Mike Cassidy was recently published in the June 2015 Allegheny County Medical Society Bulletin (pg. 260) regarding the launch of PA Medical Society’s Mcare navigation website.
June 2015
Colorado Approves Direct Medicare Payment to CRNA’s
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Medicare & Reimbursement
Medicare Regulations allows CRNA’s to administer anesthesia without physician supervision if the state governor opts out of the regular physician supervision requirement.
Governor Ritter of Colorado opted out in 2010, and his action was challenged by the Colorado Medical Society and the Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists. That challenge was dismissed by Colorado trial courts, which…
TelaDoc Wins Injunction Against Texas Medical Board re: Telehealth Restrictions
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Telehealth & Telemedicine
The Federal District Court of the Western District of Texas has ruled against the Texas Medical Board and granted TelaDoc’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction prohibiting the Texas Medical Board from enforcing new rules requiring either a face-to-face or an existing physician patient relationship in order to prescribe medication.
The Court rejected the Texas Medical…
OIG Issues Fraud Alert to Warn Hospitals and Physicians
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Compliance
On June 9, 2015, the OIG issued a Fraud Alert entitled “Fraud Alert: Physician Compensation Arrangements May Result in Significant Liability”. This is just a one page letter warning hospitals and physicians by stating the OIG recently reached settlements with 12 individual physicians who entered into questionable medical directorship and office staff arrangements;…
Physician Estopped From Alleging FCA Violations in Contract He Previously Approved
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Compliance
Cooper v. Pottstown Hospital is another case where a dissatisfied party is attempting to use the federal Anti-Kickback Statute or the Stark Law in litigation arising out of the contracts to which they were willing parties at one time. Usually, breaching parties have used this argument as a defense, claiming that the contracts were illegal,…
Pennsylvania Introduces Telehealth Bill
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Telehealth & Telemedicine
House Bill 706 has been introduced in the Pennsylvania House. This is a “parity” bill which does the following:
It defines telehealth in such as way as to neither mandate nor prohibit asynchronous or synchronous telehealth technology. It simply defines telehealth as the remote interaction of the healthcare provider with a patient through the use…