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OIG Testimony Puts a Spotlight on Clinical Documentation and Payer Risk

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In recent testimony before the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Christi A. Grimm, Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more

Baker Donelson

Significant 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule Proposals: E/M, Social Determinants of Health, and Behavioral Health

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In this article, we highlight a number of policy proposals in the current year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule that have significant health care delivery and operational implications. These...more

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Medicare Revocations and Enrollment Denials: Proposed Rule Adds False Claims Act Judgments and Misdemeanors; Creates New “Stay of...

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Continuing a now annual tradition, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has included expansions and enhancements to its authorities to deny enrollment or revoke a provider’s Medicare billing privileges...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Columbus & Indianapolis Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - June 2nd, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm ET

General and specialty compliance education from the comfort of your home or office - HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide practitioners with virtual compliance learning that covers a wide variety of...more

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Key Takeaways from the Foley/PYA “Let’s Talk Compliance” 2-Day Virtual Conference

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Session #1: State of the Healthcare Industry Effective Compliance Plans and Enforcement Trends - In their discussion of compliance program effectiveness and enforcement, attorneys Kolarik and Waltz and Ms. Sumner...more

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Telehealth in a Post-Pandemic World

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As we enter the third year of the pandemic, life with COVID-19 has become the new “normal” for many Americans. While debate can be had about when a pandemic ends or becomes endemic, there is no dispute that more and more...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Research Compliance Conference - June 8th - 10th, Anaheim, CA

Hear about the latest in research compliance - Do you want to learn… - How to prepare for upcoming changes in Medicaid? - Ways to build and maintain a better research compliance work plan for your program? - How...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2022 Managed Care Compliance Conference - February 8th - 9th, 8:25 am - 3:45 pm CST

Can’t attend the conference in-person? The virtual Managed Care Compliance Conference, February 8–9, allows you to hear from industry professionals just like you—all from the comfort of your home or office. Geared towards...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] 2022 Managed Care Compliance Conference - January 30th - February 1st, Phoenix, AZ

Attend our annual event for those who manage compliance at health plan providers. Explore topics and issues that are pertinent to industry professionals like you. Learn the latest practices, share strategies, and connect with...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

New Opportunities in Value-Based Care Part 5: How to Create a Full Financial Risk Value-Based Enterprise

This is the fifth in a five-part series discussing the new Value-Based Regulations adopted last year by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of Inspector General. The Stark Full Financial Risk...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] CMS Direct Contracting Model: Evaluating Participation and Managing Risk - December 1st, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EST

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Direct Contracting Model presents an exciting move towards value-based care with benefits for participants, providers and patients alike. However, the model raises a number...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

With Its Vague Terms, Relief Fund Has Compliance Risks; 'Look from Several Angles'

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 16 (April 27, 2020) - Because of the coronavirus, the talents of a business development executive at a hospital are wasted, and the chief financial officer (CFO) is wondering whether...more

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Compliance: Top Takeaways from Foley and PYA’s Annual “Let’s Talk Compliance” Event

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For the second year in a row, Foley & Lardner LLP and PYA hosted a compliance master class on various health-related compliance issues. “Let’s Talk Compliance” is an annual one-day event featuring a panel of presenters that...more

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Post-Acute Providers Beware: Providing Free Staff Or Services To Hospitals Could Land You In Hot Water…Or Worse!

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The federal Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits the practice of knowingly and willfully offering, paying or receiving anything of value to encourage the referral of, or the recommendation of or arranging for the referral of,...more

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Private Equity Firms - Government’s New Target for Healthcare Fraud Liability

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Over the past year, we have seen a new trend in healthcare fraud cases in which the government has chosen to target private equity firms (PEFs). Traditionally, the government has chosen to name the healthcare company and its...more

Carlton Fields

A Category 5 Compliance Problem: Hurricane Irma Gives Providers a Stark Reminder of Emergency Preparedness Realities

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The havoc that Hurricane Irma caused in the Caribbean and most of Florida reminds us of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements for emergency preparedness, which take effect November 15....more

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4 Key Requirements of CMS’ New Emergency Preparedness Rule

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In an effort to establish consistent emergency preparedness requirements, increase patient safety, and ensure coordinated responses to catastrophes, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Emergency...more

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Meaningful Use Audits: Proactive Tips for Success

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For health care professionals who began accepting Meaningful Use incentive money at the outset of availability under the Medicare option in 2011, the year 2015 is an important year. If the provider has met all core...more

The Volkov Law Group

Catching Up on the False Claims Act

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From a corporate risk perspective, if your company is in the financial industry, healthcare, or defense industry, your greatest legal and compliance risk has to be the False Claims Act....more

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