From Report on Medicare Compliance - Whidbey Island Public Hospital District in Coupeville, Wash., agreed to pay $858,571 to settle allegations that it violated the civil money penalty law related to Stark and kickbacks, the HHS Office of Inspector General said in late December. That’s a large fine for a single-hospital CMP settlement, although Whidbey is not alone. Read more
From Report on Medicare Compliance - A popular type of joint venture may get a new lease on life in light of a Dec. 23 federal appellate court decision. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has cleared the way for a challenge to the 2008 Stark law regulation that essentially put an end to “under arrangements.” The under arrangements provision was contested by the Council for Urological Interests. The upshot of the… Read more
From Report on Patient Privacy - The skill sets in the information technology and information security departments in health care are lacking and will affect the ability of covered entities to deal with appropriate processes and procedures related to inevitable breaches, according to one compliance and cyber security expert. CEs need to take a closer look at enhancing IT staff members’ knowledge and skills, says Ali Pabrai, who was a speaker at last fall’s HIPAA Summit West… Read more
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