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Recent Blog Posts

Beware Privacy Risks In Training AI Models With Health Data

November 9, 2023

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The Changing Landscape of Personal Health Data – Washington State’s My Health My Data Act

September 15, 2023

Private Equity and Creating and Fostering a Culture of Health Care Compliance

July 21, 2023

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CMS Final Rules on Payment Impacts for Remote Therapeutic Monitoring

June 26, 2023

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Supreme Court Decision Could Have Impact on Health Care Patent Applications

May 19, 2023

Health Care Compliance Due Diligence Essentials for Private Equity Investment

May 16, 2023

PE in Health Care: What Investors Should Know

May 12, 2023

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HHS Proposes Rule Prohibiting Some Previously Allowed Disclosures Connected to Reproductive Care

April 20, 2023

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Kentucky Law Regulating Transgender Medical Care May Raise Treatment and Compliance Concerns for Pro...

April 12, 2023

Enforcement Trends and Caution Points in Health Care Private Equity Investing

March 29, 2023

Contractor Advisory Committee Meeting Signals Potential Changes to Reimbursement of Remote Monitorin...

March 6, 2023

Health Care Compliance Precautions in Private Equity: An Ounce of Prevention…

December 23, 2022

The Three Stark Law Exceptions for Value-Based Care Offer Advantages for Providers

October 31, 2022

Get Ready for the DOJ to Come Asking About COVID Relief Programs

October 20, 2022

New Value-Based Enterprise Opportunities in Healthcare

September 12, 2022

CareDx v. Natera: Cooked by Boilerplate

July 29, 2022

Updated Chinese Design Patent Law in the Health Care Device Market

July 18, 2022

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Enterprise Resource Planning in the Healthcare Realm: Implementation Tips

June 16, 2022

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Enterprise Resource Planning in the Healthcare Realm: Contract Tips

May 25, 2022

Physicians Are Not Always Supervisors Under the NLRA

May 9, 2022

Enterprise Resource Planning in the Healthcare Realm: Overview and Vetting Insights

April 28, 2022

Texas Medical Marijuana Program Rules Open for Public Comment

April 20, 2022

Legal and Payer Changes Focus on Addressing Social Determinants of Health

April 12, 2022

Independent Pharmacy Owners and Pharmacists Beware

April 7, 2022

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Crowdfunding Platforms and Patent Rights: What Healthcare Entrepreneurs Need to Know

March 18, 2022

Private Equity – The Newest Face at the FCA Table

March 4, 2022

Medical Marijuana and Federal Prosecutions – A New Take on Protections for State Licensees

February 25, 2022

West Virginia’s New Health Care Fraud Initiative

January 28, 2022

CMS Vaccine Mandate Moves Forward Nationwide

January 14, 2022

Clinically Integrated Networks and the Triple Aim: Better Health Care, Reduced Costs

January 7, 2022

Ohio Physicians Can Recommend Medical Marijuana Via Telehealth Effective March 23, 2022

January 7, 2022

The No Surprises Act’s Good Faith Estimate Requirements

December 16, 2021

CMS Suspends Enforcement of Vaccine Mandate in Response to Court-Ordered Injunctions

December 9, 2021

Enforcement of CMS Vaccine Mandate Blocked Nationwide

December 7, 2021

Take Action Immediately to Comply With CMS’ Vaccine Mandate

November 22, 2021

CMS Issues Interim Final Rule on Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

November 4, 2021

CMS Introduces Changes to POS Codes That Will Affect Telehealth Billing

November 2, 2021

8th Circuit Affirms the Use of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Provisions Between Long-Term Care Facilities ...

October 12, 2021

Nursing Homes, Devastated by COVID, Now Struggle to Survive an Employee Vaccine Mandate

October 9, 2021

Licensure Mandated for Home Health Care Agencies in Ohio

October 7, 2021

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Nursing Homes: Spread of COVID and Vaccine Mandates

September 23, 2021

Take Heed: FDA & CDC Release Health Alerts About Delta-8 THC

September 23, 2021

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Act Now for Chance at an Ohio Medical Marijuana Dispensary License

September 21, 2021

Texas Compassionate Use Institutional Review Boards to Monitor Medical Marijuana Research – Newly ...

