Richard K. Rifenbark
Foley & Lardner LLP
Articles
OIG Rings in the New Year With New Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbors
USA - January 12 2017 Just in time for the New Year, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued final regulations…
California’s End of Life Option Act: Key Requirements and Considerations
USA - June 1 2016 On June 9, 2016, California’s End of Life Option Act (the “Act”) will go into effect. The Act authorizes an adult who is suffering from a terminal…
Recent EHR Meaningful Use Program Updates
USA - March 1 2016 As we enter the sixth year of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Programs (commonly referred to as the "Meaningful Use…
Medicare penalties and bonuses for meaningful use of EHRs revamped as part of the "Doc Fix" bill
USA - June 8 2015 Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) incentive program payment penalties and bonuses have been swept into the modernization of the Medicare…
OIG releases compliance guidance for health care governing boards
USA - April 30 2015 The Office of Inspector General ("OIG") of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("DHHS") released new compliance guidance for health…
