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This Health Law News article is Part V in a series discussing the new governance study, “Governance in Large Nonprofit Health Systems:  Current Profile and Emerging Patterns.”  The full Report is available here.  Part I – Executive Summary was published in Hall Render’s Health Law News on August 8, 2012, Part II – Public... READ MORE

Executive Summary The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (“DEA”) recent actions should serve as a warning to pharmacies and drug distributors.  This week, the DEA announced that it had revoked the DEA Certificates of Registration (“DEA Registration”) for two CVS Caremark Corp. (“CVS”) pharmacies in Sanford, Florida.  As a result, these pharmacies are prohibited from dispensing... READ MORE

This Health Law News article is Part IV in a series discussing the new governance study, “Governance in Large Nonprofit Health Systems:  Current Profile and Emerging Patterns.”  The full Report is available here.  Part I – Executive Summary was published in Hall Render’s Health Law News on August 8, 2012, Part II – Public... READ MORE

Recently, there have been several significant changes to Medicare’s therapy caps that will be effective on October 1, 2012.  Many of these changes are due to the enactment of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (the “Act”).  This article summarizes these changes to the therapy caps and the exception... READ MORE

This Health Law News article is Part III in a series discussing the new governance study, “Governance in Large Nonprofit Health Systems:  Current Profile and Emerging Patterns.”  Part 1 – Executive Summary was published in Hall Render’s Health Law News on August 8, 2012, and Part II – Public and Private Scrutiny of Hospital and... READ MORE

This Health Law News article is Part II in a series discussing the new governance study, “Governance in Large Nonprofit Health Systems:  Current Profile and Emerging Patterns.”  Part 1 – Executive Summary was published in Hall Render’s Health Law News on August 8, 2012.  The remaining articles in this series will cover governance benchmarks, key findings and the potential... READ MORE

Fifteen Hall Render attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). Hall Render congratulates: Lawrence K. Coon, Shareholder, Best Lawyer Since 2007 Arthur F. DeVaux, Shareholder, Best Lawyer Since 2013 Scott J. Geboy, Shareholder, Best Lawyer Since 2013 R. Terry Heath,... READ MORE

On July 30, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the CY 2013 hospital outpatient prospective payment system (“OPPS”) and ambulatory surgical center (“ASC”) proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”).  This article summarizes key provisions. 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. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently published an updated list of Medicare Shared Savings... READ MORE

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services Division of Quality Assurance (“DQA”) has issued DQA Memo 12-012, repealing the statewide variance permitting verbal and telephone orders to be authenticated within 48 hours. READ MORE