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Foley & Lardner LLP Los Angeles, CA Document Search Results (10) Sort by:  | Medicare Program Issues Proposed Rule for Acute and Long-Term Care Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Fiscal Year 2013
Jeffrey R. Bates, Maria E. Gonzalez Knavel, Donald H. Romano; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2012, previously published on May 21, 2012 On May 11, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that would, among other things, update payment policies and rates for acute care hospitals paid under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2013....
| | Employers Beware: Health-Related Absences of Less Than Three Days May Be FMLA-Protected
Richard M. Albert; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 1, 2012, previously published on April 30, 2012 An employer should not presume that an absence from work of less than three consecutive days for a health-related reason is not protected by the FMLA, and it should carefully scrutinize an employee’s absence from work for health-related reasons before disciplining or discharging the employee...
| | How Employers Faced With Potential False Claims Act Liability May Avoid Liability for Whistleblower Retaliation
Michael B. (Mike) McCollum; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 25, 2012, previously published on January 23, 2012 Under the False Claims Act (http://tinyurl.com/72mma9c), a private whistleblower can bring suit on behalf of the federal government to recover funds fraudulently obtained from the government. See 31 U.S.C. § 3730. It is not uncommon for the whistleblower, who can keep up to 30 percent of the...
| | Shareholder Will Challenge SEC No-Action Decisions Allowing Public Companies to Omit Auditor Rotation Proposals From Proxy Statements
Kathryn M. (Kate) Agostinelli, Jason M. Hille, Mark T. Plichta; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 15, 2011, previously published on December 14, 2011 The United Brotherhood of Carpenters Pension Fund has announced plans to request that the full SEC reconsider a series of recent no-action letters issued by the staff of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) allowing companies to omit the Carpenters' proposals regarding mandatory audit...
| | Issues to Consider When Drafting Employment Agreements for Executives
Richard M. (Rick) Albert; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 13, 2011, previously published on December 12, 2011 Employers often find it useful to have written employment agreements with employees, especially executives. Additionally, many executives insist upon such agreements before accepting a new position. Such agreements can delineate various issues relevant to all involved, including duties and...
| | HHS Initiates Pilot Audit Program for HIPAA Compliance
M. Leeann Habte, Peter F. McLaughlin, Jacqueline Marie (Jackie) Saue, R. Michael (Mike) Scarano; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 24, 2011, previously published on November 22, 2011 The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has initiated a pilot audit program as part of its increased emphasis on compliance, as required by section 13411 of the HITECH Act. The Act requires HHS to provide for periodic audits to ensure covered entities...
| | CMS Announces Part B Rebilling Demonstration Project
Jeffrey R. (Jeff) Bates, Maria E. Gonzalez Knavel, Donald H. Romano, Chris E. Rossman, Lawrence W. (Larry) Vernaglia, Judith A. (Judy) Waltz; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 18, 2011, previously published on November 17, 2011 On November 15, 2011, CMS announced a demonstration project whereby hospitals will be allowed to rebill under Part B, following a Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) reopening and denial of inpatient hospital services, on the grounds that the services should have been furnished on an outpatient basis....
| | The “3-Day DRG Payment Window”
Maria E. Gonzalez Knavel, Denise Rios Rodriguez, Chris E. Rossman, Lawrence W. (Larry) Vernaglia, Judith A. (Judy) Waltz; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 18, 2011, previously published on November 15, 2011 On November 1, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule for the 2012 Physician Fee Schedule, to be published in the Federal Register on November 28, 2011. One of the anticipated sections of the Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule was a clarification of the...
| | CMS Issues Proposed Rule Regarding Hospital Conditions of Participation
Alan H. Einhorn, Elizabeth S. Elson, Maria E. Gonzalez Knavel, Gary D. Koch, Judith A. (Judy) Waltz; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 18, 2011, previously published on November 8, 2011 On October 24, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule entitled “Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Reform of Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation.” The proposed rule is intended to allow flexibility and reduce...
| | EEOC Opines That Personal and Occupational Health Information Should Be Maintained Separately
John G. Yslas; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 18, 2011, previously published on November 7, 2011 On May 31, 2011, the EEOC issued an opinion letter (http://tinyurl.com/66perm5) that essentially opined that employers should not maintain personal health information (i.e., information obtained in the course of diagnosis and treatment) and occupational health information (i.e., appropriate medical...
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