September 13, 2021

Maintaining Employee Medical Information and COVID-19

September 8, 2021

Departments Release FAQ Guidance for No Surprises Act and Transparency in Coverage Requirements

August 30, 2021

Biden Administration Announces New Rule to Shield Consumers from Surprise Medical Bills

August 3, 2021

Health Care Industry Must Provide Patient Notes via Third-Party App

July 20, 2021

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OSHA Issues New COVID-19 Safety Rules for Healthcare Sector and New Guidelines for All Industries

June 11, 2021

Third Party Indemnity Claims: What Health Care Providers Need to Know

June 9, 2021

FDA Reverses Exemption of Seven Class I Gloves from 510(k) Premarket Notification Process

May 19, 2021

Ohio Expands Access to Medical Marijuana Dispensary Licenses

April 22, 2021

Key Definitions for New Stark Law Exceptions and Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbors for Value-Based...

March 16, 2021

New HIPAA Proposed Rule Expands Consumer Rights Over PHI

March 10, 2021

Business Associate Liability Under HIPAA

March 1, 2021

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Ohio Proposes a Hospital Licensure System

February 19, 2021

New Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbors Promote Value-Based Arrangements

February 12, 2021

FDA Permanently Exempts Seven Class I Gloves from 510(k) Premarket Notification Process

January 28, 2021

New Transparency in Pricing Rules Require Health Insurers to Disclose Health Care Cost and Cost-Shar...

November 16, 2020

Work RVUs Up, Medicare Conversion Factor Down – How Will it Impact Your Organization?

October 7, 2020

Attention Ohio Laboratories! Act Fast For Involvement in Medical Marijuana Program

July 28, 2020

Apply Now – New Provider Relief Funds for Medicaid and CHIP Providers

July 14, 2020

Nursing Homes Should Brace for Additional COVID-19 Regulations, Surveys, and Oversight

May 19, 2020

HHS Waives HIPAA Requirements for Community-Based Testing Sites

May 18, 2020

Cultivators and Processors Impacted Most by Proposed Ohio Medical Marijuana Rule Changes

May 11, 2020

West Virginia Reopens Outpatient Health Care Services

May 6, 2020

Consumers Regain Control of Health Care Data Through New Rule

May 4, 2020

$75 Billion More to Come to Health Care Providers – But To Whom and How Remains a Question

May 1, 2020

Kentucky Begins Reopening Health Care Facilities

April 30, 2020

Ohio Alert: Elective Procedures and Surgeries No Longer Postponed, but Risk Assessment Necessary

April 24, 2020

West Virginia Plans to Reopen Starting with Elective Surgeries

April 23, 2020

Temporary Suspension of Enforcement of HIPAA’s Privacy & Security Requirements For Telehealth...

April 22, 2020

Guidance Specifically for Rural Health Clinics and Federally-Qualified Health Centers During the COV...

April 20, 2020

CMS Issues Interim Final Rule for Medicare and Medicaid Program Revisions in Response to COVID-19 Cr...

April 17, 2020

A Deeper Dive into Virtual Services

April 16, 2020

Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Enforcement Eased During COVID-19 Crisis

April 16, 2020

Guidance Specifically for Rural and Critical Access Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 14, 2020

COVID-19 Alert: Private Health Insurance Enrollees Will Not Pay For COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing

April 14, 2020

Free Money, Pretty Much: Medicare Providers to Automatically Receive $30 Billion in Relief Funds Fro...

April 10, 2020

Private Nonprofit Health Care Organizations’ Guide to FEMA Reimbursement for COVID-19 Related Expe...

April 9, 2020

Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Interim Final Rule Issued in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health ...

