Nov 2, 2015 | Health Care
In September 2015, HHS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report encouraging HHS’ Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to strengthen its oversight of Covered Entities’ compliance with HIPAA privacy standards, and recommending that OCR fully implement a permanent...
Oct 5, 2015 | Health Care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently instructed Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and Qualified Independent Contractors (QICs) that, for redeterminations and reconsiderations of claims denied following a post-payment review or...
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In April, the President signed into law the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), which repealed and replaced the controversial Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula.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...
Jun 22, 2015 | Health Care
In December, Chilivis Grubman attorney Scott Grubman issued a healthcare compliance alert regarding the electronic health records (EHR) meaningful use incentive payment program. That program, which began in 2009, provides financial incentives to providers who convert...
