Specialty Areas
- 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
FeedThe HLP Blog
- Radiology Clinic Pays $647,000 to Resolve Lawsuit Alleging it Billed Medicare for Unneeded Tests Advanced Radiology of Beverly Hills has agreed to pay the federal government $647,000 to settle allegations that they filed false claims with Medicare ....
- Rite Aid Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Settle HIPAA Privacy Case For those providers and entities that think HIPAA violations are no big deal or that have yet to implement required policies and procedures, they are ....
- Gov. Paterson Orders Lawmakers Back To Discuss Budget, Medicaid Governor David Paterson has called for a mandatory session with the state legislature to address the remaining portion of the state budget. This comes ....
HLP in the News
Abby Pendleton, Esq. authored a chapter for the forthcoming AHLA/AAPC Coding Manual entitled "Legal/Regulatory/Fraud & Abuse/Compliance/Reimbursement Issues associated with Anesthesiology Coding."
Robert S. Iwrey, Esq. was quoted in "Patient Records Legal Primer," by Shelly K. Schwartz, in the June 2010 issue of the award-winning national publication Physicians Practice.
Adrienne Dresevic and Carey Kalmowitz author a monthly column in Link, the online journal published by AHRA / The Association for Medical Imaging Management. The article in the June edition of Link can be read here.
Robert S. Iwrey, Esq. was honored by d'Business Magazine as a "Top Lawyer in Health Care for 2010"
Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. was interviewed regarding RACs in The Coding Institute's Part B Insider for the September 21, 2009 Issue.
ALL ARTICLES >RAC Sheet
This monthly newsletter will provide you with up-to-date developments regarding the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program.
Publications
The RAC Program:
What Can Radiology Providers Expect as RACs Begin Auditing?
THE HLP SPEAKS
August 22-26, 2010 - The Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) 38th Annual Meeting & Exposition
“Recent Developments and Key Legal Issues Impacting Radiology Practices”
August 22-26, 2010 - The Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) 38th Annual Meeting & Exposition
"Recovery Audit Contractors and Medicare Audits"
September 2, 2010 - 2010 HCAM/MCAL (Health Care Association of Michigan and Michigan Center for Assisted Living) Annual Convention and Expo
"Long-term Care Hot Regulatory Topics for 2010"
