Physician Payments Sunshine Act
Duane Morris Health Law
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Last December, we blogged about a proposed rule published by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), concerning the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (the “Act”) that is part of the healthcare reform legislation, and the impact of the Act upon...
Solving Some Common Complaints of Hospital-Employe...
Duane Morris Health Law
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Recently, I read an article discussing the most common complaints of hospital-employed physicians. Before turning to these complaints and ways to address them, one common thread was an acknowledgment by many of the physicians interviewed for the...
Final ACO Rule – Some Highlights For Physicians
Duane Morris Health Law
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Two weeks ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the final rule (“Final Rule”) for accountable care organizations (“ACO’s”). CMS released the Final Rule after receiving more than 1,300 comments to the proposed regulations...
The Corporate Practice of Medicine (“CPOM”) Doctri...
Duane Morris Health Law
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Last week, I served as a panelist/speaker for a nationally-broadcast webinar regarding the formation of physician multispecialty groups. One of the topics addressed by this webinar—the one that prompted the greatest number of questions from the...
FDA Plans to Regulate Mobile Medical Apps
Duane Morris Health Law
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Within the past week or so, the FDA has issued draft guidelines concerning mobile medical applications or “apps,” as they are more commonly referred to. Medical apps are sold for devices such as Apple’s iPad and iPhone, Blackberry phones, and phones...
House GOP Budget Plan: Bad News for Providers
Duane Morris Health Law
house_gop gop_budget_plan medicaid gop_plan aca medicare weiner | Health Law | Thursday June 09, 2011 | By William L. Weiner
Earlier this week, I attended a breakfast meeting, featuring my local congressman who is a Republican. He devoted the majority of his remarks to the current budget debate taking place in Washington, and to defending the House GOP plan that,...
