7/7/2025 1:26:53 PM OIG Issues Unfavorable Opinion to Device Manufacturer By Nancy Halstead Nicole Aiken-Shaban Caitlin Chambers The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released Advisory Opinion 25-04, concluding that a...
12/18/2024 4:03:43 PM OIG Issues Voluntary Compliance Guidance for Nursing Facilities By Sonia Nguyen Allie Klimkiewicz A year after issuing its General Compliance Program Guidance, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General...
5/10/2024 2:39:17 PM What to know about the new CMS Minimum Staffing Rule for LTC Facilities By Carol Loepere Hatmaker Pawlitz David Bender Matthew Loughran +1 more... Show less The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finally published the minimum staffing rule for Long Term Care facilities in the...
3/22/2024 2:34:52 PM States’ legislative reaction to Dobbs impacts consumer health data privacy By Wendell Bartnick Angela Matney Vicki Tankle Nancy Halstead +1 more... Show less In the two years since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision from the Supreme Court, state legislatures and courts have attempted...
11/7/2023 6:46:53 PM HHS OIG Issues General Guidance as First Step in Effort to Modernize Compliance Guidance By Nicole Aiken-Shaban Lesley Reynolds Matthew Loughran As promised back in April in an announcement of its plans to modernize compliance program guidance, the Department of Health and Human...
8/15/2023 6:51:00 PM Focus on AI Governance to Mitigate AI Risk in Health Care Sector By Wendell Bartnick Eric Manski Vanessa Perumal The health care industry seems to have so much potential for new technologies built on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) technology, such as...
5/2/2023 7:02:21 PM OIG announces Modernization of Compliance Program Guidance By Janine Tougas Craig Anderson On April 24, 2023, the OIG formally announced that it will be modernizing its existing Compliance Program Guidance (“CPG”). The OIG has...
10/6/2022 3:08:27 PM Regulators increase scrutiny on preserving business communications on messaging apps By Matthew Loughran Health care and life science companies operating globally should be aware of the increased regulatory scrutiny in the U.S., the UK and...
6/27/2022 1:28:46 PM Unanswered Questions for Employee Benefits Plans from Supreme Court overturn of Roe v. Wade By Matthew Loughran Now that U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the implications of that action will be felt...
6/25/2022 12:00:00 PM Supreme Court Overturns Roe and Casey By Sarah Cummings Stewart Lesley Reynolds Matthew Loughran In an opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito and joined by four of the other conservatives, The Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson...
6/24/2022 1:22:27 PM Unanswered questions for health care and fertility providers from Supreme Court overturn of Roe v. Wade By Matthew Loughran Now that U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the implications of that action will be far...
3/22/2022 1:00:12 PM AdvaMed announces revisions to code of ethics for interactions with health care professionals By Sarah Cummings Stewart Hatmaker Pawlitz On March 18, 2022, the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) – the world’s largest trade organization representing medical...
2/25/2022 3:15:16 AM FBA’s 2022 Qui Tam Conference Puts Annual Spotlight on FCA Enforcement Trends and Developments By Selina Coleman Sara Brinkmann Andrew Lu On February 23, 2022, the Federal Bar Association (FBA) kicked off its fifth annual Qui Tam Conference to highlight key areas for False...