April 7, 2020

President Trump Delegates Additional Authority Under the Defense Production Act in Response to COVID...

April 2, 2020

COVID-19: Rules Relaxed for Prescribing Controlled Substances via Telehealth

April 1, 2020

COVID-19: Top Eight Telemedicine Updates for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Providers

March 31, 2020

COVID-19: Can Protected Health Information Be Disclosed to First Responders?

March 30, 2020

Federal Government Acts to Prevent Hoarding of Critical Medical Resources for Treatment and Preventi...

March 27, 2020

CMS Guidance re Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly

March 26, 2020

Telehealth Expansion: CMS’ Response to The Covid-19 National Emergency

March 18, 2020

Introduction to Private Equity’s Acquisition of Medical Groups

March 2, 2020

Employment Law Post-Op – The Tale of the Tardy Technician

February 25, 2020

Could the Expansion of 340B Lead to its Ultimate Demise?

January 30, 2020

The Physician’s Checklist for Starting a Direct Primary Care Practice

January 29, 2020

West Virginia Kicks Off Applications for Medical Cannabis Growers, Processors, Dispensaries and Labo...

December 6, 2019

Medical Marijuana Update: Ohio and Federal Law

November 25, 2019

CMS Releases Long-Awaited Stark Proposed Rule

October 11, 2019

Is ‘incident to’ billing for Medicare going . . .going . . . gone?

October 10, 2019

Innovate and Pay for Value: Goals of New Anti-Kickback and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules

October 10, 2019

Denying a Patient Access to Their Records Can Cost You

September 11, 2019

Physician Ventures in the Shadow of Stark – What Options Do We Have?

August 28, 2019

Ohio, Let’s Talk About C-B-D, Let’s Talk About Hemp Baby

July 31, 2019

Long-Term Care Facilities – Update Your Residential Agreements with Binding Arbitration Provision

July 22, 2019

Information Blocking and the API Standard: Proposed Rules Look to Shake-up Data in the Healthcare In...

July 17, 2019

Growing Products Liability Claims Against the Marijuana Industry

July 8, 2019

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NLRB: Employers can bar nonemployee access to their facility’s “public space” for promotio...

July 2, 2019

CMS’s “Fresh Look” at Space Sharing Looks All Too Familiar”

May 10, 2019

To Share or Not to Share (Space) – That is STILL the Question

May 1, 2019

With CBD Legal, is THC in the Workplace A-OK?

April 26, 2019

Physician Alert: Patient Informed Consent for Medical Marijuana Treatments

April 23, 2019

Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) for Drug Development

April 18, 2019

Hemp and CBD Sales Bill Cultivated in Ohio

March 29, 2019

Ohio’s Standardization of Medical Release Form

February 19, 2019

EKRA’s Interaction with the Anti-Kickback Statute: Just What the Government Intended

December 20, 2018

Congress Seeks to Strengthen Response to the Opioid Crisis Through the Support for Patients and Comm...

October 29, 2018

Telehealth Highlights in CMS’ Proposed Physician Fee Schedule

August 17, 2018

Telehealth Reimbursement Guide After the Latest OIG Audit

July 31, 2018

Ohio Physician’s Guide to Cannabis Compliance 2.0: Budding Issues for Ohio’s Medical Marijua...

July 19, 2018

CMS Removes Gag From Mouths of Pharmacists, as Ohio and Other States Follow Suit.

July 13, 2018

CMS Pushes Home Health Agencies into the Choice Demonstration

June 26, 2018

Midlevel Providers’ Role in the Ever-Changing Landscape of Prescribing

June 8, 2018

The Use of Surety Bonds in Health Care – Part II

May 9, 2018

The Use of Surety Bonds in Health Care – Part I

May 2, 2018

10 Ways to Avoid Losing Your Medical License: Part III

April 25, 2018

Grandma Wants Special Brownies? Ohio Nursing Facilities Prepare for Medical Marijuana

April 9, 2018

SB 273 – New Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Change the Game for West Virginia Hospitals and Physic...

