http://www.healthcarelawyerblog.com/ Published by David L. Haron and Mercedes L. Varasteh of Frank, Haron, Weiner & Navarro en-us 2010-07-26T10:57:41-05:00 http://www.healthcarelawyerblog.com/2010/07/new_regulations_slated_to_help.html You know the drill – you call your health care insurer to see if a certain procedure or drug is covered by your plan. After the friendly representative assures you it is, you go ahead and order the drug or... PPACA Mercedes Varasteh Dordeski 2010-07-26T10:57:41-05:00 http://www.healthcarelawyerblog.com/2010/07/appeals_court_holds_pharmaceut.html Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), outside sales employees are generally exempt from overtime pay. However, employers bear the burden of proving that employees fall within FLSA exemptions that are construed narrowly against employers. A recent case out of... Employment Items Mercedes Varasteh Dordeski 2010-07-22T09:19:18-05:00 http://www.healthcarelawyerblog.com/2010/07/nationwide_health_care_fraud_b.html Dozens of unscrupulous health care providers across the county were rounded up today in what federal officials are referring to as the country’s largest Medicare fraud crackdown. Individuals from five states, including several Metro Detroit residents, were involved in the... Medicare Mercedes Varasteh Dordeski 2010-07-16T15:59:40-05:00 http://www.healthcarelawyerblog.com/2010/07/hhs_issues_final_meaningful_us.html Today's post was authored by FHWN attorney Maro E. Bush. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology recently issued their much-anticipated final meaningful-use information technology... Health Technology Mercedes Varasteh Dordeski 2010-07-14T11:25:51-05:00 http://www.healthcarelawyerblog.com/2010/07/hhs_further_defines_rules_for.html The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") has issued proposed rules intended to strengthen the privacy and security of personally identifiable health information as required by the Health Information Technology and Economic Clinical Health Act ("HITECH"). This proposed rule... HIPAA Mercedes Varasteh Dordeski 2010-07-09T12:18:14-05:00 http://www.healthcarelawyerblog.com/2010/06/funding_for_highrisk_insurance.html Starting July 1, the federal government will begin financing “high-risk” insurance pools, which are aimed at providing coverage for uninsured individuals with pre-existing or chronic conditions. Under PPACA, the government has set aside $5 billion for states to set up... PPACA Mercedes Varasteh Dordeski 2010-06-30T13:19:04-05:00 http://www.healthcarelawyerblog.com/2010/06/health_care_fraud_recoveries_u.html The Inspector General’s Office for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS OIG) has recovered approximately $3.1 billion in health care funding that would have otherwise been lost to fraud or abuse during the first half of FY 2010,... Mercedes Varasteh Dordeski 2010-06-29T10:25:37-05:00 http://www.healthcarelawyerblog.com/2010/06/surgeon_sentenced_to_jail_foll.html While warnings about heightened penalties for HIPAA violations proliferated following last year’s passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), one California physician apparently failed to take notice. Huping Zhou, a licensed cardiothoracic surgeon who... HIPAA Mercedes Varasteh Dordeski 2010-06-24T11:33:50-05:00 http://www.healthcarelawyerblog.com/2010/06/medicare_payment_cuts_delayed.html The U.S. Senate acted on Friday to pass the so-called “doc fix”, which will prevent a 21 percent reduction in Medicare payments from taking effect – but did not act in time to spare physicians from receiving reduced payments for... Medicare Mercedes Varasteh Dordeski 2010-06-21T11:30:31-05:00 http://www.healthcarelawyerblog.com/2010/06/medicare_pay_cut_kicks_in_june_15_unless_senate_acts_fast.html The U.S. Senate left for a long weekend Friday without tying up one major loose end – the so called “doc fix” which would prevent a 21 percent cut in Medicare reimbursement to physicians. House Bill 4213, which would give... Medicare Mercedes Varasteh Dordeski 2010-06-14T07:30:31-05:00