Danielle Scheer

Oct 9, 2024 | lexology.com | Tony Maida |Emily Cook |Monica Wallace |Nicholas Alarif |Danielle Scheer |Abby Higgins

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for August 2024.

Dec 27, 2023 | lexology.com | Chelsea M. Rutherford |Caroline Reignley |Tony Maida |Monica Wallace |Danielle Scheer

On November 29, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2024 annual update to the designated health services (DHS) Code List. This annual update includes important changes for Medicare providers who rely on the Code List to ensure financial relationships with physicians remain in compliance with the federal physician self-referral law (the Stark Law). Of particular note, CMS has clarified that certain definitive drug testing codes will be considered DHS.

Nov 15, 2023 | lexology.com | Monica Wallace |Tony Maida |Nicholas Alarif |Sandra M. DiVarco |Danielle Scheer |Abby Higgins

On November 6, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published the General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) as a revised reference guide for the healthcare compliance community and other healthcare stakeholders. The GCPG is part of the ongoing OIG modernization initiative announced on April 24, 2023, and summarizes the federal laws, OIG resources and compliance program infrastructure.