Category: Regulatory Review

By Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq.

February 2010 — The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 establishes an incentive payment program to eligible professionals and eligible hospitals that participate in the meaningful use of certified EHR technology.

By Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq.

January 2010 — Marketing is an integral component of any business enterprise’s efforts to maintain and expand its economic base. At the beginning of this New Year, many imaging providers likely will strategize about their 2010 marketing programs as they contemplate the prospects of declining reimbursement and heightened regulatory scrutiny.

By Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq.

September 2009 — Pursuant to Section 135 (a) of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA), January 1, 2012 will be a turning point for providers of the technical component (TC) of advanced diagnostic imaging services.

By Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq.

August 2009 — Last year, on August 19, 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published final Stark rules in its 2009 Final Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Rule (the “Final Rule”). The Final Rule contains 3 significant modifications to the Stark regulations which become effective this year on October 1, 2009. This article addresses these modifications and their implications for common diagnostic imaging arrangements.