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Summary On June 15, 2012, the Director of the Survey and Certification Group of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a memorandum (“Memo”) to state survey agency directors instructing them to hold off on enforcing a recently revised hospital governing body condition of participation (“CoP”) requiring the governing body of each... READ MORE

This installment of Hall Render’s Health Law Broadcast series on health care reform is designed to provide you with the insight, analysis and practical suggestions with respect to the various reform initiatives that will affect your organization. On May 11, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a proposed rule (“Proposed... READ MORE

The second wave of the HIPAA Security and Privacy Audit Program conducted by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is underway.  Linda Sanches, the Lead for HIPAA Compliance Audits for the OCR, provided a detailed update on the Audit Program at the fifth annual Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security conference... READ MORE

Hall Render has learned the Supreme Court will not issue an opinion on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act this week. Sources at the Court tell Hall Render the earliest the Court might rule on the landmark health care law is Monday, June 18. READ MORE

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center) is set to announce today it is testing the Advance Payment Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model for participants in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The Shared Savings Program provides incentives for participating health care providers who agree to work together and become accountable for coordinating... READ MORE

This installment of Hall Render’s Health Law Broadcast series on health care reform is designed to provide you with the insight, analysis and practical suggestions with respect to the various reform initiatives that will affect your organization.  IRS Issues Guidance on $2,500 Limit for Health Flexible Spending Accounts  The IRS recently issued Notice 2012-40 providing... READ MORE

State attorneys general are beginning to focus their attention on health care privacy laws under the authority granted to them by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH”) and state consumer laws.  On May 24, 2012, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced the filing of a final judgment with a... READ MORE

On May 11, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) Proposed Rule.  In the IPPS Proposed Rule, CMS proposed to change the rules for: Calculating new teaching hospital full-time equivalent cap (“FTE cap”) by moving from a 3-year window to a 5-year window; What... READ MORE

On May 18, 2012, the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed  a decision by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals,  which held that individuals with disabilities that are likely to be permanent and not capable of rehabilitation should be treated under Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 55 rather than Chapter 51. The case, In Re Helen E.F., reached the... READ MORE

In Michigan, a common misconception occurs when 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporations buy and sell real property.  While nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporations can be exempt from paying real property taxes while retaining title to and occupying real property in Michigan, they can be subject to a real property transfer tax at the time title to its property... READ MORE