The new consignment closet billing and compliance rules reported in the Med Law Blog on August 17, 2009 and intended to be effective on September 8, 2009 have been delayed until March 1, 2010 by Transmittal 300.
September 2009
State Courts Continue to Limit Confidentiality of Peer Review Records
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Credentialing and Peer Review
The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled in Board of Registration in Medicine v. Hallmark Health Corp. that the Massachusetts licensing board would subpoena certain hospitals peer review records.
In Director of Health Affairs Policy Planning, University of Connecticut v. Freedom of Information Commission, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that the state’s freedom of information…
Covenant Medical Center to Pay U.S. $4.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act and Stark Law Allegations
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Fraud - Stark
The U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release on August 25, 2009 announcing a $4.5 million False Claims Act Settlement against an Iowa hospital, Covenant Medical Center. The False Claims Act liability allegations were based upon charges by the Attorney General that paying excessive compensation violated the Stark Law.
Based upon IRS 990 forms, the…