ARCHIVES
2018
Pearson & Bernard PSC, Medicare Compliance Cruise VII, January 20-27, 2018, Eastern Caribbean Cruise
2017
Pearson & Bernard PSC, Medicare Compliance Cruise VI, January 15-22, 2017, Caribbean Cruise
2016
Pearson & Bernard PSC, Compliance Cruise V, February 6-13, 2016, Caribbean Cruise,
“The Hurricane Called Health Care Reform: What to do to Survive”, “Employer Compliance in the Era of Health Care Reform.”
Home Care Sales & Marketing Society,
Orlando, FL, January 25-26, 2016, “Home Care Business: Health Care Reform v 2016”
2015
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc. Owner and Administrator Conference, Kauai, HI, November 17-20, 2015, “Employment Issues for Health Care Providers,” “Home Care Business: Do’s & Don’ts v. 2015.”
Home Care Sales & Marketing Society, Las Vegas, NV, October 8-9, 2015, “The Home Health Business: It’s Getting Serious.”
National Association for Homecare & Hospice, Financial Managers Conference, Nashville, TN, June 27-30, 2015, “Financial Risks in Medical Review: Responding, Reacting and Rebounding”
Rowan Consulting Associates, Phoenix, AZ, April 14-16, 2015, “Health Care in Transition”, “Home Care Business Do’s and Don’ts v 2015”
Home Health Line, Power Home Health Referrals Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada,
February 18-20, 2015, “Hot Topics in Health Care”
Home Care Sales & Marketing Society, Home Care Executive Strategy Conference, Orlando, FL, February 5-6, 2015, “Medicare Changes for 2015 and Beyond,” “Caregiver Exemption and Other Hot Legal Issues”
Pearson & Bernard PSC, Compliance Cruise IV, February 8-15, 2015, Caribbean Cruise
“Hot Legal Topics in Health Care: What’s Next?”; “Employment Compliance Issues.”
2014
Rowan Consulting Associates, Scottsdale, AZ, November, 2014: “Home Care Marketing: Do’s and Dont’s”
Home Care Sales & Marketing Society, Las Vegas, NV, October 1-2, 2014: “Legal Update for Home Care.”
Ohio Council for Home Care & Hospice, Annual Conference, Columbus, OH, September 23-24, 2014: “HIPAA/HITECH and the Final Omnibus Rule: Highlighting How the Current Rules Affect Day-to-Day Business”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Eastern Mediterranean Cruise, September 21-27, 2014: “Owner/Administrator Forum”
Southwest Conference, Dallas, Texas, April, 2014: “The New World of Health Care: Riding the Wave”
Private Client Management Conference, Cincinnati, OH, March, 2014: “Hiring & Firing: Getting it Right
Home Health Line, Power Home Health Referrals Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 27-28, 2013: “Hot Topics in Home Care.”
Pearson & Bernard PSC, Compliance Cruise III, February 8-15, 2014: Employment Compliance: “How Not to Avoid the Mandate” Legal Compliance: “Hot Legal Topics in Health Care: What Next?”
2013
Medicare Training & Consulting, Western Mediterranean Cruise, September 23-29, 2013: “Owner/Administrator Forum”
Home Care Sales & Marketing Society, May 10, 2013 [Webinar]: “HIPAA: It’s Serious Now”
Private Client, National Franchisers Conference, April 24-25, 2013, Denver Colorado: “Health Care Reform: Your Role In Innovation” | “Marketing Do’s & Don’ts In the Era of Health Care Reform”
Home Health Line, Power Home Health referrals Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 27-28, 2013: “The straight & Narrow: Understanding the Legal Restrictions on Health Care Marketing”
Pearson & Bernard, PSC, COMPLIANCE CRUISE II, JANUARY 14-19, 2013
2012
Home Care Sales & Marketing Society, October 18-19, 2012, Las Vegas, NV, “How Much is Too Much? Marketing Compliance”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., Alaska Cruise, August 5-12, 2012, “Owner/Administrator Forum.”
