Health Care

Krieg DeVault offers one of the most sophisticated groups devoted to health care in the country, and serves a full range of health care providers and provider organizations. Our lawyers have an absolute understanding of providers’ businesses and regulatory needs – often from their own experience as hospital administrators and directors, industry association leaders, government advisors, and health care practitioners – and have been instrumental in the development of public policies that benefit the health care sector. We ensure that hospitals, senior living facilities, physician groups, and similar organizations follow best practices for governance, operations, and compliance. Few law firms surpass our ability to resolve the regulatory and transactional issues involved with business combinations and market expansion, from risk assessment to staff relations to governmental approval.  We don’t just advise our clients on health care law; we use our industry knowledge to help them avoid problems, pursue opportunities, and better serve their patients.

Firm News and Events

November 20, 2024
Erika Steuerwald Joins Krieg DeVault’s Health Care Practice adding depth to the Firm’s Long Term Care and Acute Care Teams

Health Care

October 22, 2024
CMS Reporting Requirements for Nursing Facilities: Fast Tracking the Start Line

Litigation

October 7, 2024
Is the Heyday of Whistleblowers Coming to a Close?

Firm News and Events

August 8, 2024
Madison H. Harada Joins Krieg DeVault's Health Care Practice

Governmental Affairs and Public Advocacy

June 5, 2024
Party Like It's July 1, 2024

Health Care

June 3, 2024
HIPAA Sanction Policies: The Importance of Enforcement

Firm News and Events

May 30, 2024
The Indiana Lawyer Names Senior Associate Grant M. Achenbach a 2024 Up and Coming Lawyer

Firm News and Events

May 23, 2024
Partner and Firm Executive Committee Member Brian M. Heaton Elected to Serve as President of the Board of Directors of the Association for Corporate Growth Indiana

Thought Leadership

May 20, 2024
New Additions to Federal Anti-Discrimination Rules Giving Healthcare Providers Regulatory Déjà Vu

Thought Leadership

May 20, 2024
Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health

Thought Leadership

May 20, 2024
The Final Direction: New Final Medicaid Rules for State Directed Payments

Business

April 23, 2024
Indiana Enacts Senate Enrolled Act 9 Requiring Notice of Certain Health Care Transactions

Health Care

March 26, 2024
Updated CMS Reporting Requirements for Nursing Facilities

Litigation

March 26, 2024
False Claims Act Jury Verdict Halved as Unconstitutionally Excessive

Health Care

March 19, 2024
New HHS Guidance: Safeguarding Patient Rights in Hospital and Long-Term Health Facility Visitation Policies

Health Care

March 19, 2024
Federal Court of Appeals Lifts Stay of Indiana’s Prohibition on Gender Transition Services to Minors

Estate Planning & Personal Services

February 27, 2024
Putting the PURPOSE in a Trust: Using a Purpose Trust in a Business Succession Plan

Business

February 23, 2024
Impact of AI in the M & A Sector: Key Advantages, Challenges, and Considerations

Health Care

February 13, 2024
Indiana Unlikely to Deliver 340B a Reprieve from 340B Restrictions 

Health Care

February 13, 2024
Don’t Forget About the Leap Year - Annual HIPAA Breach Notification Deadline Fast-Approaching

Health Care

February 13, 2024
CMS's New Federal Prior Authorization Rule: An Eventual Step In the Right Direction

Krieg DeVault Podcast Series

January 4, 2024
Navigating Digital Privacy in Healthcare: Understanding Web Tracking and HIPAA Concerns (Podcast)

Health Care

November 29, 2023
The OIG’s New Unified Compliance Resource Tool: You’ve Been “Voluntold” to Comply

Health Care

November 29, 2023
Lawsuit Challenges HHS Guidance on the Use of Web Tracking Technologies

Health Care

November 14, 2023
Expansion of Medicare Coverage for Behavioral Health Services

Secured Lender

November 2, 2023
President Biden Issues Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

