25 Jul, 2024 Chevron Overruled: A New Era of Regulatory Complexity for Healthcare and Pharma By Mike Ruggio The June 2024 Supreme Court decision overturning the Chevron deference doctrine marks a substantial shift in the regulatory landscape for...
18 Jul, 2024 Telehealth and the EHR: Allies in Fraud Prevention By Mike Ruggio The expansion of telehealth, while offering undeniable benefits for access to care, necessitates a heightened focus on fraud prevention....
16 Jul, 2024 Telehealth's Untapped Frontier: Addressing Fraud Risks in Geographically Dispersed Care By Mike Ruggio Telehealth's ability to connect patients and providers across vast distances brings undeniable benefits. However, this very advantage...
11 Jul, 2024 Focus on Medicare Advantage (MA) Programs: Addressing DOJ Scrutiny By Mike Ruggio The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to make investigating and prosecuting fraud within Medicare Advantage (MA) programs a priority....
09 Jul, 2024 The Balancing Act: AI Innovation and Legal Compliance in Healthcare By Mike Ruggio AI’s revolution of healthcare could be a potential legal minefield as regulators are struggling to define clear compliance frameworks....
27 Jun, 2024 Beyond Policies: Building a Compliance Culture to Catch Unwitting Fraud in Healthcare By Mike Ruggio The healthcare sector's exponential growth continues and the latest projections from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
25 Jun, 2024 HHS Final Rule on Information Blocking Includes Penalties By Mike Ruggio The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has finalized a rule implementing penalties for healthcare providers who engage in...
22 Apr, 2024 The Future of Virtual Care: Legal Considerations for AI-Powered Telemedicine By Mike Ruggio While the use of telemedicine in the United States has stabilized since the pandemic, a report by the Assistant Secretary for Planning...