Hall Render

DECEMBER 12, 2023

On November 16, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published proposed changes to the Medicare provider enrollment requirements in the Calendar Year 2024 Physician Fee Schedule final rule (“Final Rule”). Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only.

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MedTrainer

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Uniform State Application Repealed Until March 2023, providers seeking medical credentialing in Colorado were required to submit a uniform application (Colorado Health Care Professionals Credentials Application). What’s Unique About Medical Credentialing in Colorado 1. Background Checks. Payer Enrollment.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On June 21, 2023, the Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the verdict in a nursing home negligence case that awarded $6 million in compensation and damages to the plaintiff. [.] By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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The Health Law Firm Blog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On June 21, 2023, the Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the verdict in a nursing home negligence case that awarded $6 million in compensation and damages to the plaintiff. [.] By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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The Health Law Firm Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On June 21, 2023, the Court of Appeals of Iowa overturned the verdict in a nursing home negligence case that awarded $6 million in compensation and damages to the [.] By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

On July 26, 2022, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (“CMS”) published the 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OOPS) and Ambulatory Surgery Center Payment System Proposed Rule. Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only.

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Med Law Blog

MAY 1, 2023

In March 2023, the House Ways and Means Committee hosted an investigative hearing on “private equity’s expanded role in the US healthcare system”. However, although the volume has leveled off or in some cases subsided, enforcement and investigation activity appears to be ramping up.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On June 21, 2023, the Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the verdict in a nursing home negligence case that awarded $6 million in compensation and damages to the plaintiff. [.] By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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The Health Law Firm Blog

JULY 31, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On June 21, 2023, the Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the verdict in a nursing home negligence case that awarded $6 million in compensation and damages to the plaintiff. [.] By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Medical Marijuana and Cannabis Regulations In 2023, Ohio’s medical marijuana regulations underwent significant updates with the Am.Sub.H.B.33 33 bill , leading to the centralization of the Medical Marijuana Control Program (MMCP) under the Division of Marijuana Control (DMC) within the Department of Commerce.

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AIHC

AUGUST 30, 2023

We couldn’t talk about websites without mentioning “Blogs”. Blogs can be used for various purposes which can be a great way for sharing information. The key to blogs is you do have to keep them updated. Many times, your malpractice insurance company can provide free risk services, so check it out as an initial resource!

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MedTrainer

AUGUST 2, 2023

It involves collecting and reviewing information such as education, training, licensure, certifications, work history, malpractice history, and references — all in pursuit of verifying that providers are who they say they are and qualified to deliver legitimate, safe, and ethical care.

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Hall Render

APRIL 14, 2023

NATIONAL 94% of Organizations Experienced a Cyberattack in 2022 AHA blog: Strengthening crisis management in rural health care Biden signs bill ending Covid-19 national emergency Cancer drug shortages are creating dire circumstances for some patients CMS Releases FY24 IPPS Proposed Rule, Seeks to Boost Rates by 2.8%

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Drug & Device Law

MAY 25, 2023

For several years, we have blogged about the controversy over whether the American Law Institute (“ALI”) should put its Restatement Third of Torts imprimatur on no-injury medical monitoring. There was an insufficient time to discuss the Torts: Medical Malpractice draft. 3d , 2023 WL 2577257 (N.H. March 21, 2023).

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Drug & Device Law

APRIL 10, 2023

That’s why this defense oriented blog has inveighed against claims solely for “ medical monitoring ” ever since it was founded. 3d , 2023 WL 2577257 (N.H. 3d , 2023 WL 2577257 (N.H. March 21, 2023). 2023 WL 2577257, at *1. 2023 WL 2577257, at *2 (citations and quotation marks omitted) (emphasis original).

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Drug & Device Law

APRIL 21, 2023

84075, 2023 WL 2779206 (Nev. 4, 2023), and while the opinion does not disclose whether the implants were 3D printed, the opinion raises all the same questions. Finally, we would not be the Drug and Device Law Blog if we did not mention federal preemption. The case is Estate of John Cronin v. G4 Dental Enterprises , No.

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Drug & Device Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Well, there is apparently a level of flouting of deadlines and orders that even one of the most notorious, at least on this Blog, of MDL judges cannot tolerate. 2:18-cv-00893, 2023 U.S. 10, 2023), comes from one of the remaining pelvic mesh MDLs, all overseen by the same judge and the subject of many prior posts.

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Drug & Device Law

JANUARY 5, 2024

I am excited to join the Drug & Device Law Blogging Team. 2023 WL 8717570 (W.D. 18, 2023). A prior opinion in this case earned the top spot on the Blog’s Ten Best Prescription Drug/Medical Device Decisions of 2022. A more fulsome discussion of the Washington Supreme Court’s answer is on the Blog.

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Drug & Device Law

DECEMBER 11, 2023

(quoting In re Stryker Rejuvenate & ABG II Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation , 2023 WL 6514996, at *3 (D. The medical malpractice claims] hinge on whether [those defendants] deviated from the standard of care of healthcare professionals in selecting the [product] and implanting it during the surgery. Synthes Corp. ,

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