HME providers take hit following Univita collapse
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Late last month, Univita Health Inc. filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The move came shortly after the Miramar-based home health ...
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CMS: Medicare ACOs find success in savings, improved quality
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The recent news that Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) generated net savings of $411 million in 2014 and improved in ...
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Bundled payments: What impact will they have on your practice?
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
In an effort to shift payment models away from fee-for-service, more healthcare providers are being paid based on their ability ...
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Physicians: Abandoning medical records can get you in trouble
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Florida Board of Medicine recently announced that there has been an increase in the number of reports concerning abandoned ...
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New legislation regulates Florida addiction recovery residences
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
During the last Florida legislative session, a bill designed to clamp down on addiction recovery residences was passed with little ...
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Compounding pharmacies in the eye of investigative storm
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
In the last year or so there have been a number of stories in the media about investigations into wrongdoing ...
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Ready or not here ICD-10 comes
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
With less than three months until the implementation of the long-awaited ICD-10, it appears many providers are still unprepared – ...
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CMS’ fraud crackdown relies on high-tech analytics
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The government’s crackdown on Medicare fraud is paying off and healthcare providers that bill the government program would be well ...
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CMS to cut providers a break when it comes to ICD-10 deadline
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
With the implementation of ICD-10 just around the corner (Oct. 1) comes word from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...
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Federal prosecutors increasingly target individual healthcare execs in anti-fraud efforts
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Last month’s sentencing of the former president and CEO of OtisMed Corporation to two years in prison should serve as ...
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