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OIG updates guidance on effect of exclusion from federal health care programs

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
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USA
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May 14 2013

On May 8, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an "Updated Special Advisory Bulletin on the

Sunshine series installment four CMS publishes teaching hospital list for the national physician payment transparency program

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
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USA
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May 13 2013

Under the federal Sunshine Law, applicable manufacturers must report certain transfers of value made to physicians and "teaching hospitals." In the

Sunshine series installment three CMS publishes FAQs regarding registration for the National Physician Payment Transparency Program

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
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USA
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May 6 2013

As noted in Installment Two of our Sunshine Series on April 22, 2013, CMS recently published a number of FAQ responses as part of the agency's

Sunshine series installments one and two

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
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USA
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May 1 2013

In an effort to assist our clients and friends with implementation of the final regulations promulgated pursuant to the Physician Payment Sunshine

Proposed rules would extend and modify the anti-kickback safe harbor and Stark exception for electronic health records

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
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USA
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April 24 2013

On April 9, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human

New HIPAA regulations will require providers to revise notices of privacy practices

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
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USA
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February 12 2013

Since the publication of the final HIPAA Omnibus Rule (the "Omnibus Rule") on January 17, 2013, health care publications have been replete with

OIG finds significant non-compliance with federal requirements for Medicaid home and community-based services in assisted living facilities

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
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USA
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January 9 2013

The 1915(c) waiver is a tool used by many states' Medicaid programs to expand long-term care options for beneficiaries and reduce spending on nursing

OIG approves free in-home care by hospice volunteers to non-hospice patients

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
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USA
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November 26 2012

In an Advisory Opinion issued November 2, 2012 and posted November 9, 2012, the Office of Inspector General examined a proposal by a hospice to establish a volunteer program providing non-skilled services in the homes of terminally ill patients who do not qualify for hospice services

Senate Finance Committee targets physician-owned imaging and physical therapy

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
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USA
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October 31 2012

Section 1877 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395nn), commonly known as the Stark Law, governs physician self-referral for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and generally bans a physician from referring a patient to receive designated health services, such as imaging, clinical laboratory services, and physical therapy, among others, from an entity in which the physician (or the physician’s immediate family member) has a financial interest, unless an exception applies

OIG FY 2013 Work Plan (Part 1): what hospitals can look forward to

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
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USA
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October 10 2012

Each year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) publishes its Work Plan for the upcoming fiscal year ("FY"), which lists activities and reviews that the agency plans to pursue during that year

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