1st Talk Compliance

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Latest Episodes

RE-RELEASE Mastering Defensible Pricing in the Era of Price Transparency
February 19, 2025

In this episode of 1st Talk Compliance, we dive into an increasingly crucial topic in healthcare: price transparency and its ever-growing impact on the industry. Kevin Chmura, CEO at Panacea Healthcar

RE-RELEASE The Sky’s the Limit: How Price Transparency Can Empower Healthcare Providers
February 18, 2025

Grace Walsh speaks with Kevin Chmura, CEO at Panacea Healthcare Solutions, to explore an extremely timely topic: price transparency and its far-reaching impact on how healthcare providers interact wit

New HCPCS Code Requirements for Supplies: Managing Your CDM to Avoid Claim Denials
February 03, 2025

In this episode of 1st Talk Compliance, Kevin Chmura and BreAnn Meadows discuss the challenges healthcare providers face due to payers increasingly denying claims for supplies that are missing HCPCS c

The Two-Midnight Rule: Navigating the Complexities and Achieving Compliance
January 08, 2025

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released additional guidance on the Two-Midnight rule that carries important implications for hospitals seeking to apply the rule correctl

Delivering Innovative Solutions: A Conversation with Panacea’s Newest Division President
October 14, 2024

In a landmark episode of 1st Talk Compliance, Kevin Chmura, CEO of Panacea Healthcare Solutions and host of the show, is joined by George Kelley, president of Panaceas KA Consulting Services division

The Role of Compliance Programs in Mitigating False Claims Act Liability
July 26, 2024

The False Claims Actalongside the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Lawrepresents one of the five core fraud, waste, and abuse laws identified by the HHS Office of the Inspector General. Out of the bi

Part 2: The Sky’s The Limit – How Price Transparency Can Empower Healthcare Providers
June 13, 2024

Previously on First Talk Compliance, we spoke with Kevin Chmura, CEO of Panacea Healthcare Solutions, about how the advent of price transparency has caused the business of healthcare to evolve and ope

Navigating Private Equity in Healthcare
May 02, 2024

Private equity has become increasingly entrenched in the healthcare sector, offering various financing options for providers to consider. However, like all types of financing, private equity introduce

The Importance of Defensible Pricing
February 20, 2024

Grace Walsh is joined by Govi Goyal, President of Panacea's Financial Services Division, and Brian Prokop, Senior Vice President of Financial Consulting Services at Panacea, to discuss the importance

2024 E/M Updates: What You Need to Know (Extended)
January 31, 2024

Grace Walsh is joined by Becky Jacobsen, Vice President of CDM, Coding & Audit Services at Panacea Healthcare Solutions, to explore the key updates to evaluation and management (E/M) guidelines for 20