| Biography | Publications: "The OIG's Hospital Compliance Initiative, BNA Health Care Fraud Reporter, Vol. ___, No. __, August 11, 2011; "Compliance Program Implications of Recent HIPAA Privacy Enforcement Activities", BNA Health Law Reporter, Vol. 20, No. 11, March 17, 2011; "Co-Management Re-emerges as a Hospital-Physician Integration Option", Hospital Association of Southern California Briefs Focus, December 10, 2010; "New Federal Sentencing Guidelines requirements for an effective compliance program", HCCA Compliance Today, Volume 12, Number 9, September 2010; "HRSA Issues New Section 340B Guidance for Contract Pharmacy Services", CCH Health Care Compliance Letter, Commerce Clearing House, Volume 13, Issue 8, April 20, 2010; "Outsourcing: A Cost-Effective Way to Achieve Health Care Compliance", Journal of Health Care Compliance, March-April 2010; "President Obama Targets Healthcare Fraud: Payors, Plans and Providers Beware!" Payors Plans & Managed Care, a publication of the American Health Lawyers Association, Volume 12, Issue 3, December 2009; "HHS and FTC Release Guidance on HITECH Act Requirements", Journal of Health Care Compliance, July - August 2009; "Federal Funding and Regulation of Health Care Information Technology and Electronic Health Records under the HITECH Act", CCH Health Care Compliance Letter, June 2009; "Revised Anti-Markup Rule Will Have Significant Impact on Physician Diagnostic Testing Service, Billing Arrangements", BNA Medicare Report, Vol. 19, No. 14 (April 2008); "New Safe Harbor Protects Certain Financial Arrangements Involving Federally Qualified Health Centers", CCH Health Care Compliance Letter , Vol. 10, Issue 24 (December 2007); "Beware of the Office of Inspector General: OIG 2007 Work Plan Challenges and Solutions for Medical Groups", 56 Group Practice Journal 4 (January 2007); "Update Your Compliance Plan Now: The OIG's 2006 Work Plan Targets May Impact You!" 8 Journal of Health Care Compliance 15 (March- April 2006); "Phase II of the Final Stark II Regulations: Practical Implications for Medical Groups", 53 Group Practice Journal 41 (September 2004); "Stark II Regulation Implications for Physician Organizations", 6 California Association of Physician Groups Update 1 (August 2004); "Fraud and Abuse Issues in Forming and Operating Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures", 4 Journal of Health Care Compliance 9 (November-December 2002); "Factors to Consider When Selecting a Joint Venture Organizational Structure", 4 Journal of Health Care Compliance 47 (November-December 2002); "Developing Mechanisms For Reporting Compliance Violations", 55 Healthcare Financial Management 50 (August 2001); "The Importance of Being Earnest: Assessing the Effectiveness of a Health Plan's Compliance Program", 42 Healthplan 57 (March/April, 2001); "OIG Urges Review of Physician Office Space Rental Arrangements", 49 Group Practice Journal 44 (June 2000); "Looking for Trouble in All the Right Places: The Roles of the Compliance Officer and Compliance Committee", Corporate Compliance Officer Special Supplement (December 1999); "Tips to Protect Confidentiality of Compliance Program Audits", 1 Journal of Health Care Compliance 72 (November/December 1999); "Legal Audits and Investigations: A Key Component of Healthcare Corporate Compliance Programs", 32 Journal of Health Law 229 (Summer 1999); "Enforcing Compliance Program Standards: Strategies for Developing Disciplinary Mechanisms", Report on Medicare Compliance (July 1999); "Legal Issues Affecting Integrated Delivery Systems - A Primer", 44 Group Practice Journal 47 (May/June 1995). |
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HHS Adopts HIPAA Standards for Electronic Funds TransfersMichael A. Dowell, January 24, 2012 On January 10, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published in the Federal Register an interim final rule with comment period (CMS-0024-IFC) under which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adopted standards for the Health Care Electronic Funds Transfers...
CMS Posts Accountable Care Organization Final RuleMichael A. Dowell, October 31, 2011 On October 20, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted the final rule on the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) for accountable care organizations (ACOs) pursuant to Section 3022 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Under the MSSP, ACOs agree to be accountable for the...
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