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Is Your Hospital Compliance Program in Compliance? OIG's Draft Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance for Hospitals ( July 2004 )
On June 8, 2004, the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General published the "OIG Draft Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance for Hospitals." As the name suggests, this guidance document is intended to supplement the OIG's 1998 Compliance Program Guidance to: (a) address recent changes in hospital payment systems, regulations, and industry practices; (b) focus on particular risk areas; and (c) provide guidance for evaluating existing hospital compliance programs. -
Dealing with Physicians' Misconduct at the Hospital ( December 2003 )
Hospitals usually have written policies that explain the concepts of sexual harassment and hostile work environments, including descriptions of the types of impermissible conduct, and the remedial actions that may be taken against employees pending an investigation. -
Economic Credentialing: Where Is It Going? ( December 2003 )
In recent years hospitals have increasingly adopted conflict-of-interest and credentialing policies that, more or less explicitly, condition the grant or renewal of medical staff privileges on patient referrals. Such conflict-of-interest and credentialing policies, known generally as "economic credentialing", may violate the anti-kickback statute and be unenforceable. -
Physician Network Divestitures: Unwinding Flawed Strategic Initiatives ( April 2000 )
The healthcare integration strategies of the mid-1990s have had mixed results. While some hospitals have successful. -
Hospitals' Duty to Report Patient Harm ( March 2000 )
Recent reports of horrible incidents at well-known hospitals in New York City have shaken the public's faith in hea. -
Latex Balloons Banned From Hospitals ( June 1999 )
No Latex Balloons, Please! That is the new sign being posted through out hospitals in the United States and Canada.. -
Medicare's New Fraud and Abuse Safe Harbors ( January 1999 )
A significant issue confronting all healthcare providers is the potential application of the Fraud and Abuse law t. -
Physician Diagnosed with ADD States Claim Under ADA ( November 1998 )
Menkowitz v. Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, No. 97-2041, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 20720 (3rd Cir., Aug. 24, 19. -
When Physicians Try to Unionize Against HMOs ( November 1998 )
”I'm sorry, the doctors can't see you today. They are on strike.” Is this a possible scenario? Given the dissatisfaction felt by many doctors over the increasing power of managed care plans, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred provider organizations and other networks it is not hard to imagine. -
R.I.P., Marcus Welby, M.D. ( September 1998 )
This article reprinted with permission of The Connecticut Law Tribune, September 21, 1998 edition. In response.
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