07 Aug, 2023 Refresher on Cybersecurity Resources for Health Care Entities By Matthew Hafter James Shreve Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published new cybersecurity resources describing best practices for health...
25 Jul, 2023 Welcome to Digital Health Dispatch By Thompson Coburn As innovation and technology continue to transform health care, our multidisciplinary digital health team combines our legal experience...
08 Mar, 2023 New USAO policy for voluntary self-disclosure in corporate criminal enforcement actions provides greater predictability for health care organizations By Tonya Oliver Rose Catherine Feorene Jan Miller Maria Zschoche +1 more... Show less On February 22, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy establishing uniform, transparent...
23 Jun, 2022 Can health care companies create physician programs while avoiding anti-kickback liability? By Thompson Coburn Prompted by aggressive enforcement of the Anti-Kickback Statute, many pharmaceutical and medical device companies are reconsidering...
26 May, 2021 Blog Browse: What can recent FCA decisions tell us about the Seventh Circuit pleading standard for health care billing fraud claims? By Claire Schenk Rose Tanner False Claims Act complaints are subject to the heightened pleading requirements of Rule 9(b), but circuits are split on whether that...
08 Apr, 2021 Permanent changes finally coming to telehealth By Mackenzie Wallace As a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency, telehealth has evolved and will continue to evolve. As part of this evolution, CMS...
23 Feb, 2021 Fifth Circuit vacates $4.3M HHS enforcement penalty for HIPAA violations By Milada Goturi Last month, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling vacating a $4.3 million dollar civil monetary penalty (CMP)...
03 Feb, 2021 HHS provides updated guidance on Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements By Nicole Jobe On January 15, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced it has amended the reporting timeline for those who...
21 Sep, 2020 State Emergency Declarations: When do they expire and what impact do they have for health care facilities and providers? By Thompson Coburn In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, states across the country have issued emergency declarations or disaster proclamations. These...
24 Aug, 2020 HHS provides update for Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements By Nicole Jobe The Provider Relief Fund was established as part of the CARES Act to reimburse eligible health care providers for expenses or lost...
11 Jun, 2020 Be on the lookout for frequent changes being made to the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund FAQs By Nicole Jobe The CARES Act provides for a $175 billion Provider Relief Fund, $50 billion of which is distributed through the general distribution. The...
07 Jan, 2020 Top considerations for structuring health care mergers and acquisitions By Thompson Coburn As a new year starts, health care organizations looking to grow or sell their businesses in the upcoming months will need to tackle the...
11 Oct, 2019 HHS proposes significant changes to Stark, Anti-Kickback and CMP regulations By Milada Goturi On October 9, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) proposed significant amendments to the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback...
09 Aug, 2019 CMS issues final rule on pre-dispute arbitration agreements with long-term care facilities By Nicole Jobe Sarah Larson On July 18, 2019, CMS published a rule that finalized certain requirements for long-term care (“LTC”) facilities using pre-dispute...
05 Aug, 2019 Blog browse: Credit for cooperation: What you need to know about the DOJ’s new guidelines for FCA investigations By Claire Schenk In May 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice issued new guidelines regarding cooperation and remedial efforts with False Claims Act...
04 Jan, 2019 OCR seeks public input on potential modifications to the HIPAA Rules By Thompson Coburn On December 14, 2018, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Request for Information (RFI) that seeks public input on how the...