Hospice Insights Podcast - Hospice Audit Updates: Hospices Fare Well in Federal Court
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 245: Using AI to Improve Radiology with Angela Adams of Inflo Health
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 244: The Future of Independent Physician Practices with Ray Waldrup of The Leaders Rheum
New Virginia "Workplace Violence" Definition and Healthcare Reporting Law: What's the Tea in L&E?
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 241: Fighting Nurse Burnout with Data-Driven Innovation with Dr. Ecoee Rooney of Indicator Sciences
Taking the Pulse: A Health Care & Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 239: Understanding the 340B Pricing Program with Chuck Melendi of Disruptive Dialogue
Hospice Insights Podcast - Still Number One: Healthcare Fraud Remains Central in DOJ’s White Collar Enforcement Plan
Podcast: Addressing Patient Complaints About Privacy Violations
Podcast - Navigating the New Landscape of Private Equity in Healthcare
Medicaid Cuts: Potential Challenges and Legal Implications for Long-Term Care Facilities — Assisted Living and the Law Podcast
ADA Compliance for Medical and Dental Practices: Responding to Inquiries and Investigations
Beyond the Bylaws: The Medical Staff Show | The Role of Bylaws in Medical Staff Governance, Part II
Hospice Insights Podcast - But Wait: Things to Consider Before Adopting AI Tools In Your Hospice
Taking the Pulse: A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 232: Commercial Real Estate for Life Sciences Companies with Vinnie Durand of Savills
Understanding Senior Living Options with Beth Weeks
Executive Actions Impact Federally Funded Research: What Institutions Should Do Now – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast
AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice Podcast - Episode 10: Anti-Kickback Compliance for Hospice and Skilled Nursing Providers
Healthcare Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidances (ICPGs)
Hospice Insights Podcast - One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Figuring Out What is Your Hospice+
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 229: Public Health in South Carolina with Dr. Edward Simmer of SC Dept of Public Health
FCA Complaint Filed Against One of Nation’s Largest Specialty Wound Care Providers - On April 4, the government filed a complaint against Vohra Wound Physicians Management LLC, its founder, Dr. Ameet Vohra, and VHS...more
Despite the anticipation of increased enforcement of US immigration laws, the rules and practical advice related to an employer’s legal duties under the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) and what to do if US...more
Cyberhackers—potentially frustrated by their limited ability to extort ransom from health care entities in attacks—have started extorting the patients themselves, threatening them with the release of information or...more
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) is seeking comment on a proposed rule to implement reporting requirements for critical infrastructure entities, including health care entities, on cyberattacks and ransomware...more
Employment matters in the health care industry once again prompted significant attention from federal and state governments in 2023. While much of our 2022 Year in Review discussed how states were beginning to address...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it initiated a record-high 500 new False Claims Act (FCA) cases in Fiscal Year 2023. The government and whistleblowers (qui tam relators) were party to 543 settlements and...more
Originally published in Healthcare Michigan, Volume 41, No. 2 - The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and state law enforcement agencies have robust teams investigating and prosecuting health care fraud. Law...more
Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 12 (December, 2023) Northwell Health in New York and Cook County Health in Chicago each experienced impacts from a breach at Nevada-based transcription company Perry Johnson & Associates...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has increasingly focused its efforts on investigating hospital emergency departments for potential violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA),...more
McDermott’s Healthcare Litigation, Compliance and Investigations Forum is back when you need it the most. Heightened regulatory scrutiny and enforcement activity pose legal, financial and reputational risks for healthcare...more
Under the Patient Safety Act (PSA), a health care facility’s incident and investigative reports are “absolutely privileged”, says the New Jersey Appellate Division. Earlier this month, the court held in Keyworth v. Careone at...more
The California Third District Court of Appeal recently upheld the actions of a healthcare facility reporting a provider to the National Practitioner Data Bank who resigned while under investigation. In doing so, the court...more
IV hydration clinics engage in sterile compounding activities (combining or mixing ingredients to create a custom drug/medicine for an individual patient), such as creating IV vitamin therapies, etc. This act of drug...more
Statistical sampling and extrapolation have become accepted tools for establishing damages in health care administrative proceedings and False Claims Act (FCA) litigation over the past 30 years. Key Takeaways - 1....more
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
When it comes to data privacy in healthcare fraud investigations and litigation, there is more than HIPAA to consider. Fraud investigations and litigation in the healthcare industry are growing. Whether these matters are...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) notified state survey agency directors that it has lifted previously imposed hospital survey suspensions and resumed routine hospital reaccreditation and recertification...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided trillions in economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including hundreds of billions of dollars in aid for the healthcare industry....more
Every day, people rely on highly skilled professionals to recall from memory a litany of information which helps them assess conditions, use their judgment, and respond accordingly. It should come as no surprise then, that...more
On Friday October 31, 2014, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its annual “Work Plan” for fiscal year 2015. The Work Plan is a compilation of the OIG’s plans for...more