Firm News and Events

November 1, 2023
Partner Stephanie T. Eckerle Named Chair of Krieg DeVault’s Health Care Practice

Health Care

October 3, 2023
A Time to Change

Business

August 31, 2023
Is Your Business Ready? Preparing for and Complying with the Corporate Transparency Act

Health Care

August 16, 2023
SURPRISE! Federal Alternative Dispute Resolution Grinds to a Halt

Firm News and Events

July 31, 2023
Frank A. Hoffman Joins Krieg DeVault’s Public Finance and Municipal Practice

Health Care

July 6, 2023
Inquiring Minds Want to Know - Limit Access to PHI to Prevent Snooping

Health Care

June 30, 2023
Rapid Modernization: Major Changes Coming to the Professional Licensing Agency

Firm News and Events

June 26, 2023
Partner Stephanie T. Eckerle Named to the Board of Directors of The Children’s TherAplay Foundation, Inc.

Health Care

June 13, 2023
A Direct Proposal: New Proposed Medicaid Rules for State Directed Payments

Health Care

May 19, 2023
Don’t Let the End of the Public Health Emergency Create a Compliance Problem

Health Care

May 9, 2023
CMS Runs Out of Patience: Hospital Price Transparency Rules to Face Stricter Enforcement

Health Care

May 8, 2023
Long Term Reform Coming to Long Term Care: What Changed in the 2023 Indiana Legislative Session

Labor and Employment

April 26, 2023
New Law Further Restricts Indiana Physician Noncompetes

Firm News and Events

March 15, 2023
Christopher J. Kulik Joins Krieg DeVault’s Health Care Practice

Firm News and Events

February 13, 2023
April L. Aldridge Joins Krieg DeVault’s Health Care Practice

Health Care

February 8, 2023
CMS's Proposed Government Overpayment Rule Is Sure to Make You Sleep Less (Podcast)

Health Care

January 18, 2023
CMS’s Proposed Government Overpayment Rule Sure to Make You Sleep Less

Health Care

January 12, 2023
Beware of the DEA Scam

Health Care

January 12, 2023
HHS Proposes Rules to Make Part 2 Regulations and HIPAA Consistent    

Health Care

January 6, 2023
Are You Compliant with Indiana’s Annual Hospital Public Forum Requirement?

Litigation

December 21, 2022
Religious Health Care Providers, The ACA, And Gender Transition Procedures

Firm News and Events

November 1, 2022
Krieg DeVault Adds Associates Andrew N. Warner, Katelyn E. Doering, Alexus D. Lucas, and Michael J. Moser

Health Care

September 29, 2022
Private Equity Investment in Medical Practices Series: STEP 3 - Pre-Sale Diligence

Health Care

September 14, 2022
PHI Here, There, and Everywhere - Liability for Improper Disposal of Items Containing PHI

Firm News and Events

August 18, 2022
13 Krieg DeVault Attorneys Recognized by 2023 Best Lawyers®; 7 Named to the 2023 Best Lawyers in America® Listing; 1 Receives “Lawyer of the Year” Designation; 6 Receive “Ones to Watch” Designation

Health Care

July 21, 2022
Temporary Medical Licenses Preserved into October as Public Health Emergency Renewed at 11th Hour

Health Care

June 30, 2022
Come One, Come All: New Reciprocity Laws for Health Care Professionals in Indiana

Health Care

June 13, 2022
Transparency is the Name of the Game

Health Care

April 8, 2022
Private Equity Investment in Medical Practices Series: STEP 2 - Should I Use a Broker?

