2018 Non-Monetary Compensation to Physicians (And Chance to Review 2017)
Under the federal Stark Law, hospitals may provide non-monetary compensation to physicians up to an aggregate amount of $407 for calendar year 2018. The dollar limit for “medical staff incidental...
View ArticleHall Render’s This Week in Washington – December 15, 2017
House and Senate Republicans Reach Deal on Tax Reform On December 13, House and Senate Republicans announced they’ve reached an agreement on how to reconcile the differences between their respective...
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NATIONAL MedPAC finalizes recommendation to repeal MIPS WSJ: Ascension, Providence St. Joseph in merger talks Dignity Health announces merger with Colorado-based Catholic Health Initiatives Optum’s...
View ArticleModern Healthcare: New accreditation approach could curtail growth of...
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View ArticleCMS Appears to Forbid All Forms of Text Messaging
If your organization allows texting, consider recent CMS communications prohibiting all texting Hall Render has become aware that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has been...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – December 22, 2017
NATIONAL Physician job growth varies greatly by region, report finds HHS OIG Report Cites Concerns with MACRA Implementation 4 healthcare revenue cycle trends to watch in 2018 OCR revamps HIPAA...
View ArticleHall Render’s This Week in Washington – December 22, 2017
Congress Passes Stopgap Spending Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown After passing the most significant tax reform legislation since 1986, Republicans in Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown...
View ArticleThe National Labor Relations Board Concludes 2017 with Several Gifts to...
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently shifted to a Republican majority when President Trump’s two nominations to the Board were confirmed. Additionally, the president’s nomination for...
View ArticleCMS Prohibition on Texting? Evaluating Next Steps for Your Organization
For an update to this article, please click here. As stated in our previous blog, while there has been no official guidance from CMS regarding a broad prohibition on the texting of protected health...
View ArticleTax Reform Act Will Present Challenges and Opportunities for Hospitals and...
The new Tax Reform Act (the “Act”) contains numerous changes to the Internal Revenue Code that will affect tax-exempt hospitals and other health care organizations. Leaders of these organizations...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – December 29, 2017
NATIONAL Kmart to pay $32.3M to settle health care-related whistleblower case Indian Health Service Seeking Input on Modernizing its Health IT Systems Reintroduced bill could give data brokers more...
View ArticleCMS Clarifies that Texting PHI Through Secure Platforms Is Permissible – But...
In a December 28, 2017, a memo (“Memo”) to state survey agency directors, CMS made clear that texting patient information is allowed as long as a secure texting platform is used, recognizing the...
View ArticleFederal Judge Denies Hospitals’ Motion to Enjoin Imminent 340B Program...
On December 29, 2017, a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia DENIED a motion to enjoin significant Medicare payment cuts for certain hospitals that participate in the...
View ArticleProfessional Services Agreement or Lease: Not Knowing the Difference Could...
Over the past few years, rural health care providers have struggled to recruit full-time physicians to their communities. This has caused a number of providers to consider part-time arrangements with...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – January 5, 2018
NATIONAL FDA chief: I’m surprised it took big tech this long to get into health care Will 2018 be the year of Catholic health care dominance? U.S. medical device tax back in effect after two-year pause...
View ArticleMedicare 340B Payment Cuts Go Live as of January 1. What’s Next?
As we noted in a previous article, significant Medicare payment cuts for certain 340B-participating hospitals[1] (“Covered Entities”) went into effect as of January 1, 2018 after a federal district...
View ArticleHall Render’s This Week in Washington – January 5, 2018
Congress Returns to Crowded 2018 Legislative Calendar The Senate returned to Washington this week to begin the second session of the 115th Congress. The House returns Monday of next week, which gives...
View ArticleCavalier County Republican: Voluntary OIG submission reflects CCMH’s...
The post Cavalier County Republican: Voluntary OIG submission reflects CCMH’s commitment to transparency and community forum set for 7 p.m. Jan. 10 at LAHS Gym appeared first on Law Firm | Health Care...
View ArticleIBJ.com: Return of medical-device tax dismays firms across state
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View ArticleCMS Announces “BPCI Advanced”
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced its long-awaited “BPCI Advanced” model on January 9. The model – which is voluntary – will initially include 29 inpatient clinical...
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