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Health Care Publications
Date Description Type Practice Area
8/12/2010 Federal Sprinkler Requirement May Present Issues for State-Licensed Entities E-Alerts Health Care
8/2/2010 Fresh Perspective to Improve Your Work With Nursing Homes Articles Health Care
7/13/2010 OIG Greenlights Referral Program for Independent Living Facility E-Alerts Health Care
4/2/2010 Tax-Exempt Organizations and the Independent Governing Board E-Alerts Health Care
Tax
4/1/2010 Re-Visiting Hospice Organizational and Governance Issues: What to Consider as Changes Occur in a Hospice Organization E-Alerts Health Care
3/1/2010 March Hospice Compliance Letter Articles Health Care
2/3/2010 Hospice Whistleblowers and the False Claims Act: Part II E-Alerts Health Care
12/11/2009 Hospice Whistleblowers and the False Claims Act: Part I E-Alerts Health Care
10/1/2009 What Every Hospice Needs to Know About the New OIG Report E-Alerts Health Care
9/4/2009 New Toolkit Guides Hospices Through Medical Review and Appeals: From the ADR to the ALJ E-Alerts Health Care
8/28/2009 Medicare Appeals Toolkit: From the ADR to the ALJ Toolkits Health Care
7/31/2009 False Claims Act Enforcement and Whistleblower Protections Expanded Under Fraud Enforcement Recovery Act of 2009 E-Alerts Health Care
6/2/2009 HIPAA Redux: The HITECH Act E-Alerts Health Care
6/2/2009 Enhanced Federal Privacy and Security Protections for Health Information Underscore Need for Robust Privacy and Security Compliance Plan E-Alerts Health Care
4/1/2009 Ten Hospice Tips for Dealing with Additional Document Requests (ADRs) and Probe Edits E-Alerts Health Care
3/26/2009 Form 990 Issued Policy Development - It's Not Too Late E-Alerts Health Care
2/9/2009 Federal Contractors Subject to Stricter Disclosure and Compliance Requirements E-Alerts Health Care
2/3/2009 Complying with the Vendor Contracting Requirements of the New CoPs E-Alerts Health Care
1/21/2009 What the FTC's Identity Theft Rules (a.k.a. The Red Flag Rules) Mean for Health Care and Senior Housing Providers E-Alerts Health Care
1/20/2009 Federal Contractors Subject to Stricter Disclosure and Compliance Requirements E-Alerts Health Care
1/16/2009 New Nurse Aide Training Program Requirements Implemented E-Alerts Health Care
12/15/2008 OIG Publishes Voluntary Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities E-Alerts Health Care
12/3/2008 New Form 990 Issued for 2008 E-Alerts Health Care
12/3/2008 New Form 990 Issued for 2008 E-Alerts Health Care
11/5/2008 New Form 990 Issued For 2008 E-Alerts Tax
Health Care
Trusts and Estates
11/4/2008 OIGʼs 2009 Work Plan Identifies Potential Compliance Risks E-Alerts Health Care
10/31/2008 Medical Director and Physician Contracting ToolKit Toolkits Health Care
10/23/2008 Hospice Vendor Contracting Toolkit Toolkits Health Care
10/8/2008 Have You Modified Your Nursing Facility Agreements to Comply with the New CoPs? E-Alerts Health Care
8/18/2008 Navigating the Medicare Appeals Process: Strategies for Dealing with Denied Hospice Claims E-Alerts Health Care
7/1/2008 Strategies for Compliance: Addressing Concerns in the 2008 OIG Work Plan E-Alerts Health Care
6/5/2008 CMS Releases Revised Hospice Conditions of Participation: New CoPs Contain Significant Changes, Including to Hospice Relationships with Nursing Homes and Medical Directors E-Alerts Health Care
4/21/2008 Promising Too Much: Activities That Can Land Hospices and Their Referral Sources In Hot Water E-Alerts Health Care
3/5/2008 The New CoPs Will Increase the Importance of Medical Director and Nursing Home/Hospice Relationships: Reinhart Has Prepared Two Toolkits That Can Help E-Alerts Health Care
3/5/2008 Hospice and Nursing Home/Assisted Living Contracting Toolkit Toolkits Health Care
2/1/2008 A Small Technical Mistake Can Lead to Big Medicare Claim Denials E-Alerts Health Care
