By Nathan Fish and Frank E. Sheeder A federal court has temporarily enjoined the Texas Medical Board (TMB) from implementing and enforcing a rule restricting the practice of telemedicine pending resolution of an antitrust lawsuit filed by Teladoc,... Read More
SGR/Legislative Action – On March 11, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Wyden (D-OR) introduced his version of legislation to permanently repeal and replace the sustainable growth rate (SGR), the Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access... Read More
By Stephen L. Goff and John Barnes The Affordable Care Act is moving millions of previously uninsured patients into commercial managed care health plans. As the healthcare system grapples with complexity of this shift, the size of disputes between... Read More
By Lara Compton and Joshua Kaye Dr. David Relman, a professor of infectious disease, microbiology and immunology at Stanford University's medical school, was quoted recently saying of the Ebola virus: “As best we can tell right now, it is... Read More
By: Frank E. Sheeder , Karen Nelson and Keri L. Tonn Health industry clients face regulatory and enforcement challenges on multiple fronts. It can be difficult to prioritize and allocate resources properly when government agencies’ initiatives... Read More
By: Karen Nelson Much has been written about the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) and its repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate formula for physician compensation and the potential gainsharing safe harbor. But the Act also... Read More
By Thomas R. Califano , Rachel Nanes and Daniel G. Egan Over the last several years, a wide range of healthcare companies, among them hospitals, home health agencies and continuing care facilities, have faced financial distress as a result of declining... Read More
By Marcia L. Augsburger Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Omnibus Final Rule published January 25, 2013, 78 Fed.Reg. 5566, Covered Entities (CEs) with Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) that were entered on or... Read More
By Frank E. Sheeder The US Department of Justice has made it a priority to hold individuals accountable for organizational misdeeds – both civil and criminal. Through the recent Yates Memo, the DOJ is sending a message of deterrence to corporate... Read More
By David Gruber, MD, MBA* | Healthcare spending is forecast to increase from US$3 trillion in 2014 to US$5.2 trillion in 2023, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 5.9 percent. US healthcare expenditures on a per capita basis are 1.9-2.6 times... Read More
By Lesli C. Esposito and Steven Levitsky The Federal Trade Commission is on a roll in its attack on what it considers anti-competitive effects in the healthcare industry. And that roll has consistently involved challenging activity that once appeared... Read More
By Peter F. McLaughlin From reliable surveys and less dependable anecdotes, opinions point to the almost inevitable expansion of BYOD – bring your own device – as a cost-saving model for employers. Advisors assure company decision makers... Read More
By Savaria B. Harris and Mitka T. Baker Forbes magazine has dubbed 2014 “The Year of the Whistleblower.” For healthcare providers, this designation has translated into millions of dollars in fines and penalties and the initiation of criminal... Read More
By Steven Levitsky and Lesli C. Esposito Are you a practicing physician who sits on a state licensing board? Is your business affected by a state board with practicing physicians on it? If you said yes to either question, you should read on. ... Read More
By David Gruber, MD, MBA* Healthcare spending is forecast to increase from US$3 trillion in 2014 to US$5.2 trillion in 2023, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 5.9 percent. US healthcare expenditures on a per capita basis are 1.9-2.6 times... Read More