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Proposed Changes to Stark Rule Would Create New Hospital Exceptions and Lessen Burden of Self-Disclosures

…the terms “agreement” and “contract” in those exceptions with “arrangement.” Several compensation arrangement exceptions require the parties’ signatures. Currently, a regulatory exception permits the DHS entity to submit a claim…

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A Primer on Medicare Requirements for Physician Supervision of “Incident to” Services

…other requirements. The physician or practitioner must have the knowledge, skills, ability, and privileges to actually perform the clinical service or procedure. In addition: If direct supervision is required for…

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PPACA’s Expansion of Medicaid in Light of the Supreme Court’s Decision in National Federation of Independent Business

…also concluded that the PPACA’s proposed Medicaid expansion violated the U.S. Constitution by threatening states with the loss of all their existing Medicaid funding if they decline to comply with…

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What Hospitals and Physicians Need to Know about CMS’s Proposed Rule Interpreting the Physician Payment Sunshine Act

…Apply to Reporting Research. A research payment may need to be reported as both a direct research payment to the hospital and an indirect research payment to the particular physician…

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Corridors Winter 2010

…and physicians this can become a real problem when negotiating a fair-market-value compensation arrangement. Hospitals and physicians negotiating compensation arrangements may have more people “listening into” their discussions than they…

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Corridors – Winter 2010

…ONC’s Health IT Buzz Blog at http://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/. Working on your breach notification policies and procedures? Explore the risk assessment tool developed by NCHICA’s Privacy and Security Officials Workgroup at http://www.nchica.org/….

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OIG Approves Multiple Compensation Methods for Paying Physicians to Take Hospital Call

…traditional voluntary relationships between hospitals and physicians, often leading to physician demands for compensation for on-call coverage. The two most common ways for hospitals to compensate physicians for coverage are…

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US Department of Labor Issues Opinion Letter Regarding FMLA and No-Fault Attendance Policies

…of “active service” after the points were accrued, although the policy did not define the meaning of “active service.” In practice, the employer effectively “froze” the number of attendance points…

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NLRB Continues to Target Employers’ Social Media Policies

…Arnold?” In response to a customer who tweeted “Free chipotle is the best thanks,” Kennedy tweeted: “nothing is free, only cheap #labor. Crew members only make $8.50hr how much is…

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OZ Update – The New Proposed Regulations Are Out

…based upon the real estate on which it sits (i.e., an apartment complex or a restaurant) should be able to determine if it complies with this rule easily: if the…