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Dec 10, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Michele L. Buenafe |Andrew Gray IV |Jacob Harper
The Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Services Bill, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, imposes new requirements on California healthcare providers that use generative artificial intelligence tools to generate patient communications. This law introduces new guardrails for California healthcare providers that deploy GenAI to reach their patients and is part of a broader effort by California to regulate the rapidly growing generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) sector.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Jacob Harper
Effective February 1, 2025, all business entities
registered in the Ontario Business Registry must use a Company Key
to conduct any transactions whether this is filing directly through
the Ontario Business Registry self-serve portal, through an
Intermediary or through a Service Provider.
A business entity's Company Key consists of a series of
digits and/or characters that is unique to it.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Jacob Harper
Embarking on the entrepreneurial journey in Canada is
thrilling and starting a business right means understanding the
different types of structures available and ins and outs of what
they might require.
If you're wondering what it takes to start a business right,
our business team has you covered.
In Canada, there are several types of business structures that
individuals and entities can choose from, each comes with its own
advantages and disadvantages.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Jacob Harper |Jonathan York
As noted in our recent LawFlash, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force (CFETF) recently released its annual compilation report of its efforts to combat fraud related to pandemic relief programs since 2020.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Jacob Harper |Tesch Leigh West
The Medicare program is broken down into four parts. Part A covers the cost of healthcare items and services provided during inpatient hospital stays as well as skilled nursing facility, hospice, and some home health care. Part B covers certain physician services, outpatient care, medical supplies, and preventive services.
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Feb 26, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Meredith Auten |Jacob Harper |Kathleen McDermott
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Division released its annual fraud statistics on February 22, highlighted by False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments exceeding $2.68 billion in fiscal year 2023. DOJ released these annual fraud statistics, detailing its wins in the prior fiscal year, in conjunction with remarks delivered by DOJ Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton at the Federal Bar Association Qui Tam Section Conference.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Jacob Harper |Scott Memmott |Jonathan York
The Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC), an annual report jointly issued by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), can be helpful in predicting DOJ and HHS priorities for the coming year. In the FY 2022 HCFAC, DOJ and HHS not only highlighted a series of fraud and abuse enforcement wins, but also indicated increased activity by and with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the DOJ Consumer Protection Branch (CPB).
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Jacob Harper |Rachel Lamparelli
Digital health—that is, medical care enhanced or made possible by the use of technology—has changed the landscape of healthcare in America. Innovation in this sector is at an all-time high and 2024 will no doubt see greater expansion and acceptance of digital health within the care continuum. Much of the momentum associated with digital health implementation stems from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Public Health Emergency (PHE) declared to address it.
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Nov 6, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Felicia Alexander |Jacob Harper |Rachel Lamparelli
The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented a final rule, effective November 13, 2023, designed to enhance the oversight of hospice providers throughout the United States and increase regulatory scrutiny of poor-performing hospices through the Hospice Special Focus Program (SFP). In recent months, CMS has expanded its focus on addressing the significant increase in the number of hospices enrolling in the Medicare program and related program integrity risks.
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Nov 5, 2023 | 
newsbreak.com | Jacob Harper
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