Topic
Care Coordination
52 published works
Med Law Blog
Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care: New Stark & Anti-Kickback Rules
On October 22, 2019, CMS and OIG (Office of Inspector General) released new proposed rules regarding Stark Law Exceptions and Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors in response to what has universally been…
Med Law Blog
Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care: CMS/AKS and OIG Stark Proposed Amendments
HHS has long admitted that the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the Stark law have not evolved to keep pace with the transition to value based care. In June of 2018,…
Healthcare Law Blog
CMS and OIG Propose Regulatory Changes Impacting the Scope of the Stark Law and the Federal Health Care Program Anti-Kickback Statute
By Erica Kraus, Kathleen Stratton, Michael Paddock, Theresa Thompson
On October 9, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released proposed rules in conjunction with HHS’ “Regulatory…
Waller Law Blogs
HHS proposes Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute reforms to support value-based and coordinated care
10.10.19Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued proposed rules related to the Stark Law, creating new value-based exceptions to better fit the industry’s shift towards paying providers…
Health & Life Sciences News
Podcast: Collaboration Through Innovation Centers
Healthcare is facing a time of transformation as regulators, providers and other stakeholders take action to improve care coordination and increase the use of technology to deliver care. Hospital and…
Health Law Diagnosis
Spurred by Opioid Crisis, Government Proposes Additional Changes to Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Regulations to Facilitate Provision of Coordinated Care
By Conor Duffy
On August 26, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to “better align” its substance use…
FCA Update
Dash to Digital Health? How the Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care Could Expand Access to Care
Certain long-standing laws, such as the civil monetary penalty provision prohibiting patient inducements, have hampered providers’ ability to fully leverage remote patient monitoring and other telehealth tools. Many stakeholders are…
Of Digital Interest
Dash to Digital Health? How the Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care Could Expand Access to Care
By Dale C. Van Demark, Lisa Schmitz Mazur
Certain long-standing laws, such as the civil monetary penalty provision prohibiting patient inducements, have hampered providers’ ability to fully leverage remote patient monitoring and other telehealth tools. Many stakeholders are…
Of Digital Interest
Around the Corner in Digital Health: What’s Next for Care Coordination & Reimbursement?
The end of 2018 and the first months of 2019 brought a number of regulatory developments impacting care coordination and the adoption and reimbursement of digital health services. From the…
Health Law Rx
Possible Changes to Stark Law in 2019
Last summer The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) solicited input on potential amendments to the federal Physician Self-Referral Law (the Stark Law). CMS intends the amendments to eliminate obstacles…