Attorney Published Publications Feed

DOJ Recouped $2.9 Billion Under FCA in 2024

[01/17/25]

OIG Issues Highly Anticipated Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities

[11/25/24]

HIPAA-Regulated Entities Required to Comply with New Rules to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy by the End of the Year

[08/13/24]

Department of Justice Criminal Division Announces New Voluntary Self-Disclosure Pilot Program for Individuals

[04/29/24]

OIG Issues Highly Anticipated General Compliance Program Guidance

[11/10/23]

"Tackling Compliance in a Post-PHE Health Care World," Journal of Health Care Compliance/Wolters Kluwer, July-August 2023.

The DOJ Announces New Nationwide Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy

[03/07/23]

DOJ Recouped $2.2 Billion Under FCA in 2022

[02/27/23]

HHS and CMS Release Guidance on Emergency Reproductive Health Care Under EMTALA

[07/26/22]

DOJ Recouped $5.6 Billion Under FCA in 2021

[02/04/22]

Higher Minimum Penalties and Other Important Updates to the OIG’s Health Care Fraud Self-Disclosure Protocol

[11/12/21]

Information Un-Blocked: Increased Access Can Reveal Compliance Risks

[05/05/21]

DOJ Combats COVID-19 Fraud at “Unprecedented Pace and Tempo”

[04/06/21]

Be Prepared: CMS Resumes Hospital Survey Activities

[04/01/21]

"Standards and Procedures: Codes of Conduct," Health Care Compliance Professional’s Manual, March 2021.

OIG Leadership Discusses Its 2021 Plan to Assess Telehealth Services

[03/02/21]

Hospitals Beware: New OIG Report Suggests Rampant Inpatient Upcoding

[03/01/21]

Acute Care Hospitals Are Becoming More Frequent Targets of IJ Citations

[02/24/21]

DOJ Recouped $2.2B Under FCA in 2020, Plus $3.6B in Still-Pending Settlements

[01/15/21]

CMS Updates: COVID-19 Data Reporting and Enforcement Process for Hospitals that Fail to Report

[10/14/20]

Potential Compliance Program Effects of Proposed DEA Theft Reporting Rule

[08/05/20]

OIG Strategic Plan Announces Priorities for COVID-19 Enforcement

[05/28/20]

CMS Recommendations on Reopening Health Care Facilities for Non-Emergent, Non-COVID-19 Care

[04/21/20]

OIG Reports on Hospitals’ Experiences in Managing COVID-19 Crisis

[04/06/20]

OIG Issues COVID-19 Message Minimizing Burdens on Providers

[03/31/20]

COVID-19’s Implications for EMTALA Compliance

[03/30/20]

OIG Solicits Questions Regarding COVID-19 Arrangements

[03/27/20]

OIG Seeks Input from Hospitals About Their COVID-19 Responses

[03/25/20]

COVID-19 and Fraud: DOJ Pursues Enforcement Action and OIG Issues Fraud Alert

[03/24/20]

DOJ’S 2019 False Claims Act Recoveries Total More Than $3 Billion

[01/15/20]

Almost Always: Court Establishes General Rule for Warrantless BAC Tests on Unconscious Drivers

[07/02/19]

DOJ Self-Disclosure and Cooperation Credit

[05/17/19]

Department of Justice Updates Compliance Program Guidance

[05/13/19]

Department of Justice Announces Important Updates to Yates Memo Requirements

[12/07/18]

"The Past is Prologue: Reviewing Compliance Landmarks from 2018 to Plan for 2019," Compliance Today, December 2018.

CMS Proposes to Simplify Coding and Documentation Requirements for E/M Services but with a Catch

[09/28/18]

Warrantless Blood Draws: Wisconsin Supreme Court Splits on Constitutionality of Implied Consent When OWI Arrestee Is Unconscious

[07/16/18]

CMS Proposes to Eliminate Written Physician Order Requirement as a Condition for Payment for Inpatient Admissions

[05/08/18]

Are You In or Are You Out? Inpatient Admission Status Is a Key Risk Area for Medicare Providers

[04/26/18]

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Services: 2017 OIG Work Plan Initiative Finds 85 Percent of Claims Billed in Error

[04/26/18]

CMS Issues Important Decision Memo Addressing Updates to National Coverage Determination for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

[03/14/18]

