HHS OIG’s Nursing Facility: Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance
Medicaid Cuts: Potential Challenges and Legal Implications for Long-Term Care Facilities — Assisted Living and the Law Podcast
Understanding Senior Living Options with Beth Weeks
Healthcare Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidances (ICPGs)
Key Takeaways From the OIG's New Compliance Guidance for Nursing Facilities — Assisted Living and the Law Podcast
Preparing for CMS Staffing Mandates — Assisted Living and the Law Podcast
AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice Podcast - Episode 6: Navigating the Audit Maze: Insights From Northeast Georgia Health System
Private Equity Investment in Long-Term Care – Assisted Living and the Law Podcast
Hospice Insights Podcast - What's the Latest on UPICs? Highlights From Recent Audit Activity, Part II
AGG Talks: Healthcare Insights Podcast - Episode 6: Charting the Future of Nursing Home Staffing
Hospice Insights Podcast - A Refresh: What’s New in the New OIG General Compliance Program Guidance
Hospice and Home Health Survey Perspectives: A Conversation with Kim Skehan, VP of Accreditation at CHAP
An Alternative to Consolidations: Key Considerations for Management Services Organizations
A Very “Special” Episode: Amid Controversy, CMS Launches the Hospice Special Focus Program
Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: The Upside of Compliance Plans for Senior Care Facilities
Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: Is Your Senior Care Facility Ready for Day One (and Two) of a Certification or Complaint Survey?
What Does It Mean? Understanding the Practical Implications of the New 36-Month Rule for Hospices
Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: Agency Investigations of Senior Care Facilities
Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: Crisis and Incident Response for Senior Care Facilities
Rob DeConti on the Latest Guidance and Insights from the OIG at HHS
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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more
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