The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA), 18 U.S.C. § 220, is a criminal statute that prohibits knowingly and willfully soliciting or receiving remuneration for referring patients to recovery homes, clinical treatment...more
The Physician Self-Referral Law (the “Stark Law”) and Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) are two of the most prominent healthcare fraud and abuse laws in the United States. The Stark Law and AKS have been in place for many years...more
On October 24, 2018, Congress enacted the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, (the “SUPPORT Act”). Section 1822 of the SUPPORT Act contains the...more
2020 was an historical year in the health care industry with the global COVID-19 pandemic being the most impactful issue for most of the year. As we enter 2021, we are tracking the following issues which will have an impact...more
As hospitals and healthcare providers/systems (collectively, “Healthcare Providers”) across the nation have been reacting to spiking COVID-19 cases, an increased, imminent cybercrime threat targeting Healthcare Providers has...more
11/2/2020
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Ransomware
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. On April 24, 2020, the President signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement...more