HHS OIG Reports CMS Not Catching All Overpayments
As reported by FierceHealth, a recent report by the Office of Inspector General claimed the Centers for Medicare &…
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2013
Johnson and Johnson 2013 Settlement and Corporate Integrity Agreement
On November 4, 2013, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its pharmaceutical…
HITECH HIPAA Restrictions on Refill Reminders and Patient Communications
In late January of this year, we reported that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued four…
AAFP Postpones NP and PA Membership
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) recently announced its intent to study whether nurse practitioners…
Judge Rules Disputes Over Medical Studies Should Be Resolved by Researchers…
A U.S. federal appeals court ruled that disputes over medical studies should be resolved by researchers and scientists…
States Hiring Private Law Firms on Contingent Basis for Civil Actions Can…
Earlier this year we reported that in addition to the federal government's aggressive enforcement and oversight of…
CMS Questions by Category
Updated: October 30th, 2013: As we have reported numerous times, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) issued…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS Open Payments – Posts Round 6 of…
Now that the government is back at work, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated it's frequently asked…
Physician-Owned Distributors: Reliance Medical Systems Files Suite…
In April of this year, we reported on a new Special Fraud Alert regarding physician-owned distributorships (PODs) issued by the…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: 74 Physician Organizations Request HHS to…
33 physician organizations and 41 state medical societies
sent a joint letter
on October 28th to Department of Health…