The next time you step into an emergency room, you may learn the hospital can provide you with hospital-level services to treat your illness in your home. Until recently, the idea of hospitals providing services to patients...more
As of July 12, there have been 142,231 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 38,518 deaths in nursing homes. For this reason, CMS recently called nursing homes “ground zero for COVID-19” and announced enhanced survey activities and...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic began this spring, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) called on all health care providers to activate infection control practices to help limit the spread of the virus....more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 30, 2020, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued blanket waivers of sanctions under Section 1877 of the Social Security Act (the “Stark Law”). The waivers are...more