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As we discussed in our previous blog post, the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released guidance this past June to address how health care providers could...

The OIG has released a Report that shows inaccuracies and a lack of uniformity in data used by the ZPICs (Zone Program Integrity Contractors) resulting from system issues in CMS ARTS, ZPIC reporting errors, ZPICs’ interpretations of workload definitions, and inconsistencies in requests for information reports.

An OIG Alert issued today reminds physicians who reassign their right to submit claims to and receive payment from Medicare may be liable for any false claims submitted to the government.

The Office of Management and Budget has extended its review of a proposed rule that would require HIPAA-covered laboratories to make test results available to patients.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced on Friday, June 22, 2012, that it has extended the review period for the highly-anticipated omnibus rule intended to update key definitions and enforcement provisions relating to the implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

The Affordable Care Act has established a new annual fee, imposed on group health plans, which will be used to fund the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

In a fraud alert released today, the OIG warns that physician compensation arrangements, such as medical directorship compensation, may potentially violate the anti-kickback statute.

Tuesday, February 9th was a busy day for Korean biologics company Celltrion Inc. The company had its proposed biosimilar CT-P13 before the FDA Arthritis Advisory Committee as well as a hearing in federal court in Massachusetts.

According to the blueprint, this a $15.1 billion or 17.9% decrease from the FY 2017 annualized level.

Susan Berson explains why health care technology and artificial intelligence are of particular interest to private equity investors and why these investors are uniquely positioned to invest in technology and bring it to market.

Susan Berson, Managing Member of Mintz Levin's Washington, DC office, explains why health care entities are attractive targets for private equity investors and discusses the unique challenges these investors face...

Brian Platton explains the economic trends that have led private equity investors to take an interest in the health care industry.

ASGCC countered that nothing in Massachusetts law prohibits a private organization from engaging in the non-sale distribution of clean needles.

The American Telemedicine Association has recently wrapped up its 2013 Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas.

On January 27, 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release announcing that its Medicare Fraud Task Force had "set record numbers for health care prosecutions in Fiscal Year 2013."

Dr. Woodcock is listed as the only person who will be presenting to the HELP Committee.

The Office for Civil Rights’ latest seven-figure fine for HIPAA violations resulted from a failure to remove protected health information or "PHI" from the hard drive of a leased photocopier.

The spring of 2015 is shaping up to be a busy time in the field of food and nutrition.