Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Anita M. Alsterda has joined in the firm's Litigation Practice Group as a Paralegal, where she focuses in defense of medical malpractice claims filed against hospitals. She assists clients with requests,…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights and The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology recently published a new fact sheet entitled “Permitted Uses and Disclosures: Exchange for Health…
The FDA continues to monitor and assess potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities associated with radio frequency (“RF”) enabled implantable devices. The FDA recently reviewed St. Jude Medical’s Merlin@home Transmitter and software patch – an…
On January 3, 2017, the Indiana Department of Insurance (“Department”) issued Bulletin 235, titled “Interest Rate for Failure to Pay a Clean Claim,” clarifying the interest rate calculated on clean claims pursuant to Indiana Code Sections 27-8-5.7…
On January 9, 2017, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (the “OIG”) released a thirty-two page report detailing its review of NorthShore University HealthSystem’s (“NorthShore”) Medicare compliance during…
On January 13, 2017 CMS published a comprehensive final rule revising the conditions of participation (“COPs”) that home health agencies (“HHAs”) must abide by in order to participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs. Through the changes to these…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that the firm’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Practice Group has played a key role in the owners of Phacil, Inc. (Arlington, Virginia) turning over ownership of the 15-year old company to its 850 employees…
On January 9, 2017, the United Stated Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (HHS) announced that it has issued its first enforcement action with a healthcare entity due to the entity’s alleged failure to notify affected…
On December 31, 2016, a Federal District Court judge in Texas issued an order (the “Order”) temporarily preventing the Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights from enforcing certain sections of the new anti-discrimination regulations issued…
On January 5, 2017, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut and the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced that they had entered into an agreement with John Dempsey Hospital, a subsidiary of University of Connecticut Health…
Question: We recently had an elderly customer sign a power of attorney (POA) form allowing her caretaker to help with her finances. Several years ago, the same customer had provided her son with a POA. Last week the customer’s caretaker came into…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce the promotions of five attorneys to Senior Associates – William J. Barkimer, Blake P. Holler, Meghan M. Linvill McNab, Terry A. Oznick, and Lauren C. Sorrell. Prior to becoming Senior Associates with the firm,…
