A final rule published on July 3, 2023, empowers the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) to impose civil monetary penalties (CMP) of up to $1 million for unlawful acts of...more
8/4/2023
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Click the link below for our complete analysis of recent updates to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute and their impact on health care providers.
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3/3/2021
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Fraud and abuse regulations have been adapted to meet today’s technology for electronic data, promoting cooperation among health care providers for the exchange of health information and the protection of such information...more
2/1/2021
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On September 10, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule with comment period, titled Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process (the “Final Rule”), which enhances...more
9/30/2019
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