CMS Issues Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol for Stark Law Violations -
On March 28, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new voluntary self-referral disclosure protocol (SRDP) for disclosing...more
4/25/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Steering Rules ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Deceptive Intent ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Pharmacist ,
Self-Referral ,
Stark Law ,
Telehealth ,
Trump Administration
Top Five Healthcare Antitrust Trends to Watch in 2017 -
Antitrust enforcement and litigation had a big year in 2016. In this article, we look back at the most significant cases for the healthcare industry over the last...more
1/24/2017
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Anti-Steering Rules ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Data ,
Drug Pricing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Internet of Things ,
Mergers ,
Pay-For-Delay ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Social Services
The Vulnerability of Healthcare Information -
According to a report the Brookings Institute issued in May 2016, 23% of all data breaches occur in the healthcare industry. Nearly 90% of healthcare organizations had some...more
7/28/2016
/ Abortion ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Steering Rules ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Bad Faith ,
Brandt Fees ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Denial of Benefits ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Implied Certification Theory ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Gobeille v Liberty Mutual Insurance Com. ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Justice Scalia ,
Market Power ,
Materiality ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Nurses ,
OCR ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
PHI ,
Preemption ,
Punitive Damages ,
Religious Institutions ,
Right to Privacy ,
SCOTUS ,
Undue Burden ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
Wearable Technology ,
Whole Woman's Health v Hellerstedt ,
Zubik v Burwell