2023 Deadline for Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers and Teaching...
As required by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (“Sunshine Act”), by March 31, 2023, manufacturers of covered drugs, medical devices, biologicals and other medical supplies (“Applicable...
View ArticleWeekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: Legislative Bill to Expand...
U.S. Senators proposed a bill that, if passed, would open the door to more physician-owned hospitals. The bill removes the Affordable Care Act’s ban on creating and expanding physician-owned...
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NATIONAL 14 rural senators push CMS to extend low-wage hospitals’ payment bump in FY2024 American Hospital Association voices support for telehealth expansion bill Behavioral health market to hit $262B...
View ArticleNatalie Murphy Joins Hall Render as Chief Administrative Officer
Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, one of the nation’s largest health care-focused law firms, is pleased to announce Natalie Murphy has joined the firm as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)....
View ArticleHospital Not Required to Accommodate Request to Bring Service Dog on Clinical...
A federal court recently held that Hurley Medical Center (“Hurley”) conducted an individualized inquiry and reasonably concluded that a nursing student intern’s accommodation request to bring her...
View ArticleWeekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: North Carolina CON Changes I Mayo...
President Biden released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2024. The $6.9 trillion budget includes a number of health care and real estate proposals. In terms of health care proposals, Biden would...
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NATIONAL Cleveland Clinic, Ascension, Kaiser among 42 health systems chosen for $50M innovation project FTC tells Amazon, One Medical: Be careful how you use patient data Hospital organizations urge...
View ArticleThe DOJ Announces New Nationwide Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy
In an effort to not only establish a uniform standard for how U.S. Attorney Offices (“USAOs”) assess and credit voluntary self-disclosures but to also incentivize early and voluntary self-disclosure of...
View ArticleHospitals Have Until March 23 to Object to Release Provider Relief Fund High...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) recently announced that hospitals have until March 23, 2023, to object to the release of certain data related to COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund...
View ArticleWeekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: CON Law Changes | Hospital Staff...
Following on the heels of similar efforts in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, the West Virginia Legislature passed CON legislation that exempts hospitals (inpatient services),...
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NATIONAL AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology AHA pushes back on new 340B alliance Biden’s $6.8T budget: 15 healthcare takeaways CMS posts guidance for...
View ArticleScott Strickland Joins Hall Render
Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, one of the nation’s preeminent health care-focused law firms, is pleased to announce Scott Strickland has joined the firm in its Raleigh office. Scott advises...
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NATIONAL AHA, others oppose PhRMA-led campaign to restrict 340B eligibility AHA case studies feature hospitals that integrate physical and behavioral health services As birth rates increase, OB-GYN...
View ArticleWeekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: VMG Releases 2023 Healthcare M&A...
VMG Health released its 2023 Healthcare M&A Report. The report mentioned the following: ASC transaction volume is expected to be strong as large operators continue to acquire smaller operators;...
View ArticleHall Render Recognizes Women’s History Month theme of “Celebrating Women Who...
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we plan to highlight some of the influential women in our organization. The theme for Women’s History Month in 2023 was “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our...
View ArticleKey Areas of Focus for Skilled Nursing Facilities as the Public Health...
On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the COVID public health emergency (“PHE”) will expire and end on May 11, 2023. The end of the PHE has a significant impact on skilled nursing...
View ArticleA Look Back at the Office of Prescription Drug Promotion Enforcement in 2022...
It is hard to believe that spring is finally here and the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (“OPDP”) has yet to take any enforcement action in 2023. While...
View ArticleWeekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: NIC Reports Increased Senior Living...
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by another 25 basis points, bringing the Fed’s benchmark target to between 4.75 and 5%, the highest since September 2007. The increase poses challenges for...
View ArticleAssisted Living Facility Update: CMS Finds Residency Agreements Fail to Meet...
March 17, 2023, was the transition period deadline for full state compliance with the Home and Community-Based Services (“HCBS”) Final Regulation. As part of the steps to get ready for this deadline,...
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NATIONAL 42 Hospitals Sue HHS for ‘Tens of Millions’ of Dollars in Delayed Medicare DSH Payments A hospital fight is renewed — over hospitals Amazon underestimated complexity of healthcare: Report...
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