This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for May 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve violations of the False Claims Act (FCA)...more
6/23/2023
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Employer Mandates ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Vaccinations
Telehealth has become an integral part of care delivery, particularly in light of the waivers instituted during COVID-19. However, these flexibilities remain in flux and at the same time, government scrutiny and enforcement...more
4/19/2021
/ Compliance ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Patients ,
Physicians ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Waivers ,
Webinars
In 2018, even more than in recent years, federal lawmakers and regulators continued the push toward modernizing the existing legal framework to support and encourage digital health adoption in the context of care coordination...more
2/6/2019
/ ACOs ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Corporate Integrity Agreement ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Health ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
OIG ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Request For Information ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
On April 27, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a resolution agreement with Cornell Prescription Pharmacy (CPP) pursuant to which CPP paid a $125,000...more
7/8/2015
/ Change Management ,
Compliance ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hospitals ,
OCR ,
Pharmacies ,
Physicians ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Management ,
Security Risk Assessments
During 2014, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services initiated six enforcement actions in response to security breaches reported by entities covered by the Health Insurance...more