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Five Differences Between the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and the Federal...
Physicians around the country are familiar with the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)) and the Federal Physician Self-Referral Law, commonly referred to as the Stark Law...
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Ransomware Attacks Against Healthcare Providers Continue to Increase
The systems healthcare providers use to provide safe and reliable patient care, and their confidential patient information, provide attractive targets for hackers using ransomware to extort payment....
View ArticleIs it Really Fraud? The Supreme Court Will Decide
Two landmark cases fraught with False Claim Act (“FCA”) allegations of fraudulent billing for prescription drugs against food and pharmacy chains are making their way from the Seventh Circuit to the...
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Telehealth Practitioners Must Be Aware of the DEA’s Proposed New Rules for...
Telehealth practitioners must take note of the DEA’s proposed rule making that would impact the way telehealth practitioners can prescribe controlled substances. The Ryan Haight Act and the Proposed...
View ArticleAre We There Yet? New HIPAA Privacy Protections for Reproductive Health Data...
This blog post was first published on the Fox HIPAA & Health Information Technology Blog. It covers a critical new rule proposed by the Office For Civil Rights to close loopholes in HIPAA with...
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The CFPB’s Latest Report on Medical Credit Cards Addresses Misleading...
Federal regulators are focusing in on medical credit cards and financing plans and the roles that healthcare providers have in facilitating them. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) is...
View ArticleJ-1 Waivered Physicians – Meeting Patient Needs
This post from Immigration Practice Group Co-Chair, Catherine Wadhwani, suggests J-1 Physician Waiver sponsorship as a means of meeting patient needs. See this link for the full article:...
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The CFPB Considers Rules to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports: What...
Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) kicked off a rulemaking process that, if enacted, would reshape the credit reporting and debt collection landscape and could have a...
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In Case You Missed It: New OIG General Compliance Program Guidance
On November 6, 2023, the HHS Office of Inspector General published a new compilation of compliance guidance under the title General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) for the healthcare compliance...
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The CFPB’s Continued Spotlight on Medical Debt Emphasizes the Importance of...
Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its 2023 Annual Report on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which notes the CFPB’s activities and observations related...
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