Due diligence properly performed in connection with the purchase and sale of a health care entity is simply different—vastly so—than due diligence performed in other contexts. Failure to recognize this reality can lead to...more
9/26/2023
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Billing ,
Buyers ,
Compliance ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Due Diligence ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Patients ,
PHI ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Sellers ,
Sensitive Business Information ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Stark Law
On November 5, 2020, in further response to the public health emergency that he declared on March 11, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards issued a proclamation extending certain emergency provisions, including the relaxation...more
11/12/2020
/ Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Executive Orders ,
Good Faith ,
Governor Bel Edwards ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Licensing Boards ,
Out-of-State Employees ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
State and Local Government
The CARES Act, which was signed into law on March 27, earmarks $100 billion for “health care related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable” to the COVID-19 pandemic. Legislatively titled the “Public Health and...more