Home Care Sales & Marketing Society, July, 2012, Phoenix, AZ, “Where Do We Stand? Impact of Supreme Court Decisions”
Home Health Line, Las Vegas, NV, February, 2012, “7 Steps to Compliance in Home Health Marketing”
Pearson & Bernard, PSC, Medicare Compliance Cruise, January, 2012, “Marketing Compliance”/”Employment Compliance”
2011
Home Care Sales & Marketing Society, Phoenix, AZ, Various, monthly webinars on sales training and marketing compliance.
Midwest Care Alliance, Columbus, OH, November, 2011, “Marketing: Avoiding Fraud & Abuse”
Home Health Line, Las Vegas, NV, February, 2011 “Setting The Stage: Compliant Marketing Practices”
2010
Powershot Training, Inc., Phoenix, AZ, Monthly sales compliance webinars.
Private Client, Management Retreat, Pigeon Forge, TN, October, 2010, “RAC Audits and Medical Review/ 2011 PPS Rule”
Private Client, Cincinnati, OH, September, 2010, “The Home Health Business – It’s Risky Business!”
Gulf Coast Home Care Conference, Biloxi, MS, July, 2010, “Employment Law & Home Health”/ RACS, ZPICS and Claim Denials: BBA 1997 Revisited”
Private Client, Annual Conference, Boston, MA, June, 2010, “Hiring and Firing and Everything in Between”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., Greek Isle Cruise, June, 2010, “Owner/Administrator Forum.”
Midwest Care Alliance, Columbus, OH, February, 2010, “Pay Practices That Can Land You in Trouble”
Home Health Line, Las Vegas, NV, February, 2010, “Legal Marketing: Get Sales, Not Jail!/ Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Implications for Home Care Agencies”
2009
Private Duty Insider, Las Vegas, NV, November, 2009, “Hiring and Firing: Getting It Right”
Private Client, Management Retreat, Pigeon Forge, TN, October, 2009, “Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act: Implications for Home Care Agencies”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., Mediterranean Cruise, August, 2009, “Owner/Administrator Forum.”
Home Health Line, Las Vegas, NV, February, 2009, “Mapping Your HHA Marketing: Legal Boundaries to Follow”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., Key West, FL, February, 2009, “Health Care Reform and Home Care”
2008
Private Client, Webinar, October, 2008, “Marketing Seminar”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., Maui, HI, July, 2008, “Owner/Administrator Forum.”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., Greek Isle Cruise, June, 2008, “Owner/Administrator Forum.”
Home Health Line, Las Vegas, NV, February, 2008, “Marketing That’s Legal and Works!”
2007
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., Mediterranean Cruise, August, 2007, “Owner/Administrator Forum.”
Home Health Line, Las Vegas, NV, April, 2007, “Profiting From Home Care Technology: Getting the Deal You Want or Can Live With”
Ohio Hospice & Home Care Organization, Columbus, OH, March, 2007, “Employment Law: The FLSA and the FMLA”
Home Health Line, Nashville, TN, February, 2007, “Legal Issues in HHA Marketing Practices”
Ohio Council for Home Care, Columbus, OH, February, 2007, “Employment Law: Wage & Hour and FMLA Update”
2006
Home Health Line, Las Vegas, NV, October, 2006, “Legal Landmines: Top HHA Marketing Mistakes”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., Alaska Cruise, September 10-16, 2006, “Owner/Administrator Forum.”
Texas Association for Home Care, Webinar, August, 2006, “Navigating the Home Care Legal Landscape”
Texas Medical Foundation, Webinar, August, 2006, “Maintaining Compliance in Your Agency Admissions and Discharges”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., Maui, HI, July, 2006, “Owner/Administrator Forum.”
