Karen S. Lovitch

Karen S. Lovitch

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CMS Conducts First Call on Physician Payments Sunshine Act Implementation

In anticipation of the start of data collection under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) continues to issue guidance on data collection and reporting in an effort to...more

5/28/2013

Updated Self-Disclosure Protocol Clarifies Disclosure Process and Obligations

Individuals and entities subject to the Civil Monetary Penalty Law (CMP) have received clarification regarding the process for disclosing and resolving potentially unlawful conduct involving the federal health care programs...more

4/23/2013 - CMS Damages Disclosure Requirements OIG Overpayment Self-Disclosure Requirements

CMS Officially Launches National Physician Payment Transparency Program Website

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently launched the National Physician Payment Transparency Program: OPEN PAYMENTS website, which provides Sunshine Act compliance resources, including Fact Sheets and...more

4/16/2013 - CMS GPOs Physician Payments Sunshine Act Transparency

Extension of EHR Donation Sunset Date Proposed by OIG/CMS

The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have proposed to extend the sunset date on the safe harbor and exception for...more

4/9/2013 - Anti-Kickback Statute CMS EHR Healthcare OIG Proposed Regulation Sunset Provisions

CMS Publishes Final Sunshine Act Rule Creating New Regulatory Landscape for Physician-Manufacturer Interactions

Originally published in the Health Care Fraud Report, 17 HFRA 219, on 03/06/2013. The final rule (the ‘‘Final Rule’’) implementing the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (‘‘Sunshine Act’’), published in the Federal...more

3/7/2013 - CMS Drug Manufacturers Joint Purchasing Programs Physicians Sunshine Act

CMS Publishes Proposed Changes to CLIA’s Proficiency Testing Regulations

Yesterday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) filed a proposed rule (the Proposed Rule) that would make significant changes to existing regulations governing the proficiency testing (PT) process mandated by the...more

2/5/2013 - CLIA CMS Medicaid Medicare Proficiency Testing

CMS Publishes Final Sunshine Act Rule; Data Collection to Begin on August 1, 2013

The long-awaited final rule (the Final Rule) implementing the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act) has arrived at the Federal Register. It amends key definitions and adds new terms; retains broad reporting...more

2/5/2013 - CMS Compliance Continuing Medical Education Data Collection Drug Manufacturers Enforcement GPOs Medicaid Medical Devices Medical Supplies Payment Records Physicians Reporting Requirements Sunshine Act

Let the Collection and Reporting Begin: CMS Publishes Final Sunshine Act Regulations

The long-awaited final rule (the Final Rule) implementing the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act) has arrived at the Federal Register. It amends key definitions and adds new terms; retains broad reporting...more

2/4/2013 - Biologics CME CMS Data Collection Drug Manufacturers GPOs Medical Devices Pharmaceutical Reporting Requirements Stark Law Sunshine Act

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