The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS.gov) issued a Telemedicine Tool Kit. Use this link to access the Tool Kit.
COVID-19 Physician Private Practice Guidance
I. Introduction.
1. Clinical Guidance
2. Malpractice Liability
3. Reimbursement
4. Employer/Workers Compensation
5. Telehealth
II. Clinical Guidance.
Many
Workers’ Compensation Claims for Healthcare Professionals Exposed to COVID-19 in PA – Updated March 17, 2020
Just a few short weeks ago, the Center for Disease Control’s Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases warned that the spread of coronavirus in the U.S. was “not a question of if, but when.” As of this updated posting, the entire country is locked in an unprecedented grip of uncertainty and
Workers’ Compensation Claims for Healthcare Professionals Exposed to COVID-19 in Pennsylvania
Just a few short weeks ago, during a press briefing by the Center for Disease Control’s Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, the director warned that the spread of coronavirus in the U.S. was “not a question of if, but when.” As of the date of this posting, there are now
It Is Not Illegal to Pay Physicians More Than They Generate
While we are waiting for final disposition of the AKS Safe Harbors and Stark Exceptions proposed in October of 2019, since the comment period expired December 31, 2019 and final rules have not been issued, I thought we should reflect on the comments made and proposed regulations regarding physician compensation.
Physicians have become accustomed to
Telemedicine Comes of Age: OIG is Prosecuting Telehealth Fraud
You can now tell that telemedicine is a mature industry, because it has achieved enough critical mass that the fraud has started and the OIG is beginning to prosecute. There is a lag time between when the cash flow and profit achieves sufficient critical mass to attract the criminals, the OIG identifies the problems, and
Ambulance Company Pays $65,000 Settlement
On December 30, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“HHS”) announced a $65,000 settlement with West Georgia Ambulance, Inc. for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security and Breach Notification Rules.
According to HHS, in 2013 the ambulance company reported a breach
Tucker Arensberg Attorneys to speak at the PBI Health Law Institute in March 2020
Tucker Arensberg is pleased to be a gold sponsor of the 26th Annual Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) Health Law Institute taking place from March 11–12, 2020 in Philadelphia, PA. Jerry J. Russo, Chair of the White Collar Criminal Defense Group and Kathleen A. Nandan, a former litigator with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the
2020 Pennsylvania Medical Record Fees
Click the link to view the 2020 Pennsylvania Medical Record Fees: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol49/49-49/1816.html#
Telehealth Update: Connect for Health Act
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019. A summary produced by that bipartisan group is attached.
If enacted, the CONNECT for Health Act solutions would be as follows:
- Create a bridge program to help providers transition to the goals