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FTC Follows DOJ and Withdraws Antitrust Policy Statements
Charles Honart, for Stevens & Lee: On July 14, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), as anticipated, announced that it was withdrawing two antitrust policy statements related…
EHR Clinical Note Length Continues to Grow Despite Coding Changes
Here’s one for the med mal attorneys. Epic Research issued a report on clinical notes documented in their system. Researchers evaluated 1.7 billion clinical notes written…
Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and the Health Sector
HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has published a report (PDF) detailing cybersecurity concerns for healthcare providers. In particular, what can be done to remain…
CMS Proposes to Expand 36-Month Rule to Hospice Agencies
Ragini A. Acharya, for HuschBlackwell: The 36-Month Rule, found at 42 C.F.R. § 424.550(b), provides that where there is a change in majority ownership (“CIMO”) of…
Texas Lawyer Convicted of Conspiracy and Perjury for Laundering Kickbacks
This was intentional criminal conduct of conspiracy and perjury related to Anti-Kickback Statute violations. From a U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas Press…
Mark Cuban’s Drug Company Will Soon Be Selling Its Medicine Directly to Hospitals
Will Maddox, for D Magazine: Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. CEO Dr. Alex Oshmyansky is always busy disrupting the healthcare system. The latest iteration? Selling…
Complex AKS/Stark Complaint Survives Rule 9(b) Particularity Challenge – A Guide for FCA Complaints
Francis C. Oroszlan, Brett Barnett and Timothy Fry, for McQuireWoods: Generally, a complaint will survive a motion to dismiss if it states a plausible claim and…
CMS Proposes Payment Cuts in CY24 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Victoria Baily, for Revcycle Intellegence: The agency has said that proposed payment increases for primary care and other direct patient care providers meant that payment cuts…
Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, Data Breaches Notification
From Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., posted on National Review: Texas has joined the growing list of states enacting comprehensive consumer data privacy…
The 2023 DOJ Health Care Fraud Enforcement: Big Dollars or Clever Packaging?
Zachary S. Taylor and Sarah M. Hall, for Epstein Becker Green: Of the numerous cases, three specific areas comprised the vast majority of the $2.5 billion…