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24 Aug 2010, 10:16 am by Todd Rodriguez
In July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the much-anticipated final regulations that providers are required to meet in order to receive the Medicare incentives for adoption of a certified electronic health record system. [read post]
29 Sep 2010, 9:48 am by Todd Rodriguez
Many physicians are unaware that they are required to update their Medicare enrollment applications whenever key aspects of their practice change. [read post]
23 Dec 2013, 11:24 am by Todd Rodriguez
Many physicians pay very little attention to their managed care participation agreements. [read post]
30 Sep 2009, 3:23 pm by Todd Rodriguez
In the recently released OIG Advisory Opinion No. 09-16, the OIG found that participation by chiropractors in a referral network would not run afoul of the federal antikickback statute. [read post]
8 Oct 2010, 1:15 pm by Todd Rodriguez
According to a new report from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Counsel (also known as PHC4), 19 new ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) opened up in Pennsylvania in the past year. [read post]
9 Nov 2010, 6:21 am by Todd Rodriguez
The final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2011 was placed on display at the Federal Register on November 2 , 2010. [read post]
13 Mar 2013, 6:35 am by Todd Rodriguez
Unless you've been living under a rock for the last several weeks, you are likely well aware of the budget sequester that took effect on March 1. [read post]
27 Jan 2015, 8:32 am by Todd Rodriguez
Yesterday the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) formally announced HHS’ intention to shift 90% of all traditional Medicare payments from fee-for-service (FFS) to quality or value-based payments by 2018. [read post]
31 Aug 2015, 10:15 am by Edward J. Cyran
Pennsylvania’s Child Protective Services Law received a major overhaul after the Penn State child abuse scandal. [read post]
10 Mar 2009, 7:31 am
As yet another warning to physicians and the medical device industry, the Department of Justice has entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with medical device maker Neuromtrix in connection with an alleged kickback arrangement with referring physicians. [read post]
12 Mar 2009, 8:25 am
Massachusetts has joined the small but growing list of states regulating gifts and payments by pharmaceutical and device manufacturers to physicians. [read post]
4 Oct 2010, 6:58 am by Todd Rodriguez
One of the few true payment reform models built into the health care reform law passed earlier this year is the Accountable Care Organization (ACO). [read post]
21 Dec 2010, 12:07 pm by William Maruca
At last, physicians and other professionals and service providers get some relief from proposed identity theft compliance obligations. [read post]
5 May 2017, 9:02 am by Fox Rothschild LLP
We invite you to read Part 1 and Part 2 in a series of posts by Fox partner Dori K. [read post]
29 May 2018, 3:00 am by Edward J. Cyran
In April, the FDA released its “Medical Device Safety Action Plan,” a short to mid-term vision for increasing the safety of medical devices. [read post]
22 Oct 2009, 12:03 pm by Todd Rodriguez
Despite efforts by Senator Harry Reid to pass legislation which would have effectively frozen Medicare payment rates for physicians, it looks like Congress will once again look to freeze physician payment rates with a one-year patch. [read post]
19 Oct 2015, 7:13 am by Edward J. Cyran
A new article in the online journal, JAMA Internal Medicine, highlights the importance for physicians of keeping valuable non-public information confidential. [read post]