Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

“My view on live-in and extended shift … is that the issue you have is setting it up the right way,” Angelo Spinola, home health, home care and hospice chair at the law firm Polsinelli, said Thursday during a webinar presentation. “If

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Hiring a law firm with expertise in employment law to annually review your personnel policies ensures they are equitable and adhere to the most recent federal, state, and local regulations. An open-door policy that promotes the early disclosure of concerns and cultivates a sense of trust is beneficial whenever feasible.

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Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

“What I have seen over the years, and continue to beat the drum on, is when we act as an industry in a collective manner, it’s really loud,” Angelo Spinola, the chair of home care, home health and hospice at the law firm Polsinelli, said during a HCP’s Growth Summit last week. It’s such a large industry and there are so many voices.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 30, 2023

agencies in southern states have become a key area of focus, Angelo Spinola, the home health, home care and hospice chair at the law firm Polsinelli, said last week during a presentation at the Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) national conference. Though the DOL has its eyes on providers operating across the U.S,

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Home Health Care

APRIL 23, 2024

law firms that have done independent analyses of the proposed rule,” Damon Terzaghi, the director of Medicaid advocacy at NAHC, told HHCN. Challenges will likely come from states themselves, as the 80-20 provision is creating a level of micromanaging between CMS and state Medicaid programs that hasn’t existed before.

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In these cases, the challengers often mischaracterize what CON laws do, what they represent and how they actually function,” Matt Wolfe, a shareholder at the law firm Baker Donelson, told HHCN in an email. They failed to convince the court, however. “In

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

And given the fact that prescription drug prices continue to increase, the topic of drug price management is likely to continue to capture the attention of the media and policymakers at the state level, given the current lack of overriding federal regulation.

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Bill Of Health

JANUARY 6, 2022

I had the privilege of helping to draft the Washington Psilocybin Services Wellness and Opportunity Act with input from the Psychedelic Medicine Alliance of Washington and my colleague John Rapp of the law firm Harris Bricken. Though psilocybin is non-addictive , the bill’s sponsors recognize the benefits of supported adult use.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 25, 2024

“In our industry, you see non-solicitation agreements, which are designed to protect the business of the provider, but not to restrict the caregiver,” Angelo Spinola, the home health, home care and hospice chair at the law firm Polsinelli, previously told Home Health Care News.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 30, 2022

All home care and home health agencies should keep a close eye on the rule, Angelo Spinola, the co-chair of the home health and home care industry group at the law firm Polsinelli, told HHCN.

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Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Angelo Spinola — the home health, home care, and hospice chair at law firm Polsinelli — recently told HHCN how these new regulations can get off to a slow start. Of those that did hear from insurers, 61% reported being offered decreased rates.

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Home Health Care

MAY 26, 2023

In some areas, it will be important for providers to increase their advocacy efforts, like when it comes to a potential ban on non-competes, Angelo Spinola, the chair of home care, home health and hospice at the law firm Polsinelli, told Home Health Care News.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Matt Wolfe, a health care attorney with the law firm Baker Donaldson, believes that value-based care, staffing struggles and the emergence of telehealth will all present even more struggles for providers in 2023. CON laws don’t exist in all states, and even in those states that do have CON laws, not all include home health.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Mostly, though, the Obama-era regulation has ended up decreasing the amount of live-in care that home care agencies provide. But instead of improving the situation, industry regulation has just decreased the amount of paid people in the profession. “I The administration’s goal at the time was to raise caregiver wages.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 8, 2024

However, it’s important to note that the enforceability of non-solicit agreements can vary depending on state laws and regulations, with some states placing restrictions on their use or enforcing them differently. Connecticut recently tightened its non-compete regulations. Non-solicits are where the issues lie. “We

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KHN

DECEMBER 19, 2023

. “To me this is a safety signal and it’s hard to know if the FDA is working on something to address it,” said Kinard, founder of Device Events , a company that makes FDA device data more user-friendly for hospitals, law firms, investors, and others. “The FDA may be missing some signals,” he said.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 20, 2022

However, providers need to be sure they’re not running afoul of the federal laws, or the state law equivalents, that regulate the financial relationships between agencies and their referral sources. Strong referrals can be the lifeblood of a thriving home-based care business.

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Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Right now, regulation and standardization varies greatly from state to state. Department of Labor have all increased their targeting of the home care industry, Angelo Spinola, the co-chair of the home health and home care industry group at the law firm Polsinelli, also said at the Growth Summit. “We’ve

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Daily questions from employees on shifting rules and regulations have become regular for providers. I think a lot of folks are missing a lot of what the ETS requires,” Angelo Spinola, the co-chair of the home health and home care industry group at the law firm Polsinelli, said at the conference. “If

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Bill Of Health

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

If you search “lawyers back pain,” you’ll find no shortage of law firms ready to litigate on your behalf. The legal services industry is full of sophisticated firms and an estimated revenue of nearly $350 billion. Maybe law firms can figure out how to solve chronic back pain through workplace adjustments.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 23, 2023

Joint employment laws are particularly relevant to home-based care, Angelo Spinola — the co-chair of the home health and home care industry group at the law firm Polsinelli — said Thursday on a WellSky webinar. “If This includes workers from staffing agencies and franchisors, among others.

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Health Care Success

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Facebook and Instagram do not have a firm policy on healthcare advertisements because they did not consider HIPAA regulations when building their ad platform. Facebook, Instagram, and other social platforms are constantly evolving to meet the changing demands of consumers and regulators.

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Bill Of Health

APRIL 14, 2023

Inherent Discrepancies in Income Another thing that makes the Supreme Court Justices, and indeed all federal judges, vulnerable to influence is the vast income disparity between them and the lawyers who appear before them, their peers in law firms, and most certainly the executives and board members of the companies those lawyers represent.

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Etactics

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Table of Contents General Statistics Cases and Arrests Top Venues/Industries for Labor Trafficking Top Venues/Industries for Sex Trafficking Laws and Regulations Mandatory Training Council to Combat Trafficking Punishments Conclusion. Some laws are preventative, such as requiring training for lodging companies.

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Firstly, providers should be aware they can still be sued for improperly classifying a worker as a contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Emina Poricanin, managing attorney of the New York-based Poricanin Law, told Home Health Care News. In fact, they withdrew a lot of the opinion letters that utilize the updated test.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 13, 2022

In particular, industry insiders believe the heightened scrutiny will lead to stricter regulations and less business-friendly policies. In home-based care, the private equity interest has been very strong,” Angelo Spinola, the co-chair of the home health and home care industry group at the law firm Polsinelli, told Home Health Care News.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 14, 2021

It seems, for example, that the courts are giving much more weight to medical exemptions than religious ones, Angelo Spinola, the co-chair of the home health and home care industry group at the law firm Polsinelli, told HHCN in an email.

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