Compliance & Legal
Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Inc., the parent company of Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Physician Services, has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Justice $16.5 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act and the Stark Statute in 2007.
Patient-centered medical home models have proven that they reduce hospital admission and emergency room use in recent pilots.
With HHS issuing a final rule that establishes Oct. 1, 2014 as the ICD-10 compliance deadline, physicians and medical personnel are girding themselves for what many officials perceive to be a complex labyrinth of documentation.
The one-year proposed delay of the ICD-10 compliance deadline has been finalized announced the the Department of Health and Human Services on Friday. The final rule delays the compliance deadline from Oct. 1, 2013, to Oct. 1, 2014.
A new survey conducted by the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) shows that non-profit providers undergo a higher percentage of government audits than their for-profit peers.
As the acquisition of physician practices has once again become a hot topic, hospitals may be considering payment for certain intangible assets. For regulatory purposes, these transactions must remain consistent with the fair market value (FMV) standard under the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute.
Studies have illustrated the potential benefits of EHR adoption, such as improvement in the clinical care process and the overall patient experience. EHR implementation, however, can also have a significant impact on operational efficiencies, creating opportunities for healthcare organizations to leverage the same workflow automation capabilities to improve a number of cumbersome administrative processes to drive bottom line improvement.
As healthcare organizations prepare for the ICD-10 conversion, everyone knows there will be challenges. And while much of the focus has been on the difficulties of hands-on implementation, financial managers are not likely to make it through unscathed.
As social media sites gain in popularity in healthcare settings, there are several potential legal issues to be aware of says a new white paper by Internet solutions firm Actiance.
This past March, Texas Children's Hospital in Houston opened its Texas Children's Hospital Pavilion for Women after recently expanding a new West Campus in an effort to meet growing needs and a shift in population base. And with this growth came an excellent opportunity to streamline the system's supply chain.