Due to the broader spread of COVID-19 in California, the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has extended numerous professional licensing waivers to facilitate the delivery of patient care during the state of emergency.
On August 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Guidance Memorandum (Guidance) setting forth revised state survey agency priorities as well as providing information regarding the resumption of enforcement activities and resolution of open enforcement cases.
Health Care Partner Rachel Hold-Weiss and Associate Michele Gipp will lead Weatherbee Resources Hospice Compliance Network Webinar Series’ upcoming webinar addressing how to handle HIPAA breaches in hospice care.
Partner Anne Murphy is a featured speaker in an upcoming webinar sponsored by The Governance Institute, about emerging digital health care delivery challenges and opportunities for health care providers.
On July 22, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new initiatives designed to protect nursing home residents from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The White House released three Executive Orders on July 24, 2020 setting forth policies that the Administration believes will “deliver lower prescription drug prices to American patients.”
For health care providers that are out-of-network with a patient’s insurance, navigating reimbursement is a tactical imperative. The current economic environment makes it more difficult for patients to pay coinsurance, while insurers are increasingly motivated to cut expenses.
Health Care attorneys Debra Albin-Riley and Diane Roldán recently presented to California Association Medical Staff Services (CAMSS) about the state of medical staff peer review, why it is becoming increasingly litigious, and how to make litigation or hearings less onerous.
The Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Enforcement Division of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently published its second edition of A Resource Guide to the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “Updated Guide”), which was originally released in November 2
As healthcare providers turn their attention to resuming elective surgeries and procedures, it is important that this entry into the “new normal” be undertaken with care. Health care governing boards have an essential fiduciary oversight role in this process.
