Telehealth
On March 17, 2020, OCR issued guidance indicating that it would exercise enforcement discretion and waive penalties for entities that provide services to individuals using “everyday communication technologies.”
Homeostasis: Dykema’s Health Care Law Blog
News and analysis of recent legal developments, discussing industry trends, and providing valuable information for health care businesses and professionals
Homeostasis: Dykema’s Health Care Law Blog, published by Dykema, focuses on legal issues affecting the healthcare industry. The blog covers topics such as antitrust litigation involving hospital systems, regulatory compliance including False Claims Act enforcement, healthcare mergers and acquisitions, government investigations, and policy developments like vaccine mandates for healthcare facilities. It also addresses the impact of federal agency guidelines and court decisions on healthcare providers, insurers, and related entities. The blog provides updates on litigation outcomes, regulatory changes, and enforcement trends relevant to healthcare law practitioners and industry stakeholders.
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Medicare Telemedicine Reimbursement Updates in Response to COVID-19
On March 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) implemented a telehealth waiver (the “Waiver”) under the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, which allows the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”)…
Michigan Governor’s Executive Order 2020-30 Expands Health Care Professionals’ Scope of Practice and Lifts Certain Licensure Restrictions
On March 29, 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-30 (“E.O. 2020-30”) temporarily lifting certain licensure and scope of practice restrictions for health care professionals practicing at health care facilities in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. E.O. 2020-30…
CARES: Implications for the Healthcare Industry
By Dykema
On March 25, the Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES”). The House is expected to vote on the legislation on March 27, 2020. The following is a summary of the significant provisions impacting the health…
Fighting Fraud in the Wake of COVID-19
By Dykema
The federal government continues to develop responses to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and now turns toward combatting COVID-19 related fraud. Attorney General Barr issued a memo on March 16, 2020 calling on all U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) attorneys to…
Michigan Executive Order Restricts Non-Essential Medical and Dental Procedures to Combat COVID-19
By Eric Klein
Since March 10, 2020, when the first two positive cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) were confirmed in Michigan and Governor Whitmer declared a State of Emergency, the Governor has issued 15 executive orders in an effort to control…
Michigan Governor Issues Executive Order 2020-13 to Enhance Operational Capacity and Efficiency of Health Care Facilities
On March 17, 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-13 (COVID-19) (“E.O. 2020-13”) designed to enhance the operational capacity and efficiency of health care facilities in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Executive Order 2020-13 contains the…
The National Nursing Home Initiative: New DOJ Taskforce Bolsters Nursing Home Enforcement
By Dykema
On March 3, 2020, Attorney General William Barr announced the National Nursing Home Initiative–a new U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) taskforce organized to push criminal and civil enforcement action against nursing homes across the country. The initiative will help coordinate…
Prescribers May Forego In-Person Medical Exam When Prescribing Controlled Substances via the Internet During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Under the federal Ryan Haight Act (the “Act”), prescribers must ordinarily perform an in-person medical evaluation of a patient before using the Internet to prescribe controlled substances for that patient. The Act contains an exception to the in-person evaluation requirement…
A Critical Resource: Get to Know Your Local Health Department
Administrative and clinical staff in nursing facilities around the country are under tremendous stress trying to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Facilities are getting barraged from all sides with information from experts and questions from residents and their families. In…