On 3/24, a class of Medicare beneficiaries were granted the right to challenge their designation in hospitals as outpatients receiving observation services rather than as inpatients healthlawattorneyblog.com/medicare-benef…

Recipients of PRF payments now have new HHS FAQs to refer to for how payments may be spent and when providers must report their use of the funds healthlawattorneyblog.com/hhs-provider-g…

How AI can help providers manage the post-COVID backlog. #COVID19 #smartHIT via AIPoweredHealthcare bit.ly/3d9j9Ji

In case it's unclear, CMS said in June 19 FAQ on FFS billing during COVID-19 PHE, "a hospital would need to send each new PBD location address to CMS to seek an extraordinary circumstances relocation exception and be paid the OPPS rate." go.cms.gov/2W7cjzj

Register for #FCA2020 to see a virtual False Claims Act trial from start to finish – complete with commentary and insight from the participating attorneys, jury consultants and federal judge. Register for the full 3-day program or any individual day. ambar.org/fca2020

Join the ABA Health Law Section on July 7-9 for its False Claims Act Virtual Trial Program. Prepared for the COVID-19/Zoom era, this program allows participants to be up close and personal in a FCA trial without leaving home or office. ambar.org/fca2020 #FCA2020

Beaumont Health has notified about 6,000 patients that their personal health information may have been stolen by an unauthorized person gaining access to employee email accounts. #healthcare ow.ly/8lxh50ALzrC

Guidance released by SBA reiterates certain rules and requirements for PPP loan forgiveness healthlawattorneyblog.com/sba-releases-g…

Two proposed rules issued by CMSGov will be published in the next seven days. Read up below! healthlawattorneyblog.com/cms-issues-pro…

OMHA opens the Settlement Conference Facilitation, an alternative dispute resolution process, to the appellant community in order to bring providers and CMSGov together for discussions healthlawattorneyblog.com/omha-expands-t…

Two issues posted on the CMSGov Recovery Audit Program site shine a light on the medical necessity and documentation requirements for total joint procedures healthlawattorneyblog.com/hospitals-brac…

According to OIG at HHS, MACs have been inconsistent in reviewing extrapolated overpayments, resulting in at least $42 million being overturned in 2017-2018 healthlawattorneyblog.com/oig-finds-inco…

.U.S. Department of Labor issued revisions to the Families First Coronavirus Act, offering greater leave protections and relief for certain employees, effective 9/16 healthlawattorneyblog.com/dol-revises-ff…

Please join us in congratulating Robert Iwrey for his inclusion in the 2020 Michigan Super Lawyers as a Super Lawyer for #Healthcare for his eleventh straight year! HLP’s Jessica Gustafson was chosen as a Rising Star for #Healthcare for her ninth straight year! 🎉👏

Much🤗Gratitude to our #PLI2020 Sponsors!! ABA Health Law Section 👉Premier Sponsors- 5-Star American Arbitration Association 4-Star BRG @VMGHealth 3-Star AlixPartners Pinnacle Healthcare 👉Conference Sponsors- Platinum Jones Walker Gold Husch Blackwell Locke Lord The Health Law Partners, P.C. Silver Kathleen L. DeBruhl & Associates

The Health Care Fraud and Abuse Annual Report issued for Fiscal Year 2019 provides an overview of the joint effort of the HHS and U.S. Department of Justice in identifying and prosecuting #healthcare fraud healthlawattorneyblog.com/hhs-and-doj-is…

Our latest newsletter is up and it is PACKED! Read our comment to CMSGov about the #OPPS Proposed Rule and other important articles from Denise Wilson, Jessica Gustafson, @erica_remer & more from our Observation & Peds Physician Advisor Committees. acpadvisors.org/content.aspx?p…

#TLC2020 features Jessica Gustafson & Abby Pendleton, Founding Shareholders of The Health Law Partners, P.C.. Their presentation is - High Stakes of Compliance in an Evolving Regulatory Environment. Learn more and register at: acpadvisors.org/content.aspx?p…

The Health Law Partners is hiring! We're looking for a knowledgeable Executive and Marketing Assistant to join our Farmington Hills, MI team. Apply below if you're interested in being a part of HLP! linkedin.com/jobs/view/2242…

5th Circuit panel affirms a lower court ruling denying injunctive relief against recoupment for Medicare providers during the Administrative Appeals Process healthlawattorneyblog.com/5th-circuit-ru…