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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

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background A major study of the board structures, processes and cultures of large, private, nonprofit health systems in the United States has just been completed by Lawrence Prybil, Ph.D., President of Commonwealth Center for Governance Studies, Inc., and his research team, which included Rex Killian, President of Killian & Associates (“K&A”) and... READ MORE

On June 29, 2012, The Joint Commission (“TJC”) released proposed requirements for the certification (“Certification Requirements”) of Primary Care Medical Homes, also known as Patient Centered Medical Homes (“PCMH”).  Although the certification will not be available until early 2013, TJC is seeking comments on the Certification Requirements until August 10, 2012. READ MORE

On August 1, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a display copy of the Final Rule for the FFY 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“PPS”).  Hospitals will see an approximately 2.3% net increase in payments in FFY 2013. Documentation and Coding Adjustment CMS continues to refine payments via documentation and... READ MORE

A July 24, 2012 article in the New York Times counted Louisville, Kentucky as a city that is touting itself as a market for business opportunities in the elder care arena. The article cites the construction of a new eight story commercial office and laboratory building near downtown Louisville as signaling an expansion of... READ MORE