Sep 15, 2015 | Administrative Law
When you hire a lawyer, there are certain services that you can expect. The list can be long and varied depending on the lawyer but some of the common services provided are things such as: consultation for legal information and advice; consultation to review...
Aug 24, 2015 | Health Care
On August 13, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued a “Memorandum Report” examining the overlap between physician-owned hospitals and physician-owned distributors (“POD”) of spinal devices. OEI-01-14-00270. The...
Aug 17, 2015 | Health Care
Most nurses think about the Board of Nursing when they are trying to pass their initial test, or need to renew their license. For most nurses, this will be their only contact with the Board of Nursing; however, the Board is involved with more than just licensing...
Aug 7, 2015 | Health Care
In April, the President signed into law the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), which repealed and replaced the controversial Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. A lesser known, but nevertheless important, provision of MACRA requires...
Jul 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
In recent weeks, the federal government has made clear that it will be devoting more time and resources going after individual physicians for potential fraud, waste, and abuse. On June 9, for example, the HHS Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a Fraud...
