Health Capital Topics - HCC Newsletter Archive Volume 3, Issue 9 (September 2010)         Emerging Healthcare Organizations: Medical Home Models         CMS Regulations for Stark Rural & Whole Hospital Exceptions         CMS Changes Reimbursement Method for End Stage Renal Disease         U.S. Decreasing Healthcare Utilization Volume 3, Issue 8 (August 2010)         Emerging Healthcare Organizations: Accountable Care Organizations         Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act         Anti-Kickback Statute: No Private Cause of Action Volume 3, Issue 7 (July 2010)         Co-Management Arrangements – Aligning Physicians and Hospitals         CMS Proposes 0% Change in 2011 ASC Payment Rates         CMS and ONC Issue Final Rules about “Meaningful Use” Volume 3, Issue 6 (June 2010)         MedPAC Changes to Stark “In-Office Ancillary Services         U.S. Investigates Health Network for Possible Antitrust Violations         CMS Issues New ASC Guidelines News Alerts         News Bulletin: Update- Senate Votes to Rescind Medicare Physician Payment Cut         News Bulletin: Senate Fails to Stop Physician Payment Cut Volume 3, Issue 5 (May 2010)         CMS Reverses Reimbursement Cuts to Nuclear Imaging         U.S. Investigates Health Network for Possible Antitrust Violations         Outpatient Surgeries Show Dramatic Increase         Physicians Face Expiration of Board Certification Volume 3, Issue 4 (April 2010)         Qui Tam Action Alleging Violation of Stark & Anti-kickback Headed to Trial         Increased Regulatory Scrutiny Possible with Expanded Use of Billing & Coding Audits         Impact of Healthcare Reform on Specialty Hospitals Volume 3, Issue 3 (March 2010)         CMS Clarifies Anti-Markup Rule for Diagnostic Tests         U. S. Health Spending in 2009: Largest Increase in 40 Years         The Regulation of Mid-Level Provider Practice Volume 3, Issue 2 (February 2010)         ASC’s Antitrust Claim Survives Summary Judgment         Shift from Independent Private Practice to Hospital-Centric Practices         Houston's Largest Hospital Reaches Antitrust Settlement Agreement         The Scope of Non-Physician Provider Practice Volume 3, Issue 1 (January 2010)         IRS Prepares for New Initiative Scrutinizing Executive Compensation         Concierge Medical Practice Network Acquired by P&G         Self-Pay Patients: A Cautionary Tale Volume 2, Issue 12 (December 2009)         Physicians Face Hits to Medicare Reimbursement         New Proposals for Accountable Care Organizations         NJ Cardiologists Settled With DOJ in Anti-Kickback Case         NJ Appellate Court - Codey Law: Private Entities Lack Standing Volume 2, Issue 11 (November 2009)         Antitrust in Healthcare Under Reform         Congress Fails to Postpone Medicare Physician Payment Cuts         Recovery Audit Contractors Continue Program Phase-in Schedule Volume 2, Issue 10 (October 2009)         New Jersey Cardiologists Settle in Anti-Kickback Case         OIG Announces its FY 2010 Work Plan         Changes to Exempt Organizations Safe Harbor not Offered in Health Care Reform Markup Volume 2, Issue 9 (September 2009)         HCC Moves to New Offices         Iowa's Covenant Medical Center Settles False Claims with DOJ         OIG Releases Report on "Incident-to" Services         Recent Developments in Healthcare Reform Volume 2, Issue 8 (August 2009)         Bonus and Incentive Compensations: Emblems of Fraud?         Red Flag Rules Finally Implemented, Enforcements Begin Nov. 1, 2009         Medical Device Manufacturers Sued for Off-Label Promo & Upcoding         IRS Publishes New Tax-Exempt Organization Guidelines Volume 2, Issue 7 (July 2009)         Imaging Reimbursement Cuts Proposed         Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Updates         June 2009 MedPAC Report         Senate Proposes Minimum Charity Care Requirements Volume 2, Issue 6 (June 2009)         OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Regarding On-Call Compensation         OIG and HHS Turn On The HEAT         Payment Bundle Initiatives Proposed by Senate & CMS         Obama Signs HITECH Act for Healthcare IT Volume 2, Issue 5 (May 2009)         Senate Healthcare Reform         Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA)         Medicare Enrollment and Billing Volume 2, Issue 4 (April 2009)         Workforce Disruptions Hit Healthcare         Gainsharing Comment Period Extended         OIG Limits Stark Law Violation Self Disclosure Protocol Volume 2, Issue 3 (March 2009)         Economic Recession Hits Healthcare         Shakeup in New Jersey Related to Physician-Owned ASCs         IRS Issues Report on Not-for-Profit Executive Compensation Volume 2, Issue 2 (February 2009)         Final SCHIP Bill Passes Without Physician Ownership Language         Chicago-Based MRI Provider Settles Anti-Kickback Lawsuit for $1.2 Million         Heightened Hospital Charity Care Requirements on the Horizon         United Health Settles Conflict of Interest Lawsuit for $50 Million Volume 2, Issue 1 (January 2009)         Office of Inspector General (OIG) Work Plan 2009 Overview         Gainsharing Activities and Part-Time Physician Employment Receive Approval from OIG Holiday 2008       CMS Issues 2009 Final Rule Regarding HOPD/ASC Payments       Cardiology Specialty Hospital Barred from Network - Antitrust Suit Dismissed       Update on Stark Gainsharing Exception       OIG Report on MRI Provider Relationships Under the MPFS Winter 2008       Cardiologists Sue Over Stark Changes       Surviving Fair Market Value & Commercial Reasonableness Thresholds Fall 2008       CMS Regulatory Updates: 2009 IPPS Rules Finalized       Health Net Settles Ingenix Reimbursement Rate Suit       Growing Support of Gainsharing Arrangments Summer 2008         Anti-Markup Rule Provision Injunction         Antitrust Implications of Physician Owned Facilities vs. General Hospitals         OIG Issues Open Letter Regarding Refinements to Provider Voluntary Self-Disclosure Protocol         Physician Antitrust Update: Fifth Circuit Affirms FTC’s Decision in North Texas         Stark Law Update: Recent Developments Spring 2008         ASC Payment System Update for 2008         The Future of Managed Care: Resurgence of IPAs and PHOs         Improving Quality through Physician Rankings, P4P and Patient Safety Organizations         IRS Publishes Final Regulations under Section 501(c)(3) of IRS Code         Proposed Amendment to New Jersey’s “Codey Act” Allowd Self-Referral to Physician-Owned ASCs November 2007         Under Arrangement Per Click & Block Leases         Stark II, Phase III Regulations         Potential Impact of CHAMP Section 651 Provisions on Valuation         Pay for Performance (P4P): Who Gets to Decide? 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