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
- CARE Act Would Create Credentialing Standards for Medical Imaging Personnel A bill introduced in the Senate on August 5, 2010 would set forth minimum credentialing standards for medical personnel who "perform or plan" medical ....
- CMS Clarifies Timely Filing Requirements for Claims Including a Span of Time CMS has issued new guidance expanding on the Fee-for-Service Reimbursement instructions detailed in CR 6960 (which HLP had blogged about here). The ....
- RAC for Region D Posts New Anesthesia Care Package As HLP reported, in April, CMS requested that the RAC for Region D remove an anesthesia care package it had posted to its website. Now, the issue has ....
HLP in the News
The Health Law Partners have opened Brown, Dresevic, Gustafson, Iwrey, Kalmowitz, and Pendleton The Health Law Partners, LLC, our new Atlanta office. Dan Brown, Esq., a veteran healthcare attorney with special expertise in legal issues affecting sleep medicine, has joined the firm to serve as the Atlanta office's managing partner.
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 August edition of Link can be read here. The August column, a special Annual Meeting edition, features Ms. Dresevic and fellow founding partner, Jessica Gustafson, answering questions about topical legal issues in the imaging arena ahead of their upcoming presentation at the AHRA Annual Meeting.
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 20, 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"
