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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More New Corporate Compliance Guidance Issued by DOJ
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
If you had any doubt that the U.S. Department of Justice had plans to back off its crackdown on healthcare ...
Read More HIPAA Data Breach Deadline Fast Approaching
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Last week, we wrote about the increasing number of healthcare-related data breaches and how important it is for providers to ...
Read More HIPAA Compliance in 2017: The Heat is on
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The doctor-patient relationship has always involved a certain level of privacy. But over the years, the stakes for healthcare providers ...
Read More Case of 79-year-old Doctor Illustrates Need for Caution When Accepting Payments
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The federal trial of a 79-year-old New Jersey physician charged in connection with a healthcare kickback scheme serves as yet ...
Read More New Rule Makes it Easier to Share Substance Abuse Information While Protecting Privacy
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently finalized changes to federal regulations relating to the confidentiality of substance-use ...
Read More New Exclusion Rules to Take Effect Next Month
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Earlier this month, the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) finalized its long-awaited rules on civil ...
Read More CMS Issues Sweeping New Rules For HHA Participation in Medicare/Medicaid
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Home health agencies have six months to comply with sweeping new changes that will impact their ability to participate in ...
Read More Why Labs Have a Lot to Lose Under CMS’ Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Big changes are coming that will impact how Medicare will pay for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (CDLTs). The changes, according ...
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