Checklist and Referral Agreement: Checklist
Time and Effort for Health Centers
Online Tracking Technologies: Regulatory and Legal Risks
A Walk Through HRSA's Conflict of Interest Evaluation and Disclosure Requirements
Industry Update on the NPRM HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy
Industry Update: New Opportunities in the CCBHC Program
IRS Form 990 and Executive Compensation
Referral Agreements and the Health Center Program
Evaluating Your Risk Management Program
Withdrawal of the Health Care Antitrust Policy Statements: What Does this Mean for Health Centers?
EMR Contracts: FQHC Questions and FTLF Answers
Health Centers and the No Surprises Act: Where We Stand in 2023
Medicare and Medicaid Changes for FQHCs in Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Active Shooter Threat. The Risk is Real!
Legal Considerations for the Provision of Gender-Affirming Care
Document Deep Dive - Business Associate Agreement: Sample
Compliance Work Plans: Identifying, Assessing and Mitigating Risks
It's All About Access: Discrimination Law Basics for Health Centers
Proposed Changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Programs: What It Means for FQHCs
Implementing Affiliations Within the Bounds of HRSA Restrictions: Exploring the Range of Opportunities
Where Are We Now? Five Years of the CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule
Structuring Patient Incentive Programs to Comply with Federal Rules
Providing Services Outside the Scope of Your Grant: How to Ensure Compliance
“Long COVID” and Health Center Legal Obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Other Disability Rights Law
Key Compliance Considerations When Providing Opportunities for Students, Interns, and Job Shadows at Your Health Center
Responding to Audit Findings
Making the Informed Consent Process Work for Your Health Center
Understanding and Enhancing Your Health Center’s Bylaws: Key Elements and HRSA Requirements
Managing Risks Related to New Staffing Models
Board Member Eligibility

Workshops & National Trainings

    Contract Essentials

    This three-day virtual training has been specifically designed for health center staff seeking to improve their professional skills in reviewing and negotiating contracts entered by their health center. The curriculum addresses both the general terms found in all types of legal agreements as well as the regulatory issues arising for health centers in contractual arrangements.


    Health Center Compliance Program Fundamentals

    Developed for new compliance officers or organizations launching a new compliance program or initiative, this workshop covers the fundamentals of health center compliance programs.


    FTCA Forum

    Failing to comply with the FTCA program requirements can be very costly for health centers and providers who can be left without any professional liability insurance for very expensive claims. Join Feldesman attorneys for two days on the biggest risks, common concerns, and current “hot issues” in FTCA coverage.


    Medicare for FQHCs

    A new training developed just for health centers to help your organization address challenges and identify opportunities in serving Medicare patients. This workshop will cover provider enrollment policies, billing and coding practices, fee schedules, and service offerings, among other key topics.


    Compliance and the FQHC Revenue Cycle

    This day-long virtual training focuses on key areas of regulation that federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) encounter at each stage of the revenue cycle, from enrolling the FQHC with federal programs to "on-boarding" clinicians to self-auditing filed claims. The curriculum addresses key sources of law, regulation and program guidance, revenue cycle compliance risk areas, Medicare and Medicaid audits and auditing entities, and provides an overview of audit processes. 


    Medicaid for FQHCs

    This workshop is intended to convey an understanding of a health center’s enrollment and participation in the Medicaid program together with the associated rights and obligations.  The workshop will assist FQHCs with understanding their Medicaid per visit rate, whether that rate is derived from a prospective payment system (“PPS”) methodology or alternative payment methodology (“APM”).


    Managed Care Contracting Strategies

    Are you getting the most out of your Managed Care Organization (MCO) agreements? This workshop will teach you how to better prepare for and negotiate favorable participation agreements with MCOs.


    The Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Program: What's New in 2024

    This workshop provides in-depth information on the CCBHC program requirements, the CCBHC Medicaid demonstration program and SAMHSA expansion grants and focuses and focuses on recent updates to SAMHSA’s guidance (the “Criteria”) on CCBHC program requirements, as well as proposed updates by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to guidance concerning the prospective payment system for CCBHCs participating in the demonstration.


        Deciphering the Operational Site Visit: Legal Requirements and Practical Tips for a Successful OSV

        An updated version of our signature  training covering the HRSA Compliance Manual and Site Visit Protocol, with additional time devoted to sliding fee, billing & collections, and credentialing & privileging. To help you prepare for your next on-site assessment, we provide tips from the field and sample checklists for you to take home.

         

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