11/7/2007 Hospitals Must Implement National Incident Management Systems by September 30, 2008 E-Alerts Health Care
11/2/2007 Hospital Discharge Planning Must Include the Availability of Hospice Services E-Alerts Health Care
10/10/2007 Mobility Aid Restrictions Cost Senior Housing Provider Over $500,000 E-Alerts Health Care
10/8/2007 Proposed Changes to Tax-Exempt Organization Information Reporting: How will the "Redesigned" IRS Form 990 Impact Your Health Care Organization? E-Alerts Health Care
9/14/2007 Revised CMS Guidance To Nursing Home Surveyors: Accident Hazards and Supervision E-Alerts Health Care
8/17/2007 Hiring Multiple Hospice Medical Directors and Other Hospice Physicians: Legal Considerations E-Alerts Health Care
7/2/2007 OIG Conducting HIPAA Security Rule Compliance Audits: HIPAA Security Should Be A Priority For All Covered Health Care Entities E-Alerts Health Care
6/8/2007 Does Your Medical Staff Process Measure Up To Current Joint Commission Standards? E-Alerts Health Care
4/1/2007 Anti-Kickback; Fraud and Abuse - Questionable Practices by Hospices and Nursing Homes under Health Care Fraud and Abuse Rules E-Alerts Health Care
4/1/2007 Nursing Homes; Assisted Living Facilities - Questionable Practices by Hospices and Nursing Homes Under Health Care Fraud and Abuse Rules E-Alerts Health Care
4/1/2007 Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement - Quality Assessment & Performance Improvement Committee Information & Its Privileged Status E-Alerts Health Care
3/1/2007 Contracting - Hospice and Nursing Home/Assisted Living Relationships: Choosing the Right Partners E-Alerts Health Care
3/1/2007 Nursing Homes; Assisted Living Facilities - Hospice and Nursing Home/Assisted Living Relationships: Choosing the Right Partners E-Alerts Health Care
2/16/2007 National Provider Identifier Compliance Deadline Draws Near E-Alerts Health Care
1/12/2007 Unexpected Government Investigations: What To Do When The Government Visits Your Health Care Organization E-Alerts Health Care
1/1/2007 Anti-Kickback; Fraud and Abuse - Hospice Continuous Home Care: When Hospice Patients Reside in a Nursing Home or Assisted Living Facility E-Alerts Health Care
1/1/2007 Anti-Kickback; Fraud and Abuse - CMS Attempts to Clarify False Claims Policy Requirements E-Alerts Health Care
1/1/2007 Continuous Care - Hospice Continuous Home Care: When Hospice Patients Reside in a Nursing Home or Assisted Living Facility E-Alerts Health Care
1/1/2007 Corporate Compliance Plans - CMS Attempts to Clarify False Claims Policy Requirements E-Alerts Health Care
1/1/2007 Nursing Homes; Assisted Living Facilities - Hospice Continuous Home Care: When Hospice Patients Reside in a Nursing Home or Assisted Living Facility E-Alerts Health Care
12/8/2006 Resident Falls: New Implications And Consequences For Long-Term Care Facilities E-Alerts Health Care
12/1/2006 Anti-Kickback; Fraud and Abuse - Unexpected Government Investigations: What to do When the Government Visits Your Health Care Organization E-Alerts Health Care
12/1/2006 Investigations - Unexpected Government Investigations: What to do When the Government Visits Your Health Care Organization E-Alerts Health Care
11/13/2006 Hospice Physician Contracting Checklist Articles Health Care
11/13/2006 What Are Your Pressing Legal and Regulatory Issues? Let Us Know What You Need! Articles Health Care
11/1/2006 Anti-Kickback; Fraud and Abuse - Compliance Date Approaching Quickly: Certain Health Care Entities Must Have False Claims Act Compliance Policies Established by the New Year E-Alerts Health Care
11/1/2006 Corporate Compliance Plans - Compliance Date Approaching Quickly: Certain Health Care Entities Must Have False Claims Act Compliance Policies Established by the New Year E-Alerts Health Care
9/1/2006 Anti-Kickback; Fraud and Abuse - Healthcare Settlement Reminds Hospices to Examine Their Compliance Plans E-Alerts Health Care
