Protected Activity Under the FCA Requires Both a Subjectively and an...
Recently, Simon et al, v. Healthsouth of Sarasota Limited Partnership, et al, the Eleventh Circuit held that for a plaintiff to qualify as engaging in “protected activity,” the plaintiff must...
View ArticleCarolina Wirth Joins Hall Render
Hall Render is pleased to announce Carolina Wirth has joined the firm in its Washington, D.C. office. Carolina provides regulatory and strategic counsel to companies involved in the development and...
View ArticleWaseem Chachar Joins Hall Render
Hall Render is pleased to announce Waseem Chachar has joined the firm in its Indianapolis office. Waseem assists clients in remaining compliant with HIPAA and HITECH, as well as other state and federal...
View ArticleDOJ & OIG Ramp Up Enforcement and Oversight to Combat Telemedicine Fraud
On September 2, 2022, the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) published a study assessing potential Medicare program integrity risks related to the proliferation of telehealth services during the...
View ArticleWeekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: Consumer Price Index at 8.3% I CBRE...
The Department of Labor released new consumer price index (“CPI”) data. The CPI rose 8.3% over the past 12 months, down slightly from previous reports. The average household is spending $460 more each...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – September 16, 2022
NATIONAL 4 Health Systems Join Provider-Created Data Collective to Improve Care Amazon wants to add payer strategy muscle Full 4th Circuit to tackle Medicaid fraud standard under False Claims Act House...
View ArticleJen Knackert Joins Hall Render
Hall Render is pleased to announce Jen Knackert has joined the firm in its Milwaukee office. Jen concentrates her practice in the area of compliance. Jen remains abreast of regulatory updates,...
View ArticleIndiana Abortion Law Injunction Limited in Scope
This morning, September 22, 2022, Special Judge Kelsey B. Hanlon, sitting in Monroe County Circuit Court, granted a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of Senate Enrolled Act No. 1 (SB 1) by...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – September 23, 2022
NATIONAL AHA and AMA withdraw lawsuit over enactment of No Surprises Act ‘Already a three-headed dragon’: Medical groups rebuke judge’s approval of UnitedHealth, Change merger Amazon PillPack Founders...
View ArticleWeekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: Half of Hospitals Expect Negative...
President Biden said the Covid-19 pandemic was over during an interview on “60 Minutes.” Some health experts responded that the president’s declaration was premature, while others have said the Biden...
View ArticleReal Estate Investor Identified as Conspirator in Recent Antitrust...
Recently, a Hudson County, New Jersey-based health system (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging a conspiracy, in violation of the...
View ArticleWeekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: Hurricane Ian Forces Hospital...
Hurricane Ian forced 16 Florida hospitals to evacuate, although only a few hospitals sustained any major damage per NBC news. American Healthcare REIT plans to go public on the New York Stock...
View ArticleCongress Temporarily Extends Low-Volume Hospital Adjustment and Medicare...
In a continuing resolution passed to keep the government from shutting down at midnight on September 30th, Congress has included provisions that extend the low-volume hospital adjustment and Medicare...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – October 7, 2022
NATIONAL 10 states with the largest decreases to travel nurse pay After court ruling for AHA in 340B case, HHS says it will start adjusting payment rates for certain 340B hospitals within approximately...
View ArticleWeekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: Key Design Elements of Successful...
HHS OIG issued a report finding “significantly reduced” improper payments to acute care hospitals, as compared with prior years. OIG found that $39.3 million in Medicare Part B payments should not...
View ArticleA Three-Minute Summary of FEMA Relief Available for Property Damage in the...
On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian made landfall along western Florida as a Category 4 storm, causing significant property damage, including to many health care facilities. Those damaged...
View ArticleOCR’s Right of Access Initiative: Three Additional Enforcement Actions Target...
On September 20, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced its resolution of three separate investigations against covered entity dental...
View ArticleElizabeth Walker Elected to NABL’s Board of Directors
Hall Render attorney Elizabeth Walker has been elected to serve a full, three-year term on the National Association of Bond Lawyers (“NABL”) Board of Directors. “I appreciate the opportunity and am...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – October 14, 2022
NATIONAL Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency Bain: 25% of clinicians want out of healthcare Bill would use CMS’s Five-Star system to punish consistently 1-star nursing homes How...
View ArticleWeekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: 90% of Multifamily Projects Delayed...
A remarkable 90% of survey respondents reported construction delays, according to National Multifamily Housing Council’s latest quarterly construction survey, with permitting and start delays being...
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