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29 Sep 2014, 7:14 am
One of the most challenging problems I encounter in representing physician practice is disruptive physician behavior. [read post]
26 Sep 2014, 10:55 am
As a health care attorney, I am called upon quite frequently to draft and/or review . [read post]
31 Aug 2014, 8:50 pm
Many physicians recently received a notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) notifying them of the opportunity to register with the CMS “Open Payments” system and review financial data reported about them by drug and device manufacturers under the federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (“Sunshine Act”). [read post]
29 Aug 2014, 9:14 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has agreed to permit Pennsylvania to expand its Medicaid program under the federal Affordable Care Act to cover low income adults whose incomes exceed the federal poverty level. [read post]
12 Aug 2014, 2:53 pm
According to a final rule published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on August 4, 2014, providers will be required to use the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision for diagnosis coding starting on October 1, 2015. [read post]
31 Jul 2014, 12:56 pm
Physician ancillary service joint ventures continue to proliferate and not surprisingly, federal and state regulators are on the lookout for arrangements which may violate fraud and abuse laws . [read post]
29 Jul 2014, 6:50 am
On December 18, 2013, Pennsylvania Act 122 amended the Pennsylvania Clinical Laboratory Act to, among other things, impose licensure requirements on out of state clinical laboratories and to place certain prohibitions on physician financial arrangements with labs. [read post]
30 Jun 2014, 3:29 pm
Are you and your practice ready to be rated by Medicare? [read post]
30 Jun 2014, 8:28 am
The topic of telemedicine is becoming increasingly more common in the medical community. [read post]
30 Jun 2014, 7:49 am
One of the often overlooked requirements in the federal Affordable Care Act is that healthcare providers now have an obligation to refund overpayments to the Medicare within 60 days of discovery. [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]
13 May 2014, 8:23 am
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) today issued a proposed rule which would amend the federal civil monetary penalty (CMP) regulations addressing new CMP authorities created under the Affordable Care Act. [read post]
29 Apr 2014, 8:55 am
None of us knows what the future holds for physicians and the practice of medicine. [read post]
28 Apr 2014, 6:53 am
Many physicians I speak with are still surprised to learn that the federal Stark statute imposes restrictions on income division within group practices. [read post]
22 Apr 2014, 7:13 am
By Michael Coco The New Jersey Supreme Court, through the Committee on the Rules of Evidence (the “Committee”) is proposing changes to the rules on admitting evidence and allowing testimony from health care professionals involved in the counseling and treatment of mental health patients. [read post]
1 Apr 2014, 6:08 am
This past Friday, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, in collaboration with the HHS Office for Civil Rights and HHS Office of the General Counsel, developed a HIPAA “Security Risk Assessment Tool. [read post]
12 Mar 2014, 11:26 am
Mergers and acquisitions are exceedingly common in most industries as business leaders have seen the obvious value in consolidation. [read post]
3 Mar 2014, 4:28 pm
There was an interesting article published on nytimes.com over the weekend (see ”New Law’s Demands on Doctors Have Many Seeking a Network“) comparing and contrastng the practice of two primary care physicians, one employed by a hospital and another still in private practice but perhaps concerned about her ability to remain there. [read post]
28 Feb 2014, 4:43 pm
The drive for reduced costs and increased quality in the delivery of healthcare is an almost universally held goal among those in the industry. [read post]
26 Feb 2014, 12:36 pm
The recent federal antitrust case of Federal Trade Commission and State of Idaho, Plaintiffs, v. [read post]
