Attorney with @HallRender tweeting about health law, compliance, and dogs. #CHC. @UWMadison alum. Tweets are my own.
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James Junger retweeted
HHS-OIG will infuse our work with an equity lens to ensure that we are identifying where HHS programs can do better to achieve equity in health and human services, including areas such as quality of care, access to care, and health outcomes. OIG.HHS.GOV
Logging in after several years to say that this search "logic" from the Tennessee Secretary of State website is completely bonkers. Spaces? You disregard spaces?
The 340B program is not meant to reduce prices for patients. It is meant to reduce prices for covered entities. Those "scarce federal resources" that are being stretched are grant funds and Medicare dollars that, in the judgment of Congress, have 1/x
better uses than landing in the coffers of drug manufacturers. Those manufacturers could very easily reduce prices for patients---even patients of covered entities---because Congress also excluded any additional discounts 2/
James Junger retweeted
Catch up next week on the latest healthcare fraud & compliance enforcement trends! americanbar.org/events-cle/m…
HHS released a final rule today on guidance documents. It falls into my favorite category of "boring stuff that's super important."
Read about the proposed rule here, and keep you eyes peeled for our analysis of the final rule. hallrender.com/2020/08/19/wh…
James Junger retweeted
CMS announced additional flexibilities in the “Hospitals Without Walls” waiver initiative designed to permit even greater flexibility for hospitals to treat eligible patients in the patient’s home. Learn more about this individualized waiver program here: bit.ly/2Jp7226.
A very smart colleague with an important message for health care providers.
Actions under the False Claims Act typically allege conduct that is knowingly in violation of Medicare’s conditions of payment. Recently, the Ninth Circuit affirmed that a liability insurance policy did not cover claims under California’s FCA. Learn more: bit.ly/373DAX1.
What’s the German word for the feeling when you can’t find something after “cleaning up” the space it was in?
Barreling into Christmas with @brimurphymusic's What Child Is This and a thousand or so pages of Stark and AKS commentary.
Just got off a great call with @HallRender colleagues talking about changes to E/M RVU rates. Lots of solutions to new, widespread issues!
James Junger retweeted
Hall Render attorneys Charise Frazier & Kevin Stella will be presenting to the Business of Medicine Physician MBA – Alumni Residency 2020 group on Saturday, October 10. Their topic of discussion will revolve around "Diversity & Medicine: Legal Considerations for Your Practice."
Oooooh man, just realized that xlookup is finally enabled in my firm's implementation of Excel. Life-changing.
I did...poorly.
Antidepressants or Tolkien?
I totally failed. 🤣🤣🤣 antidepressantsortolkien.now…
*tap tap tap* Is this thing on? Been a minute since I tweeted from here. Some things have happened...
ALT Baby James at 3 months old, shown with a banana for scale
James Junger retweeted
Due to the strain placed on the health care system as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS has issued a memo prioritizing certain long-term care facility surveys. For information about how this will affect providers visit: bit.ly/3aiGiIX.
James Junger retweeted
Quick access to #COVID19 funding is critical for #healthcare providers. My @HallRender colleagues have a helpful guide on #Medicare's recent release on accessing interest-free payment advances.
BREAKING NEWS: #Medicare providers and suppliers can immediately request interest-free payment advances via existing accelerated advance payment program as described in #CMS' press release. Learn more: bit.ly/2yiFR36