Recent News and Industry Developments

WAIVING GOODBYE: UPCOMING TERMINATION OF CERTAIN BLANKET WAIVERS FOR SPECIFIC PROVIDERS
Advisories | News | WAIVING GOODBYE: UPCOMING TERMINATION OF CERTAIN BLANKET WAIVERS FOR SPECIFIC PROVIDERS

April 18, 2022 On April 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued QSO-22-15-NH & NLTC & LSC (the “Memo”) outlining end-dates for certain blanket waivers of… Read more »

CRIMINAL CONVICTION FOLLOWING A FATAL MEDICATION ERROR: THE RADONDA VAUGHT CASE
Advisories | News | CRIMINAL CONVICTION FOLLOWING A FATAL MEDICATION ERROR: THE RADONDA VAUGHT CASE

March 29, 2022 On March 25, 2022, a jury in Nashville, Tennessee found a former Vanderbilt nurse guilty of negligent homicide and gross neglect of an impaired adult related to… Read more »

SUPREME COURT ALLOWS CMS VACCINE MANDATE TO GO INTO EFFECT, BLOCKS OSHA VACCINE MANDATE
Advisories | News | SUPREME COURT ALLOWS CMS VACCINE MANDATE TO GO INTO EFFECT, BLOCKS OSHA VACCINE MANDATE

January 16, 2022 As previously discussed, on January 7, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding injunctions that had been issued preventing the vaccine mandates issued by the… Read more »

CMS VACCINE MANDATE UPDATES
Advisories | News | CMS VACCINE MANDATE UPDATES

January 5, 2022 On December 28, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) updated its policy regarding vaccine mandates. As previously discussed, this announcement follows multiple legal challenges… Read more »

Hancock, Daniel & Johnson Secured Four Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts for 2021
Verdicts | Hancock, Daniel & Johnson Secured Four Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts for 2021

$4 MillionAttorneys for Defendant: Rodney S. Dillman and Julie C. Mayer, Virginia Beach Date: July 2021 Case Summary: Plaintiff alleged defendant physician breached the standard of care by failing to… Read more »

UPDATE ON CMS AND OSHA COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATES
Advisories | News | UPDATE ON CMS AND OSHA COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATES

December 21, 2021 As previously discussed, on November 5, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued an emergency regulation that required many healthcare providers who participate in… Read more »

CY 2022 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE FINAL RULE: CHANGES TO STARK LAW
Advisories | News | CY 2022 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE FINAL RULE: CHANGES TO STARK LAW

December 6, 2021 On November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule (“2022 PFS Final… Read more »

NEW CO-LOCATION GUIDANCE PROVIDES LEEWAY FOR HOSPITALS – SURVEY IMPLICATIONS REMAIN UNCERTAIN
Advisories | News | NEW CO-LOCATION GUIDANCE PROVIDES LEEWAY FOR HOSPITALS – SURVEY IMPLICATIONS REMAIN UNCERTAIN

November 18, 2021 Co-location has continued to be a perplexing and often problematic analysis for hospitals when evaluating potential arrangements which involve sharing space, staff, or other resources with another… Read more »

THE FTC ANNOUNCES ITS INTENT TO INCLUDE PRIOR APPROVAL PROVISIONS IN MERGER ORDERS
Advisories | News | THE FTC ANNOUNCES ITS INTENT TO INCLUDE PRIOR APPROVAL PROVISIONS IN MERGER ORDERS

November 15, 2021 The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently issued a policy statement announcing its intention to require merging parties subject to an FTC order for pursing an anticompetitive merger… Read more »

CMS AND OSHA COVID-19 VACCINATION AND TESTING UPDATES
Advisories | News | CMS AND OSHA COVID-19 VACCINATION AND TESTING UPDATES

November 10, 2021 On Thursday, November 4, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (“CMS”) announced the issuance of emergency regulations that will require many healthcare providers who participate… Read more »

EEOC ISSUES UPDATED COVID-19 GUIDANCE ON TITLE VII RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATIONS
Advisories | News | EEOC ISSUES UPDATED COVID-19 GUIDANCE ON TITLE VII RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATIONS

November 4, 2021 On Monday, October 25, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published updated technical assistance for employers navigating the COVID-19 pandemic and employees’ requests for reasonable accommodation… Read more »

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