Healthcare Professionals a Big Part of the #MeToo Movement
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
By now you undoubtedly have read or heard stories about sexual harassment taking place in Hollywood, Washington and the workplace ...
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OIG Revokes Advisory Opinion on Patient-assistance Charity
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
In what is being called a first-of-its-kind move, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and ...
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When Social Media and Patient Privacy Collide
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Earlier this month, three employees of an assisted living facility in Glendale, Arizona were let go after allegedly videotaping patients ...
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HHS Takes Another Shot at Reducing Medicare Appeals Backlog
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
In an effort to clear the ever-growing Medicare appeals backlog, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has announced ...
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HHS Offers New HIPAA Guidance in Light of Opioid Crisis
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Shortly after President Donald Trump declared a nationwide public health emergency to combat the opioid crisis, the HHS Office for ...
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Feds Continue to Root Out Hospice Fraud
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Chemed Corp., the parent company of VITAS Healthcare Corp., agreed to ...
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October a Big Month for Anti-Kickback Cases Involving Compounding Pharmacies
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Physicians, recruiters and pharmacy owners continue to be the target of ongoing investigations into fraudulent claims involving compounded medications. A ...
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Failure to Repay Can Result in FCA Case
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
There’s nothing wrong with holding on to money for as long as you can before giving it back, is there? ...
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VA Proposal Would Expand Access to Care Via Telemedicine
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Challenged by limited healthcare resources, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a proposal that would allow VA healthcare ...
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GAO: CMS Fraud Prevention Working
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The days of “pay and chase†in the world of healthcare fraud are waning thanks to fraud prevention methods that ...
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