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The Tenth Circuit recently issued two companion decisions confirming the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) authority to cite employers for workplace violence hazards under the General Duty Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(1) (“General Duty Clause”). In both cases, the Tenth Circuit upheld OSHA’s enforcement actions and the... READ MORE

Once again, 2025 was a busy year for health care data privacy. Ensuring up-to-date and compliant data privacy and security programs and being able to assess, understand and adapt to the risk of evolving technologies will remain critically important in 2026. We continue to await updated regulations under both the Health Insurance Portability and... READ MORE

On March 12, we hosted a webinar titled Hospital Campus Development: Current Deals, Trends and Insights Learned Along the Way. To watch a video replay of the webinar and to get copies of our slides, click here. Here are our top five takeaways from the webinar: Paging Dr. Strategy: Your Real Estate Is Calling... READ MORE

On March 11, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a Quality, Safety & Oversight (“QSO”) memorandum and related updates to the State Operations Manual (“SOM”) interpretive guidance clarifying and reinforcing existing responsibilities of organ procurement organizations (“OPOs”) and donor hospitals throughout the organ donation process. While the memorandum largely reiterates... READ MORE

NATIONAL 84% of primary care providers say they have key role in mental healthcare: Survey Aetna to pay $118M to settle Medicare Advantage upcoding claims A.I. Chatbots Want Your Health Records. Tread Carefully. Epic sued over claims MyChart fragments patient medical records Federal Medicaid fraud probe spreads to 10 states FDA vaccine chief to... READ MORE

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) has long been the north star for health care entities seeking guidance on creating and implementing an effective compliance program. As the author of the General Compliance Program Guidance (“GCPG”), OIG has used its years of investigative and oversight experience with... READ MORE

Hall Render is pleased to announce that Ben Jamison has joined the Firm. Ben focuses his practice on corporate transactions, representing both for-profit and non-profit health care organizations in a broad range of transactions and corporate governance matters. He advises hospitals, health systems, physician groups and other health care providers on mergers and acquisitions,... READ MORE

 Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C. (“Hall Render”), a national health care-focused law firm, announced that it served as purchaser’s counsel to Centurion Foundation, a Georgia-based non-profit, in connection with a prominent Rhode Island hospital transaction that closed March 6, 2026.    The transaction represents a significant milestone for the hospitals and surrounding communities, enabling the acquisition of two safety net hospitals, Roger... READ MORE

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS“) issued a wide-ranging Request for Information (“RFI”) on February 26, which could reshape current program integrity efforts to prevent and detect fraud, waste and abuse in government health care programs. CMS, under its new Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare (“CRUSH”) initiative, is seeking stakeholder input... READ MORE

The Indiana Court of Appeals recently affirmed a regular commitment to a state hospital of a gravely disabled patient based on evidence that the patient’s symptoms impaired his judgment and his refusal to take medication and behavior demonstrated his inability to function independently. In re Commitment of G.S. v. Richmond State Hosp., No. 25A-MH-2033,... READ MORE