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
Highlights from this issue include Rule 23(b)(3) Damages....more
Earlier this year, the US Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) released updated regulations governing the use and disclosure of substance use disorder records, referred to as “Part 2.” The Part 2 rules protect...more
The Physician Practice Management (PPM) and ASC Symposium 2024 is the destination event for PPM and ASC industry leaders and health industry investors. Join us as we deliver actionable insights on the state of the market and...more
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for February 2024. We discuss various regulatory developments, including guidance on the use of AI in coverage decisions and texting...more
Please join us for the 9th Annual Nashville Healthcare Fraud Conference hosted by Bass, Berry & Sims and the Tennessee Hospital Association. Eligible for more than seven hours of CLE credit (including ethics), this...more
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
In April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new regulations that will make critical healthcare services more accessible and affordable for Americans while expanding opportunities for physicians and...more
To protect patients seeking addiction treatment, the federal government passed strict regulations limiting the disclosure of substance abuse patient records. Substance abuse treatment programs must not only comply with the...more
2020 was a tumultuous year for the healthcare industry, which continues to confront the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these unprecedented and unpredictable times, healthcare merger and acquisition (M&A) activity...more
What appears to be the United States’ first conviction under the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”) occurred last month when the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky accepted the...more
... Massachusetts House Bill 4134 includes several provisions aimed at expanding access to treatment for mental health and substance use conditions in the Massachusetts Commonwealth. Most notably, the Bill would require...more
This week’s episode is the second in an ongoing series focusing on recent efforts by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to update 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (Part 2) regulations related to the...more
In what can only be described as hastily-crafted legislation, Congress passed the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (EKRA), with an effective date of October 24, 2018. EKRA, from all accounts, was intended to...more
Recently proposed changes to the federal regulations governing the confidentiality of substance-use disorder patient records (Part 2) would all but eliminate the most significant and intractable barrier to sharing protected...more
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed House Bill 369, Chapter No. 2019-159, Laws of Florida, which became effective on July 1, 2019. The primary focus of the bill relates to substance abuse services. For example, the...more
On June 27, 2019, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 369 (the “Bill”) into law, which became effective July 1, 2019. The Bill was drafted in response to a recommendation from State Attorney Dave Aronberg’s Sober Home...more
Congress has activated a new Anti-Kickback law known as Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (commonly referred to as EKRA). The new Anti-Kickback law applies to arrangements involving recovery homes, clinical...more
With the passage of the Eliminating Kickbacks and Recovery Act in October 2018, Congress took aim at the ongoing opioid crisis threatening communities across the U.S. This new criminal statute targets healthcare providers...more
Against the backdrop of an unprecedented opioid epidemic claiming the lives of an estimated 130 Americans each day, Congress passed the federal Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for...more
2018 marked a year of continued robust healthcare merger and acquisition activity, with deal volume surpassing that of 2017. The dollar volume of healthcare deals also exceeded 2017, highlighted by CVS Health Corp. (NYSE:...more
I. Introduction - The Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act (the “SUPPORT Act”), passed at the end of October 2018, seeks to prohibit...more
Medical facilities may find their internal policies are in need of an update after recent changes to federal regulations relating to the confidentiality of medical records of substance use disorder patients. The...more