CMS Adopts National Targeted Probe and Educate Program

[02/06/18]

OIG Updates Annual Work Plan with New Enforcement Priorities - 2017

[07/19/2017]

Hall Render AHLA Briefing on Compliance Program Effectiveness - 2017

[06/22/2017]

Healthcare and the False Claims Act - 2016

But Does it Work? OIG Resource Guide Provides Clarity on Measuring Compliance Program Effectiveness - 2017

[03/27/2017]

What Did Leaders Know and When Did They Know It? New DOJ Guidance Offers Key Insights on Effective Compliance Programs

[03/09/17]

OIG Final Rule Significantly Expands Exclusion Authority

[01/19/17]

Compliance-Driven Contract Management Solutions

[01/05/17]

DOJ Issues Holiday Blockbuster on Annual FCA Recoveries

[12/27/16]

Summary of the OIG 2017 Work Plan

[11/11/16]

The Joint Commission Revises Statement of Conditions Process

[09/13/16]

Greater False Claims Act Penalties Looming

[05/12/16]

Individuals Beware: A Shift in Focus to Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing

[09/25/15]

Doctors Beware: OIG Issues New Fraud Alert Addressing Physician Liability for Inappropriate Compensation Arrangements

[06/10/15]

OIG Issues New Guidance for Health Care Boards on Compliance Oversight

[04/27/15]

Ebola Preparedness – Important Takeaways from the October 21, 2014 Livestream Session

[10/22/14]

Ebola Preparedness – Take Steps Now to Ensure Health Care Workers and Hospitals Are Prepared to Care for Ebola Patients

[10/17/14]

Ebola Preparedness – Detect, Protect and Respond: Next Steps for Health Care Providers and In-House Counsel

[10/13/14]

Ebola Preparedness: Considerations for Clients and In-House Counsel

[10/03/14]

DOJ Announces All False Claims Act Qui Tam Cases Will Be Reviewed by the DOJ’s Criminal Division

[10/01/14]

DOJ Enters into $98.15 Million Settlement Agreement with Large Operator of Acute Care Hospitals

[08/12/14]

OIG Releases Its 2014 Compendium of Priority Recommendations

[05/19/14]

CMS Publishes Final Rule on Enforcement Actions for CLIA Proficiency Testing Referral

[05/13/14]

Update: Wisconsin Governor Enacts Mental Health Reforms

[04/04/14]

"Not Hip to HIPAA? Could Lead to Pain in the Pocketbook" - Wisconsin Society for Healthcare Risk Management, Risky Business, December 2013

OIG Reaffirms Concerns on Prevalence and Use of Spinal Devices Supplied to Hospitals by Physician-Owned Distributors

[10/28/13]

D.C. Circuit Upholds Medicare Overpayment Extrapolation Determination

[08/01/13]

Wisconsin Supreme Court Declines to Address the Mature Minor Doctrine

[07/11/13]

CMS Proposes Additional Changes to Promote Flexibility and Reduce Burdens on Hospitals

[02/14/13]

CMS Proposes Additional Changes to Regulations Impacting CLIA Certified Laboratories, ASCs, Long-Term Care Facilities and ICF/IIDs

[02/13/13]

Update: Federal Court Narrowly Construes Wisconsin’s Physician-Patient Privilege

[01/28/13]

Time Equals Money: Recent Change to Medicare Overpayment Recovery Period

[01/24/13]

"Patients' Rights, IRB, HIV & Other Miscellaneous Issues Manual 2013"- Wisconsin Hospital Association

"Record Retention Manual 2013"- Wisconsin Hospital Association

OIG Announces Record Setting Financial Recoveries Related to FY 2012 Enforcement Activities

[11/30/12]

Wisconsin Supreme Court Affirms Helen E.F.

[05/23/12]

CMS Finalizes Revisions to the CAH CoPs

[05/15/12]

OIG Releases Provider Compliance Videos

[01/09/12]

CMS Issues New and Revised Guidance for CAHs

[12/29/11]

First Kyphoplasty, Now DOJ Turns its Attention to Other “Minimally Invasive” Procedures

[04/14/11]

CMS Issues Proposed Rule Requiring Providers and Suppliers to Notify Medicare Beneficiaries of Right to Access QIOs and State Survey Organizations

[02/04/11]

Hall Render’s Practical Health – November/December 2010

[12/01/10]