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OIG OKs Physician Consultant Gift Card Arrangement

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On January 3, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) published OIG Advisory Opinion No. 23-15 (the “Opinion”), which addresses a request from a consulting company (the...more

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K&L Gates Triage: Triage in 2019: Health Care Topics to Watch in the New Year

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As K&L Gates begins its third season of Triage: Rapid Legal Lessons for Busy Health Care Professionals, Hilary Bowman previews several topics that the health care practice group anticipates will have a significant impact on...more

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CMS Issues Final Medicare PFS Rule for CY 2019

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On November 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released in pre-publication form the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule for Calendar Year (CY) 2019 (PFS Final Rule)....more

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Congress Makes Key Changes to Medicare Physician Payment Programs as Part of Short-Term Government Funding Bill

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• Congress amended current law to prevent CMS from applying the “MIPS” payment adjustment to separately billed items like drugs and biologics, which will drastically reduce the total amount of payment adjustments to clinical...more

Burr & Forman

2016 Health Care Year in Review

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Since I began writing this year-end review in 2013, there have been some common themes – a shift to pay for quality and away from fee-for service, much of which has been brought about by the Affordable Care Act (ACA): efforts...more

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CMS Proposes “Advancing Care Information” Program to Replace Meaningful Use

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The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) proposes a new approach, with new branding labels, to paying clinicians for the value and the quality of care that they provide by replacing a patchwork of existing...more

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CMS Issues MACRA Proposed Rule on Quality Payment Program for Physicians and Other Clinicians

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On April 27, 2016, CMS issued a Proposed Rule that would implement certain provisions of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (“MACRA”) to modify the payment system for physicians and other clinicians. ...more

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A Recap of National Health IT Week

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National Health IT Week wrapped up on Friday. This may have been the most eventful week in the ten year history of the event, which is organized by the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Below are a few...more

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