Publications by Joseph N. Wolfe

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What Nonprofit Hospitals Need to Know about FEMA Relief Available for Property Damage from Hurricanes Helene and Milton

[10/11/24]

The End Is Near – Stark Law Blanket Waivers Set to Terminate May 11

[02/20/23]

A Three-Minute Summary of FEMA Relief Available for Property Damage in the Wake of Hurricane Ian

[10/07/22]

DOJ & OIG Ramp Up Enforcement and Oversight to Combat Telemedicine Fraud

[09/15/22]

OIG “Focused” on Eye Group’s Free or Reduced-Cost CME Program

[08/02/22]

CMS Proposes Revised Process for Group Practices Self-Disclosing Stark Law Violations

[06/29/22]

CMS Relaxes Exclusive-Use Leasing Requirements, With a Catch

[07/09/21]

Six-Month Recap: 2021 Brings Big Changes to Physician Compensation

[07/09/21]

It’s Time to Review Your Medical Group’s Compensation Model

[06/01/21]

Medical Groups Should Prepare Now: Changes to the Stark Law’s Group Practice Rules Are Coming

[04/30/21]

The Finish Line Is Here: New Stark and Anti-Kickback Regulations Take Effect Today

[01/19/21]

Defining Opportunity in the Sprint to Value: CMS and OIG Finalize Value-Based Definitions in Connection with New Stark Exceptions and Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors

[01/12/21]

Physician Arrangements Must “Pass Go” Under the Stark Law’s New Bright-Line Compensation Rules

[12/30/20]

CMS Makes Things Nonexclusive: Immediate Changes to the Stark Law Will Impact Health Care Leases

[12/11/20]

Change Is Coming: CMS wRVU Updates Will Impact Physician Compensation Models

[12/07/20]

Sprinting Toward Value: OIG Overhauls Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors to Benefit Patients and Providers

[12/07/20]

The Sprint to Value: CMS Transforms the Stark Law

[12/04/20]

The Finish Line Is Here: CMS and OIG Finalize Transformative Stark and Anti-Kickback Regulations

[11/20/20]

New OIG Special Fraud Alert Expresses Concerns Regarding Speaker Programs Now and Following the COVID-19 Pandemic

[11/19/20]

Chapter 24: Strategies for Documenting Compliance With Stark’s Volume or Value Standard, THE BVR/AHLA GUIDE TO VALUING PHYSICIAN COMPENSATION AND HEALTHCARE SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS (1st ed. 2017).

Chapter 23: Ensuring Healthcare Governance Processes Support Compensation-Focused Compliance, THE BVR/AHLA GUIDE TO VALUING PHYSICIAN COMPENSATION AND HEALTHCARE SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS (1st ed. 2017).

Almost to the Finish Line: Proposed Stark and Anti-Kickback Rules Await Finalization

[08/20/20]

Post-Pandemic Physician Alignment Strategies

[05/21/20]

CMS Explains Stark Waivers – Consider Any Needed Action Now

[04/24/20]

OIG Announces AKS Enforcement Discretion for Arrangements Covered by Blanket Stark Waivers

[04/06/20]

CMS Issues New Blanket Stark Waivers for COVID-19 Purposes

[03/31/20]

OIG Solicits Questions Regarding COVID-19 Arrangements

[03/27/20]

The COVID-19 Effect on Physician/APP Arrangements and Compensation Plans

[03/24/20]

CMS Makes Value the Centerpiece of Proposed Stark Rules

[10/10/19]

Stakeholders Asked and CMS Listened – Agency Proposes to Modify Stark Law Advisory Opinion Process

[08/13/19]

Paying Physicians for Quality, Value and Cost Containment: Six Steps Your Health Care Organization Can Take Right Now

[06/06/19]

CMS Announces New Primary Cares Initiative

[05/10/19]

CMS Seeks Input on Stark Law Changes to Accelerate the Shift to Value-Based Care

[06/22/18]

New AKS Safe Harbors Create Opportunities for Providers

[12/08/16]

Final MACRA Rule Issued: It’s Time for Providers to Pick Their Pace

[10/14/16]

CMS Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for New Bundled Payment Models

[08/09/16]

Chapter 6: The Volume or Value Standard: Navigating the Stark Law's Prohibition on "Taking Into Account" Designated Health Service Referrals, THE BVR/AHLA GUIDE TO HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY FINANCE AND VALUATION (4th ed. 2016).

Medicare Releases Proposed Rule for Physician Payment Overhaul

[04/28/16]

CMS Extends Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative Through 2018

[04/21/16]

CMS Launches Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative

[04/15/16]

Physician Compensation Compliance: Can Your Plan Survive Stark Law Scrutiny?, HCCA Compliance Today, March 2016.

The Early Bird Gets the Performance Incentives: An Update on MACRA and Why Providers Should Prepare Now

[02/25/16]

CMS Issues Draft Quality Measure Development Plan for MIPS & APM Transition

[01/11/16]

Compensation-Focused Compliance: Is Your Physician Compensation Governance Process Ready for Shifts in Stark Law Enforcement?, AHLA Connections, June 2015.

Health Care Real Estate Lease Toolkit, American Health Law Association Website, January 2015.

Physician Bonus Structure Held to Violate the Stark Law

[11/25/13]

Missouri Health System Reaches $9.3 Million Settlement with DOJ

[11/14/12]

Hall Render’s Practical Health – Third Quarter 2012

[10/11/12]

Hall Render’s Practical Health – November/December 2010

[12/01/10]