Health Care

March 8, 2022
Private Equity Investment in Medical Practices Series: Buying or Selling a Medical Practice - STEP 1 - The Nondisclosure Agreement

Firm News and Events

February 1, 2022
Julie A. Johnsten and Crystal L. Stallworth Join Krieg DeVault as Paralegals

Labor and Employment

January 20, 2022
CMS Issues Supplemental Guidance on Interim Final Rule on Vaccination for States Impacted by Recent Supreme Court Ruling

Firm News and Events

January 10, 2022
Partner Shelley M. Jackson Named a Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Indianapolis Bar Association

Health Care

August 31, 2021
Getting Staff to Report Impaired Physicians May Have Just Become More Difficult

Health Care

August 31, 2021
What is a “Referral” Under the Anti-Kickback Statute?

Health Care

August 21, 2021
Into the Unknown: A look Into the Uncertain Future of New Surprise Billing Laws (Podcast)

Health Care

August 19, 2021
Rural Emergency Hospital Providers - What We Know and What's to Come

Health Care

August 10, 2021
Indiana’s New Advanced Health Care Directive

Labor and Employment

August 6, 2021
Vaccine Verdict: 7th Circuit Declares Indiana University’s Vaccine Mandate Constitutional

Health Care

July 15, 2021
Don’t Be Caught by Surprise! Prepare for New Medical Surprise Billing Laws Effective January 1, 2022

Health Care

June 28, 2021
Congress Reintroduces Marijuana Data Collection Act: Reevaluating Federal Marijuana Policy

Labor and Employment

June 21, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates in the Workplace (Podcast)

Health Care

June 14, 2021
Balancing Patient Privacy with Access to Electronic Medical Records Could Trigger Medical Malpractice Liability

Health Care

May 7, 2021
Veterans Medical Marijuana Bills Introduced Ahead of Military Appreciation Month

Health Care

April 20, 2021
Between a Rock and a Hard Place – 340B Covered Entities Sidelined as Battle Over Drug Pricing Continues

Health Care

April 20, 2021
Constant Vigilance! Recent Microsoft Exchange Hack Reveals the High Cost of Letting Your Guard Down.

Health Care

March 23, 2021
Time for a Check Up: HIPAA Privacy Rule Modified for the First Time Since 2013

Health Care

November 16, 2020
Don't Lose Focus on Your Compliance with Important COVID-19 Requirements

Health Care

November 16, 2020
Animals Welcome? Legal Protections for Assistance Animals

Health Care

November 3, 2020
ONC Extends Information Blocking Deadlines

Health Care

November 3, 2020
COVID-19, Faith, and 'Technical Assistance' from OCR

Health Care

October 23, 2020
CMS's Dramatic Price Transparency Rule Set to Take Effect January 1, 2021

Health Care

October 23, 2020
Patient May Raise Vicarious Liability of Hospital for Unnamed Physicians in Medical Review Panel Submission

Labor and Employment

October 20, 2020
Unpacking Schrems II: The Demise of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

Health Care

October 19, 2020
Anesthesiologist's Business Card Given to Patient on Morning of Surgery Probably Won't Absolve Hospital of Liability

Health Care

October 19, 2020
Indiana Improves Telemedicine Reimbursement During COVID Emergency

Health Care

October 7, 2020
Helping Hoosiers: Indiana Extends Flexibility on Temporary Licensing of Health Care Workers

Health Care

September 15, 2020
CMS Takes into Consideration the “Totality of the Circumstances” in Withdrawing its Far Reaching Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule

Health Care

September 14, 2020
Recruiting Success Tips for Progressive Practices

Health Care

September 2, 2020
Check Before You Repay: CMS Contractors' Overpayment Extrapolation Methods Questioned

Health Care

September 2, 2020
Nursing Homes: Immediate Enforcement Action and New COVID-19 Testing and Reporting Requirements

Health Care

July 29, 2020
OCR Seeks Balance Between COVID-19 Precautions and Fundamental Religious Liberties

Health Care

July 20, 2020
Acknowledging State Challenges in Medicaid Administration

Health Care

July 14, 2020
IRS Adds Frequently Asked Questions Addressing Taxation of Provider Relief Payments

Health Care

July 14, 2020
Don't Be Surprised by Indiana's New Surprise Billing Requirements Effective July 1, 2020

Health Care

June 18, 2020
Nursing Homes Required to Test All Staff Members for COVID-19

Health Care

June 9, 2020
How Does My Compliance Program Measure Up?

