OCR Settles With Five Providers Over HIPAA Right of Access Claims
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced the settlement of five more investigations into violations of the HIPAA ...
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AHCA to Conduct Virtual Site Reviews of Behavior Analysis Lead Analysts
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has announced that effective Sept. 8, it will begin virtual site reviews of ...
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Stark Reform Put on Hold
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
It appears we will have to wait until August 2021 for any changes to Stark Law regulations. As we first ...
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Teva Charged With Paying Kickbacks to Increase Sales of MS Drug
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Teva Pharmaceuticals has joined a growing list of healthcare organizations alleged to have used charitable foundations to pay hundreds of ...
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OIG Offers Advisory Opinions on COVID-19-Related Arrangements, But …
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a unique set of circumstances for many healthcare providers. Delivering quality patient care, while ...
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OIG Rules Hospitals Can Sell Medical Debt Directly to Nonprofit Buyer
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Can health systems and large physician groups sell or donate their unpaid medical debt to a medical debt forgiveness company ...
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Pharmacists Push for Ability to Bill Under Medicare for COVID-19 Testing and Treatment
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
As demand for COVID-19 testing rises, so too does the time it takes to schedule a test and get back ...
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Feds Recover $2.6B in 2019
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The federal government recently announced it won or negotiated more than $2.6 billion in healthcare fraud adjustments and settlements during ...
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CMS: Audits to Return in August
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
After a five-month reprieve, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says that as of Aug. 3, 2020 it ...
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COVID-19 Related Fraud Heating Up
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Five months into the COVID-19 pandemic and the number of enforcement actions against companies and individuals who have received COVID-19 ...
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