Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

However, ChristianaCare employees – including hospitalists, residents, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners – worked in the NICU alongside Neonatology Associates, and were also providing care to these same patients. Million To Resolve Health Care Fraud Allegations | United States Department of Justice [3] See Defs. Opening Br.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Most private insurers and Medicaid cover telebehavioral health care, but check for reimbursement restrictions and obtain professional coding and billing guidance to avoid overpayment situations. This compact does not apply to nurse practitioners (NPs) because they are licensed under state boards of nursing and not medicine.

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CMS.gov

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Fraud, waste, & abuse. Improper payments are not necessarily measures of fraud, but instead are payments that did not meet statutory, regulatory, administrative, or other legally applicable requirements. These improper payments may be overpayments or underpayments and do not necessarily represent expenses that should not have occurred.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

By George F. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In a possibly precedent-setting case, on November 9, 2022, for the first time, an appeals court in New Jersey ruled that plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases do not need an affidavit of merit to file claims against a [.]

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The Health Law Firm Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

By George F. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has come under fire for failing to make Medicaid final orders accessible to the public. On April 11, 2023, an attorney asked a Florida appeals court to revive her suit against [.]

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The Health Law Firm Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

By George F. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In a possibly precedent-setting case, on November 9, 2022, for the first time, an appeals court in New Jersey ruled that plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases do not need an affidavit of merit to file claims against a [.]

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Hall Render

MAY 10, 2024

Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’ Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’ million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’

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Hall Render

APRIL 26, 2024

New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually UC San Diego Health operations deal with California hospital slows to crawl Kaiser reports data breach affecting 13.4M area health system chief leaving for post in Florida Supreme Court will not hear D.C. biotech’s patent infringement appeal A D.C.

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Hall Render

JUNE 30, 2023

for physician referral scheme In Los Angeles, hospital CEO pay could be capped Kaiser Permanente ratings affirmed amid healthy financial profile Nurses vote ‘no confidence’ in California hospital administration, board Nursing facility, management company settle physician kickback allegations for $3.8M

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 7, 2022

10 states with the largest decreases to travel nurse pay. How tight nursing home capacity is bottlenecking hospital operations. Judge orders Anthem to face lawsuit over alleged Medicare overpayments. Investigators found high rates of bed sores and extended isolation among Providence nursing home patients, leading to $310K fine.

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Hall Render

APRIL 19, 2024

to Study Treatments for Vascular Abnormalities Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Nation’s First Ban on Gender-affirming Care for Minors Jason Demke Hired as COO at Mercy Hospital Fort Smit Pulaski Tech Awarded $5.7M Can lawmakers do anything about it? hospital cost review board a bandage for rising costs?

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Hall Render

JANUARY 19, 2024

Did it work? Workers at another D.C.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

California physician convicted of healthcare fraud, kickbacks California’s healthcare minimum wage boost to cost $4B City Council upholds approval of Hollywood Presbyterian medical offices at 1321 N. Will it survive the next few years? See who got an A.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 26, 2022

CMS bulletin presses states on Medicaid nursing home spending. CMS informational bulletin urges steps for improving health outcomes in nursing homes. Tie nursing home Medicaid payments to care quality, CMS tells states. Alabama Baptist universities address nursing shortage. Compliance with Oct. CALIFORNIA. in net income.

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Hall Render

MARCH 15, 2024

NATIONAL 3 things to expect from the pharmaceutical supply chain in 2024 Absence of AI hospital rules worries nurses American Academy of Dermatology votes to keep its diversity policies after anti-DEI proposal Are digital health partnerships replacing M&A? HSHS moves up 2nd hospital closure How Dr.

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Hall Render

MARCH 22, 2024

To qualify, facilities must close their beds Amazon’s physician acquisition strategy As Many Hospitals Continue to Face Significant Financial Challenges, MedPAC Recommends Highest Ever Medicare Payment Update Change competitors step in but breaking up may be hard to do CMS to launch new primary care ACO program Congress unveils $1.2T

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Hall Render

MARCH 7, 2025

to Endow UA Little Rock Nursing Director Position Arkansas hospital coalition aims to reduce cases of congenital syphilis Mercy Hospital Paris shines as only Arkansas facility on national Top 100 list Vaccination rates are declining. expansion Mayo Clinic to invest nearly $2 billion in Valley hospital campus, hire thousands Mayo plans $1.9B

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

NATIONAL FTC inundated with premerger notification filings HHS is losing thousands of workers under Trump administration probationary job cuts Lawsuit Against UnitedHealth Over AI-Based Denials of Post-Acute Care Moves Ahead Nearly half of rural hospitals in the red, 432 vulnerable to closure, report finds Physicians sound the alarm on ‘dangerous’ (..)

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Med League

MARCH 23, 2022

Med League Support Services provides medical billing expert witness to review medical billing fraud cases. million fraud scheme against payers and patients. Dr. Rosen was part of this large fraud scheme where physician prescribes expensive drugs through network of pharmacists who then pay bribes to fill the order.

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