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16 Apr 2018, 11:52 am by Robert Liles
  Several weeks ago, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its latest critical assessment of chiropractic services currently being billed to the Medicare program. [read post]
30 Sep 2019, 2:08 pm by Robert Liles
(September 30, 2019):  On September 5, 2019, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) published an HHS-OIG Data Brief entitled “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Could Use Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Data To Identify High-Risk Home Health Agencies. [read post]
16 Mar 2020, 1:32 pm by Jennifer Papapanagiotou
The declaration gives Secretary Alex Azar of the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) the power to waive certain Federal requirements in Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP in order to address the outbreak. [read post]
25 Mar 2020, 3:41 pm by admin
Section 1135 Waiver Issues and COVID-19 (March 25, 2020):  On January 31, 2020, Secretary Alex Azar, of the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), used his authority under the Public Health Service Act to declare a public health emergency in the United States.[1] Secretary Azar determined that a public health emergency had existed nationwide since January 27, 2020. [read post]
21 Dec 2018, 10:43 am by Robert Liles
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has defined the term “telehealth” as the: “[U]se of electronic communication and information technologies to provide or support long-distance clinical health care, patient professional health-related education, public health, and health administration. [read post]
8 May 2023, 12:28 am by Christin Thompson
Medicare Exclusion Risks: Employing Excluded Individuals Can Result in Significant Administrative, Civil and / or Criminal Liabilities (May 8, 2023): One of the most severe administrative sanctions available under the Social Security Act stems from the authority of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)[1] to “exclude” individuals and entities from participating in… [read post]
23 Mar 2020, 1:28 pm by Michael Cook
  Additionally, many individuals who otherwise do not qualify for government sponsored long term care under the traditional benefit package also prefer to use personal care aides to enable them to remain in their homes. [read post]
8 Oct 2019, 2:00 pm by Salma Mokbel
(October 8, 2019):  On April 16th, 2018, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), issued a Final Rule entitled, “Medicare Program; Contract Year 2019 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Cost Plan, Medicare Fee-for-Service, the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs, and the PACE Program. [read post]
20 Jun 2023, 5:55 am by Jennifer Papapanagiotou
Should your practice or clinic need experienced health law legal counsel, give us a call for a free consultation. [read post]
14 Jun 2023, 8:02 am by Robert Liles
In 1980, HEW was renamed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). [read post]
18 Sep 2019, 2:08 pm by Robert Liles
(September 18, 2019):  On September 10, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), published a Final Rule in the Federal Register entitled “Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Programs; Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process. [read post]
18 Sep 2019, 2:08 pm by admin
Big Changes to CMS Form 855 are on the Horizon (September 18, 2019):  On September 10, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), published a Final Rule in the Federal Register entitled “Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Programs; Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process. [read post]
27 Dec 2018, 2:00 pm by Robert Liles
  All federal agencies, including those of the Department of Health and Human Services (such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS)) are required to identify and repeal existing guidance documents that are outdated, unnecessary, inconsistent with existing law, or other improper. [read post]
31 Mar 2020, 8:38 am by admin
Section 3707, Encouraging the Use of Telecommunications Systems for Home Health Services in Medicare: This section requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue clarifying guidance encouraging the use of telecommunications systems, including remote patient monitoring, to furnish home health services consistent with the beneficiary care plan during the COVID-19 emergency period. [read post]
28 Jun 2023, 6:53 am by Robert Liles
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) and the U.S. [read post]