Health Care Law Blog
It is time for hospitals and physicians to start using electronic health records ("EHR"). It is particularly important if hospitals or physicians want to take advantage of the 2011 Medicare incentive payments, since important deadlines are quickly approaching.
The latest edition of the Foster Swift Health Care Law Newsletter has just been released. Topics include Electronic Health Records, Medicare Reimbursement for Resident Research and Hospital Community Needs Assessments. In order to whet your appetite, below is a brief summary of the articles:
All providers and suppliers that were enrolled with the Medicare program prior to March 25, 2011 will be asked to revalidate their enrollment information in the near future. According to a statement issued by the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS"), intermediaries will begin contacting providers and suppliers to do the following:
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued two opinions related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA"), also commonly referred to as Health Care Reform. What is interesting in these two decisions is that the appellate court refrains from ruling on the constitutionality of PPACA. Instead, it does not even address the issue because it found adequate grounds to dismiss both cases based on lack of jurisdiction.