Greater Cincinnati Women’s Chamber, Cincinnati, OH, June, 2006, “Caring For Our Elders”
Illinois Council for Home Care, Bloomingdale, IL, March 16, 2006, “Assuring Compliance With the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005”
Home Health Line, Orlando, FL, March, 2006, “Non-Solicitation/Non-Compete Clauses: How to Use Them Effectively”
Nevada Home Care Association, Las Vegas, NV, February, 2006, “Legal Traps in Marketing Your Home Care Agency”
2005
National Association for Home Care, Dallas, TX, October, 2005, “Exemptions Under the Fair Labor Standards Act”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., Caribbean Cruise, September, 2005, “Owner/Administrator Forum.”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., Kona, Hawaii, July, 2005, “Owner/Administrator Forum.”
Home Health Line, Inc., Las Vegas, NV, June, 2005, “Risky Business: Marketing Your Agency”
Missouri Alliance for Home Care, Land of the Ozarks, MO, April 26, 2005, “FLSA Exemptions”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Las Vegas, NV,February, 2005, “Employment Law : From A-Z in a Nutshell”
Ohio Council for Home Care, Teleconference, “Marketing Your Agency and Keeping It Legal”
2004
Medicare Training & Consulting, St. Thomas, VI, November 1-4, 2004, “Owner/Administrator Forum”
NAHC 4th World Congress on Homecare & Hospice, Phoenix, AZ, October 24-27, 2004, “New Criteria for Exemption Under the Fair Labor Standards Act and “Marketing Your Agency: Keeping it Legal”
Ohio Council for Home Care, Columbus, OH, September 22, 2004, “Wage & Hour Primer”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., Maui, HI, July 27-31, 2004, “Owner/Administrator Forum.”
Hawaii Medical Association, Honolulu, HI, July 26, 2004, “New Wage & Hour Issues”
Home Health Line, Hollywood, FL, June 2-4, 2004, “Power Home Health Referrals: Advanced Marketing Strategies.”
Illinois Council for Home Care, Bloomingdale, IL, March 25, 2004, “New Criteria for Exemptions Under the FLSA.”
Home Health Line, New Orleans, LA, March 4-5, 2004, “Hiring the Best” and “Pay Practices & Productivity.”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., Key West, FL, February 25-28, 2004, “Owner/Administrator Forum.”
Home Health Line, Las Vegas, NV, February 18-20, 2004, “Legal Workshop on Marketing Practices for Home Health Agencies.”
2003
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., Las Vegas, NV, December, 2003, “How Much is Too Much? Maintaining Compliance in your Marketing Practices”
Ohio Council for Home Care, Columbus, OH, November, 2003, “HIPAA Security Rule: The Clock is Ticking”
NAHC 3rd World Congress on HomeCare and Hospice, Orlando, FL, October, 2003, “New Criteria for Exemptions Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.”
Pearson & Bernard, Boyd and Nicholas, Las Vegas, Nevada, July, 2003, “Walking the Fine Line Between Profits and Prison”
Home Health Line, Orlando, FL, June 16, 2003, “Marketing for Referrals: Legal Traps.”
Ohio Council for Home Care, April 8-10, 2003, Cincinnati, Columbus & Cleveland, Ohio, “Workshop on the Fair Labor Standards Act.”
Pearson & Bernard, PSC, March 31-April 1, 2003, New Orleans, LA, “HIPAA in the French Quarter” and “Marketing Home Health Services.”
Illinois Home Care Council, Lisle, Illinois, March 20-21, 2003, “The Fee Basis of Payment and Per Visit Pay,” and “Marketing Home Care Services in the Medicare Minefield.”
Northern Kentucky Bar Association, Covington, KY, March 12, 2003, “Evaluating Employment Law Cases.”
2002
National Association for Home Care, Salt Lake City, UT, October 27, 2002, “Per Visit Pay: Update on Recent Court Decisions.”
