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Posted by healthlawblog | Dec 17, 2012 | OIG, Tennessee False Claims Act |
By Rodney D. ButlerWithin the last few weeks, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a letter to the State of Tennessee regarding its Medicaid Fraud False Claims Acts. Unfortunately for the State of Tennessee, the OIG...
Read MorePosted by healthlawblog | Dec 11, 2012 | Medicare, Physician Payments |
By Ralph Levy, Jr.On November 1, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized previously announced changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for services furnished by physicians during...
Read MorePosted by healthlawblog | Dec 4, 2012 | Healthcare Information Technology, HIPAA, HITECH, Office of Civil Rights |
By Tatiana MelnikThe Rutland Herald of Vermont, reports that Kathy Tatro was sentenced in a Bennington, Vermont criminal court on Friday, November 23, 2012, to a suspended jail term of 6 to 12 months, 2 years of probation, 160...
Read MorePosted by healthlawblog | Nov 28, 2012 | Antitrust, Federal Trade Commission, Pharmaceuticals |
By James M. BurnsDeclaring that “The potential for anticompetitive product design is particularly acute in the pharmaceutical industry,” on November 21 the FTC filed an amicus brief in Mylan Pharmaceuticals v. Warner Chilcott...
Read MorePosted by healthlawblog | Nov 21, 2012 | Healthcare Information Technology, Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Stage 3 meaningful use |
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued the following press release this month requesting input on Stage 3 meaningful use:“Speak up now to help ONC’s Health Information Technology Policy...
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