9/1/2006 Corporate Compliance Plans - Healthcare Settlement Reminds Hospices to Examine Their Compliance Plans E-Alerts Health Care
8/17/2006 Guardianship and Adult Protection Services System - Recent Changes to Chapters 54 (Formerly Chapter 880) and 55 and Section 46.90, Wisconsin Statutes E-Alerts Health Care
8/1/2006 Admissions and Discharges - Hospices Alerted to the Importance of a Valid Notice of election for the Medicare Hospice Benefit E-Alerts Health Care
7/5/2006 Nurse Practitioners - Hospice Utilization of Nurse Practitioners E-Alerts Health Care
5/1/2006 Employment (Including Volunteers) - CMS Proposed Rule & Federal Pilot Program Focus On Health Care Providers' Employee Criminal Background Checks: Could There Be A Nationwide Employee Background Check Requirement? E-Alerts Health Care
3/1/2006 Admissions and Discharge - New Regulations Emphasize the Growing Role of Hospice Medical Directors and Other Hospice Physicians E-Alerts Health Care
3/1/2006 Medical Directors, Hospice Physicians - New Regulations Emphasize the Growing Role of Hospice Medical Directors and Other Hospice Physicians E-Alerts Health Care
3/1/2006 Medical Directors, Hospice Physicians - Hospice Physician Billing for Medically Necessary Procedures E-Alerts Health Care
3/1/2006 Reimbursement, Billing, ADRS And Claim Appeals - Hospice Physician Billing for Medically Necessary Procedures E-Alerts Health Care
1/2/2006 National Provider Identifier Compliance Date Approaching Quickly Articles Health Care
1/1/2006 Admissions and Discharges - Final Rule Recognizes That It Should Be A Process Over Time E-Alerts Health Care
1/1/2006 Admissions and Discharges - Final Rule Outlines When Hospices May Discharge Patients for Cause E-Alerts Health Care
1/1/2006 Screening Potential and Existing Employees, Contractors and Vendors: A Way to Avoid Potentially Significant Penalties Articles Health Care
12/1/2005 Admissions and Discharges - Care Issues Prior To Hospice Admission E-Alerts Health Care
11/17/2005 Screening Potential and Existing Employees A Relatively Simple Way For Health Care Providers to Avoid Potentially Significant Penalties E-Alerts Health Care
10/1/2005 Contracting - Hospice Contracting for the Provision of General Inpatient Care E-Alerts Health Care
10/1/2005 General Inpatient Care - Hospice Contracting for the Provision of General Inpatient Care E-Alerts Health Care
8/12/2005 JCAHO Proposes Revisions to its Disaster Preparedness Standards E-Alerts Health Care
8/12/2005 JCAHO Proposes Revisions to its Disaster Preparedness Standards E-Alerts Health Care
8/1/2005 Anti-Kickback; Fraud and Abuse - Corporate Compliance and Provision of General Inpatient Care: Selected Risk Areas E-Alerts Health Care
8/1/2005 Corporate Compliance Plans - Corporate Compliance and Provision of General Inpatient Care: Selected Risk Areas E-Alerts Health Care
8/1/2005 General Inpatient Care - Corporate Compliance and Provision of General Inpatient Care: Selected Risk Areas E-Alerts Health Care
8/1/2005 Nursing Homes; Assisted Living Facilities - Corporate Compliance and Provision of General Inpatient Care: Selected Risk Areas E-Alerts Health Care
6/1/2005 Anti-Kickback; Fraud and Abuse - RHHIs and Program Safeguard Contractors E-Alerts Health Care
6/1/2005 Corporate Governance - Governance Issues in the Health Care Nonprofit and Charitable Sector - The Shadow of Sarbanes-Oxley E-Alerts Health Care
6/1/2005 Employment (Including Volunteers) - Legal, Regulatory and Risk Management Issues for Hospice Volunteers E-Alerts Health Care
6/1/2005 Reimbursement, Billing, ADRS And Claim Appeals - Changing the Order of Medicare System Edits Affecting Hospice Claims E-Alerts Health Care
6/1/2005 Reimbursement, Billing, ADRS And Claim Appeals - RHHIs and Program Safeguard Contractors E-Alerts Health Care
