Weekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: Congress Passes Inflation Reduction...
Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which 1) includes $300B for energy and climate reform and $60B in incentives for renewable energy products such as solar panels and wind turbines; 2) gives...
View ArticleTakeaways from OCR’s Right of Access Initiative: Additional Enforcement...
On July 15, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced its resolution of eleven separate investigations against covered entities for...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – August 12, 2022
NATIONAL 67% of nurses plan to leave position within 3 years, survey of 9,000 nurses finds Amazon’s One Medical buy has implications for the healthcare industry CVS Said To Be Eyeing Bid For This...
View Article39 Hall Render Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers
34 Hall Render attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023. Hall Render is proud to congratulate the following attorneys. S. Allan Adelman,...
View ArticleHall Render’s David Snow and Chad Sukurs Named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the...
Hall Render is pleased to announce that David Snow and Chad Sukurs were recently named the Best Lawyers® 2023 Health Care “Lawyer of the Year” in Milwaukee and Indianapolis, respectively. David’s...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – August 19, 2022
NATIONAL AHA, AAMC: Idaho statute will chill the provision of emergency medical care Amazon to offer behavioral health services through Ginger partnership Ambulatory surgery centers compete with...
View ArticleRepresentations and Warranties Insurance in Physician Practice Acquisitions
Representations and warranties insurance (“RWI”) provides coverage for unanticipated losses arising out of breaches of the seller’s representations and warranties in an acquisition transaction. RWI...
View ArticleWeekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: CMS Releases Plan to End Public...
CMS released a roadmap for ending the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”). CMS will be terminating numerous regulatory waivers that were put in place to offer flexibility to health care providers...
View ArticleScrutiny Increases into the Use of Website Tracking Tools in Health Care
As advertising technology continues to evolve, it is becoming more common for website operators to utilize web trackers such as cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels and fingerprinting scripts to track...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – August 26, 2022
NATIONAL 3 Major Payers Take Action on Social Determinants of Health 16 more states hope to weigh in on Idaho abortion lawsuit 35% of physicians see increase in compensation tied to quality AHA files...
View ArticleWeekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: Benefits of Ground Lease Financing |...
An article in GlobeSt. touted the benefits of the “modern ground lease” as a compelling financing option for real estate construction. While the current financing landscape has made sale/leaseback...
View ArticleProvider Penalized for Failure to Properly Dispose of Patient Information
The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a $300,640 settlement and corrective action plan with a dermatology provider over the improper...
View ArticleMichigan Supreme Court Makes Clear That Internal as Well as External Reports...
The Plaintiff, an information technology support specialist employed through a staffing agency, was employed on-site at an Assembly Plant. In April 2016, the Plaintiff complained to his staffing agency...
View ArticleEmployers Note: OCR Guidance Regarding Reproductive Health Care Services
Earlier this summer the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) released new guidance (“Guidance”) directed at retail pharmacies that details obligations to ensure...
View ArticleFederal Surprise Billing Round 3 – Clarifying the QPA and IDR Process
On August 26, 2022, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) published their first final rule (“Final Rule”) implementing certain...
View ArticleThe Disruption of Primary Care – Part One: Is Amazon Doubling Down?
Amazon Is Flexing Given the number of boxes we see on porches these days, it’s fair to say we are all familiar with the hallmarks of Amazon’s core business – low price, fast delivery, wide selection...
View ArticleStark Law and REH Proposal – A Call for Comments
On July 26, 2022, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (“CMS”) published the 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OOPS) and Ambulatory Surgery Center Payment System Proposed Rule. The...
View ArticleWeekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: Best Places to Live in North America...
The leading driver of large employer health care costs are cancer, musculoskeletal conditions and cardiovascular disease according to a new survey of large employers across the country. Employers...
View ArticleRemote Document Examination for Form I–9 May Be on the Horizon
On August 18, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking allowing for optional alternative procedures for the examination of documents required by the...
View ArticleWeekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: Wellstar Atlanta Closure | Health...
Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center made a decision to close its doors effective November 1, 2022. The hospital, which incurred a $107 million loss last year, said it had been battling decreased revenue...
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