Other
Providers
Physician Practices, Provider
Networks,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers, and Medical Equipment
Suppliers, Etc.
Miles & Peters advises clients concerning choice of business entities and
changes in organizational structure to tailor their businesses to their individual
needs. These services range from formation of small businesses to the organization
and formation of provider networks. The firm also advises buyers and sellers
in the acquisition, sale or merger of their businesses involving either assets
or equity interests. Miles & Peters attorneys also counsel on a wide range
of other commercial issues including leasing, complex commercial contracts and
legal opinions for purchase and sale transactions or refinancing.
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DHHS OIG SAYS LAB’S PROPOSAL
TO OFFER DIALYSIS FACILITIES FREE LAB SERVICES IS SUSPECT UNDER ANTI KICKBACK
STATUTE
A laboratory’s proposal to provide free lab test preparation services
and supplies to dialysis facilities could generate prohibited remuneration
under the Anti Kickback Statute and lead to the imposition of administrative
sanctions, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector
General (OIG) found in Advisory Opinion NO. 04-16. The OIG found the proposed
arrangement problematic.
To read Advisory Opinion No. 04-16, which was posted November 24, go to http://www.healthlawyers.org/docs/ask2004/AO_0416.pdf. <TOP>
DOJ
OFFERS GUIDANCE ON NONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST
LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKERS
The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice issued guidance
October 26 on what recipients of federal assistance-including hospitals-must
do to ensure they are not discriminating against those with limited English
proficiency.
The guidance is online at www.usdoj.gov/crt/cor/lep/Oct26Memorandum.htm.
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CMS PUBLISHES NATIONAL PROVIDER
IDENTIFIER FINAL RULE
On January 23, 2004 CMS published the long awaited National Provider Identifier
(NPT) final rule. This NPT final rule requires all health care organizations
to use an assigned identifier for each health care provider when filing and
processing electronic claims and other standard transactions.
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