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James A. Dressman; Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2013 As the April 15 tax filing deadline approaches, it may be a good time to review your estate plan. If you do not have a written estate plan, including a will, power of attorney, and a healthcare surrogate designation/living will directive, now is the time to create one. If you have a written...
| | Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Key Decision On Noncompete Agreements
Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article March 27, 2013, previously published by www.dbllaw.com on March 2013 In October 2012, the Ohio Supreme Court issued an opinion and held that a company does not cease to exist after a merger but instead is absorbed and becomes a part of the successor company. Based on this holding, the Court explained that a noncompete agreement acquired in a merger may be enforced...
| | New Legislation Would Roll Back Power of Audit Contractors
Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2013, previously published by http://healthcare.dbllaw.com/ on March 2013 Four Congressman have introduced bipartisan legislation that could potentially rein in Medicare audit contractors and provide a degree of protection to hospitals undergoing investigation for Medicare fraud.
| | HIPAA Settlement Meant to Be a Warning to Smaller Providers
David Dirr; Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2013, previously published by www.dbllaw.com on January 2013 On January 2, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its first settlement involving a breach of protected health information (PHI) affecting fewer than 500 individuals. Under the terms of the settlement, Hospice of North Idaho (HONI) has agreed to pay HHS $50,000 to...
| | HHS Study: EHR Program Vulnerable to Fraud
James A. Dietz; Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2013, previously published by www.dbllaw.com on December 2012 The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the Electronic Health Records (EHR) program and found that the multi-billion dollar program was vulnerable to fraud and misuse.
Under the EHR program, providers can qualify for Medicare and...
| | Challenging Your Property Valuation
Anthony J. Bickel; Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2013, previously published by www.dbllaw.com on February 2013 The continued volatility in real estate presents an opportunity for property owners to reduce their real estate taxes with the local government by seeking to revise their property valuations. Whether the real estate is commercial or residential, the overvalued real estate can significantly...
| | Employers Rewarding Employees Who Remain Healthy
James A. Dietz; Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2013, previously published by www.dbllaw.com on December 2012 The Affordable Care Act (ACA) uses several avenues to bring down the cost of health care, many of which focus on coordination of care among providers. But another method puts the burden on the individual: the user of employer wellness program.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
| | Watch Your Step - Premises Liability
Cathy Lee Stickels; Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2013, previously published by www.dbllaw.com on February 2013 As a business owner, imagine this very common scenario: A young woman with two small children in tow enters your business establishment in order to complete her last business transaction of the day. The young woman successfully completes her business transaction and hurriedly exits your...
| | Pull Based Design
Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2013, previously published by www.dbllaw.com on January 2013 An important component to effective delivery under Integrated Project Delivery ("IPD") is management of the design process. This can be most efficiently accomplished through pull based design.
Pull based design advances the design only so far as has been anticipated and approved by...
| | CMS Settles Stark Violations for $584K
James A. Dietz; Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2013, previously published by www.dbllaw.com on December 2012 The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) has negotiated its fifteenth settlement under the Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (SRDP) for a violation of the physician self-referral law (Start Law).
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