Legal and Regulatory Compliance

Making the Business Case for Compliance in Healthcare Organizations

Rebekah Sharpe describes the pitfalls of noncompliance. 

Rebekah Sharpe November 2, 2017

Video: How to Ensure a Clean 340B Audit

Patt Vilt, vice president of finance for Riverside Medical Center, details steps you can take to ensure a clean 340B audit.

HFMA November 1, 2017

Crafting a Comprehensive MACRA Strategy

With regulations set forth by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 in full swing, physician organizations should prepare for change.

Julian Harris October 27, 2017

The Fiscal Realities of a Single Payer Healthcare System

More Americans are in favor of a single-payer approach to health care, but the financial ramifications should be fully explored.

Ken Perez October 27, 2017

Ask the Experts: Stark Law and Promotion of Services

Our health system has a new obstetrician/maternity group that it wants to promote on our website and through mailings and e-mail campaigns. Are there any Stark Law or anti-kickback issues that we should be aware of?

HFMA October 16, 2017

Hospital’s Tax-Exempt Status Revoked for Lack of Community Health Needs Assessment

The IRS stated that a rural hospital had failed to conduct a proper community health needs assessment and make it widely available to the public. The hospital’s tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) was revoked retroactively.

J. Stuart Showalter October 16, 2017

Video: How to Ensure a Clean 340B Audit

Effective 340B compliance requires thinking beyond 340B as a pharmacy program.

HFMA October 13, 2017

athenahealth: How Leaders Stay Abreast of Regulatory Changes

When it comes to staying abreast of changes in health care, nearly 90 percent of healthcare leaders who responded to pulse interview conducted at HFMA’s Annual National Institute (ANI) in June 2017 about changes to government payment and regulatory requirements

HFMA October 2, 2017

The Collateral Impacts of MIPS

Tom S. Lee describes the long-term effects a MIPS score can have on providers.

Tom S. Lee September 7, 2017

MIPS: Getting Ready for a New Paradigm in Pay for Performance

Organizations that have not yet considered their strategy for participation in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) must begin to plan now, or risk financial penalties. 

Jennifer Swindle September 5, 2017
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