On December 2, 2017, the Department of Health issued the new maximum fees for duplication of medical records. The link to the Pennsylvania Bulletin Announcement follows:
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UPMC/Highmark Continuity of Care Settlement
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Compliance, Legal News
PBGH just recently sent out a client alert regarding UPMC/Highmark Continuity of Care Settlement as follows: UPMC and Highmark have announced a settlement agreement that addresses the Consent Decrees’ Continuity of Care provision. This settlement will govern continuity of care beginning January 1, 2016 until the end of the Consent Decrees on June 30, 2019.…
Anti-Kickback Laboratory Enforcement Actions – Special Fraud Alert
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Compliance
There has been significantly enhanced scrutiny of financial relationships between referring physicians by both the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Pennsylvania authorities.
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Pennsylvania enacted amendments to the Pennsylvania Clinical Laboratory Act on December 18, 2013 (the amendments are referred to as Act 122) and the Department of Health and Bureau of Laboratories just…