Pennsylvania State Court Enforces Pay-If-Paid Clau...
Duane Morris Construction Law
and enrichment subcontractor payment kearney sloan act pennsylvania provisiosn pencoyd unjust contractor pay-if-paid | General | Friday February 17, 2012 | By Patrick J. Kearney
Last summer, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a precedential opinion in Sloan Co. v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. , 653 F.3d 175 (3d Cir. 2011), that had broad implications for the construction community, because it affirmed an...
Don’t Just Pay the RAC
Duane Morris Health Law
reimbursement payment medicare hofstra rac | Health Law | Wednesday November 16, 2011 | By Patricia S. Hofstra
Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) mine data using automated systems to detect and recover improper Medicare payments. RAC audits pick up billing and coding errors and deny claims based on those errors. In many instances, the service...
Support for ACOs Continues to Erode; ACO Alternati...
Duane Morris Health Law
payment reimbursment aco clinical_integration ppaca shared_savings jones aco_alternatives bundled_payments | Health Law | Friday September 09, 2011 | By Matthew C. Jones
Like many of those reading this blog, I receive numerous e-mails each day containing summaries of health care-related news articles culled from sources across the country. Since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed...
Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative A...
Duane Morris Health Law
cms reform:_where_is_the_money payment | Healthcare Reform | Tuesday August 23, 2011 | By DuaneMorris3
On August 23, 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative (“Initiative”). Developed by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, the Initiative is designed to give providers “new...
Practical Tips For Using Signing Bonuses In Physic...
Duane Morris Health Law
compliance physicians employers jones faculty_practice_plans payment hospitals physician_practice self_referral stark | Health Law | Friday July 08, 2011 | By Matthew C. Jones
We have recently noticed a distinct upturn in the use of signing bonuses to attract physicians in high-demand specialties and geographic areas. Apparently, this anecdotal evidence has also been substantiated by statistical evidence, as described in a...
Expansion of CMS Never Events: They’re Not Just F...
Duane Morris Health Law
health_care_reform cms hospitals ppaca oppc never_events nursing_homes hac bilimoria physicians medicaid medicare reimbursement health_care hcac payment | Health Law | Thursday June 02, 2011 | By Neville M. Bilimoria
Expansion of CMS Never Events: They’re Not Just For Medicare Or Just For Hospitals Anymore
In 2005 when “Never Events” were proposed for hospitals through the Deficit Reduction Act, no one knew what the overall effect would be on hospitals or...
