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This post from Immigration Practice Group Co-Chair, Catherine Wadhwani, suggests J-1 Physician Waiver sponsorship as a means of meeting patient needs.
Continue Reading J-1 Waivered Physicians – Meeting Patient NeedsIf you are involved with any health information, even if you are not covered by…
Continue Reading FTC and OCR Issue Joint Website Tracking Warning LetterBrightree by ResMed (“Brightree”), a cloud-based management software platform for healthcare providers, has conducted its…
Continue Reading Brightree and MatrixCare Support InteroperabilityThe CFPB’s Latest Report on Medical Credit Cards Addresses Misleading Activity by Providers.
Federal regulators are focusing in on medical credit cards and financing plans and the roles…
Continue Reading The CFPB’s Latest Report on Medical Credit Cards Addresses Misleading Activity by Providers.The Latest
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…
Continue Reading Is it Really Fraud? The Supreme Court Will DecideFive Differences Between the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and the Federal Stark Law
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 (“Stark”)…
Continue Reading Five Differences Between the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and the Federal Stark LawFTC Proposes Broad Rule Banning Non-Compete Covenants with Physicians and Other Healthcare Workers
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) which would broadly prohibit companies from entering into or enforcing non-competition agreements or clauses…
Continue Reading FTC Proposes Broad Rule Banning Non-Compete Covenants with Physicians and Other Healthcare WorkersOn December 1, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Bulletin warning HIPAA covered entities and business associates about the use…
Continue Reading OCR Warns Covered Entities and Business Associates about Tracking TechnologyResidential Healthcare Owners and Operators Beware: Department of Labor is Tackling Misclassification of Employees, Again
Eleventh-Hour Trump Administration FLSA Classification Rule Revived
Just when residential healthcare employers thought it was safe to get back into the classification waters, a late-stage Trump administration rule, “Independent Contractor…
Continue Reading Residential Healthcare Owners and Operators Beware: Department of Labor is Tackling Misclassification of Employees, AgainSurprise: Long Term Care Providers Are Not Exempt from The No Surprises Act’s Good Faith Estimate Requirement for Uninsured and Self-Pay Patients
The federal No Surprises Act and interim final rules implementing the Act went into effect on January 1, 2022. Part I is aimed at reducing “surprise bills” to patients in…
Continue Reading Surprise: Long Term Care Providers Are Not Exempt from The No Surprises Act’s Good Faith Estimate Requirement for Uninsured and Self-Pay PatientsShould a Practice Engage a Dental Lawyer to Negotiate an Associate Employment Agreement?
When hiring an associate dentist, it is critical for a dental practice to have a strong and clear employment agreement.
While practices often understand the importance of engaging a lawyer…
Continue Reading Should a Practice Engage a Dental Lawyer to Negotiate an Associate Employment Agreement?US Launches Coordinated Effort to Combat Health Care-Related COVID-19 Fraud
As part of its ongoing effort to crack down on health care fraud related to COVID-19, the U.S. Justice Department has launched a coordinated law enforcement action that recently led…
Continue Reading US Launches Coordinated Effort to Combat Health Care-Related COVID-19 FraudThe No Surprises Act is Here: How do Practices Comply? (Part I)
The federal No Surprises Act is now in effect, and it is changing how medical practices, ambulatory surgery centers, and hospitals interact with patients and health insurers. See our initial…
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