Jun 29, 2020 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care
Last week, two Georgia U.S. Attorney’s Offices announced multi-million dollar False Claims Act (FCA) settlements with major health systems. First, on June 24, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia announced that Augusta University Medical...
May 12, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Health Care
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its “interim final rule” updating requirements for notification of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases among residents and staff in nursing homes. Among other...
May 12, 2020 | Cyber Law, Health Care, HIPAA
On May 5, HHS’ Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued guidance on covered healthcare providers and restrictions on media access to Protected Health Information (“PHI”) about individuals in their facilities. In its guidance, OCR reminded...
Apr 7, 2020 | Business Litigation, COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into the law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which included $500 billion for assistance to eligible businesses, states, and municipalities. As with prior economic stimulus laws, the...
Apr 7, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care
Last week, we wrote about the blanket Stark Law waivers issued by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) in relation to the COVID-19 crisis. On April 3, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released a...
Apr 6, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care
On April 2, 2020, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued a shelter-in-place executive order, under which residents and visitors in Georgia must remain in their residences and take every precaution to limit social interaction starting at 6 PM on Friday, April 3, 2020, and...
