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2024 Articles by Wachler & Associates PC
- Audits of COVID-19 Related Services Continue for Primary Care Providers and Labs
- Health and Human Services Updates Hipaa Security Risk Assessment Tool
- Lara Ramps Up Efforts to Remove Obstacles Preventing Foreign Trained Healthcare Providers From Practicing in Michigan
- Medicaid Coverage Expanded by MDHHS to Include Community Health Worker Services
- Navigating the Post-Chevron Landscape: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know
- New National Practitioner Data Bank Guidance Reinforces the Need to Exercise Caution Before Resigning From a Hospital
- Physicians Should Be Careful Before Resigning in Lieu of Termination From a Hospital
- Providers Face Ongoing Challenges From the Provider Relief Fund
- Remote Patient Monitoring Faces Increased Scrutiny Following OIG Recommendations
- Reproductive Health Care Final Rule Ushers in New Requirements for HIPAA Privacy Compliance
- Small Medicare Audits Put Your Billing Privileges at Risk
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2022 Articles by Wachler & Associates PC
- CMS’ Supplemental Medical Review Contractor Targets Vulnerabilities with Nationwide Medical Reviews
- Michigan Ramps up Efforts to Recruit and Retain Healthcare Providers During The COVID-19 Pandemic
- Data Breaches: No Harm No Foul
- New Court Decision Illustrates Practical Implications of Medicare Recoupment
- The Provider Relief Fund: Reporting Unreimbursed Expenses and Lost Revenue
- Operation Happy Clickers Holds Medical Providers Responsible for Roles in Telemedicine Fraud Schemes
- The Provider Relief Fund Saga Continues
- What Is in a Diganosis Code – More Than You Might Think for Medicare Advantage Payments
- United States Supreme Court Says More Than Mere Negligence Is Needed to Prosecute Physicians for Over-Prescribing Controlled Substances
- OIG Special Fraud Alert Highlights Suspect Telemedicine Arrangements
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- OCR Issues HIPAA Fine to Small Health Care Provider for Media Disclosure
- Significant Rule Changes Impact the Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB) Appeals Process
- Medicare Providers Should Consider Participation in Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals’ (OMHA) Expanded Settlement Conference Facilitation Program
- Updated Michigan Opioid Laws Enact More Stringent Michigan Automated Prescription Systems (MAPS) Reporting and Usage Requirements
- Private Equity Investment in Michigan Healthcare Entities
- Medicaid Work Requirement Bill Sent to Governor
- CMS Proposes to Implement Revised Home Health Pre-Claim Review Demonstration
- National Practitioner Data Bank Guidebook Revisions Lead to Increased Reporting of Staff Privileging Actions
- Updates On the Medicare Appeals Backlog and New Opportunities in Medicare’s Appeals Process
- Updates On the Medicare Appeals Backlog and New Opportunities in Medicare’s Appeals Process – Endnotes
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2017 Articles by Wachler & Associates PC
- Commercial Audits and Appeals White Paper
- Cyberattacks – The Gathering Threat to the Healthcare Industry
- D.C. Circuit Ruling Impacts Medicare Providers and Suppliers Seeking Relief from Medicare Audit Appeals Backlog
- Michigan’s Enhanced Prescription Monitoring Program and new Analytic Tools for Controlled Substances Help Protect Both Patients and Providers
- Resolving a Criminal Matter is Significantly More Complicated for Health Care Providers
- Physician Services Are the Initial Primary Target under Michigan’s New Medicare RAC Regime
- Concierge Medicine: A Viable Alternative, Proceed with Caution
- Many Voluntary Referrals to Michigan’s Health Professional Recovery Program Result in Disciplinary Action
- Michigan Enacts Significant Changes to Physician Assistant Laws
- Effective Peer Review May Be the Best Defense to Liability for Fraud and Abuse
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2016 Articles by Wachler & Associates PC
- Ready the Troops: HIPAA Audits Are Coming
- National Practitioner Data Bank Provides Guidance on Medical Malpractice Payment Reports
- Medicare Part A Providers Should Not Wait to Facilitate
- Michigan Decides to Report Failures to Obtain the Required Continuing Education to the National Practitioner Data Bank
- Medicare’s 60-Day Overpayment Rule: Tough Medicine for Physicians
- CMS Proposes Significant Expansions to its Revocation Authority
- HIPAA Phase 2 Audit Update
- Skilled Nursing Facility Therapy Services Are the Next RAC Target
- Options are Available to Minimize the Damage Resulting From Reportable Disciplinary Action
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2015 Articles by Wachler & Associates PC
- New National Practitioner Data Bank Guidebook Adopts Stricter Reporting Requirements
- CMS’ Revocations Authority Extended to Capture Repeated Non-Compliance
- CMS Publishes Physician Voluntary Face-to-Face Encounter Progress Note Templates
- Providers Should Take Advantage of Early Opportunities to Contest Disciplinary Proceedings
- Medicare Advantage Organizations and Medicare Sequestration: Hospitals May Challenge Reimbursement Cuts
- Understanding the Potential Risks of Physician Practice Management Arrangements
- Health System Challenges Humana Medicare Advantage for Sequestration Reimbursement Reductions
- Michigan Adopts Broader Disciplinary Action Reporting Requirements
- Federal Court Decision Affects Home Health Agencies With Face-to-Face Brief Narrative Denials
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2014 Articles by Wachler & Associates PC
- Stark Settlement Demonstrates New Focus on Physician Compensation Plans
- CMS Loosens Medical Staff Rules for Multi-Hospital Systems
- Rights of Physicians and Patients as Insurers Move to Narrow Networks
- National Practitioner Data Bank Provides Important Guidance on Medical Malpractice Payment Reports
- Healthcare Providers’ Access to ALJ Hearings Delayed two Years
- Recent Developments in Medicare Audits and Appeals
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- OIG Provides Important Guidance on Expectations Related to Screening for Excluded Individuals
- The Data Bank Merger and Its Impact on Health Care Providers
- Final Omnibus Rule Requires Updates to HIPAA Privacy Policies, Notices of Privacy Practices and Business Associate Agreements
- Court: HIPAA Doesn’t Bar Ex Parte Interviews of Treating Physicians
- What the OIG Study Means for Providers
- CMS Provides Guidance to Hospitals on the Physician Certification and Inpatient Admission Order Requirements Under the New Inpatient Rule
- The Final Rule has Taken Effect: Does Your Hospital Comply with CMS’ Requirements?
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- CMS’ Supplemental Medical Review Contractor Targets Vulnerabilities with Nationwide Medical Reviews
- 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Clinical Laboratory Updates
- Michigan Department of Health And Human Services Reinstates Provider Enrollment and Revalidation Requirements
- Don’t Be Surprised: A No Surprises Act Primer
- HHS OIG Directs Medicare Contractors to Scrutinize Telehealth Services Billing
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