Nick Jurkowitz was a recent panelist for the Los Angeles County Bar Association's “Hello from the Other Side: What Litigators and Transactional Attorneys Wish the Other Knew.” During the panel, which took place on April 9, 2019, Nick and his colleagues discussed frequently faced legal issues, their own legal war stories, and other interesting anecdotes....
Alex Kirkpatrick will present a lecture entitled “How to Avoid the Revocation of Medicare Billing Privileges” at the Chinese American Medical Association of Southern California (CAMASC) on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. Alex will discuss problems that individual physicians and physicians in independent group practices may encounter with Medicare eligibility. To learn more and register for this event, click here....
Fenton Law Group has filed a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court in Lewis v. The Superior Court of the State of California. The issues in Lewis pertain to whether the Medical Board of California is permitted, pursuant to the federal Fourth Amendment, to conduct warrantless and unfettered searches of records of prescriptions for both controlled and noncontrolled substances, initiated by the state’s computerized Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (“CURES”) and followed up by general pharmacy audits, re...
Marissa Kase Segal will be presenting “The Trend of Group Practice: Its Pros and Cons” at the Chinese American Medical Association of Southern California (CAMASC) on March 28, 2017. During the presentation, Marissa will discuss group practices and management service organizations (MSOs)....
On June 21, 2016, Ben Fenton spoke on “The End of Life Option Act” at the Chinese American Medical Association of Southern California (CAMASC). The End of Life Option Act, allowing physician-assisted death, became effective June 9, 2016. In the presentation, Ben addressed requirements for complying with the Act, liabilities and protections created by the Act, and also previewed what participating California physicians should expect now...
On June 9, 2016, Ben Fenton, along with Matthew Curley of Bass Berry & Sims, presented a live 90-minute Strafford CLE webinar titled "Healthcare Fraud: Identifying and Assessing Fraud Risks, Implications of Current Enforcement, Ensuring Compliance." In the webinar, Ben provided guidance to healthcare attorneys to identify and analyze healthcare fraud risks by examining current enforcement trends and discussing best practices for minimizing healthcare fraud. The full program can be found Continue Reading
On February 20, 2016, Ben Fenton spoke at the Winter meeting of the California Academy of Attorneys for Health Care Professionals, about Lewis v. Superior Court (Medical Board of California), the case pending before the California Supreme Court to protect the privacy rights of California residents in maintaining the confidentiality of their medical records. As counsel for the Plaintiff, Dr. Lewis, he defined the issues as set forth in the briefs, and provided a sneak preview of the anticipated oral argument to be presented before the Supreme Court....
Beth Kase will be speaking April 14, 2016 at a Healthcare Law Section Program on Telemedicine, presented by the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA). Beth is the Co-Chair of the Program, and Marissa Kase Segal is on the Program Planning Committee. Marissa will also be moderating the panel discussion. To learn more and register for the event, click Continue Reading
Henry Fenton will be a speaker at the Home Healthcare Leaders’ Summit from March 3-4, 2016. Hosted in Los Angeles, the conference is designed to be an exclusive gathering of C level executives who will discuss and debate the best practices in the industry to combat the strategic challenges being faced by senior management of 30,000+ home healthcare agencies nationally. The Home Healthcare Leaders’ Summit will cover topics such as regulatory scenario, technological upgrades, legal implications and the benefits of financi...
Beth Kase, Partner at Fenton Law Group, will be presenting “Things You Must Know When You Sell or Purchase a Medical Practice” at the Chinese American Medical Association of Southern California (CAMASC) on March 7, 2016. During this presentation, Beth will address topics such as the difference between structuring a deal as a stock purchase vs. an asset purchase transaction, the advantages and disadvantages to the seller and to the buyer in both deal structures, protection for the buyer against the seller’s medical practice...