Renee M. Howard

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New Rules Amend Regulatory Exceptions For Donation Of Electronic Health Records Items And Services

On December 27, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services published two final rules, one amending the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Anti-Kickback safe harbor related to electronic health records (EHR) items and...more

1/6/2014 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Cybersecurity , Data Protection , EHR , Healthcare , Medicaid , Medicare , PHI , Stark Law

CMS Adopts New “2 Midnights” Presumption For Inpatient Hospital Admissions

On August 2, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an advance copy of its final rulemaking that adopts a new approach to evaluating the medical necessity of inpatient hospital admissions. ...more

8/9/2013 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Fraud , Healthcare , Hospitals , Medicare , Medicare Part A , Required Documentation

Hospitals Provided Temporary Relief In Medicare Rebilling Policy

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a ruling and an interim rule that, effective immediately, will allow hospitals to rebill certain inpatient hospital services as outpatient services for one year...more

3/21/2013 / American Hospital Association , Audits , Billing , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Hospitals , Medicare

U.S. Supreme Court Holds Equitable Tolling Doctrine Does Not Apply To Administrative Appeal Deadline

On January 22, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center, 568 U.S. _____ (2013), holding that hospitals cannot appeal Medicare inpatient reimbursement...more

1/28/2013 / Administrative Appeals , Equitable Tolling , Kathleen Sebelius , Medicare , Physician Medicare Reimbursements , SCOTUS

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