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Health Care Law Today Podcast

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The Health Care Law Today Podcast, presented by Foley & Lardner LLP, is your connection to timely health care legal updates. Topics will cover a wide range of legal issues including Digital Health and Telemedicine, Regulatory and Compliance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Venture Capital and so much more. Each episode, a Foley attorney will be paired with a thought leader to discuss legal trends currently affecting the health care industry. It is important to note that this podcast will not cover any specific client legal matters, but covers topics that all health care organizations may be navigating. Thank you for listening.
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Episodes

Let’s Talk Compliance: The Risks and Pitfalls of Health Care Supply Chain Compliance

In this episode, Monica Chmielewski, vice chair of Foley’s Health Care Practice Group and Shannon Sumner, Chief Compliance Officer and Nashville’s Office Managing Principal of PYA explore how supply chain compliance is affecting the health care industry and share the risks and penalties associated with not being in compliance.

Jul 16, 202543 min

Let’s Talk Compliance: Health Care Organizations Take Note: Trends and Pitfalls in the Bond Market Compliance Space

In this episode, partner Jana Kolarik of Foley’s Health Care Practice Group and PYA principal Angie Caldwell host Heidi Jeffery, a partner in Foley’s Finance and Financial Institutions Practice Group, and Matt Stuart, a Principal in PYA’s Audit Assurance Service Line, discuss the latest trends in the bond market and the bond compliance pitfalls that organizations should avoid.

Sep 04, 202426 min

Health Care Philanthropy: Navigating the Hurdles, Rules, and Restrictions

In this episode, Jason Kohout, chair of Foley’s Family Office’s practice and Tax, Benefits & Estate Planning associate Emmaline Jurgena are joined by Kevin Melvin, legal counsel of Mayo Clinic’s Office of Gift Planning. This episode dives into what you could expect to see as you navigate health care philanthropy, in respect to restrictions, naming gifts, and other concerns.

Jun 26, 202431 min

Let’s Talk Compliance: Medical Device and Physician Arrangements

In this episode, partner Jana Kolarik of Foley’s Health Care Practice Group and PYA prinicpal Angie Caldwell interview partner Kyle Faget, co-chair of Foley Health Care Practice Group and co-chair of the firm’s Health Care & Life Sciences Sector’s Medical Device & Equipment Area of Focus and PYA consulting principal Tynan Kugler on medical device company arrangements with physicians. Specifically, we'll be discussing arrangements that can raise compliance issues and how to potentially mi...

Dec 05, 202343 min

Let’s Talk Compliance: How Compliance Issues Affect Health Care Transactions

In this episode, partner Jana Kolarik of Foley’s Health Care Practice Group interviews partner Roger Strode of Foley’s Health Care and Transactional Practice Groups and Michael Ramey, managing principal of PYA's Strategic and Transaction Solutions on how compliance issues impact the health care transaction process.

Oct 16, 202331 min

Let’s Talk Compliance: Medicare Advantage Compliance Enforcement Underway

In this episode, partner Jana Kolarik of Foley’s Health Care Practice Group interviews partner Michael Tuteur of Foley’s Government Enforcement & Defense Investigations Practice Group and Valerie Rock, Principal of PYA on Medicare Advantage compliance and enforcement trends and why this is a hot topic in the health care industry.

Aug 30, 202353 min

TLDR: A General Counsel’s Perspective on Digital Health

We are excited to announce a special series, TLDR. TLDR is focused on the digital health industry and the lawyers operating inside the companies innovating in the space, their work, the industry, and their experiences. In this episode of TLDR, my colleague Evan Hellman is joined by Michelle McGovern, General Counsel of Verana Health, to discuss issues associated with the current legal environment for telemedicine companies and the everyday hustle and bustle of a being a General Counsel.

Jul 10, 202329 min

Post Pandemic: Time to Refocus on Your Compliance Program

In this episode, Judy Waltz, Co-Chair of Foley’s Health Care Practice Group, and Shannon Sumner, Chief Compliance Officer and Nashville’s Office Managing Principal of PYA, dive into what it takes to get back to “normal” for compliance programs following the PHE and the burning questions clients are asking.

Jun 29, 202345 min

The Rules Have Changed: Decentralized Clincal Trials for Drugs

In this episode, Partner and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Health Care Practice Group, and Partner Monica Chmielweski are joined by Jodi Akin, Founder and CEO of Hawthorne Effect. Hawthorne Effect has embraced the decentralized clinical trial model and is dedicated to enriching the quality, experience, diversity, and access to clinical trials for patients, providers, and sponsors. With Jodi, we explore the newly released FDA Guidance, Decentralized Clinical Trials for Drugs, Biological Products, and De...

Jun 14, 202346 min

The Emerging Investigatory Focus on Telehealth: What You Need to Know

In this episode of Health Care Law Today, Nate Lacktman and Maureen Stewart are joined by Mark Josephs, Deputy General Counsel of LifeMD to discuss the current regulatory and legal environment for telemedicine companies regarding online subscription services, and the recent investigations by the federal government of these services.

