Recent News and Industry Developments

Cyber Attacks Continue to Rise at an Alarming Rate: Proactive Strategies for Protecting Your Network
Advisories | Cyber Attacks Continue to Rise at an Alarming Rate: Proactive Strategies for Protecting Your Network

January 24, 2017 The most recent cyber security statistics are overwhelming. For 2016, the number of reported U.S. data breaches spiked at an all-time high of 1,093 – a staggering… Read more »
New Substance Use Disorder Privacy Regulations Finalized
News | New Substance Use Disorder Privacy Regulations Finalized

January 19, 2017 Yesterday, over 29 years since the last significant changes in the regulations under 42 CFR Part 2, new final regulations were issued regarding confidentiality of alcohol and… Read more »
Three Things Every Provider Should Know about the OIG’s New Final Rule on Exclusion Authority
Advisories | Three Things Every Provider Should Know about the OIG’s New Final Rule on Exclusion Authority

January 16, 2017 On January 11, 2017, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published a Final Rule on its website amending… Read more »
Hospitals Act Now! You Only Have Until February 13, 2017 to Seek Grandfathered Status for “Mid-Build” Off-Campus Departments.
Advisories | Hospitals Act Now! You Only Have Until February 13, 2017 to Seek Grandfathered Status for “Mid-Build” Off-Campus Departments.

January 9, 2017 The 21st Century Cures Act (the Act) is a new law that grants welcomed relief for some hospital projects impacted by the site-neutral payment provisions of the… Read more »
Season’s Greetings
News | Season’s Greetings

Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday!
Legal Elite 2016
News | Legal Elite 2016

Hancock Daniel is honored to have eight attorneys named as members of Virginia Business‘ “Legal Elite,” for 2016. They were nominated by their peers as the best in their profession… Read more »
Federal Court Temporarily Blocks New Overtime Rules at the Eleventh Hour
Advisories | Federal Court Temporarily Blocks New Overtime Rules at the Eleventh Hour

November 23, 2016 On November 22, 2016, less than ten days before significant changes to Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime regulations were set to go into effect, the United… Read more »
OIG Releases New Focus Areas in 2017 Work Plan
Advisories | OIG Releases New Focus Areas in 2017 Work Plan

November 18, 2016 The United States Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released its Fiscal Year 2017 Work Plan, which summarizes new and ongoing reviews… Read more »
What Every Individual Health Care Practitioner Should Know About NPDB Reporting
Advisories | What Every Individual Health Care Practitioner Should Know About NPDB Reporting

November 14, 2016 National Practitioner Databank (NPDB) Reporting Guidelines are not always as cut and dry as practitioners would like. Adding to the confusion is the fact that not all… Read more »
Louisiana Association of CPAs 2016 Medical & Healthcare Services Workshop
Events | Louisiana Association of CPAs 2016 Medical & Healthcare Services Workshop

Andrew Schutte will be presenting MACRA: Accelerating the Shift to Value-Based Payment at the Louisiana Association of CPAs’ 2016 Medical & Healthcare Services Workshop. October 21, 2016 Renaissance Hotel Baton… Read more »
New Final Rule May Make it Easier for Residents to Sue Long-Term Care Facilities
Advisories | New Final Rule May Make it Easier for Residents to Sue Long-Term Care Facilities

October 3, 2016 In what represents one of the biggest overhauls of the requirements applicable to long-term care facilities, on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid… Read more »

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