The following resources are easily reached via the listed links: HealthcareReform.gov – archived main site for reports, timelines, news reports and contacts. After the Affordable Care Act became law, this site was launched to provide resources. Healthcare.gov Reports on Health Reform: HHS Reports (archived) Health Care Video Chats (archived) Online Series on Health Reform (archived) […]
Procedures That Will Only be Paid as Inpatient CY 2010 This is the Federal Register/Vol. 74, No. 223/Friday, November 20, 2009/Rules and Regulations Download Links: CMS Inpatient Only List for CY2010 67.58 kb IP Only list begins on page 60947 Zip file of all addenda for CY2010 There are 14 […]
Summary Judgement Bars Prosecution of Former Compliance Officer A hospital system’s corporate integrity agreement (CIA) officer and in-house counsel successfully argued that the statute of limitations barred a False Claims Act (FCA) complaint against her, according a ruling filed by U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Court), dated April 16, 2010. The […]
The Federal Sentencing Commission defined an “effective compliance and ethics program,” in changes to their Federal Sentencing Guidelines (Section 8B2.1), as published in the Federal Register on April 29. The proposed changes take effect Nov. 1, unless Congress moves to block them. The following contains the amendments: Effective November 1, 2010