“Many hospitals are hiring and contracting with doctors to boost referrals and serve members in their coordinated-care networks. But how to pay...
How to Reconcile Integration with Anti-Kickback Laws and Market-Based Compensation
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Letter from DCF RE: Patient Brokering
Many of you have called me regarding letters you may have received from DCF regarding Patient Brokering. Please be aware that the letter has been...
Senate Bill 582 – Amended – Revised Staff Report
The fiscal impact issue has finally been addressed, again. And it says the same thing as the legislation did last year. Hence, another reason why we...
Insurance Fraud – More Fraud in the Substance Abuse Drug Screening Urinalysis Industry
Meant to include this one earlier, brought to our attention from our friends over at PathologyBlawg.com A chain of opiate addiction recovery...
Further Discussions on the Marketplace Impact of the Affordable Care Act
As initially predicted, the marketplace is moving towards consolidation of services and this may likely begin to see capture in the substance abuse...
CMS publishes final rule on direct patient access to test results
By The Pathology Blawg The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday published its final amendments to HIPAA and CLIA that will...
PALM BEACH LEGISLATORS WANT OVERSIGHT ON SOBER HOMES
As part of my ongoing commitment to keep Palm Beach County safe Sen. Jeff Clemens and I are gaining even more support on our bill regarding sober...
Payment system among the unconventional aspects of treatment center in Michigan
Best Drug Rehabilitation offers flat rate for residential services. A northern Michigan residential treatment program that offers customized...
Providers brace for fee-for-service conversion
Staffing, reporting, clinical, and claims management challenges await as grants give way to third-party payers. Historically, grant funding played...