The Medicare Home Health Patient Driven Grouping Model: New Requirements for Home Health Care

• Hinckley Allen Health Care
• September 5, 2019

The Medicare Home Health Patient Driven Grouping Model (PDGM), the most significant change to how agencies are reimbursed for home health services in 20 years, takes effect on January 1, 2020. Predicting the financial impact in transitioning to this new mo…

Tips for Recreational Marijuana Use Policies in “Social Model” Assisted Living Residences

• Hinckley Allen Health Care
• May 7, 2019

As more states consider legalizing recreational marijuana, assisted living residences (ALRs) face a unique challenge: residents that chose to use this product.  Formal guidance regarding how ALRs should address a resident’s use of recreational marijuana…

Doctor Who Gave Drug Representative Electronic Medical Record Access Begins Probation & Expresses Remorse for Criminal Act

• Health Care Compliance Association's "Privacy Report"
• February 1, 2019

Laura B. Angelini provides her insights in a recent article about a recent case regarding the False Claims Act, where a doctor violated HIPAA upon sharing protected health information with a representative from a pharmaceuticals company.

Recovery, Regulated: Compliance is Imperative for Addiction Treatment Programs

• Hinckley Allen Health Care Trends
• September 26, 2018

As the opioid crisis deepens—with more than two million Americans said to be dependent on prescription pain pills and street drugs—opioid treatment centers are part of a burgeoning industry estimated to reach over $42 billion by 2021. The 21st Century …

Criminal prosecution for violating HIPAA: an emerging threat to health care professionals

• STAT
• July 2, 2018

This article originally appeared on STAT on July 2, 2018.The term “HIPAA violation” can conjure up images of large-scale data breaches. But health care providers need to be aware that, in the midst of the federal government’s increased focus on frau…

Pennsylvania Health Network Accuses Hospital of Running Racket

• Bloomberg Law
• June 20, 2018

Laura B. Angelini provide their perspective on the latest update surrounding a Pennsylvania hospital accused of fraud.A large Pennsylvania hospital network is invoking a statute intended to deal with organized crime in claiming another hospital fraudulentl…