Home Health Line, San Antonio, Texas, October 18, 2002, “Home Health Marketing Legal Workshop”
Home Health Line, September 25, 2002, Audio Conference, “How Much Is Too Much? Maintaining Compliance In Your Marketing Practices”
Ohio Council for Home Care, Columbus, Ohio, September 18, 2002, “Employment Law Update”
Home Care Association of New York State, Inc., Financial & Senior Management Conference, Lake George, NY, August 20, 2002, “How to Pay Exempt RNs”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., July 19, 2002, Las Vegas, Nevada, “HIPAA For HHAs”
Home Health Line, June 25, 2002, Tampa, Florida, “Home Health Marketing Legal Workshop”
Hawaii Health Association, June 25, 2002, Honolulu, HI, “HIPAA: What To Do Now!”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., Owner/Administrator Forum, June 26-28, 2002, Kauai, Hawaii, “Pay Practices”, “HIPAA Update.”
Kentucky Association for Home Care, May 10, 2002, Lexington, KY, “The Fee Basis Of Payment”
National Association for Home Care, Washington, D.C., National Policy Conference, May 2,2002 “The State of Employment and Labor Law for Home Care 2002”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., Jan.-March, 2002, Las Vegas, NV and Orlando, FL, “HIPAA for HHA’s”
2001
Medtrade, Atlanta, GA, November, 2001, “Legal Issues In Payroll Practices.”
National Association for Home Care, October, 2001, Las Vegas, Nevada, “Employment Law Update.”
Medtrade, New Orleans, Louisiana, October, 2001, “Mastering the Administrative Appeals Process.”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., July, 2001, Las Vegas, NV, “Claim Denials and Administrative Appeals”
Ohio Council for Home Care, Columbus, OH, April, 2001, “Employment Law Update”
American Federation of HomeCare Providers, Inc., Las Vegas, NV March 2001, “The Claims Appeals Process”
2000
American Federation of HomeCare Providers, Inc, October, 2000 Orlando, Florida, “Legal Issues In Payroll Practices”
Medtrade, Orlando, Florida, October, 2000, “Legal Issues In Payroll Practices.”
Ohio Council for Home Care, Columbus, Ohio, October, 2000, “Review of Medicare Litigation.”
National Association for Home Care, September, 2000, New Orleans, Louisiana,“The Future of Per Visit Pay For Home Health Agencies: How To Pay Exempt RNs.”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., August, 2000, Chicago, Illinois “Appeals to Administrative Law Judges” , “PPS and Payroll Practices”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., August, 2000, Las Vegas, Nevada “Appeals to Administrative Law Judges”, “PPS and Payroll Practices”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., Owner/Administrator Forum, May, 2000, Key West, Florida, “PPS and New Hurdles For Claim Payments”, “Administrative Appeals.”
Medicare Training & Consulting, Inc., August, 2000, Kapolei, Hawaii, “Employment Practices for Home Health Agencies”
1999
American Federation of Home Care Providers, Las Vegas, Nevada (1999): “Waiver of Liability and the Appeals Process”
Kentucky Home Health Association, Louisville, KY, 1999, “Financial Changes in Home Care.”
Joint Council on Geriatric Care, Cincinnati, OH, June, 1999, “Per Beneficiary Limits and Access to Home Health Care”
Home Health Line, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1999 “Private Duty Boot Camp.”
1998
Ohio Council for Home Care, Columbus, OH, 1998, “Medicare Reimbursement Compliance.”
Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), Orlando, Florida, 1998, “Risk Management for Hospital Affiliated Home Health Agencies”
Indiana Association for Home Care, Indianapolis, IN, 1998, “Fraud & Abuse Compliance Plans.”
1997
Home Care Aide Association of America (HCAA), Washington, D.C., 1997, “The Winds of Change Are Blowing”
Medicare Training and Consulting, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, 1997, “Dealing With Fraud and Abuse Investigations”