A report released by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) on September 1, 2023, details key emergency preparedness challenges reported by nursing homes situated in...more
With proposed staffing standards looming for skilled nursing facilities/nursing facilities (“SNFs/NFs”), a White House press release and a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Quality, Safety & Oversight Group...more
A roundtable of 13 experts convened by the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has made several recommendations for improving infection prevention and control (“IPC”) efforts in nursing homes. The recommendations are...more
As 2020, thankfully, comes to a close, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released the first of several reports on the impact of COVID-19 on nursing homes and the effectiveness...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food & Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community and highlights articles from members of our Food & Drug practice, as well as from...more
With regulatory overreach in the spotlight since the early days of the Trump Administration, a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on Aug. 20, 2020 (the “Proposed Rule”) seeks to establish “good guidance...more
A report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) finds that hospices did not always comply with the portion of the “hospice aide and homemaker services” condition of...more
As part of its proposed rule pertaining to CY 2020 changes to the physician fee schedule published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also proposes significant...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) earlier this month issued two companion reports that called for increased regulatory scrutiny of hospices, greater transparency for...more
As part of its Work Plan for 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently announced its intent to determine the extent to which State long-term care ombudsmen address...more