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[Virtual Event] Research Compliance Conference - November 12th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CT

Stay on top of developments in healthcare research compliance - Whether you missed the 2024 in-person Higher Education & Healthcare Research Compliance Conference in New Orleans, or are looking for additional insights...more

Dentons

Ep. 18 - Incorporating Quality and Patient Safety into Your Compliance Program

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Does your compliance program incorporate quality and patient safety issues? Or, are you treating the two areas as separate and distinct departments? The OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance recommends all healthcare...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

Failure to Disclose Speakers at Protected QA Meeting Loses Protection for All Speakers

Recently, in Siegel v. Snyder, Slip.Op. 07624, New York’s Appellate Division, Second Department interpreted New York’s peer review/quality assurance confidentiality statute in a manner that may require modifications to the...more

Morgan Lewis - Health Law Scan

CMS Expands Hospice Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19

CMS posted an expanded set, dated April 29, of Medicare regulatory flexibility measures for hospice organizations related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, supplementing the previous COVID hospice flexibilities guidance...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CMS Issues COVID-19 Infection Control Guidance for Certain Outpatient Settings

On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSO) memorandum (QSO-20-22-ASC, CORF, CMHC, OPT, RHC/FQHCs) addressing standards for infection control and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Healthcare Executives and Physician Leaders Discuss Latest Trends and Challenges in Delivering High-Quality Patient Care at AMGA’s...

Healthcare in the United States is at a crossroads, with technology, new market “disrupters,” and seemingly intractable problems converging. At least that was the central theme we observed at the annual meeting of the...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

CMS Launches Program for Funding Resident Safety and Quality

On November 20, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new program designed to improve nursing home residents’ safety and quality. ...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

California Court Upholds Expansive Definition of Recoupment

The Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California examined the scope of the doctrine of recoupment for Medicaid and related payments, allowing the deduction by the state. The court held that the California...more

Polsinelli

Catching Up With the Times: CMS Reforms Long-Term Care Facility Requirements Part III

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On October 4, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the biggest overhaul to federal long-term care regulations since 1991, and impacted facilities can immediately take steps to ensure they’re prepared...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Ten Things to Know About the CMS Long-Term Care Requirements Final Rule

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Deadlines are looming to come into compliance with sweeping changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements for long-term care facilities (LTC) participating in Medicare and Medicaid. The CMS final...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Alert: What to Expect During an FTCA Site Visit

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The Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) announced last year that it intends to increase the number of Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) site visits it will conduct each year. Most site visits occur between...more

Polsinelli

Impending Deadline: CMS Issues Proposed Rule Reform for Long Term Care Facilities – Part 3 of 4

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On July 16, 2015, the Federal Register published Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule to reform the requirements for Long Term Care Facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid. CMS will be...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New CMS Proposed Rule Revises Long-Term Care Facility Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Program Participation

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On July 13, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) issued a long-awaited proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that would revise the requirements that long-term care (LTC) facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare...more

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