Health Law Alert

Two years ago, in September, 2012, the U.S. Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services issued a joint letter seeking cooperation from the America Hospital Association and other health care associations, to ensure that electronic health records (EHR) were not used to inflate claims to the Medicare […]

On October 3, 2014, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) released a proposed rule expanding safe harbors under the anti-kickback statute and clarifying the exceptions to “remuneration” under the Civil Monetary Penalties (“CMP”)/beneficiary inducement laws. The proposed rules respond to longstanding concerns […]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently announced revised record-keeping requirements that will go into effect on January 1, 2015, for workplaces under OSHA’s jurisdiction. Under the revised rule, employers will be required to notify OSHA of work-related fatalities within eight hours, and work-related in-patient hospitalizations, amputations or losses of […]

Two non-profits serving low-income families in Florida are attempting to hold one of the state’s largest providers of charity care accountable to the requirements for tax-exempt hospitals adopted under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Florida Legal Services, Inc. (FLS) and the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) filed […]

Many think that Stark is a law that regulates many aspects of hospital/physician relationships but doesn’t apply to physician group practices. The recent $1.3 million settlement involving Cardiovascular Associates d/b/a New York Heart Center serves as a reminder that the law also applies to Stark designated health services within a […]