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Wisconsin Health Law Posts
- The Physician Board Member – Meeting Your Responsibilities as a Director
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- Telehealth Membership Platforms: A Provider Compliance Guide
- Medicare Opt-Out – A Make-or-Break Decision for Concierge Physicians
- Hybrid Concierge Models – Why Popularity Comes With Compliance Risk
- Cash-Based Clinics – A Regulatory Landscape More Complex Than It Appears
- State Spotlight: Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan — Three Distinct Regulatory Environments
- Understanding HIPAA and Its Interaction with State and Federal Confidentiality Laws
- Concierge Medicine Legal Guide: Key Compliance and Business Issues for Physicians
- Direct Primary Care (DPC) vs. Concierge Medicine: A Regulatory Comparison
- Physician Autonomy in the Value-Based Care Era: Legal and Operational Priorities for Health Care Providers
- Telehealth and Concierge Medicine – A Strong Fit with Complex Rules
- Preparing for Certification Surveys at Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Podcast – ASC 2030: The New Playbook
- Podcast – ASC Life Safety Code Decoded
- Podcast – ASC Survey Ready Now
- Podcast – QAPI: Build It Right
- Podcast – Closing Infection Control Gaps
- Podcast – ASC Governance Accountability
- ACO Primary Care Exclusivity Requirement – Not As Broad As Some Believe
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Category Archives: Long Term Care
Health Law Firm Opens Green Bay Office
By Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP < Health Care Attorney John Fisher Announces Virtual Legal Services for Green Bay, Menominee, Appleton, Oshkosh, and the Greater Fox Valley Attorney John Fisher, a health care lawyer with more than 30 years of … Continue reading
Posted in Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Anesthesiologists, Antitrust in Healthcare, Behavioral Health, Clinical Integration, Consierge & Cash-Based Practices, Dental Practice Issues, Fraud and Abuse, Health Care Contracting, Health Law Practice, HIPAA - Health Information Privacy, Home Health, Hospital Issues, Long Term Care, Medical Staff Organization & Structure, Medicare and Medicaid, Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement, Physician Contracting and Alignment, Physician Issues, Physician-Owned Hospitals, Radiology Issues, Reimbursement & Payment Practices, Self Disclosure Protocols, Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Issues, Telemedicine, Wisconsin Health Laws, Wisconsin Hospitals, Wisconsin Long Term Care, Wisconsin Physician Issues
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DOJ Skilled Nursing Facility Settlement Involving Rehab – Highest Ever
By Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP Skilled Nursing Facility False Claims Act Settlement Signals Continued Scrutiny of Therapy Billing Client Alert | Health Care Enforcement and Compliance Skilled nursing facility operators should continue to pay close attention to how rehabilitation therapy … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance Issues, False Claims Act, Fraud and Abuse, Long Term Care, Uncategorized, Wisconsin Long Term Care
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New TEP Report Posted On Quality Measures for Long-Term Care
By Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP The technical expert panel (TEP) has published a new summary report covering the Development and Maintenance of Quality Measures for Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program. The new report related to a meeting of the … Continue reading
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Badger Bounce Back Plan – COVID-19 Recovery Plan
The Wisconsin DHS has issued a Badger Bounce Back Plan. The plan identifies steps and criteria to guide the reopening of health care and other services in the state. The Badger Bounce Back Plan identifies 6 areas where COVID-19 will … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance Issues, COVID-19 Resources, Health Care Legislation, Health Law Practice, Hospital Issues, Long Term Care
Tagged badger bounce back plan, COVID-19 Recovery, COVID-19 Reopening, Wisconsin Bounce Back, Wisconsin COVID-19 Response
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CMS COVID-19 Stated Objectives
To ensure that local hospitals and health systems have the capacity to handle COVID-19 patients through temporary expansion sites (also known as the CMS Hospital Without Walls initiative); To expand at-home and community-based testing to minimize transmission of COVID-19; To … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance Issues, COVID-19 Resources, Health Law Practice, Hospital Issues, Long Term Care
Tagged CMS Goals, CMS Press Release, COVID-19 Goals
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Coronavirus Checklist for Nursing Homes and Hospitals
By John Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP Follow the links below to download from the CDC. A coronavirus preparedness checklist for hospitals, including long-term acute care hospitals are available from the CDC. Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance Issues, COVID-19 Resources, Department of Health Services, Hospital Issues, Long Term Care, Medicare and Medicaid, Uncategorized, Wisconsin Health Laws
Tagged coronavirus checklist, COVID-19, COVID-19 checklist, Long-Term Care, Nursing Home
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Personal Care Agency Fraud – Business Structure Can Impact Compliance Risk
By John Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP Medicaid Personal Care Agency Fraud: Why Business Structure Can Trigger Compliance Risk Personal Care Agency Ownership, Staffing, and Family Caregiver Models May Invite Government Scrutiny Medicaid Fraud Enforcement Risk for Personal Care Agencies Medicaid … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance Issues, Fraud and Abuse, Home Health, Long Term Care, Medicare and Medicaid, Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement, Reimbursement & Payment Practices
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Health Care Compliance Resource Portal Launched by OIG
By Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP Office Inspector General Launches New Compliance Resource Portal by John H. Fisher, II, JD, CHC, CCEP OIG Compliance Portal: Centralized Health Care Compliance Resources for Providers What the OIG Compliance Portal Adds At a recent … Continue reading
Posted in Accountable Care Organizations, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Anesthesiologists, Compliance Issues, Consierge & Cash-Based Practices, Dental Practice, Dental Practice Issues, Fraud and Abuse, Health Law Practice, Home Health, Hospital Issues, Long Term Care, Medicare and Medicaid, Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement, Physician Issues, Radiology Issues, Reimbursement & Payment Practices, Reimbursement Issues, Self Disclosure Protocols, Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Issues, Telemedicine
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RCS-1 Model Worksheet Gives a Glimpse of a World Without RUG
By Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP RUG System for Skilled Nursing Facility Reimbursement – Time is Running Out It is currently anticipated that the RUG system, which is currently used to calculate reimbursement for Medicare Part A skilled nursing services, will … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance Issues, Health Law Practice, Long Term Care, Medicare and Medicaid, Reimbursement Issues, Uncategorized
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