5/27/2005 Governance Issues In The Health Care Nonprofit and Charitable Sector - The Shadow of Sarbanes-Oxley E-Alerts Health Care
3/1/2005 AntiKickback; Fraud and Abuse - OIG Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance for Hospitals: Lessons for Hospice E-Alerts Health Care
3/1/2005 Hospice Facilities - Emerging Practices in Nursing Homes: Lessons for Hospices E-Alerts Health Care
3/1/2005 Nursing Homes; Assisted Living Facilities - Emerging Practices In Nursing Homes: Lessons For Hospices E-Alerts Health Care
2/1/2005 Wisconsin Recognizes Validity of Out-of-State Advanced Directives E-Alerts Health Care
1/1/2005 Anti-Kickback; Fraud and Abuse - Utilization of Continuous Home Care Within Hospice E-Alerts Health Care
1/1/2005 Medical Directors, Hospice Physicians - Importance of the Hospice Medical Director E-Alerts Health Care
1/1/2005 Reimbursement, Billing, ADRS And Claim Appeals - Importance Of The Hospice Medical Director E-Alerts Health Care
10/1/2004 Reimbursement, Billing, ADRS And Claim Appeals - Additional Documentation Requests: A Checklist For Advocacy E-Alerts Health Care
9/1/2004 Reimbursement, Billing, ADRS And Claim Appeals - Hospice Appeals E-Alerts Health Care
7/1/2004 Medical Directors, Hospice Physicians - Nurse Practitioners As Attending Physicians E-Alerts Health Care
7/1/2004 Nurse Practitioners - Nurse Practitioners As Attending Physicians E-Alerts Health Care
6/1/2004 Admissions and Discharges - Hospice Discharges: Linking Compliance and Ethics E-Alerts Health Care
6/1/2004 Contracting - Medical Director and Hospice Physician Contracting: Legal Considerations E-Alerts Health Care
6/1/2004 Free Care; Charity Care - Hospice Discharges: Linking Compliance and Ethics E-Alerts Health Care
6/1/2004 Reimbursement, Billing, ADRS And Claim Appeals - Hospice Discharges: Linking Compliance and Ethics E-Alerts Health Care
4/1/2004 Medical Directors, Hospice Physicians - Medical Director and Hospice Physician Contracting: Legal Considerations E-Alerts Health Care
3/1/2004 Anti-Kickback; Fraud and Abuse - Corporate Compliance Update: The Impact of Proposed Changes to Federal Organizational Sentencing Guidelines on Hospice Compliance Programs E-Alerts Health Care
3/1/2004 Corporate Compliance Plans - Corporate Compliance Update: The Impact of Proposed Changes to Federal Organizational Sentencing Guidelines on Hospice Compliance Programs E-Alerts Health Care
2/11/2004 JCAHO Revises Periodic Performance Options to Offer a Verbal On-Site Survey E-Alerts Health Care
2/1/2004 Anti-Kickback; Fraud and Abuse - Recent OIG Guidance on Hospital Discounts of Importance to Hospices E-Alerts Health Care
2/1/2004 Free Care; Charity Care - Recent OIG Guidance on Hospital Discounts of Importance to Hospices E-Alerts Health Care
12/3/2003 Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Housing At Risk E-Alerts Health Care
11/17/2003 "Usual Charges" For Medicare Patients: OIG Proposed Rule E-Alerts Health Care
9/1/2003 Anti-Kickback; Fraud and Abuse - Palliative Care Services: Selected Legal and Regulatory Considerations E-Alerts Health Care
9/1/2003 Ten Tips when Considering a Hospice House: Balancing the Bottom Line with Legal and Regulatory Considerations E-Alerts Health Care
9/1/2003 Hospice Facilities - Ten Tips When Considering a Hospice House: Balancing the Bottom Line with Legal and Regulatory Considerations E-Alerts Health Care
9/1/2003 Palliative Care - Palliative Care Services: Selected Legal and Regulatory Considerations E-Alerts Health Care
9/1/2003 Ten Tips When Considering A Hospice House: Balancing The Bottom Line with Legal and Regulatory Considerations Perspectives Health Care
9/1/2003 HIPAA Fundraising Issues for Hospice Perspectives Health Care
8/22/2003 Interim Final Rule Requiring Providers to Submit Medicare Claims Electronically E-Alerts Health Care
