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Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ and HHS Announce Formation of False Claims Act Working Group and Results of National Health Care Fraud Takedown

As we reported in our recent client alert, the Trump administration has made clear that it is committed to using the False Claims Act (FCA) to prosecute healthcare fraud. Two recent Trump administration moves give important...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | January 2025 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for January 2025. This month features long-awaited proposed and final rules regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

2025 Top-of-Mind Issues for Life Sciences Companies

DTC Telehealth Platforms - Arrangements involving telemedicine and direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) business services are expected to be a source of major regulatory scrutiny. In 2024, such arrangements were the focus of proposed...more

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DEA Announces a Third Extension of COVID-19 Telehealth Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications

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On November 15, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) issued a joint regulations further extending the flexibilities that have been in place relating to prescribing...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | May 2024 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for May 2024. We discuss several notable cases and enforcement resolutions, including the US Court of Appeals for the District of...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

HHS-OIG Year in Review 2023

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is tasked with providing objective oversight to protect the integrity and promote the efficiency of Medicare, Medicaid, and more than...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | August 2023 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for August 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve violations of the False Claims Act...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] 2023 Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference - November 5th - 7th, Washington, DC

Hear directly from the enforcement community - Want to gain insight into properly monitoring, detecting, investigating, and managing violations? Join us at HCCA’s Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference to...more

Hinch Newman LLP

FTC and HHS Warn Hospital Systems and Telehealth Providers About Use of Technologies That Share Sensitive Health Information

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The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights are cautioning hospitals and telehealth providers about the privacy and security risks related to the use of online...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

FTC and HHS-OCR Spotlight Use of Tracking Tech by Healthcare Providers

On Thursday, July 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission and HHS Office for Civil Rights issued a rare joint press release announcing that approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers received a letter alerting...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | May 2023 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for May 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve violations of the False Claims Act (FCA)...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Public Health Emergency Ends May 11: What Telehealth Companies Need to Know

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On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced its intent to end the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. The PHE has been in place for over three years during which time many telehealth and...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - January 27th, Lake Buena Vista, FL

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer practitioners convenient, local compliance education, including updates on the latest news in regulatory...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

OIG Shines a Spotlight on Nursing Homes, Opioid Misuse, and Health Equity in the FY2022 Semiannual Report

On December 5, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office of Inspector General (“OIG”), released their Semiannual Report to Congress for the period beginning on April 1, 2022, and ending on September...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Richmond Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - December 9th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm EST

General and specialty compliance training from the comfort of your home or office! HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide practitioners with virtual compliance training that includes updates on the...more

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OIG Alert and DOJ Enforcement Action Summary: Telemedicine Arrangements

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The July 20, 2022 Special Fraud Alert describes findings from what OIG describes as “dozens of investigations of fraud schemes involving companies that purported to provide telehealth, telemedicine, or telemarketing services”...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Telehealth regulatory oversight and enforcement trends

CT magazine (July 2022) - One of the notable impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare industry has been the boom in services provided via telehealth. This boom is in part due to temporary flexibilities applied...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

DOJ Demonstrates Commitment to COVID-19-Related Healthcare Enforcement with New Criminal Charges

On April 20, 2022, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a nationwide coordinated law enforcement action focused on COVID-19-related healthcare fraud. In total, DOJ brought criminal charges against 21 individuals,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Ann Arbor and Columbus Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - June 24th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm EDT

General and specialty compliance training from the comfort of your home or office! HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide practitioners with virtual compliance training that includes updates on the...more

Goodwin

Federal Audits and Enforcement Actions of Telehealth Providers: Future Trends and Mitigating Risk

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As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses and the expanded use of telehealth has appeared to stabilize over the past year according to a July report from McKinsey & Company, Federal agencies have continued the recent trend of...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Denver Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - October 15th, Denver, CO

Our one-day Regional Compliance Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Enforcement and Health Care Technology: Navigating Fraud and Abuse Issues in Emerging Digital Health Care Areas

Like many industries, the health care industry has become increasingly digitized and reliant on technology. Technology advancements also have had a major effect on enforcement. In his comments to the Federal Bar Association...more

King & Spalding

Principal Deputy Inspector General Grimm’s Speech On OIG’s Top 10 Priorities

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On April 19, 2021, HHS OIG Principal Deputy Inspector General Christi A. Grimm gave the keynote address at the Health Care Compliance Association’s 25th Annual Compliance Institute wherein she highlighted 10 key compliance...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Healthcare Enforcement Roundup - Volume 1, 2021

Stay current on the healthcare enforcement issues impacting your business’ compliance strategies. In this installment of the Healthcare Enforcement Roundup, we address: • Key areas of enforcement scrutiny in 2021,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2021 Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - St. Louis, MO - February 26th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm CST

Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more

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