Health Care

June 4, 2020
Don't Be Complacent, Be Compliant - CMS and OIG Online Sources Continue to Provide Important Compliance and COVID-19 Updates

Health Care

June 3, 2020
When It Rains, It Pours - Nursing Facilities to Face Imminent Survey Activity, Enhanced Enforcement Actions, and Staff Testing Requirements as a Result of COVID-19

Health Care

May 18, 2020
Protect Yourself from Anti-Kickback Statute Liability When Donating PPE

Health Care

May 17, 2020
Indiana Imposes Requirements on Physician Noncompete Provisions

Health Care

May 5, 2020
New FAQ Addresses Eligibility of §115 Hospitals for PPP Loans

Health Care

May 3, 2020
CMS Publishes New Medicare Changes to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic

Health Care

April 19, 2020
CMS Announces Recommendations for Reopening Facilities to Provide Non-Emergent Health Care

Health Care

April 9, 2020
Governor Holcomb Issues Additional Licensure Waivers to Increase Health Providers Available to Address COVID-19

Health Care

April 5, 2020
OCR Relaxes Enforcement For Pandemic-Related Disclosures of PHI During Public Health Emergency

Health Care

March 30, 2020
Governor Holcomb Waives More Indiana Health Care Laws in Executive Order 20-13 to Address COVID-19

Health Care

March 29, 2020
Indiana Responds to COVID with Changes to Prior Authorization and Telemedicine

Health Care

March 29, 2020
CMS Expands and Makes Advance Medicare Payments More Available to Address Cash Flow Affected by COVID-19

Health Care

March 26, 2020
The CARES Act: Provisions Relevant to Health Care Providers & Access to Health Care Services

Health Care

March 26, 2020
Disclosure of Protected Health Information to Emergency Personnel and Public Health Authorities During COVID-19

Health Care

March 23, 2020
CMS Releases Telehealth Toolkits

Health Care

March 22, 2020
OCR Issues FAQs on Telemedicine Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Health Care

March 22, 2020
Safeguarding Confidential Information In Remote Work Configurations

Health Care

March 19, 2020
Indiana Medicaid Covers Telemedicine Services in COVID-19 Response

Labor and Employment

March 18, 2020
PTO Donations and COVID-19 

Health Care

March 18, 2020
DEA Removes In-Person Examination Requirement for Prescribing Controlled Substances Amid COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Health Care

March 17, 2020
CMS and OIG Temporarily Clear Regulatory Obstacles to Expand Telehealth Coverage to Address COVID-19

Health Care

March 17, 2020
OCR Temporarily Lessens HIPAA Requirements for Telecommunications in Wake of COVID-19

Health Care

March 15, 2020
1135 Waiver Response TO COVID-19

Health Care

March 12, 2020
State Medicaid Programs Respond to Coronavirus

Health Care

March 12, 2020
The Impact of HIPAA on Disclosures Related to COVID-19

Business

March 2, 2020
Proposed Regulations on Meals and Entertainment Expenses

Health Care

February 4, 2020
Failure to Encrypt Mobile Devices Results in a $3 Million Mistake

Firm News and Events

February 2, 2020
Shelley M. Jackson Joins Krieg DeVault's Health Care and Labor & Employment Practice Groups

Health Care

January 9, 2020
Property Tax Exemptions Threatened for Indiana Nonprofit Hospitals

Health Care

January 9, 2020
Proposed Bill Would Require Medical Bill and Out of Pocket Estimates to Patients

Firm News and Events

January 1, 2020
Krieg DeVault Announces 2020 Partners - Meghan M. Linvill McNab and Shannon L. Noder

Thought Leadership

May 21, 2019
HHS Announces Changes to Maximum Monetary Penalties for HIPAA Violations

Thought Leadership

May 21, 2019
How "Effective" Is Your Compliance Program?

