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Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | September 2024 Recap

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This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for September 2024. We discuss several enforcement actions pertaining to healthcare fraud, including alleged violations under the False...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Private Equity Investments in Oncology: Top Five Things to Know

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Although private equity (PE) sponsors have been active investors in the health care services industry for the last decade, PE-backed health care providers today constitute only 4% of the United States health market by...more

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Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | August 2024 Recap

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This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for August 2024. We discuss several enforcement actions pertaining to healthcare fraud, including alleged violations under the False...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Stark Law Regulations Under the Microscope in a Post-Chevron World

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Recently, in United States ex rel. Kyer v. Thomas Health Systems, the judge overseeinga whistleblower’s False Claims Act (FCA) suit against Thomas Health Systems Inc. stalled further decisions until both parties could file...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

South Dakota Hospital Settles False Claims Act Allegations for Over $14 Million Following Self-Disclosure

On September 18, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with Dunes Surgical Hospital and United Surgical Partners International, Inc. (USPI), an entity holding a partial ownership interest in Dunes, in...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy - December 9th - 12th, San Diego, CA

Ideal for practitioners who want to build strong foundational knowledge of compliance program management in a healthcare setting and how to apply that knowledge in practice. Attendees will come away better prepared to...more

Dentons

Ep. 30 – Ensuring Payments to Physicians for Administrative Services Meet a Stark Exception

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Providers will often pay physicians for serving in important administrative roles within the organization. Compensation for administrative services can create risk to the organization under multiple laws, including the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

DOJ False Claims Act Suit Against Montana Oncologist Is a Warning Sign to Busy Physicians

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On August 26, 2024, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana filed a False Claims Act (FCA) complaint against a Montana oncologist, alleging that the oncologist’s busy schedule led to excessive claims...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy - November 18th - 21st, Boston, MA

Ideal for practitioners who want to build strong foundational knowledge of compliance program management in a healthcare setting and how to apply that knowledge in practice. Attendees will come away better prepared to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Healthcare Compliance Essentials Workshop - December 2nd - 5th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CT

Learn the key principles of compliance - no travel required! If you’re new to or have minimal experience in compliance management don’t miss this opportunity to build the foundational knowledge you need! HCCA’s four-day...more

Holland & Hart LLP

FMV for Provider Contracts: Regulatory Standards

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As a general rule, healthcare employers are required to pay employed physicians and other contracted providers fair market value (FMV) for their services, but many employers do not understand relevant regulatory standards. ...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

How to Wear the Investor Hat When Physicians Are the Revenue Generators

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Engaging in management and investor conversations about maintaining and growing a business is critical, no matter the industry. Whether you’re discussing normal business sustainability, organic growth, or contemplating a...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | June 2024 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for June 2024. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including guidance regarding hospital...more

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Post-Chevron Health Care Regulations: Using Loper Bright as a Shield in Stark Law Litigation

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Previously, we discussed how the US Supreme Court’s opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce could create opportunities for private litigants to challenge health...more

Stevens & Lee

Welcome to the Post-Chevron World: HHS on the Defensive

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The Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (and its companion case, Relentless v. Department of Commerce), in which it overruled the Chevron doctrine, has received a great deal of attention...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Due diligence and physician financial arrangements

Conducting due diligence for physician and provider compensation arrangements during a healthcare transaction is critical for the acquirer. Appropriate due diligence is necessary, regardless of whether the transaction is a...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy - August 19th - 22nd, Washington, DC

This three-and-a-half-day, classroom-style learning experience is designed for compliance professionals ready to advance their career by mastering the fundamentals of compliance program management in a healthcare setting....more

Lathrop GPM

Now is Not the Time to Relax: Record Settlements in Stark Law and False Claims Cases

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In early May 2024, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) agreed to pay $38 million to resolve a False Claims Act case based on alleged Stark Law violations. The size of the settlement in United States ex rel. J....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Healthcare Compliance Essentials Workshop - August 5th - 8th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CT

Learn the key principles of compliance - no travel required! If you’re new to or have minimal experience in compliance management don’t miss this opportunity to build the foundational knowledge you need! HCCA’s four-day...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Using A Value-Based Enterprise to Integrate Specialists and Primary Care: Taking Value-Based Care to the Next Level

Meaningful progress has been made in value-based care, but the documented advances in reducing costs and improving patient outcomes have taken place predominately in the primary care sector. Significantly less headway has...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Ultimate Guide to the Anti-Kickback Statute

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All healthcare providers and other businesses in the healthcare industry need to comply with the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The AKS imposes criminal penalties for knowing and willful violations, and even inadvertent...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, Issue 1, May 2024

Welcome to our inaugural issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter! As such, we wanted to pull together our insights and pass them along to you. Our goal is to create a publication that is...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Healthcare Fraud: A World Beyond the Anti-Kickback Statute

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Americans spend more than $3 trillion per-year on healthcare-related expenses. Of that, the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association estimates that between $60-250 billion is lost to fraud every year....more

Dentons

Ep. 12 - Working with Valuation Experts to Substantiate Fair Market Value Compensation

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We often work with valuation experts to ensure compensation payments between healthcare organizations and physicians are fair market value and commercially reasonable for purposes of compliance with the Stark Law and the...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

False Claims Act Settlements to Know from Q1 2024

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Despite the recent downward trend in DOJ healthcare industry settlements, the first quarter of 2024 saw many noteworthy False Claims Act (FCA) and civil healthcare fraud settlements related to alleged kickbacks, medically...more

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