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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Memorandum of Guidance

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CMS Takes Unprecedented Action to Modify Survey Activities in Response to COVID-19

CMS issued three Quality, Safety & Oversight memoranda addressed to state survey agencies and state survey agency directors identifying wide-ranging modifications to the survey and certification process in relation to the...more

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DOJ Memoranda Ushering in New Era for Health Care Enforcement

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In January 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued two memoranda that, taken together, may usher in a new era of False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement in the health care industry. The first memorandum, dated January 10,...more

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Guidance on Guidance: DOJ Limits Use of Agency Guidance Documents in Civil Enforcement Cases

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In a two-page memorandum, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a broad policy statement prohibiting the use of agency guidance documents as the basis for proving legal violations in civil enforcement actions,...more

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CMS Clarifies Text Messaging Prohibition

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After a confusing month of contradicting guidance, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum clarifying its position regarding the use of text messaging with patient information between providers....more

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Essential Revisions to CMS' SNF Civil Money Penalty Policies

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On July 7, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued revisions to its Civil Money Penalty (CMP) policies and CMP Analytic Tool to increase national consistency amongst Regional Offices (ROs) when...more

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