Dec 09, 202238 min

CalAIM: Addressing Whole Person Care in California

In this episode, Foley partner Anil Shankar sits with Jackie Bender, Chief of Finance Strategy for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, to discuss California and Los Angeles County’s recently approved Medicaid waiver called CalAIM (California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal), the multiyear care delivery and payment reform initiative led by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).

Sep 30, 202235 min

Putting People First in Behavioral Health Reform

In this episode of Health Care Law Today, Foley partner Emily Weber and associate Lauren Carboni talk with Dr. Casey Wolfington of Vail Health Eagle Valley Behavioral Health about behavioral health reform and a people-first approach to behavioral health care that is accessible, affordable and equitable.

May 05, 202234 min

Who’s The Boss: Convergence and Consolidation in Cancer Care

In this episode, Foley Partners Adria Warren and Alexis Bortniker sit with Michael Kolodziej of ADVI Health about the upcoming Cancer Center Business Summit and the current convergence and consolidation in the oncology industry and what that means for the future of cancer care. ACCC 48th ANNUAL MEETING & CANCER CENTER BUSINESS SUMMIT We are thrilled to announce that the ACCC 48th Annual Meeting & Cancer Business Summit (AMCCBS) will now be offered as a hybrid event—with limited in-person...

Feb 22, 202237 min

Health Care Industry Trends and Lessons Learned from the Commonwealth

In this episode, Foley Partner Larry Vernaglia sits down with Steve Walsh , President & Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) to talk about the health care sector—drawing from what both of them have seen nationally and locally over the past twenty months—to discuss the current and future trends of healtchare finance and policy, surprise billing, response to the COVID pandemic and recent vaccination mandate, as well as the labor shortage crisis t...

Feb 15, 202235 min

The Low Down on Organ Procurement Organizations

In this episode, Foley Of Counsel Maureen Kwiecinski sits with Alexandra Glazier of New England Donor Services (NEDS) about how Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) are regulated and some of the recent changes in performance and outcome standards, similar to other health care organizations.

Sep 24, 202136 min

Community Health Centers: Issues Facing FQHCs Today

In this episode, Foley Senior Counsel Adam Hepworth talks with Trent Stechschulte of Equitas Health to talk about current hot issues related to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).

Jul 26, 202133 min

Advocate Aurora Enterprises: Commitment to Whole Person Health

In this episode, Foley Of Counsel Mike Lappin talks with Michael Grebe and Scott Powder of Advocate Aurora Health, to discuss Advocate Aurora Enterprises, a subsidiary of Advocate Aurora Health responsible for advancing the system’s purpose of helping people live well through a commitment to Whole Person Health....

May 13, 202147 min

Economics 101: Tools for Understanding Antitrust and Provider Deals

In this episode, Foley Partner Holden Brooks sits down with Drs. Monica Noether and Sean May , who are Vice Presidents at Charles River Associates (CRA), to explore the ways that economists add value to provider clients who are considering transactions. They will explain what it is that economists can bring to the table, their flexibility in structuring these kinds of engagements, and get a sense for what they see emerging as trends in the provider transaction space....

Jan 14, 202142 min

“Tune Up” Your Cybersecurity Program: A Perspective on Why Now

On the heels of recent significant Office for Civil Rights (OCR) breach settlements—one related to the Protected Health Information of 6 million individuals and an allegation related to systemic noncompliance with HIPAA rules —Foley Partner Jennifer Rathburn talks with Brian Resler a Vice President for Engagement for Stroz Friedberg, an Aon company , to discuss practical and approachable steps you need to take to tweak your cybersecurity program to be better prepared for any potential attacks. J...

Sep 24, 202038 min

Personalized Medicine, the Health Care of the Future

In this episode, Foley Partners Judy Waltz and Antoinette Konski talk with Edward Abrahams , the President of the Personalized Medicine Coalition, to discuss the issues facing personalized medicine and how the concepts underpinning the field may be applied to diagnose and treat COVID-19....

Aug 27, 202021 min

Behavioral Health in the Time of COVID-19

In this episode, Foley Partner Chris Donovan sits down with Daniel Risku , Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Beacon Health Options to discuss how COVID-19 has influenced and changed the environment of behavioral health from a private equity and transactional standpoint....

Jun 23, 202028 min

Telehealth in the Time of COVID-19

In this episode, Foley Of Counsel Kyle Faget sits down with Jennifer Crawford (General Counsel at Medici ) to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted the telehealth industry.

May 04, 2020

Clinical Trials in the Time of COVID-19

In this episode, Foley Partner Monica Chmielewski and Of Counsel Kyle Faget sit down with Laurie Halloran (Chief Executive Officer and Chairwoman of the Board of Halloran Consulting Group) to discuss how conducting clinical trials has changed within the Health Care Industry in the face of COVID-19....

Apr 29, 2020

What’s Ahead for Provider-Focused Health Care Investing?

In this episode, Foley Partner Roger Strode sits down with John Riddle (Managing Director of Brown Gibbons Lang & Company) and Dan Davidson (Managing Director of Coker Capital Advisors) to discuss the expected trends in provider-focused investing in the physician and behavioral health spaces in 2020....

Mar 16, 2020
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