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Representing Healthcare Providers Before Illinois Administrative Agencies
Produced on May 05, 2017
Course Information
Course Description
Healthcare providers are subjected to many regulatory requirements enforced by various administrative agencies, and particularly in Illinois.
This program, taught by Polsinelli PC healthcare attorney Meredith Duncan, discusses the key issues involved in administrative agency enforcement actions and appeals in Illinois, including actions before the Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Relevant Illinois statutes, regulations, rules, and best practices will be discussed.
Learning Objectives:
- Provide a general overview of the administrative agencies that oversee
healthcare in Illinois - Explore the different enforcement actions that Administrative Agencies in Illinois pursue against healthcare providers
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Discuss the rules of practice for appealing enforcement actions on behalf of healthcare providers
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Develop successful strategies and best practices for representing providers before administrative agencies in Illinois
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Faculty
Meredith Duncan
Polsinelli
Meredith Duncan is a Shareholder with Polsinelli P.C. in their healthcare department. She pairs her background as a litigator with her regulatory expertise to guide healthcare providers through difficult and contested matters. Meredith focuses her practice on compliance, regulatory and operational matters for long term care providers in Illinois and nationwide.
She uses her skills and experience to avoid undesirable outcomes and, if necessary, litigate before administrative agencies and the US court system. She regularly represents individual health care providers before their state licensure agencies during inquiries, investigations and disciplinary matters. Meredith also regularly handles matters involving:
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services remedies against long term care facilities
- State department of health sanctions against post-acute providers
- Long Term Care Survey and Certification issues
- Professional licensure discipline inquiries and investigations
- Contract review
- Internal policy drafting and implementation
- Risk management
Reviews
This program was FANTASTIC. Well organized and very well articulated.
Ms. Duncan really presented a bounty of information in a concise, practical manner. I enjoyed her presentation very much.
Nice presentation by Meredith.
Attorney Duncan possess a high level of substantive and procedural knowledge - very informative.
Very clear presentation with great practice tips.
comprehensive
Excellent program.
Thanks - Nice presentation
This was a really good program. Thank you.
Very informative. Great presenter.
Good speaker
Excellent presenter and program, filled with great practical content.
Very practical and easy to follow. Excellent presenter.
Well presented
Speaker is very very comfortable with her topic and therefore is a clear speaker.
The information presented was very useful. Thanks.
Great presentation! I learned a lot. I would listen to this again if I were to need to represent an entity in an administrative hearing.
The presenter has a great presentation style. Good cadence and really kept my attention.
Excellent presenter
Very interesting.
Fabulous presentation/presenter...one of the best I’ve seen.
excellant speaker, knowledgable
Great practical advice for one not regularly engaged in Illinois administrative agency practice.
This presenter was excellent.
Informative
Meredith did a comprehensive review of the basic. Very good practice tips on administrative hearings.
This is by far the best CLE I've participated in over the last two years. She not only gave a thorough step by step walk through of what an attorney could expect when dealing with an administrative action in front of an Illinois health care regulator, but she also packed the presentation full of excellent and practical tips.
Very informative.
Best presentation so far.
Nice voice. Pleasure to listen to her.
Detailed.
Very practical advice.
The presenter did a very nice job
Great presenter! Very thorough but not boring
Good Program
Presenter very thorough.
The speaker was just outstanding! The practice tips are so helpful and the materials are so useful.
Very knowledgeable and presents well
Very practical. Thank you.