On March 26, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert (Fraud Alert) reiterating its long-standing concern that the opportunity for a referring physician to earn a profit by investing in a venture...more
4/15/2013 - Anti-Kickback Statute Fraud Healthcare Joint Venture Medical Devices OIG Physician-Owned Distributors
Recent major regulatory and technological developments have brought forth historic changes to the health care market. Health care providers have responded to these developments in several ways. One such mechanism, hospital...more
2/22/2013 - FTC FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health System Hospital Mergers Hospitals Immunity Mergers SCOTUS State Action Doctrine
"Sweeping changes" is how Leon Rodriquez, of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR), characterized the effect of the final omnibus Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)...more
1/29/2013 - Business Associates Data Protection HHS HIPAA HIPAA Omnibus Rule HITECH Notifications Patient Privacy Rights PHI
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