Deadline for Physicians, Advance Practice Providers and Teaching Hospitals to...
As required by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (“Sunshine Act”), by March 31, 2022, manufacturers of many drugs, medical devices, biologicals and other medical supplies, as well as applicable group...
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NATIONAL 40% of Nursing Home Residents Haven’t Received COVID-19 Boosters, Analysis Finds 342 hospitals have received price transparency noncompliance notices from CMS 3 states delaying booster...
View ArticleHave a Plan for Planned Giving: Funds Being Donated Not a Factor in Fraud and...
On February 4, 2022, the Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued Advisory Opinion 22-02 protecting a children’s hospital’s donor-funded charity program...
View ArticleFederal Court Strikes Down Qualified Payment Amount Presumption Under No...
On February 23, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “Court”) vacated key portions of a regulation implementing the independent dispute resolution (“IDR”) process under...
View ArticleWeekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: CDC Relaxes Mask Guidance |...
Our Health Care Real Estate Briefing is your comprehensive summary of weekly health care real estate highlights currently happening across the nation. Last week, there were quite a few stories about...
View ArticleREACHing Beyond the Direct Contracting Model: CMS Announces the New ACO REACH...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently announced the ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (“REACH”) Model. The ACO REACH Model is designed to replace the...
View ArticleHealth Care Real Estate Briefing: President Biden Targets SNFs Quality of...
Our Health Care Real Estate Briefing is your comprehensive summary of weekly health care real estate highlights currently happening across the nation. News surrounding skilled nursing facilities...
View ArticleSkilled Nursing Update: White House Creates Its Vision Board for Nursing...
On March 1, 2022, President Biden outlined his plan to increase the quality of patient care, resident safety, regulations, fines and ownership transparency in skilled nursing care during his State of...
View ArticleEnterprise Communication Tools Create New Obligation for E911 Compliance
Effective January 6, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) implemented phase two of its multi-line telephone systems (“MLTS”) E911 regulations. On a prospective basis, communication...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – March 11, 2022
NATIONAL AHA urges Congress to address health care workforce challenges 50 best hospital, health systems supply chains in the US, per GHX Biden administration requests $22.5B in supplemental COVID-19...
View ArticleHealth Care Real Estate Briefing: SNF Operators Ask to Meet with Biden Admin...
Our Health Care Real Estate Briefing is your comprehensive summary of weekly health care real estate highlights currently happening across the nation. This week, trade associations for skilled nursing...
View ArticleThanks to Congress’s $1.5 Trillion Omnibus Spending Package, Help Is on the...
On Thursday, March 10, Congress passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill after months of negotiation amongst lawmakers in both the House and the Senate. If signed by President Biden this week as...
View ArticlePresident Signs FY 2022 Funding Bill into Law with 340B, Telehealth and Other...
On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 (H.R. 2471) that funds the federal government for the remainder of FY 2022. The measure includes...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – March 18, 2022
NATIONAL $2.6B tied to 28 orthopedic expansions across the country Amazon Expands Into Telehealth and Home Care Amazon Pharmacy partners with health plans for discount drugs ASC chain that developed...
View ArticleNew Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements
New cyber incident reporting requirements are forthcoming from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Part of the just-signed Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 (H.R. 2471) that we...
View ArticleHealth Care Real Estate Briefing: American Hospital Association Asks Congress...
Our Health Care Real Estate Briefing is your comprehensive summary of weekly health care real estate highlights currently happening across the nation. News about health care workforce issues continues...
View ArticleWhat You Should Know About Health Systems and the Attorney-Client Privilege
A federal district court affirmed this guidance in a careful analysis of the attorney-client privilege and its application to protect separate legal entities within a larger corporate structure....
View ArticleHealth Provider News – March 25, 2022
NATIONAL 5 healthcare companies get ‘F’ in racial and gender pay equity Epic fails to get Supreme Court review of punitive damages for trade secrets case FDA to revive facility visits Dr. Lorna Breen...
View ArticleHealth Care Real Estate Briefing: Senior Housing Market Data Released |...
Our Health Care Real Estate Briefing is your comprehensive summary of weekly health care real estate highlights currently happening across the nation. News about the senior housing industry continues...
View ArticleHHS OCR Releases Guidance on Gender-Affirming Care and Health Care...
On March 2, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) released notice and guidance on federal civil rights protections and privacy laws...
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