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Site Selection Magazine released its 2022 Business Climate Ratings. The top 5 states in terms of business climate were: Virginia, Georgia, Texas, North Carolina and Arizona. Roper St. Francis announced plans to invest $1 billion to build a new hospital campus in North Charleston, South Carolina. The campus will include a full-service hospital, medical office…Read More

The Architectural Billings Index showed the first decline in overall billings at architectural firms since January 2021, indicating that cost pressures on construction projects are easing and maybe even starting to decrease, along with backlogs of projects at architectural firms. Rendina Healthcare Real Estate acquired a portfolio of 12 medical office buildings in a $1-billion…Read More

CMS intends to increase its oversight and scrutiny of changes of ownership (“CHOWs”) and operator disclosures for skilled nursing facilities. On November 2, 2022, CMS announced revisions to the Calendar Year 2023 Payment Policies that impact Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and…Read More

President Joe Biden is being asked to sign legislation passed recently by Congress that would make certain nondisclosure and nondisparagement clauses unenforceable. Specifically, the Speak Out Act  (“the Act”), once signed, will make pre-dispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement clauses unenforceable with respect to sexual assault or sexual harassment disputes where the conduct is alleged to have…Read More

Although there is no bright-line answer to which electronic monitoring and automated management practices will result in unfair labor practice charges, National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) General Counsel (“GC”) Jennifer Abruzzo has made clear that the NLRB will scrutinize such practices to ensure that they do not interfere with employees’ rights to communicate…Read More

Forbes released The Top 10 Healthcare Industry Predictions for 2023 which includes a focus on 1) Medicare Advantage; 2) Changes in how PE and VC funds look at health care opportunities; 3) The impact of technology and retail on health care; 4) Changes in home care; and 5) Changes in how providers view value-based care….Read More

If your organization is a teaching hospital that disputes data in the CMS Hospital Cost Report Information System (“HCRIS”) file in connection with Section 131 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (“CAA”), you have a deadline of November 18, 2022, to submit information to your Medicare Administrative Contractors (“MACs”). The official CMS posting is available here….Read More