Articles and Webinars

Event: Exploring Compliance, Reimbursement and Physician Compensation Issues Tied to Nonphysician Practitioners and Shared Care [06/23/2022 – 1:00 PM ET ] Synopsis: Join Hall Render attorneys Lori Wink and Joe Wolfe, along with Advisory Services advisor Delena Howard, for this webinar. Our team will provide their perspectives on staffing opportunities, compliance, billing and physician compensation issues and trends in care... READ MORE

You know the seven elements for compliance program effectiveness. They are a north star for healthcare compliance officers, and they’re at the heart of the adage “you can’t manage what you can’t measure.” Healthcare compliance officers often rely on the seven elements as key performance indicators to measure whether their organization’s compliance goals are... READ MORE

Join Hall Render attorneys Ritu Kaur Cooper, James Junger and Hall Render Advisory Services’ Delena Howard as they discuss enforcement trends related to the False Claims Act, the 2021 changes to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute and other key risk areas. Get up-to-date information on COVID-related trends, CMS waivers, and proactive steps your... READ MORE

On May 21, 2020, Hall Render published “Providers Beware: Avoiding the Pitfalls in Regulatory Flexibilities and Relief Funds,” which discusses the risks associated with pandemic related regulatory changes, as well as the acceptance of COVID-19 relief funds. On May 26, 2020, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published “OIG Strategic Plan: Oversight of COVID-19 Response... READ MORE

In just a few months, CMS is going to introduce significant changes to office or other outpatient visit coding guidelines. With a historic provision in the 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, CMS will attempt to address the administrative burden placed on providers and prioritize patients over paperwork. When it comes to documentation... READ MORE

CMS issued a memo update announcing additional blanket waivers for providers, including hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency. This memo includes several service enhancements and waivers for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”). CMS issued the hospital and SNF waivers to address potential skilled nursing bed... READ MORE

Over the past several months, the federal government has issued copious amounts of new regulations, provided waivers to longstanding laws and made large sums of money available to health care entities. OIG published the “OIG Strategic Plan: Oversight of COVID-19 Response and Recovery” on May 26, 2020 to transparently let the health care industry... READ MORE

CMS issued explanatory guidance in reference to blanket waivers of the sanctions under 1877(g) of the Social Security Act. The guidance answered lingering questions about rental compensation arrangements that would allow for repayment to occur beyond the end of the term of the emergency waivers, such as emergency rent abatement arrangements. The explanatory guidance... READ MORE

On April 6, 2020, HHS Office of Inspector General issued a report summarizing OIG’s interviews with hospital administrators across the country on COVID-19. The interviews focused on three key issues facing hospitals during the current crisis, including: 1) challenges responding to the COVID-19 pandemic; 2) strategies to mitigate the challenges; and 3) needs for... READ MORE