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This Health Care Tax News article is Part I in a series addressing recent changes to Form 990 and Instructions. In January of this year, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released the 2011 Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax and the corresponding Instructions.  The 2011 Form 990 is to be used by…Read More

Suppose one of your supervisory employees – for over eight years – clocked in 15 to 45 minutes before the start of her shift 5 AM early morning shift and spent most of that time doing tasks related to her normal duties.  Then, your employee sues you and claims that she has been underpaid for…Read More

The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to hear three days of oral arguments concerning health care reform beginning March 26, 2012. While there are many issues involved, the majority of these arguments will focus on the issue of whether Congress overstepped its authority by including the minimum coverage requirements (commonly known as the “individual…Read More

Every “day” we see examples where the usage of ambiguous wording in employment policies leads to confusion and litigation.  While the people who drafted the wording may have decent annual salaries and may have understood what their wording was intended to mean, one wonders if they should “also receive two weeks paid vacation per year”…Read More

On February 8, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued an Alert to physicians to exercise caution when reassigning their Medicare payments.  Specifically, the OIG stated that physicians who reassign their rights to bill the Medicare program and receive Medicare payments by executing the CMS-855R application may…Read More

On November 21, 2011, after a five-day jury trial in the Dubois County Circuit Court in Jasper, Indiana, the jury returned a defense verdict in favor of the defendant, Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center of Jasper, Indiana. DRI members Christopher L. Riegler and Kimberly A. Emil of Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, PC…Read More

On February 8, 2012, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services issued an Alert cautioning physicians who reassign their Medicare benefits. The Alert included precautions to physicians to perform appropriate due diligence of the entities to which they reassign their benefits. The OIG also alerted physicians to utilize…Read More

Today, Hall Render published an article providing some practical guidance and points for consideration when implementing an EHR donation arrangement.  Please click here to view the article. Should you have any questions, please contact Michael Batt at 317.977.1417 or mbatt@hallrender.com.

As part of their on-going video series, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has posted a video on their self-disclosure protocols. Self-disclosure is a key element of an effective compliance program, and can possibly reduce any civil monetary penalties (CMPs) associated with a violation or instance of noncompliance. The OIG has provided many videos in…Read More

January, 2012, saw two different examples of the Government using the False Claims Act to bring a gun to a knife fight. In the first case the gun won the day. In the second, it backfired. Both cases were brought in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and in both the Government was the defendant…Read More