Skip to main content

Compliance & Legal

By Beth Jones Sanborn | 03:36 pm | September 26, 2017
Washington state law requires all hospitals to provide charity care to those who are near the federal poverty level.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 10:10 am | September 26, 2017
Aegerion failed to inform providers of drug's risks outside prescribed usage, conspired to violate HIPAA, improperly distributed drug, DOJ says.
By Susan Morse | 03:09 pm | September 25, 2017
Physicians transitioning to MIPS and hospitals going for meaningful use can avoid penalty.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:11 pm | September 25, 2017
Doctors need to carefully and properly use the HCC codes, which indicate the expected costs for a patient.
By Susan Morse | 04:15 pm | September 22, 2017
OIG review of whether the use of chartered jets complies with Federal Travel Regulations follows request by Democrats.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 03:29 pm | September 22, 2017
Roberto A. Fernandez ran a seven-year scheme, took kickbacks, sold prescriptions for addictive opioids and submitted false claims to Medicare, DOJ says.
By Susan Morse | 03:19 pm | September 22, 2017
The AMA dashboard includes the "wins" and "asks" for MACRA's merit-based incentives and alternative payment models.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 02:44 pm | September 19, 2017
Proceeds used to buy a $3.6 million mansion formerly owned by Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson, a Ferrari, two Rolls Royces, other luxury autos, DOJ said.
By Susan Morse | 02:01 pm | September 15, 2017
Gary Fingerhut, former executive director of information technologies at Cleveland Clinic Innovations, is charged with taking $130,000 in fees for not disclosing shell company.
By Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News | 04:12 pm | September 13, 2017
The agency confirmed FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb's modernization plan is part of a larger effort to increase competition and decrease drug prices.