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27 Nov 2009, 6:13 am
According to a report issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of the White House, the Federal government made $54 billion in improper payments in 2009 from the Medicare and Medicaid programs. [read post]
14 Jun 2012, 7:34 am
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision of interest to physicians and teaching hospitals. [read post]
16 Feb 2016, 11:37 am
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires Medicare providers to return overpayments within 60 days of the date they are identified in order to avoid liability under the False Claims Act. [read post]
22 Jun 2016, 2:57 pm
Long gone are the days when drug reps enticed physicians with extravagant meals at five-star restaurants and box seats to the Phillies’ playoffs (and sadly, gone are the days when the Phillies actually made the playoffs). [read post]
30 Aug 2018, 10:16 am
The New Jersey Out-of-Network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act takes effect today, August 30, 2018, and requires all licensed health care professionals in New Jersey (including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, among others) who bill health benefits plans issued or delivered in New Jersey to provide certain disclosures to patients enrolled in such Plans. [read post]
29 Jul 2015, 12:13 pm
According to a recent study published by Accenture, only 1 in 3 physicians will be in independent private medical practice by 2016. [read post]
16 Oct 2013, 6:40 am
By Michael J. [read post]
29 Jan 2015, 8:48 am
According to various news outlets, physicians at the University of California student health centers (as many as 150 physicians in all) went on strike this week in protest of what they believe are unfair labor practices by the University. [read post]
13 Mar 2017, 7:23 am
Until March 20, 2017, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (the “DOH”) will be accepting applications from companies seeking permits as Grower/Processors and/or Dispensaries of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. [read post]
28 May 2014, 9:21 am
An article on Businessweek.com today suggests that healthcare companies rank worse than financial institutions, utility companies and even retailers when it comes to cybersecurity. [read post]
18 Feb 2009, 6:57 am
Yesterday President Obama signed the much touted stimulus bill into law. [read post]
30 Aug 2013, 5:48 am
Hiring a new physician into a practice can be an expensive and risky proposition but for most practices it is a necessary endeavor. [read post]
24 Jun 2011, 6:22 am
Over the last several years, a cottage industry of businesses known as “Physician Owned Distributorships” (“PODs”) has taken root in the medical device world and according to a recent article in the American Medical News is now coming under scrutiny by federal authorities. [read post]
30 Nov 2017, 9:25 am
CMS recently issued an Advisory Opinion suggesting that physicians who refer diagnostic tests reimbursable under Medicare to a laboratory may, under certain circumstances, receive electronic pop-up notifications in the laboratory’s web-based portal alerting the physicians to various potential issues related to the test results. [read post]
28 Feb 2018, 8:14 am
On the firm’s HIPAA & Health Information Technology blog, associate Kristen Marotta discussed the privacy and security issues arising from the growing use of telemedicine, particularly for mental health treatment. [read post]
31 Oct 2014, 10:27 am
Each year, the U.S. [read post]
19 Apr 2018, 7:09 am
Last month, CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced several initiatives to innovate the delivery of patient care at the ground level. [read post]
30 Jan 2011, 9:41 am
Under a new Pennsylvania law which took effect on January 22, 2011, physicians who bill patients or third party payers for clinical pathology laboratory tests purchased from an independent laboratory are required to disclose on the bill the name of the laboratory from which the service was purchased, the amount paid by the physician to the lab and the physician’s acquisition or processing (e.g., mark-up) charge for the service. [read post]
8 Mar 2018, 10:40 am
Kristen Marotta writes: Recently on Fox’s HIPAA & Health Information Technology blog, we discussed the privacy and security issues arising from the growth of telemedicine, as well as the general benefits that such growth could have for recent medical graduates. [read post]
29 Sep 2014, 7:14 am
One of the most challenging problems I encounter in representing physician practice is disruptive physician behavior. [read post]
