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Spot the Legal Issues and Prepare Your Telemedicine Compliance Program
I recently published an article in the Journal of Health Care Compliance that provides on overview of the many legal issues raised by the practice of telemedicine services by federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health centers (RHCs). Because of the many benefits conferred by this health care service modality, FQHCs and RHCs are rapidly adopting telemedicine measures. However, there are many legal risks and compliance issues associated with the use of telemedicine, and in the article I discuss a series of compliance best practices that can help reduce the associated fraud and abuse risks. More ›
OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Allowing a Federally Qualified Health Center to Routinely Waive Co-Payments and/or Deductibles for Medicare and TRICARE Patients
On January 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (the "OIG") issued Advisory Opinion 19-01, which was favorable to a federally qualified health center's ("FQHC's") proposal to routinely waive co-payments and/or deductibles for Medicare and TRICARE patients (the "Proposed Arrangement"). The particular FQHC that made the request is a pediatric clinic that provides medical, psychiatric, and dental care to children who reside in an area that contains disproportionately large numbers of children living in poverty. More ›
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