March 14, 2024
In today’s complex, rapidly changing health care environment, hospitals are facing enormous financial pressures and tight operating margins. For hospitals to stay in business, they must use every available tool to reduce [...]
March 13, 2024
On Monday, March 12, 2024, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced on their website that calendar year 2025 Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) redeeming applications are due June 24, 2024. [...]
March 8, 2024
Yesterday, the HHS Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) released the report “HRSA Made Some Potential Overpayments to Providers Under the Phase 2 General Distribution of the Provider Relief Fund Program.” The [...]
March 7, 2024
Feldesman Partner Adam J. Falcone will present during the 30th Annual Health Law Institute in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, taking place on March 12 - 13, 2024. Mr. Falcone’s session, “FQHC Program Requirements and [...]
February 23, 2024
One of the key provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the Breach Notification Rule, which requires covered entities and business associates to notify affected individuals, the Department [...]
February 21, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently issued updated guidance on implementing Prospective Payment Systems (PPS) for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs). This revised CMS guidance aligns with [...]
February 9, 2024
On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced long-awaited changes to [...]
February 8, 2024
On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a Final Rule, entitled Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal [...]
February 8, 2024
The thousands of grant recipients that access their funds through the Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) Payment Management Services (“PMS”) are encouraged to assess their strategies to reduce cyber security [...]
February 6, 2024
Dianne K. Pledgie, Partner and Compliance Counsel, will present on emerging compliance risks for health center boards at the National Association of Community Health Centers’ Policy & Issues Forum in Washington, DC [...]