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Hershey abc360 Registration Now Open – Featuring the Brand New CADS Course!
New “CADS” Documentation Course Being Launched at abc360 Hershey in October!
New Medicare “Locality Rule” May Lead to Denied Mileage Claims
New Medicare “Locality Rule” May Lead to Denied Mileage Claims
PWW’s Live Update - HIPAA Summit in DC
PWW’s resident “HIPAA guru” Ryan Stark is in Washington, DC at the National HIPAA Summit. Here’s a live update:
New OCR Director
CMS Extends Moratoria on Non-Emergency Part B Suppliers
CMS announced in the Federal Register on January 9, 2017 that it is extending the temporary enrollment statewide moratoria for Part B ground non-emergency ambulance suppliers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Texas for an additional six (6) months. The extension is effective January 29, 2017 (no
OIG Issues Safe-Harbor for Government Ambulance Agencies
On December 7, 2016, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published a new “safe harbor” regulation under the anti-kickback statute (AKS).
Announcing The National Conference on EMS Law and Policy
Page, Wolfberg & Wirth and Jems are proud to be teaming up to bring you the National Conference on EMS Law and Policy. This unique and insightful one-day workshop will be held on February 22, 2017 in Salt Lake City in conjunction with the EMS Today conference.
Phishing Email Disguised as Official OCR Audit Communication
The HHS Office for Civil Rights in Action released an important alert on November 28, 2016 regarding an email scam. The full alert is below:
Federal Court Issues Nationwide Injunction Stopping New Overtime Regulations from Going Into Effect
What we pointed out last week could potentially happen due to pending litigation, has indeed happened. On November 22, 2016, a federal district court judge in Texas issued a temporary injunction blocking the new federal overtime rules that were set to become effective December 1.