In OIG Advisory Opinion No. 10-14, the OIG concluded that it would not seek enforcement of the Anti-Kickback Statutes under an arrangement in which an independent sleep testing provider entered into an arrangement to provide a hospital-owned sleep testing facility with equipment and staff on a per test basis.
CMS EHR Incentive Programs
CMS has created a web page on EHR Incentive Programs. Click on this link or the button below to go to the CMS web page.
New Guidance Released Under the Affordable Care Act Regarding Reimbursement of Over-The-Counter Drugs
Contibuted by Jo-Anne Mineweaser
412.594.3920, jmineweaser@tuckerlaw.com
On September 3, 2010, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2010-59 to provide guidance on the revised definition of “medical expenses” under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Beginning on January 1, 2011, expenses incurred for medicines or drugs may be paid or reimbursed by an employer-provided plan
Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Requirement Reaffirmed
In Vranos v. Skinner, the Massachusetts Appeals Court reaffirmed the doctrine of exhaustion of administrative remedies. The Court affirmed the dismissal of the lawsuit arising out of a summary suspension of a physician’s staff privileges. The bylaws of Franklin Medical Center contained the typical internal grievance procedures. Dr. Vranos alleged that the hospital had not complied with
HHS Announces First 2 EHR Certfication Bodies
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), Chicago, Ill. and the Drummond Group Inc. (DGI), Austin, Texas, were named today by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) as the first technology review bodies that have been authorized to test and certify electronic health record (EHR) systems for compliance
Understanding the Health Care Reform Bill
The Law Firm Alliance Health Law Group is pleased to announce the launch of a series of ten podcasts highlighting various portions of the Health Care Reform Bill and the new HIPAA HiTech amendments.
The law firm of Tucker Arensberg coordinated healthlaw attorneys from six law firms across the US to create this highly informative
Online Health Care Reform Course
The University of Iowa is offering an online healthcare reform course for those of you looking for a little formal education on this subject. See the link below.
Regional Extension Centers Web Site Directory
Thanks to Mike Squires from BluePrint Healthcare IT for creating this REC resource center.
Regional Extension Centers Web Site Directory
The Official Web Site for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs
Update: Discovery of Peer Review Records
Physician credentialing disputes often involve and may depend upon proof of “unequal treatment.” These situations arise when hospitals allege certain substandard performance or conduct by physicians, but the physician’s defense is that they are no different than anyone of the physicians, that the issues are common and that they are being discriminated against. In order to prove