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Long Term Care
2010 OIG Work Plan: Top 10 Areas of Scrutiny
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Compliance, Long Term Care
The following is the Med Law Blog’s Top 10 List for Areas of Interest in the OIG 2010 Work Plan for physicians and providers, which will draw particular scrutiny next year:
1. Medicare Incentive Payment for E-Prescribing
2. Practice Expense Components of Diagnostic Imaging
3. Outpatient Physical Therapy Services by Independent Therapists
4. Place of…
Managing H1N1 Employment and Leave Issues
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Long Term Care
With cases of the H1N1 Virus continuing to increase, employers’ concerns about the H1N1 virus and seasonal flu are mounting. Employers are facing workplace and leave issues and many are developing written H1N1 and contagious disease policies to help minimize the negative effects an influenza outbreak could have on their business. Anticipating many questions from employers, the …
Kaiser Family Foundation Publishes 50 State Health Facts
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Legal News, Long Term Care
The Kaiser Foundation has recently updated its website: www.statehealthfacts.org. The site has an amazing collection of state health facts, including Medicare reimbursement rates and Medicare participation rates, which are often the subject of significant speculation. The site has been added as a link on the Med Law Blog and I recommend you peruse it.
Recovery Act and Health Information Technology Now Available on the CMS Website!
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in HIPAA, HIT, and EHR, Long Term Care
A new website is now available from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) concerning Health Information Technology as provided for in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. On this website, you can find information pertaining to the Medicare and Medicaid incentives for electronic health records adoption and important links to related
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The Red Flag Rules: New Requirements May Affect Private Practice Collection Policies
By Paul Welk on
Posted in Long Term Care, Physical Therapy
The Federal Trade Commission issue the Red Flag Rules on November 9, 2007. The effective date of the Red Flag Rules is August 1, 2009. Under the Red Flag Rules, a "creditor" that offers or maintains "covered accounts" must develop and implement and identity theft protection program to detect, prevent and mitigate identity theft. To…
Medicare 2009 Anti-Markup Rules
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Long Term Care, Medicare & Reimbursement
The revised Anti-Markup Final Rules were published by CMS on November 19, 2008 in the Federal Register, as part of the Medicare 2009 Physician Fee Schedule. The entire text of the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the related rules, i.e. Anti-Markup, Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility, physician referral issues, etc. were posted by the Med …