On August 30, 2024, the North Carolina Medical Board (the “Board”) published online guidance titled, "Lessons from NCMB’s Disciplinary Committee: Are you aiding the unlicensed practice of medicine?” (the “Guidance”).
The...more
Data privacy and security are a rapidly expanding area of regulatory activity and patient attention. For most health care providers, central data privacy and security legal obligations flow from the federal Health Insurance...more
3/27/2024
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As part of its ongoing mission to modernize and improve the interoperability of the health care system, on January 17, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the CMS Interoperability and Prior...more
In its latest initiative to address inefficiencies in primary care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the Making Care Primary (MCP) model, available to qualified primary care providers seeking...more
As the health care industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace, many family physicians are exploring innovative practice models, including concierge and direct pay care. These models have gained traction in primary care in...more
5/10/2023
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Expansion of Telehealth Options -
As part of the federal government’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, agencies have rushed to relax restrictions on the provision of telehealth in order to facilitate the...more
3/27/2020
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With CMS’s continued “regulatory sprint to coordinated care,” the new Medicare Shared Savings Program regulations expand the playing field for ACOs to offer beneficiary incentive programs to encourage healthy outcomes. Termed...more
A live webinar presented by Smith Anderson health care lawyers Julian "Bo" Bobbitt, Robert Shaw and Shawn Parker.
On December 21, 2018, CMS published “Pathways to Success,” the final rules overhauling Medicare’s ACO...more