8/1/2003 Nurse Practitioners - Utilization of Nurse Practitioners in Medicare Hospices E-Alerts Health Care
5/19/2003 New OIG Guidance Assists Health Care Board Members Meet Compliance Obligations E-Alerts Health Care
5/19/2003 New OIG Guidance Assists Health Care Board Members Meet Compliance Obligations E-Alerts Health Care
5/1/2003 Corporate Governance - New OIG Guidance Assists Health Care Board Members Meet Compliance Obligations E-Alerts Health Care
4/1/2003 DHHS Releases Final HIPAA Security Standards E-Alerts Health Care
1/30/2003 Medicare Contracting Requirements: Special Considerations E-Alerts Health Care
10/1/2002 Anti-Kickback; Fraud and Abuse - OIG Special Advisory Bulletin: Offering Gifts and Other Inducements to Beneficiaries E-Alerts Health Care
10/1/2002 Free Care; Charity Care - OIG Special Advisory Bulletin: Offering Gifts and Other Inducements to Beneficiaries E-Alerts Health Care
10/1/2002 Palliative Care - OIG Special Advisory Bulletin: Offering Gifts and Other Inducements to Beneficiaries E-Alerts Health Care
5/24/2002 A Physicians Guide to Healthcare Management (Burton Wagner, contributor) Books Health Care
5/20/2002 The HIPAA Clock is Ticking - Will You Be Ready? Perspectives Health Care
3/1/2002 Anti-Kickback; Fraud and Abuse - Hospice and Reimbursement Issues: Is Your Corporate Compliance Program Up to Date? E-Alerts Health Care
3/1/2002 Free Care; Charity Care - Hospice and Reimbursement Issues: Is Your Corporate Compliance Program Up to Date? E-Alerts Health Care
3/1/2002 Managed Care - Hospice and Reimbursement Issues: Is Your Corporate Compliance Program Up to Date? E-Alerts Health Care
3/1/2002 Reimbursement, Billing, ADRS And Claim Appeals - Hospice and Reimbursement Issues: Is Your Corporate Compliance Program Up to Date? E-Alerts Health Care
2/20/2002 Good Human Resources Practices: Revisiting the Fundamentals E-Alerts Health Care
1/1/2002 Anti-Kickback; Fraud and Abuse - What Hospice Owners and Operators Need to Know About Voluntary Disclosure E-Alerts Health Care
1/1/2002 Investigations - What Hospice Owners and Operators Need to Know About Voluntary Disclosure E-Alerts Health Care
1/1/2002 Reimbursement, Billing, ADRS And Claim Appeals - What Hospice Owners and Operators Need to Know About voluntary Disclosure E-Alerts Health Care
12/1/2001 Anti-Kickback; Fraud And Abuse - OIG Advisory Opinion: Impact On Nursing Home/Hospice Relationships E-Alerts Health Care
12/1/2001 Reimbursement, Billing, ADRS And Claim Appeals E-Alerts Health Care
12/1/2001 OIG Advisory Opinion: Impact on Nursing Home/Hospice Relationships E-Alerts Health Care
12/1/2001 Medical Review Progressive Corrective Action: Understanding The Process And Ensuing Access To Care E-Alerts Health Care
6/22/2001 Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Reminds Employers of High Cost of Unlawful Employment Discrimination E-Alerts Health Care
5/1/2001 Managed Care - Hospice Managed Care Contracts: Ten Selected Considerations E-Alerts Health Care
5/1/2001 Reimbursement, Billing, ADRS and Claim Appeals - Hospice Managed Care Contracts: Ten Selected Considerations E-Alerts Health Care
4/27/2001 Compliance with HIPAA Privacy Regulation and Standards for Electronic Transactions Perspectives Health Care
3/15/2001 Standards for Hospice Managed Care E-Alerts Health Care
3/5/2001 HIPAA Privacy Rule Perspectives Health Care
6/27/2000 The Changing Role of the Hospice Medical Director E-Alerts Health Care
5/1/2000 Needlestick Injuries E-Alerts Health Care
9/8/1999 Labor/Employment Audits for Hospices E-Alerts Health Care
5/3/1999 Nursing Homes; Assisted Living Facilities - Hospice and Nursing Homes: Risk Areas E-Alerts Health Care
2/18/1999 Compliance Programs for Hospices E-Alerts Health Care
1/21/1999 False Claims Act And Compliance Plans E-Alerts Health Care
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