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Health Law Highlights
Supreme Court Eyes World War II Era Doctrine for Agency Rules
From Bloomberg Law, by Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson: The Supreme Court signaled its intention to replace the Chevron doctrine with the Skidmore doctrine during arguments in recent…
Is Apple Pay HIPAA Compliant?
From The HIPAA Journal, by Steve Alder: Apple Pay and HIPAA Compliance: Despite not being HIPAA compliant, Apple Pay can be used by healthcare providers and…
Hospitals Owned by Private Equity Are Harming Patients, Reports Find
From Ars Technica, by Beth Mole: Private equity firms, particularly Apollo Global Management, are increasingly acquiring hospitals across the US, a trend that has led to…
Overlooking Executive Comp Packages Puts M&A Deals at Risk
From Bloomberg Law, by Ian Sherwin (Reed Smith): Compensation and Motivation: Understanding the compensation structures and philosophies of a target company is crucial in M&A transactions.…
What Do Threads, Mastodon, and Hospital Records Have in Common?
From Ars Technica, by Fintan Burke: The concept of “federated learning”, inspired by the privacy-focused structure of new social media platforms, is being adopted by medical…
Up and Up and Up: Accounting for Supply Cost Inflation in Due Diligence
From VMG Health, by Johnny Zizzi, CPA, and Melissa Hoelting, CPA: Inflation-Adjusted Financial Analysis: In periods of high inflation, traditional financial metrics may not accurately depict…
Providers Target Insurers in New Surprise Billing Legal Scuffles
From Bloomberg Law, by Sara Hansard: Health care providers are increasingly suing insurers for not making timely arbitration award payments under the No Surprises Act, creating…
Texas Medical Board Cracking Down on IV Hydration
From Hendershot & Cowart, PC, by Keith Lefkowitz: The Texas Medical Board (TMB) has addressed the rise of medical business models offering intravenous (IV) vitamin therapy…
Key Considerations for Healthcare Providers Responding to Law Enforcement Requests
From Quarles & Brady LLP, by Simone Colgan Dunlap, Sarah Coyne, Kaitlyn Fydenkevez, Meghan O’Connor: Current HIPAA rules permit healthcare providers to disclose protected health information…
HHS-OIG Determines Consultant’s Gift Cards Given to Physicians Recommending Services Do Not Implicate Anti-Kickback Statute
From Barnes & Thornburg, by Jason D. Schultz and Mary Elizabth “Lizzy” Ford: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG)…