In a country that is still struggling with an opioid epidemic, and where there are enough rules and laws regulating the dispensing of medication to fill a tome, it makes sense that medical providers across the nation are...more
4/4/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employees ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Physicians ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Prescription Drugs ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws
Beginning in 2023, Medicare will recognize a new provider type: the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH). The establishment of REHs is intended to preserve access to emergency departments and other outpatient services in rural...more
8/11/2022
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Critical Access Hospitals ,
Emergency Rooms ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Outpatient Services ,
Physician Ownership ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Rules ,
Provider Payments ,
Rural Areas ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Stark Law ,
Statutory Requirements ,
Webinars
Hospital and health systems rely on vendors and other partners to provide vital services that support patient care, efficient operations and smooth administrative functions. However, the regulations governing different types...more
Hospital and health systems rely on vendors and other partners to provide vital services that support patient care, efficient operations and smooth administrative functions. However, the regulations governing different types...more
Hospital and health systems rely on vendors and other partners to provide vital services that support patient care, efficient operations and smooth administrative functions. However, the regulations governing different types...more
You won’t want to miss four days of exclusive, virtual events that bring together industry leaders, emerging standouts, innovators and investors from across the industry landscape at the largest healthcare investment...more
1/6/2021
/ Business Development ,
Business Disruption ,
Business Strategies ,
Collaboration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Health ,
Funding Arrangements ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Innovation ,
Investors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Webinars
You won’t want to miss four days of exclusive, virtual events that bring together industry leaders, emerging standouts, innovators and investors from across the industry landscape at the largest healthcare investment...more
1/6/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Health ,
Funding Arrangements ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Innovation ,
Investors ,
Joint Venture ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Partnerships ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Webinars
You won’t want to miss four days of exclusive, virtual events that bring together industry leaders, emerging standouts, innovators and investors from across the industry landscape at the largest healthcare investment...more
1/6/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Biopharmaceutical ,
Business Valuations ,
Buyers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Health ,
Funding Arrangements ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Innovation ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Liquidity ,
Mergers ,
Partnerships ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Sellers ,
Telehealth ,
Webinars
You won’t want to miss four days of exclusive, virtual events that bring together industry leaders, emerging standouts, innovators and investors from across the industry landscape at the largest healthcare investment...more
1/6/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Health ,
Funding Arrangements ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Innovation ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Webinars
The updated waivers build upon the more limited set of Section 1135 waivers issued on March 13, 2020, and address common concerns among Medicare providers and suppliers as they deal with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....more
4/1/2020
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Emergency Response ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medicare ,
OCR ,
Physicians ,
Public Health ,
Relief Measures ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Waivers
Reversing the position taken in May 2016, The Joint Commission (TJC) recently clarified that licensed independent providers (LIPs) or other practitioners may not utilize secure text messaging platforms to transmit patient...more
McDermott’s Managing the Transition to Transformation series is designed to help health systems and other health care industry leaders address the many challenges presented by the transformation in payment and care delivery...more
9/29/2016
/ Alternative Payment Models (APM) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Federal Health Care Programs (FHCP) ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
IMPACT Act ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
Physicians
On October 30, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule updating the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System for...more
On October 28, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that, if enacted, would, among other things, substantially alter how and how much Medicare pays for outpatient services furnished by hospitals. The...more
10/30/2015
/ Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Debt Ceiling ,
Federal Budget ,
Generic Drugs ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
HRSA ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part B ,
OPPS ,
Pending Legislation ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rebates ,
Section 340B ,
Sequestration
On July 13, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) issued a long-awaited proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that would revise the requirements that long-term care (LTC) facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare...more
7/16/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Binding Arbitration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Comment Period ,
Elder Abuse ,
Employee Training ,
Federal Register ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Long-Term Care ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Neglect ,
Nurse Practitioners ,
Nurses ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Quality Assurance Programs ,
Training Requirements
On July 1, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed updates to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System for Calendar Year...more
7/8/2015
/ Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Inpatient Billing ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) ,
Medicare Part A ,
OPPS ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) ,
Two-Midnight Rule
Restrictions on the number of supervision agreements and collaboration agreements an Illinois physician may maintain require careful oversight and knowledge of the need to ensure compliance with these limitations. Changes to...more