In this episode, Monica Chmielewski, vice chair of Foley’s Health Care Practice Group and Shannon Sumner, Chief Compliance Officer and Nashville’s Office Managing Principal of PYA explore how supply chain compliance is...more
In this episode, Let’s Talk Compliance Hosts Jana Kolarik a partner of Foley’s Health Care Practice Group and PYA principal Angie Caldwell, discuss physician compensation plans and the latest trends in physician compensation...more
As part of our work with clients and preparing for Let’s Talk Compliance events, we often notice trends through the questions we receive. The following physician compensation compliance topics are currently trending....more
Although most health care lawyers and compliance officers who review and analyze physician compensation understand that fair market value (FMV) is important, the nuances around FMV are sometimes missed....more
8/13/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Audits ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compensation ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Integrity Agreement ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fair Market Value ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Coding ,
OIG ,
Physician Payments ,
Stark Law ,
Valuation
Editor’s Note: PYA and Foley & Lardner hosted the 6th Annual “Let’s Talk Compliance” two-day Virtual Conference on January 18 and 19, 2024. Panelists included Foley & Lardner attorneys and PYA experts. The event was hosted by...more
2/19/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Collaboration ,
Compensation ,
Compliance ,
Ethics ,
Fair Market Value ,
Governance Standards ,
Health and Safety ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare ,
Internal Controls ,
Machine Learning ,
OIG ,
Physicians ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Value-Based Payments
In connection with the November 2023 Health Care Compliance Association’s (HCCA) Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference, and with acknowledgment by the Chief Counsel to the Inspector General, Rob DeConti, of the long...more
11/8/2023
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Audits ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Integrity Agreement ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
OIG ,
Private Equity ,
Risk Assessment ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements
In this episode, partner Jana Kolarik of Foley’s Health Care Practice Group interviews partner Roger Strode of Foley’s Health Care and Transactional Practice Groups and Michael Ramey, managing principal of PYA's Strategic and...more
10/17/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Compliance ,
Due Diligence ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Indemnity ,
Private Equity ,
Recapitalization ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Stark Law
Session #1: State of the Healthcare Industry Effective Compliance Plans and Enforcement Trends -
In their discussion of compliance program effectiveness and enforcement, attorneys Kolarik and Waltz and Ms. Sumner...more
2/23/2023
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Compliance ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Enforcement ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Mental Health ,
No Surprises Act (NSA) ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Risk Assessment
In the latest installment of our “Let’s Talk Compliance” series, Foley & Lardner’s Alexis Bortniker and PYA’s Martie Ross answered numerous questions regarding Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting requirements. A recording of...more
By letter dated April 13, 2021 (Letter), the Democrat and Republican leadership of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and its Subcommittee on Health, wrote United States Health and Human Services Secretary, Xavier...more
For the second year in a row, Foley & Lardner LLP and PYA hosted a compliance master class on various health-related compliance issues. “Let’s Talk Compliance” is an annual one-day event featuring a panel of presenters that...more
2/11/2020
/ Compliance ,
Covered Entities ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Due Diligence ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medical Records ,
Medicare ,
OCR ,
Overpayment ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Patient Rights ,
PHI ,
Physicians ,
Ransomware ,
Right-To-Access ,
Risk Assessment