Failure to Have Business Associates Agreement in Place Proves Costly
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A medical group practice based in Lakeland, Fla. must pay $500,000 to settle potential HIPAA violations and adopt a substantial ...
Read More Allergy Center’s HIPAA Fine Nothing to Sneeze at
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A Connecticut healthcare provider recently learned it’s better not to comment in public about a patient, even if that patient ...
Read More Medicare Improper Payments Fall to Lowest Level in Eight Years
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last week that its efforts to reduce improper payments is working. ...
Read More Opioid Law Includes New Kickback Penalties for Drug Treatment Facilities/Labs
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Last month, President Trump signed into law a bill designed to address matters relating to opioid use and abuse. Dubbed ...
Read More CMS 2019 Medicare Fee Schedule Designed to Reduce Administrative Burdens
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its 2019 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and the Quality Payment ...
Read More CMS to Draft Rule Requiring Prior Authorization for Chiropractors
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Look for a proposed rule later this year that could make it harder for some chiropractors to submit Medicare claims. ...
Read More CMS Proposes Changes Designed to Speed up Medicare Appeals Process
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
It’s been a while since we last updated you on the latest about the Medicare appeals backlog, which although it ...
Read More Healthcare exec pleads guilty to multimillion-dollar opioid scheme
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A Michigan healthcare CEOrecently pleaded guilty to taking part in a $300 million healthcare fraud scheme that, in the words ...
Read More OIG Unveils Fraud Risk Indicator
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has launched a new initiative designed to draw attention to those ...
Read More Tis the Season: Gifts to Medicare Patients Nice Gesture or a Crime?
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
As we approach the holidays, now may be an appropriate time to point out the rules relating to gifts that ...
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