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Overthinking Overpayments from Medicare

Posted: June 15th, 2016

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    Since passage of the Affordable Care Act, compliance officers and attorneys have struggled to comply with the new […]

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Court of Appeals Ponders “Extreme and Outrageous” Conduct

By: Patrick McCormick, Esq. email

Posted: June 13th, 2016

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If it isn’t extreme and outrageous to film a trauma patient’s last minutes alive, the pronouncement of his death, and […]

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New York City Human Rights Law Amended to Include “Caregiver” Status

By: Vincent Costa, Esq. email

Posted: April 25th, 2016

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In 2015, the State of New York added “familial status” as a class of persons protected under state discrimination laws, […]

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Physicians’ Duty to Third Parties Expanded

By: Scott Middleton, Esq. email

Posted: March 21st, 2016

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New York’s Court of Appeals recently decided a case extending a doctor’s duty beyond that of his or her patient.  […]

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A Refresher on Medicare Exclusions from the Office of Inspector General

Posted: December 18th, 2015

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As we near the end of the year, the government will report on how much money it has recovered from […]

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Healthcare Providers with Health Republic Patients Must Act Now to Protect Ability to Receive Payment

Posted: November 20th, 2015

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Healthcare providers must proactively pursue timely payments under New York’s Prompt Pay Law and conduct credentialing verification to protect their […]

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Medicare Providers: Don’t Let Identity Theft Cost You Money!

Posted: October 20th, 2015

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Medicare providers face an alphabet soup of entities seeking to recover “overpayments” from them on behalf of Medicare.  Commonly referred […]

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Medicaid Providers: Keep Your Money. Prepare For an OMIG Audit.

Posted: August 26th, 2015

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Governor Cuomo announced that New York recovered a record-breaking $851 for the Medicaid program in 2013, which led the nation.[1]  […]

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Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Announces Guidelines to Ease ICD-10 Implementation

Posted: July 15th, 2015

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Beginning October 1, 2015, physicians will be required to utilize ICD-10 for claims.  ICD-10 will replace the 35-year old ICD-9 […]

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