Kathleen Sebelius is resigning as HHS secretary today, less than two weeks after the end of the first open enrollment period for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, according to a report from The Hill.
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To avoid lawsuits under the False Claims Act, Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute, it is necessary for senior leaders at healthcare organizations to understand how the law affects their organizations and current trends in the law.
Hospital administrators estimate one-third of healthcare costs are the result of tests and treatments that aren't medically necessary and ordered to prevent lawsuits, according to a new survey by Atlanta-based Jackson Healthcare.
A new Wisconsin law changes the physician licensing rules within the state and creates new licensure options.
A May 12 trial date has been set for Tariq Mahmood, MD, for his involvement in a Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme from 2010 to 2013.
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The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, along with co-sponsor HIMSS, will hold an industrywide summit to develop a new ICD-10 roadmap in light of the recently passed delay.
On April 1, President Obama signed the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 into law.
A Kansas Senate bill that aims to gradually increase the limit on damages that can be awarded for pain and suffering in medical malpractice cases has cleared both the Kansas House and Senate and is awaiting signature from Gov. Sam…
Last week, President Barack Obama signed legislation that delays the transition to ICD-10 coding by at least one year.
Healthcare litigation in general and — because of recent legislative developments, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — litigation in the context of the False Claims Act is on the rise in terms of the number of cases…