Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The following is a guest article by Mitchell Perry, VP Compliance & Security at Access In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare IT in US healthcare frameworks, integrating electronic health records (EHRs) has become a cornerstone for providers. If healthcare providers fail to comply, the consequences can be costly.

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Health Care Law Brief

JUNE 2, 2022

In addition, the PHE fueled a boom in the number of direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) telehealth platforms, many of which have relied upon COVID-19 regulatory waivers to launch and operate in multiple states across the nation. Variety of Risks Present in Telehealth Arrangements. Concerns Proliferate for Telehealth Platforms.

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Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

He advises entrepreneurial health care providers and technology companies on business arrangements, compliance, and corporate matters in telemedicine, digital health, remote patient monitoring, and click-and-mortar services. I’m currently Deputy General Counsel of LifeMD, a growing telemedicine company.

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Health Care Law Brief

APRIL 11, 2022

Notwithstanding these streams of remuneration taking the form of cash equivalents and not being protected by an AKS regulatory safe harbor or by an exception to the Beneficiary Inducements CMP, the OIG still concluded that the Arrangement presented a minimal risk of fraud and abuse based on a totality of the underlying facts and circumstances.

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Health Care Law Brief

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

at 1368 (emphasis added). However, OIG’s sentiment may presume too much. First, OIG appears to presuppose that any conduct under investigation by DOJ—by virtue of it being under investigation—is problematic.

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Health Care Law Brief

JULY 21, 2022

On July 20, 2022, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (“ OIG ”) issued a special fraud alert (“ Alert ”) advising “practitioners to exercise caution when entering into arrangements with purported telemedicine companies.” OIG Flags Seven Characteristics of Telehealth Fraud.

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Health Care Law Brief

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Since at issue was a “straightforward employment agreement” where the employer “assumes certain duties that may be typical of an employer and where … the CRNA is a bona fide employee,” the OIG deemed the employment to present a low risk of abuse and approved the relationship.

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