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Health Industry Washington Watch
Aberrant Medicare Home Health Outlier Payment Patterns
According to a recent HHS Office of Inspector (OIG) report, "Aberrant Medicare Home Health Outlier Payment Patterns in Miami-Dade County and Other Geographic Areas in 2008," Miami-Dade County, Florida, was…
China Law Blog
Setting Up an International E-Commerce Empire
By Dan Harris
My law firm represents a fairly substantial number of companies that sell product worldwide over the Internet. This stems from many years ago when we represented about forty such companies…
Health Industry Washington Watch
AHRQ Review of Impact of Payment Policy on Clinical Trials
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a "Horizon Scan" entitled "To What Extent do Changes in Third-Party Payment Affect Clinical Trials and the Evidence Base?" The analysis…
Pennsylvania Law Monitor
The Miller Act Provides Payment Remedies for Subcontractors in Federal Contracts for Public Work
The Miller Act was enacted by Congress to provide a payment remedy to Subcontractors and suppliers who provide subcontracting work and materials on federal projects. Under the Miller Act, a…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Corrects Physician Fee Schedule, Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS, and Home Health PPS Rules
On August 5, 2009, CMS published a correction to its July 13, 2009 proposed rule on Medicare physician fee schedule payments and policies for calendar year (CY) 2010. The notice makes…
La Revue
Actualité législative et règlementaire – juillet 2009
DROIT FINANCIER Régime des services de paiement et création des établissements de paiement - Ordonnance n° 2009-866 du 15 juillet 2009 relative aux conditions régissant la fourniture de services de…
Health IT Law Blog
Healthcare providers must become aware of and comply with PCI DSS
Healthcare providers are generally familiar with and are used to the complex network of state and federal data privacy protection laws (e.g., HIPAA and HIPAA Privacy and Security regulations). However, most providers…
La Revue
Entreprises : vos nouvelles obligations de publication dans le rapport annuel de gestion en matière de délais de paiement
La Loi du 4 août 2008 (art. L. 441-6-1 C. Com.) a institué, pour toutes les sociétés dont les comptes sont certifiés par un commissaire aux comptes (donc pas seulement…
Construction Law Notes
The Wadsworth Rule Is Alive And Well
By Mike Pappas
By: Eli Robbins, EsquireOriginally Published In The HLG Constructor, July, 2008Payment bonds are the grease that keeps the wheels of the construction industry turning. They provide security for lower-tier contractors…
Litigation & Trial
Who Is An Intended Beneficiary Under Pennsylvania Law?
Courtesy of the complicated mess that is Sovereign Bank v. BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc., 533 F.3d 162 (3d Cir. 2008), in which credit card "Issuers" sued credit card "Acquirers" and "Merchants" (Acquirers are…