Thought Leadership

April 9, 2019
Medical Record Documentation: Is it a “No” or a “Not Completed”?

Thought Leadership

April 8, 2019
OCR Concludes Investigation of Allegations that the State of Hawaii Unlawfully Discriminated Against Pregnancy Resource Centers

Thought Leadership

April 8, 2019
D.C. District Court Invalidates Medicaid Work Requirements

Health Care

April 9, 2019
New Medicare Payment Model for Emergency Ambulance Services

Thought Leadership

April 8, 2019
HIPAA, Individual Rights and Personal Representatives

Thought Leadership

March 25, 2019
Going, Going, Gone - Important Medical Records Considerations for Physicians Planning to Close Their Practice

Thought Leadership

March 19, 2019
HIPAA Violation Leads to Criminal Conviction of Former Patient Coordinator

Thought Leadership

March 5, 2019
Indiana Medicaid Finalizes Rule Affecting ABA Therapy Services

Thought Leadership

March 5, 2019
Tidying Up for 2019: Are Your Estate Planning Documents in Order?

Thought Leadership

February 17, 2019
OCR Breaks All-Time Record in 2018 with Final HIPAA Settlement for the Year

Thought Leadership

February 17, 2019
OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion on Waiver of Cost-Sharing Amounts for Charitable Pediatric Care

Thought Leadership

February 4, 2019
Updates to the Office of Inspector General Work Plan and Compliance Website

Thought Leadership

January 23, 2019
The HIPAA “Top Ten” For Health Care Board Members

Thought Leadership

January 22, 2019
Conscience and Religious Freedom Division of the Office of Civil Rights Concludes California Violated Conscience Protection Laws

Health Care

January 22, 2019
Indiana Proposes New Rule Impacting Pharmacy Reimbursement

Thought Leadership

January 7, 2019
Indiana Medicaid Rule Changes to Expect for 2019

Thought Leadership

January 7, 2019
HHS Seeks Comments on Changes to HIPAA to Promote Improved Care Coordination

Thought Leadership

January 7, 2019
Responding to Online Patient Reviews: Legal and Practical Considerations for Physicians

Thought Leadership

December 17, 2018
Failure to Terminate Access to PHI Leads to HIPAA Violation

Health Care

December 17, 2018
Medicaid Presumptive Eligibility Moves to Fee-For-Service

Health Care

December 17, 2018
Expanded Medicaid Treatment Options for Individuals with Substance Use Disorder and Serious Mental Illness

Thought Leadership

December 13, 2018
Protecting Patient Information: The Importance of a Business Associate Agreement Under HIPAA

Health Care

December 12, 2018
CMS Rule Reducing Medicare Payments for Certain Clinic Visits by Off-Campus PBDs

Health Care

December 12, 2018
US Department of Justice Announces Changes to Corporate Investigation Protocol

Firm News and Events

December 9, 2018
Brandon W. Shirley selected to Indiana State Bar Association's Leadership Development Academy Class of 2019

Thought Leadership

December 3, 2018
NPDB Guidebook Changes

Thought Leadership

December 3, 2018
We May Finally Know Whether Being a Tricare Provider Makes One a Federal Contractor

Thought Leadership

December 3, 2018
Important Organizational Safeguards to Manage Healthcare Business Relationships

Thought Leadership

November 18, 2018
Proposed Regulations Allowing for Expanded Usage of Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) - Another Step In President Trump's Focus on Health Care Reform

Thought Leadership

November 18, 2018
Proposed Regulations Allowing for Expanded Usage of Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) - Another Step In President Trump's Focus on Health Care Reform

Thought Leadership

November 18, 2018
HIPAA Business Associates … How Do I Know Thee?

