On September 17, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services "CMS" published a proposed rule to reduce burdensome regulations affecting healthcare providers as part of its "Patients Over Paperwork" initiative which began in 2017. More…
On October 4, 2018, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration published a proposed rule (“LSA #18-251”) that overhauls its Medicaid program integrity requirements. LSA #18-251 revises, clarifies, and adds new provisions affecting nearly…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Partner Julie A. Rosenwinkel was named as the Most Influential Woman in Law by the Northwest Indiana Influential Women Association.
The eighth annual Influential Women of Northwest Indiana Awards ceremony was…
On July 10, 2018, President Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) that altered the manner in which Federal Administrative Law Judges (“ALJ”) are selected for service from competitive examination and competitive service selection procedures to…
On August 7, 2018, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion No. 18-08, which evaluated a proposal by six government-operated fire departments (the “Departments”) to enter into a mutual aid agreement to provide unscheduled,…
Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that Tom Kmiecik has recently been named as the firm’s new Chief Operating Officer. Kmiecik will focus his efforts on overseeing the day-to-day operations of Krieg DeVault’s seven offices, spanning four…
As reported in CMS’s MLNConnects (click here for release), CMS recently proposed significant regulatory changes that would reduce the burden of Medicare paperwork and thereby increase the amount of time that physicians and other clinicians can spend…
Whether you are the Privacy Officer, the Security Officer, or both, the question remains the same. When was the last time you scheduled a "walk through" of your work space for the sole purpose of looking into the "eyeballs" of your personnel and…
The Joint Commission (“JC”) recently released a new Standards FAQ (“FAQ”) setting forth guidelines that should be followed when physicians or other licensed independent practitioners (“LIPs”) use documentation assistants (referred to herein as…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that 10 attorneys have been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers® in America Listing. Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both…
On August 7, 2018, the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance on disposing of electronic devices and media1. This guidance is important for all healthcare providers as it applies to any covered entities or business associates that store…
The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published a report in July of 2018 (“Report”) regarding weaknesses by Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (“MCO”) to identify fraud and abuse in the Medicaid program1. In general, the…
