The Situation: The Department of Health and Human Services has introduced the Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care Initiative in order to revise regulations associated with the anti-kickback statute, Stark Law, HIPAA, and 42...more
3/12/2020
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OIG ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Care
The Situation: Though not universal, Electronic Health Records ("EHR") technology adoption is now widespread in the health care industry. And, while an existing safe harbor under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute ("AKS") and...more
2/27/2020
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
Health Care Providers ,
PHSA ,
Proposed Rules ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law ,
Sunset Provisions
The Situation: Despite the ongoing evolution of cybersecurity technology and services, patients' health information and other confidential data remain vulnerable to cyberattacks because such technology and services are often...more
The Situation: There has been longstanding uncertainty in the health care industry related to interpreting certain compensation valuation terms used throughout the statutory and regulatory exceptions to the federal physician...more
11/1/2019
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Arms Length Transactions ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Market Value ,
OIG ,
Physician Compensation Arrangements ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Stark Law