Innovation in Compliance: Unpacking Healthcare Compliance with Maria Villanueva
False Claims Act Insights - Physician, Refer Thyself: How Stark Law and FCA Intersect
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 190: Healthcare Tech and Human Resources with Shannon Frazier, HR Executive Director at Lenovo
Video: Braidwood v. Becerra – Challenging the Affordable Care Act’s Preventive Services Coverage Provision – Thought Leaders in Health Law
Greetings and Felicitations: The Future of Healthcare…Is Now: Part 3 – The Specifics of Managing Obesity
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 153: William Kenley, CEO, and Juana Slade, Chief Diversity Officer and Director of Language Services, AnMed Health
Greetings and Felicitations: The Future of Healthcare…Is Now: Part 2- Revolutionizing Healthcare: Personalized Medicine
Private Equity VS Real Estate Transactions | #6 What’s the Best Order to Sell?
Episode 152: Matt Littlejohn, CEO, MUSC Health Midlands
Private Equity VS Real Estate Transactions | #4 Optimizing Total Asset Value
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 151: Erin Ford, EVP & COO, and David Stefanich, Board Chair, SCBIO
Private Equity VS Real Estate Transactions | #3 Real Estate Valuations Explained
AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice - Reimbursement Audits and Appeals
Podcast - Counsel That Cares - The Value of Value-Based Cancer Care
Episode 150 - Jane Pine Wood, Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, BioReference
Podcast - The Latest on Antitrust and Non-Compete Agreements in Healthcare
Strategies to Manage Costs of Medical Care in a PA Workers’ Compensation Claim
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 149: Patrick Goodwill, CEO, Magnetic Insight
Podcast - Noteworthy Value-Based Care Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 146: Ann Lewis, CEO, CareSouth
The upcoming election, and the approaching end of the President’s four-year term, introduce additional dynamics into the agencies’ rulemaking process and even the guidance process. From now through the November election, the...more
Half of Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. This extensive growth, which represents a doubling of MA enrollment since 2010, has been driven in part by an extensive network of insurance agents...more
Proposed Protections for Patient Data Related to Reproductive Care - On April 12, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) proposed a new rule to strengthen HIPAA...more
"Rather than reacting, you must be proactive and preventive. By doing this, you will not only be prepared for the potential obstacles that face your company, but you will most likely eliminate obstacles before they appear." ...more
Since I began writing this year-end review in 2013, there have been some common themes – a shift to pay for quality and away from fee-for service, much of which has been brought about by the Affordable Care Act (ACA): efforts...more
CMS ANNOUNCES NEW RULES THAT MAKE OWNER DOCTORS LIABLE FOR ALL PRACTICE MEDICARE DEBTS - Even after they leave the Practice. CMS announced its final rules on "Medicare Provider Oversight" on December 3, 2014. ...more
As we look into our crystal balls, we do not expect a lot of new issues in 2015. Rather, we believe that most of the significant issues will be a continuation of issues that arose in 2014 or earlier. ...more
Each year brings significant changes and challenges in the laws governing the health care industry, and 2014 proved to be no exception. What the year may have lacked in the high drama that accompanies comprehensive health...more
In This Issue: - Connecticut Supreme Court: HIPAA Does Not Preempt Negligence Claims - CMS Removes Continuing Education Exemption to Physician Payments Sunshine Act - Federal Government and New York...more
Last Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule with comment period addressing, among other issues, changes to the reporting and data collection requirements imposed upon “applicable...more
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the reopening of the submission period for hardship exception applications for eligible professionals and eligible hospitals that have been unable to fully...more
CMS Reopens Application Period for Meaningful Use Hardship Exception - the period during which certain eligible providers may request a hardship exception from qualifying as a Meaningful User under the Medicare EHR Incentive...more
On Oct. 6, 2014, a final rule issued jointly by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will require all HIPAA-covered labs...more
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Removing Regulatory Barriers to Accelerate EHR Adoption - Recognizing the potential long-term value of EHRs for improving care and reducing costs, many hospitals considered offering physicians financial support to...more
Starting in 2015, eligible physicians and hospitals participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program who do not adopt "meaningful" use" certified electronic health record (EHR) technology will no...more
In the May 23, 2014 issue of the Federal Register (79 FR 29732), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that would change the so-called meaningful use stage...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced a proposed rule, on May 20, 2014, that would allow providers more flexibility...more
Last year, HHS revised policies and definitions surrounding what constitutes certified EHR technology—required for meaningful use incentive program payment eligibility—from the 2011 Edition criteria to the 2014 Edition...more
CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) jointly issued a Proposed Rule on May 21, 2014 that would grant eligible providers flexibility in what edition of certified electronic health record...more
Litigation Arising from the Affordable Care Act: The Blessing and Curse of Interesting Times - The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has brought the most sweeping changes to the healthcare delivery and payment systems in the...more
On March 11, the Health IT Policy Committee (HITPC) voted to approve the meaningful use workgroup’s Stage 3 recommendations. The federal advisory committee’s recommendations will be presented to the Centers for Medicare &...more
A hospital executive was recently indicted for allegedly submitting a false attestation regarding a hospital’s “meaningful use” of electronic health records (“EHR”) technology through the Medicare EHR incentive program. This...more
Ten Years In: Charting the Progress of Health Information Exchange in the U.S. - HITECH: Federal Dollars Spur Adoption and Use: The modern era of HIE-related public policy began in May 2004 with the appointment...more
CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner announced on March 11, 2014, an expansion of the hardship exemption available to eligible providers who were unable to attest to being meaningful users under the Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule...more