Jan 11, 2017 | Health Care
On November 1, 2016, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion holding that registered nurses (“RNs”) and licensed practical nurses (“LPNs”) at Prince George Healthcare Center in Georgetown, SC (the “Center”) do not qualify as “supervisors” under the...
Jan 4, 2017 | Health Care
Every year the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) publishes a Work Plan detailing the various areas of focus for the upcoming fiscal year. OIG’s 2017 Work Plan describes many new and ongoing priorities that...
Dec 12, 2016 | Employment Law
On December 7, 2016, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. St. Joseph’s Hospital, Inc., holding in part that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not mandate reassignment without...
Dec 12, 2016 | Medicare and Medicaid
On December 5, 2016, Judge James Roasberg of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision ordering the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to eliminate its massive backlog of Medicare billing appeals within the next...
Nov 4, 2016 | Health Care
On November 1, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that it had awarded three companies new contracts to serve as recovery audit contractors (“RACs”). These three companies – Performant Recovery, Inc., Cotiviti, LLC, and HMS Federal...