April 5, 2018

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Ohio Physician Alert: Application Available to Become Certified to Recommend Medical Marijuana

March 20, 2018

10 Ways to Avoid Losing your Medical License: Part II

March 14, 2018

10 Ways to Avoid Losing your Medical License: Part I

February 23, 2018

West Virginia Rolls Out Comprehensive Opioid Response Plan

February 20, 2018

West Virginia Continues Cultivation of Medical Cannabis Rules

February 7, 2018

Direct Primary Care – New Delivery Model Gains Traction

February 1, 2018

Ohio Hospitals: Are You Ready for Medical Marijuana?

January 31, 2018

eNLC Means More Nurses Practicing Telehealth Across State Lines

January 30, 2018

New Medicare Bundle Promotes Care Coordination to Achieve Increased Quality, Lower Spending

January 26, 2018

Health Care Models of the Future (Hint: They Include Nurse Practitioners!) and, 5 Tips for Hiring Nu...

January 18, 2018

Trump Administration Encourages States to Implement Medicaid Work Requirements

January 12, 2018

Green Grass in the Bluegrass: Kentucky’s Medical Marijuana Law

January 12, 2018

Dramatic Shift in Federal Enforcement Priorities Related to Legalized Marijuana Use

January 5, 2018

Repeal of Obamacare’s Individual Mandate – Significant, or Not?

January 4, 2018

Comments Requested in New West Virginia Medical Cannabis Rules

December 21, 2017

Kentucky Supreme Court rules for employers on maximum prices for prescription drugs under Kentucky w...

December 15, 2017

Kentucky Federal District Court Allows Claims in Data Breach Class Action to Proceed: Implications f...

December 14, 2017

Last-Minute Tips for Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Processor Applicants

December 4, 2017

CMS’ Cuts to the 340B Drug Payment Program Cause Hospital Uproar

December 1, 2017

Carefully Navigate Shifting Sands of Federal Enforcement Priorities Related to Medical Marijuana

November 30, 2017

OSHA Electronic Submission Deadline Extended

November 29, 2017

New Tax Bill Threatens Important Tax-Exempt Bond Provisions

November 13, 2017

Final CMS Rules Draw Praise and Contempt from Hospitals

November 7, 2017

Top Takeaways for Medicare Physician Payments in 2018

November 7, 2017

Doctors and Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Law: A Physician’s Guide to Cannabis Compliance

October 31, 2017

A Multi-Pronged, Proactive Approach to the Opioid Crisis

October 30, 2017

Impact on Employers of Presidential Executive Orders Regarding Affordable Care Act

October 18, 2017

Substance Abuse Alert: West Virginia Expands Medicaid Program to Cover Naloxone Treatment, Methadon...

October 13, 2017

Dos and Dont’s for Providers Under Investigation

October 13, 2017

Tort Reform Hits Kentucky! But – Does “Reform” Mean “Improvement?”

September 20, 2017

Closing Window for Physicians to Earn Medicare Bonuses Based on 2017 Performance

September 20, 2017

West Virginia Physician Alert: Remember, You Are Recommending Medical Marijuana, Not Prescribing It.

September 8, 2017

Ohio Physician Alert: Remember, You Are Recommending Medical Marijuana, Not Prescribing It.

August 16, 2017

What is the OIG Exclusion List, and How Could It Affect Your Practice?

August 2, 2017

Medical Marijuana Takes Root in West Virginia

July 12, 2017

Tips for Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Business Applicants

July 11, 2017

New Kentucky Laws on Schedule II Drug Prescriptions

June 26, 2017

You’ve Been Investigated by the Department of Health. Now What?

June 12, 2017

What You Should Know Before You Agree to Licensure Discipline: Is It Reportable to the National Prac...

June 11, 2017

Ohio Cultivates Marijuana Dispensary Rules as White House Sends Smoke Signals of Approval

March 20, 2017

Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Law

October 3, 2016

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