CMS Launches New Online MIPS Tool
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to help healthcare providers to determine whether they must take part ...
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Feds File False Claims Act Lawsuit Against UnitedHealth Group
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Is it the government’s “murky policies,†as suggested by a UnitedHealth spokesman, or was it outright fraud that led to ...
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Why You Need a HIPAA-Compliant Business Associate Agreement
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The recent announcement by The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that it agreed to ...
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CMS Looks to Streamline Self-Disclosure Process
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
In an attempt to streamline the self-disclosure process, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently posted revisions to ...
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Lawmakers Seek to Expand Medicare Coverage of Telemedicine Again
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Congress is taking another crack at expanding Medicare coverage for services delivered via telemedicine. U.S. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and ...
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CMS Easing DME MAC Requirements
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is modifying requirements for DME Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) by allowing them to ...
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When Ignorance is Not a Defense
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A 79-year-old New Jersey physician who was charged in connection with a healthcare kickback scheme now faces sentencing in June ...
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OIG Opinion Applies Access to Care Exception
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Can a hospital system provide free or reduced-cost lodging and meals to certain financially needy patients, or would such an ...
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Moving From SSN to MBI: The Time to Prepare is Now
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
In just about a year from now the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will start mailing out new ...
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Backlog Backlash: HHS Says Clearing Medicare Backlog Not Possible
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Just two months after a federal judge told the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to clear through a ...
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