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What’s Hot in Healthcare: Digital Health Regulatory Update

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As the summer winds down, regulatory updates related to digital health services certainly do not appear to be showing any signs of cooling off. It has been a busy summer, and below we have summarized several key updates for...more

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California Department of Public Health's (CDPH) Limits On CRNA Scope of Practice Reminds Hospitals Nationwide to Revisit...

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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a letter on September 6, 2024, to all general acute care hospitals clarifying the scope of practice for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) following...more

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CMS Updates EMTALA Signage for Hospitals

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On August 13, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and its Center for Clinical Standards and Quality / Quality, Safety & Oversight Group issued its memorandum QSO-24-17-EMTALA (the “Memorandum”),...more

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CMS Recommends That Hospitals Adopt Updated EMTALA Signage

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the release of updated model signage for use by Medicare-participating hospitals to inform patients of their rights under the Emergency Medical Treatment...more

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Medicare Continues its Updates to Provider Enrollment Policies as Part of Efforts to Enhance Program Integrity and Transparency

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) continued its efforts to increase oversight of the Medicare program by updating Medicare provider enrollment regulations and policies through recent regulatory and...more

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COVID-19 Public Health Emergency – Compliance Considerations as We Prepare for the End of the PHE

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On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced plans to end the Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. The PHE was enacted on January 27, 2020, to provide flexibility to healthcare providers and payors...more

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Medicare Cuts to 340B Hospitals

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On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision finding Medicare payment cuts to hospitals participating in the 340B drug pricing program illegal. The decision in favor of 340B hospitals is the culmination of a...more

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What You Need to Know About Continuous Glucose Monitoring Compliance

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For diabetic patients and the doctors who treat them, blood sugar levels are crucially important. However, the traditional method of testing one’s blood sugar with a pin-prick is undesirable for many patients, which leads to...more

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Federal Authorities Place Cardiovascular Stress Testing Under the Microscope

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Cardiovascular stress testing to diagnose patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and other related types of conditions can be a highly-effective tool in many cases. In fact, many cardiologists routinely recommend stress...more

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Seven Points to be Aware of for Durable Medical Equipment Company Compliance

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Durable medical equipment (DME) is particularly important for many Medicare beneficiaries. However, companies that manufacture and sell DME need to be careful because there are strict federal regulations outlining almost...more

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Eight Keys to Developing an OIG Compliance Program for Hospitals

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The Office of Inspector General is a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is tasked with combating fraud committed against Medicare, Medicaid, and other federally funded government programs. The...more

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EKRA Rules, Regulations & Compliance: 5 Tips that Health Care Providers Need to Know

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Most health care providers have at least a basic understanding of the Anti-Kickback Statute. This federal law prohibits providers from offering, paying, soliciting, or accepting any form of “remuneration” for patient...more

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HRSA Eliminates Delay in Use of 340B Drugs in New Hospital Clinic Locations

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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has issued guidance eliminating a longstanding enforcement position that delayed the ability of hospitals participating in the 340B drug pricing program to use...more

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Tele-Tuesday: Congress’s Coronavirus Bill Includes Major Telehealth Changes

As part of emergency funding to combat the threat of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), last week Congress waived many of the telehealth restrictions for Medicare services in certain situations. This monumental change...more

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CMS Releases Draft Guidance on Shared Space Arrangements

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently released draft guidance for state survey agencies regarding shared space and co-location arrangements between hospitals and other hospitals or health care...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CMS Issues Long-Awaited Draft Guidance for Hospital Co-Location with Other Hospitals or Healthcare Facilities

On May 3, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released long-awaited draft guidance (the “Guidance”), proposing to allow hospitals to co-locate with other hospitals or healthcare facilities in certain...more

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CMS Releases the 2019 OPPS and ASC Payment System Final Rule

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• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the Calendar Year (CY) 2019 Final Rule that updates payment rates and policy changes in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory...more

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CMS Releases the 2019 MPFS and QPP Final Rules

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• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the Calendar Year (CY) 2019 Final Rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), which includes provisions related to Medicare physician payments as well...more

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Untimely Physician Certifications for Medicare Home Care Claims—Arguably a Technicality—Vulnerable to False Claims Act...

On June 11, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit sustained a complaint against a home health care agency alleging that the agency had violated the False Claims Act (the “FCA”) by submitting numerous...more

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Kentucky’s New Telehealth Law Expands Insurance Coverage and Reimbursement

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Kentucky health care providers and patients will soon enjoy a revamped, and significantly improved, telehealth commercial insurance coverage law. Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed SB 112 into law on April 26, 2018, imposing...more

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EMTALA Settlement Highlights Continuing Challenges for Hospitals

After 30 years as a fixture in the federal healthcare regulatory landscape, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act—more commonly known as EMTALA—has been in the news again. In the past year, the U.S. Department of...more

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Catching Up With the Times: CMS Reforms Long-Term Care Facility Requirements Part III

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On October 4, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the biggest overhaul to federal long-term care regulations since 1991, and impacted facilities can immediately take steps to ensure they’re prepared...more

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Ten Things to Know About the CMS Long-Term Care Requirements Final Rule

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Deadlines are looming to come into compliance with sweeping changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements for long-term care facilities (LTC) participating in Medicare and Medicaid. The CMS final...more

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CMS Cracks Down On Social Media Abuse By Nursing Home Staff

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On August 5th the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum to all state survey agencies requiring that during the next standard survey of a nursing home, whether a Traditional or Quality Indicator...more

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