Specialty Areas
- Sleep Centers
- Stark and Anti-Kickback
- Medicare, Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC), Medicaid, Medicaid Integrity Contractor (MIC), and Other Payor Audits
- Compliance and HIPAA
- Anesthesia and Pain
- Diagnostic Imaging Arrangements
- Hospice Providers
- Employment Contracts for Healthcare Professionals
- Staff Privilege and Licensing Matters
- Healthcare Litigation
- Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
FeedThe HLP Blog
- OIG Issues "Compliance Program Basics" HEAT Provider Compliance Training Video Recently the OIG released the 7th of 11 videos that cover major health care fraud and abuse laws, the basics of health care compliance programs, and ....
- Inpatient Admission v. Outpatient Observation When a patient presents at an emergency department of a hospital, they are evaluated by a ER physician to determine whether they should be admitted as ....
- CMS Halts Anti-Fraud Projects Among Heavy Provider Opposition Modern Healthcare reports that two anti-fraud demonstration projects announced in November by CMS were delayed after they drew heavy provider ....
- DME RAC Contingency Fee Up 5% to 17.5% On December 30, 2011, CMS issued an informational bulletin CPI-B 12-01 entitled, Affordable Care Act Program integrity Provisions - Guidance to States ....
- AseraCare Hospice Sued by U.S. Over Alleged False Claims Act Violations Hospice provider AseraCare is accused of submitting "false and fraudulent" Medicare claims for payment to the U.S. It has been alleged that the ....
- OIG Issues Report: Program Integrity Problems with Newly Enrolled Medicare Equipment Suppliers Due to the "significant program integrity problems" presented to the Medicare program by durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and ....
HLP in the News
Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. was appointed to serve as Chair of the ABA Health Law Section's Health eSource during the 2011-12 Bar Year. The ABA Health eSource is a monthly electronic newsletter with articles on the most recent updates in health law.
Robert S. Iwrey, Esq. was honored by d'Business Magazine as a Top Lawyer in Healthcare Law for 2012.
Abby Pendleton, Esq. has been named one of the 2011 Women in the Law by the Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Pendleton is one of twenty (20) women lawyers selected around the State of Michigan for this award.
Alan Gilchrist, Esq. has been selected to be included in the inaugural class of Fellows of the State Bar of Michigan's Health Care Law Section for his sustained, outstanding contributions to the Section over the years.
Adrienne Dresevic and Carey Kalmowitz author “Regulatory Review,” a monthly column in Link, the online journal published by AHRA / The Association for Medical Imaging Management. The January edition of Link marks the two-year anniversary of “Regulatory Review.”
Robert S. Iwrey, Esq. and Alan G. Gilchrist, Esq. have once again been named Michigan Super Lawyers in healthcare for 2011; an honor limited to no more than 5% of attorneys practicing in the State of Michigan as voted on by their peers.
Abby Pendleton, Esq. and Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq. were honored by d'Business Magazine as Top Lawyers in Healthcare Law for 2011.
Robert S. Iwrey, Esq. was interviewed for and quoted in High Profile HIPAA Fines Rattle Health Biz, which appeared in the July 25, 2011 issue of Michigan Lawyers Weekly.
Adrienne Dresevic, Esq.’s article, entitled “The Medicare Enrollment Process - CMS’s Most Potent Program Integrity Tool” was published in the American Bar Association’s The Health Lawyer in its April 2011 issue.
Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. was quoted in the Coding Institute’s Part B Insider regarding Medicaid RACs.
RAC Sheet
This monthly newsletter will provide you with up-to-date developments regarding the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program.
Publications
CMS Retracts the MPPR PC Policy Relating to Group Practices for 2012
ALL PUBLICATIONS >THE HLP SPEAKS
January 25, 2012 – An American Health Lawyers Association Webinar
“The Medicaid RAC Final Rule: What Legal Counsel Representing Healthcare Providers Need to Know”
Marcy 14, 2012 - Oakland County Medical Society
"Physician Contracting Workshop"
March 19, 2012 – RBMA Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs
“Stark Q&A with the Attorney”
March 20, 2012 – RBMA Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs
“Marketing Your Services – What You Need to Know to Stay Out of Trouble”
April 4, 2012 – AHRA 2012 Spring Conference
“The Medicare Audit Landscape, What Radiologists Need to Know”
