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Labs Take Note New OIG Opinion Highlights That Fair Market Value Per Test Payments Can Still Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute Publications
From Bass, Berry & Sims, by Jennifer E. Michael & Danielle M. Sloane: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG)…
HHS OIG Introduces Managed Care Strategic Plan
From Squire Patton Boggs, by Bevan Blake: In response to the continued growth of managed care in government-sponsored health plans over the last several years, the…
Patient Privacy: Preventing Data Leakage in Healthcare
From Security Boulevard, by Chantel Rodrigues: Tracking pixels are tiny, invisible images or code snippets embedded in web pages, emails, or mobile apps. They can be…
Federal Judge Rules Government Must Demonstrate “But-For” Causation for Anti-Kickback Statute Claims
From ArentFox Schiff LLP, by D. Jacques Smith , Randall A. Brater , Michael F. Dearington , Nadia Patel , Heather M. Zimmer: Chief Judge Dennis…
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Clarify Key Provisions of the False Claims and Anti-kickback Statutes
From Stevens & Lee, by Charles Honart: The Supreme Court declined to resolve a circuit court split on the issue of causation, to wit, when a…
Healthcare AI and HIPAA Compliance
From AI in Healthcare by Dave Pearson: AI can accumulate a large amount of data from many sources. Using large datasets, AI can realistically re-identify previously…
HHS-OIG Says Anatomic Pathology Lab’s Purchased Service Arrangement Could Violate Anti-Kickback Statute
From Barnes & Thornburg, LLP, by Jason D. Schultz, Anne B. Compton-Brown, Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ford: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued an unfavorable…
Surprise… No Surprises Act Arbitration Is Too Expensive
Kirk Davis, Danielle Gordet, writing for Akerman: In December of 2022, the Departments had increased the fee from $50 to $350, effective January 1, 2023, to…
Texas Amends Data Breach Notification Law
Julia K. Kadish, writing for SheppardMullin: Texas recently enacted an amendment to its data breach notification law. As of September 1, 2023, there are two changes…
The Evolution of Telehealth and What’s Next
James Tekippe, CFA, writing for VMG Health: For those in the healthcare industry, telemedicine has been viewed as a way to increase access to healthcare, while…