Health Care

November 18, 2018
Managed Care Proposed Rule Summary

Thought Leadership

October 28, 2018
Upcoming INSPECT Compliance Dates

Thought Leadership

October 25, 2018
Lights, Camera, Sanction

Firm News and Events

October 22, 2018
Krieg DeVault Welcomes Three New Associates - Alexandria M. Foster, Scott C. Frissell, and Ben Vandeventer

Firm News and Events

September 30, 2018
Partner Julie A. Rosenwinkel named Most Influential Woman in Law by the Northwest Indiana Influential Women Association

Thought Leadership

August 7, 2018
HHS OIG Recommends Greater Efforts by Medicaid Managed Care Organizations in Identifying and Addressing Medicaid Fraud and Abuse

Thought Leadership

June 19, 2018
Indiana Medicaid Proposes Overhaul of Program Integrity Rules

Thought Leadership

June 19, 2018
Recent OIG Opinion Permits Free Samples to Patients

Thought Leadership

May 23, 2018
ISDH Issues Proposed Rule Amending the Newborn Screening Program

Thought Leadership

May 23, 2018
Importance Of Having A Contingency Plan

Thought Leadership

May 9, 2018
Update on the May Meeting of the Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse

Thought Leadership

May 9, 2018
Indiana Medicaid Finalizes Rule Changes Affecting Medicaid Home Health Providers

Thought Leadership

May 9, 2018
OCR Issues Guidance on the Performance of a HIPAA Risk Analysis v. a Gap Analysis

Thought Leadership

April 30, 2018
Bipartisan Budget Act Includes Important Changes to Fraud and Abuse Penalties

Thought Leadership

April 30, 2018
CMS Proposes Four Rules ??" SNF, IRF, Hospice, IPF

Thought Leadership

March 26, 2018
Indiana Legislature Modifies Medical Consent and POST Statutes

Thought Leadership

March 26, 2018
CMS Revises the MLN Telehealth Services Booklet

Thought Leadership

March 25, 2018
Legislation Streamlining Prior Authorization Requirements for Commercial Health Insurance Plans Becomes Law

Thought Leadership

March 19, 2018
Bill Requiring Practitioners to Check INSPECT Before Prescribing Passes House, Senate; Gov. Holcomb to Sign

Thought Leadership

March 18, 2018
CMS Reminder Regarding Services Rendered by Hospitals to Patients Staying in Other Facilities

Thought Leadership

March 4, 2018
CMS Reminds Providers to Report Changes in Ownership

Thought Leadership

March 4, 2018
Continuing HIPAA Obligations After a Business Ceases

Thought Leadership

March 4, 2018
OIG Approves of Hospital-Physician Gainsharing Arrangement, But Details Prove Critical

Thought Leadership

February 25, 2018
Passing of Bi-Partisan Budget Act Affects Medicaid Payments

Thought Leadership

February 25, 2018
Ability to Prescribe Buprenorphine Expanded to Mid-Level Practitioners

Thought Leadership

February 25, 2018
Recent OCR Resolution Agreement and Corrective Action Plan ... Lessons Learned

Thought Leadership

February 25, 2018
OIG Settles Cases Involving Allegations of EMTALA Violations

Thought Leadership

February 1, 2018
Dismissal of Non-Intervened Qui Tam Lawsuits

Thought Leadership

February 1, 2018
Recent DOJ Settlements with Physician Groups

Thought Leadership

February 1, 2018
D.C. District Court Clarifies Lab Requirement for Establishing Medical Necessity

Thought Leadership

February 1, 2018
HIPAA Security...Integrity Matters

Thought Leadership

January 9, 2018
CMS Issues Guidance Regarding Texting Physician Orders

Thought Leadership

January 3, 2018
Judge Allows Reduced 340B Payments, Effective 1/1/2018

Thought Leadership

January 3, 2018
Professional Licensing Changes Benefit Indiana Professional Corporation

Firm News and Events

January 2, 2018
Stacy Walton Long to Serve on Executive Women in Healthcare Board