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CMS Issues a Final Rule Requiring Nursing Facilities and Other Providers and Suppliers to Disclose Additional Ownership Information

Healthcare Law Blog

Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) will publish a final rule requiring Medicare skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”) and Medicaid nursing facilities (“Facilities”) to provide more detailed ownership, managerial and other information on Form CMS-855A (the “Final Rule”). [1]

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Migraine Company Fails to Avoid Own Headache: Jet Medical and Others to Pay $745,000 to Resolve Allegations that Medical Device was not Approved or Cleared before Commercialization

Healthcare Law Today

The government alleged that, between April 2014 and April 2019, Jet Medical introduced devices into interstate commerce that were misbranded under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) because Jet Medical did not obtain approval or clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prior to distribution.

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Failures of Imagination in Public Health Policy

Bill of Health

This replacement, “neoliberalism,” has as its central tenet that markets are, in all ways and at all times, superior to government in allocating societal resources. Do we have people thinking about how to sue Fox News, pundits, and political candidates for their lies? Or an extension of the doctrine of public fraud?

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What Is Medical Billing Compliance?

Compliancy Group

Respond Promptly to Claim Denials The claim denial rate has increased to about 20% within the past five years. When auditing claims, medical records, and financial documentation, it is essential to incorporate guidance based on the following questions: Are all codes for services and supplies correct?

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Understanding Compliance for Healthcare Vendors

Provider Trust

In this post, we’ll break down the definition of healthcare vendors and summarize the most important and impactful laws and regulations that apply to vendors and the healthcare organizations that contract with them. Which regulations govern vendor compliance? So what does that mean for your healthcare organization’s compliance program?

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OIG Issues Information Blocking Penalties Final Rule: Health IT Developers and Health Information Exchanges/Networks Have a Million Reasons to Care

Health Law RX

The IB Rule, among other things, promulgated regulations further defining what information blocking is and establishing reasonable and necessary activities that do not constitute information blocking, i.e., exceptions to the definition of information blocking. The OIG anticipates working closely with ONC to make these threshold assessments.

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Introduction to Telebehavioral Health

AIHC

Medicare covers many telebehavioral and telemental health services including audio-only services. Using telehealth services, patients can receive care, consult with a provider, get information about a condition or treatment, arrange for prescriptions, and receive a diagnosis. This is also called “store-and-forward telemedicine.”