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CMS Proposes Extending COVID-Era Telehealth and Supervision Flexibilities through CY 2025

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to extend a number of COVID-era regulatory flexibilities related to telehealth, remote services, and supervision in the CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Podcast - Conversions of Public Hospitals

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In this episode of "Counsel That Cares," healthcare attorney Jesse Neil examines the unique challenges and strategic options facing public hospitals, with a focus on navigating the turbulent waters of healthcare...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

12th Annual Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review - A Critical Resource for Healthcare Providers

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We are pleased to bring you our 12th annual Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review. Our Review provides comprehensive coverage of the most significant civil and criminal enforcement issues facing healthcare providers. Each year, we...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Key Takeaways From the 2024 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

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Ballard Spahr attorneys from the firm’s Life Sciences and Health Care Industry Teams were on the ground for the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPM24) from January 7-10. While still less crowded than...more

Allen Matkins

Incoherent (And Therefore Unconstitutional) California Physician Gag Law Repeal Is Now Effective

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In 2022, the California legislature enacted statutory changes ostensibly to limit the spread of misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19 by licensed physicians.  2022 Cal. Stats. ch. 938 (AB 2098)...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Podcast: Telehealth Post-Public Health Emergency – What to Expect in 2024 – Diagnosing Health Care

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What trends in state laws and regulations have emerged in the post-public health emergency (PHE) era, and how do these changes impact telehealth stakeholders? At the federal level, many telehealth-related flexibilities have...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Final CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Extends Many Telehealth Flexibilities Through 2024

Changes to the Medicare Telehealth Services List Structure and Updates Process - Prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) evaluated changes to the Medicare...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Physician Loses Rare Criminal E/M Fraud Trial

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Evaluation and management (E/M) services have been called “the core” of healthcare billing. E/M is a catch-all claim, allowing medical professionals to bill for diagnosing or treating nearly any illness or injury. E/M is also...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Physicians Beware! Groups Providing DME, Prosthetic Devices, and Other Medical Supplies to Their Medicare Patients Risk Violating...

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When the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) ended on May 11, 2023, many physician groups furnishing certain medical equipment, devices, and/or supplies to their Medicare patients became in violation of the federal...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] 2023 Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference - November 5th - 7th, Washington, DC

Hear directly from the enforcement community - Want to gain insight into properly monitoring, detecting, investigating, and managing violations? Join us at HCCA’s Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference to...more

Stevens & Lee

New Stark Law Exception and Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbor Aim to Combat Physician Burnout

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Health care professionals have faced increasing burnout and mental health issues in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an effort to address these rising issues, Congress passed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Proposed CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Extends Many Telehealth Flexibilities Through 2024

On July 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for calendar year (CY) 2024, which includes various proposed changes related...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CMS Proposes to Continue Allowing Remote Supervision Through December 31, 2024

In its Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes to continue to allow supervising physicians and practitioners to conduct “direct...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | May 2023 Recap

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This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for May 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve violations of the False Claims Act (FCA)...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Health Dose: June 13, 2023

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Top Takeaways | PPM, ASC and Health System Collaborations and Innovation

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In this moderated session, panelists discuss how physician practice management companies (PPMs), ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and health systems are both competing and collaborating in the evolving healthcare...more

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Top Takeaways | 2023 Physician Practice Management & ASC Symposium 2023 | Fraud & Abuse Risk Mitigation and Enforcement Trends

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In this session, McDermott Will & Emery Partners Denise Burke, Tony Maida and Monica Wallace discussed top issues and enforcement trends that physician practice management companies (PPMs) and ambulatory surgery centers...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 21st Annual Advanced Forum on Obstetric Malpractice Claims - June 27th - 28th, Philadelphia, PA

Hosted by the American Conference Institute, the 21st Annual Advanced Forum on Obstetric Malpractice Claims returns in June with curated content that will ensure that you stay current on the evolving standards of care,...more

Morgan Lewis

What Physician Organizations Need to Know: Key Considerations for the End of the PHE

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As the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency comes to an end on May 11, various regulatory flexibilities simultaneously expire, including certain waivers issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, among other...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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Healthcare compliance in a post-pandemic world

On January 31, 2020, pursuant to Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) determined that a public health emergency (PHE) exists due to the soaring...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | March 2023 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for March 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Increased Physician Compensation and the End of the PHE

Considering the difficulties physicians faced during the pandemic, it may not be surprising to find that compensation increased during the past few years. In Medscape’s newly released 2023 Physician Compensation Report, which...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | January 2023 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity and developments occurring in January 2023, including several criminal and civil enforcement actions related to the federal...more

Lathrop GPM

The Public Health Emergency Is Finally (Almost) Over: What Does That Mean for Stark Law and Anti-kickback Statute Compliance?

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The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023, which is less than three months away. In the early days of the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),...more

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