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
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has extended the window for skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”) to file off-cycle Medicare revalidation documents until January 1, 2026. This marks CMS’ third deadline...more
On June 6, 2025, the California Office of Health Care Affordability (“OHCA”) issued its first determination to conduct a Cost and Market Impact Review (“CMIR”) under its health care oversight law. This CMIR will involve...more
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The contentious Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule (Rule), which established minimum staffing requirements for federally funded long-term care facilities (LTC) such as skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for Medicare and...more
With newly confirmed Dr. Mehemet Oz at its helm, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) maintained but delayed the deadline for its requirement that Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) to report significantly...more
On April 11, 2025, CMS proposed a rule that would update policies and payment rates used under the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for FY 2026 (Proposed Rule). The Proposed Rule also proposes...more
This article is an update to a December 2024 client alert. On April 17, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") extended the revalidation deadline for its 855A skilled nursing facility...more
On April 17, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced another extension of the deadline by which skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) must revalidate their Medicare enrollments: Enrolled skilled...more
In its April 17 MLN Newsletter, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) once again extended the deadline for skilled nursing facilities (SNF) to submit their off-cycle revalidation from May 1 to August 1, 2025....more
On April 7, 2025, a Federal District Court in Texas vacated the controversial Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) proposal to require specific staffing requirements in skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”).[1]...more
On April 17, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced via a Medicare Learning Network (“MLN”) update that the deadline for submission of mandatory off-cycle Medicare revalidations for skilled...more
Mandatory Medicare reporting for skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”) has been delayed to August 1, 2025, to the relief of many in the industry. As a reminder, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) required the...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) again has delayed the deadline for its mandatory provider revalidation program for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), this time to Aug. 1, 2025. The change was made because...more
In October, we broke down the required off-cycle Medicare revalidation of all Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) in an Alert and related blog post. We were happy to announce in November that CMS extended the deadline for SNFs...more
Earlier last week, Hon. Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated two key provisions of CMS’s 2024 nationwide staffing mandate, the requirements that skilled nursing facilities...more
The health care regulatory space realized significant regulatory and enforcement developments in 2024 that are influencing how providers and industry stakeholders approach various compliance measures and enforcement...more
The Georgia Department of Community Health (“DCH”) board recently introduced proposed updates to long-term care facility standards, impacting background check requirements, care models for at-risk youth, and staffing...more
Violence in the workplace is something all employers prohibit and try to prevent. Healthcare employers have a tougher time, because the violence often comes from patients. How do you best protect workers while still...more
Texas has now joined states like California in creating statutory protections against workplace violence against healthcare workers. Senate Bill 240, now Chapter 331 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, requires healthcare...more