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Featured this week:
- Implementation of Part D e-prescribing surveyed by CMS
- Creation of exclusive nephrology practice did not constitute monopolization, 10th Circuit concludes
- New tips offered to prevent identity theft and Medicare fraud
- Tenth Circuit affirms dismissal of qui tam action for pleading deficiencies
- False Claims Act suit involving sham DME company survives dismissal
- Upward sentencing adjustments require actual pecuniary loss by victims
Featured this week:
- The shortage of primary care providers and healthcare reform – what compliance officers should be prepared for
- New requirements effective for suppliers of medical equipment and supplies
- Proposed, final rules protect patients' genetic information
On the Front Lines:
- The Role of Data Monitoring Committees (DMCs) in Clinical Trials
Featured this week:
- Release of allegedly misleading health care reform information halted by CMS
- OIG: localities not fully prepared for pandemic influenza
- Resolution reached regarding auxiliary aids to deaf patients
- New PPS proposed for renal dialysis facilities
- EMTALA duty to stabilize not triggered by transfer order
- Ambulance service contracts not subject to OIG sanctions
On the Front Lines:
- The ADA Amendments Act: Expanded Disability Challenges for Health Care Employers
Featured this week:
- Revised Common Formats for collecting safety data issued
- Hospice claims in nursing facilities found noncompliant, OIG
- EMTALA inapplicable to later-discovered emergency medical conditions
- Patient stopped from bringing service animal into hospital
On the Front Lines:
- Stark Case on Exclusive Contract with Physicians in a Hospital Outpatient Department: Narrow Interpretation of Stark Exception
Featured this week:
- Medicare demonstrations show financial incentives work
- State agency subsidy of Part D copayments permissible, OIG
- OIG allows hospital to subsidize affiliated ambulance cooperative
- CMS offers guidelines regarding electronic health records
- $1.2 billion in grants for use of electronic health records
On the Front Lines:
- Tightening Rules May Loosen Relationships Between Manufacturers and Physicians
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