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(May 10, 2010): Normally there is statute of limitations that will apply to most civil lawsuits. This means that a claim must be filed in Court within a certain time after the action complained about occurred. For instance, in Texas, if you are involved in a motor vehicle accident and suffer an injury you must …
City / Municipality Statute of Limitations Issues Read More »
(July 14, 2010): Imagine a Zone Program Integrity Contractor (ZPIC) handing you a claim analysis rife with alleged errors, an indecipherable list of statistical formulae, and an extrapolated recovery demand that will cripple your practice or clinic. What steps should you take to analyze their work? Based on our experience, providers can and should carefully …
Don’t Take ZPIC Extrapolation Calculations at Face Value Read More »
(July 7, 2010): Earlier today, President Obama announced the recess appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick to be the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). He was nominated on April 19, 2010. According to the White House’s press release, Dr. Berwick is a pediatrician, Harvard University professor, and President and Chief Executive …
President Obama Appoints Dr. Donald Berwick as the New Head of CMS. Read More »
(July 2, 2010): The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) audit program involving Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) is now permanent and nationwide. As we discussed in Part I of this series, while small providers were largely ignored during the demonstration program, physicians, home health, hospice, and durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers should be on the …
(June 29, 2010): In Part I of this series, we reacquainted you with the design and purpose of the now permanent Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program. Although RACs largely focused on inpatient care during CMS’ demonstration program, RACs are a real threat to small providers that don’t have the intensive compliance programs in place that …
(April 26, 2010): Part III: Analysis and Conclusion In the midst of an economic downturn, headlines are filled with accounts of failed corporations and bankruptcies as well as notorious government bailouts. There are many threatened lawsuits directed at officers and Directors of corporations for breaches of their fiduciary duties or seeking judicial declarations that corporations …
Part III: Issues When Dealing with a Failed Corporation — Analysis and Conclusion Read More »
(April 26, 2010): This is the second installment of a three-part article by David P. Parker examining the fiduciary duties of officers and directors of insolvent corporations and corporations operating in the so-called “Zone of Insolvency.” In Gheewalla, a significant Delaware law decision regarding creditors’ ability to sue corporate fiduciaries, the Delaware Supreme Court addressed …
Part II: The “Zone of Insolvency” — the Delaware Example Read More »
(April 23, 2010): This is the first installment of a three part article by David Parker examining the Fiduciary Duties of Officers and Directors of Insolvent Corporations and Corporations operating in the so called “Zone of Insolvency.” Part I: The Fiduciary Duties of Officers and Directors of an Insolvent Corporation: Over the next few days, …
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(April 3, 2010): The Federal government is taking considerable steps to stop Medicare fraud and abuse. Notably, the number of publicly-disclosed HEAT Strike Force investigations and prosecutions in Texas significantly increased last month. Two of the cases disclosed involved mental health professionals: A Psychologist was convicted of health care fraud and money laundering, …
HEAT Strike Force Update: Prosecutions in Texas Increased in March 2010 Read More »
(March 29, 2010): A Federal court recently preliminarily approved a $55.95 million settlement involving securities claims against outside directors in a case against Peregrine Systems, Inc. This is one of the largest ever recorded settlements involving outside directors, and is significant in D&O insurance issues. Pursuant to the settlement, several former Peregrine directors agreed to settle …
D&O Insurance Coverage: Understanding the Role of Outside Directors Read More »
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