Bill Telephone Seminars

Medical Records Update for Paralegals: Releases, Retention and Confidentiality Requirements ...en substantially upgraded in the recently-passed stimulus bill and made applicable to entities that were not subject to HIPAA before. This audio conference will also identify common, state statutory and regulatory schemes that deal with medical record release and retention. It will also offer some advice, tips and sample policies that can be used by medical providers and other record holders to  more...

Complying With OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements ...'s new penalty policy, as well as the pending OSHA Reform Bill hidden in the Miner Safety and Health Act. Complying with OSHA's complex regulatory scheme requires your full attention and this program will suggest ways to avoid OSHA liability. This audio conference is designed for workers' compensation administrators, human resource managers, safety directors, business owners and managers,  more...

Managing Construction Costs ...ure that his or her company avoids getting stuck with the bill for escalating costs. Some of the most important tools at your disposal come into play before construction begins, and some come into play during construction requiring significant vigilance and the employment of defensive solutions along the way. This teleconference will help you understand some of the decision points during a  more...

Emerging Trends in Infrastructure Finance - The Stimulus and Beyond ...federal stimulus package would fill these gaps. While the bill provides some new tools that are just becoming accepted, significant opportunities for other nontraditional sources of support remain abundant. This teleconference will fully explore these opportunities, how they are being sold politically and how the deals are being structured. We will examine a few project examples for practical  more...

Stark Act Update: Recent Changes and Operational Challenges ...physician has a financial arrangement with an entity that bills for or performs 'designated health services,' the financial arrangement will need to meet all components of an applicable exception. If the Stark Act is implicated and all components of an applicable exception are not met, the physician cannot refer to an entity that he or she has a financial relationship with and the entity cannot  more...

New Regulations for the Credit Card Industry: Prepare Now and Avoid Penalties ... consumer reporting agencies. Some notable changes in the bill are when and how a card company can raise an individual's interest rate, who can receive a solicitation for a credit card, how payments are applied to credit card balances and how much time cardholders are given to pay their bill. Card issuers will have to speed up implementation as certain provisions of the bill will go into  more...