North Carolina Healthcare Report

Recent Posts from North Carolina Healthcare Report

• Six North Carolina Hospitals Owe State Health Plan $2.5M for Overcharges

  Becker’s Hospital Review is reporting that six hospitals in North Carolina are being asked to repay approximately $2.5 million in overpayments made by the state health plan, which is administered by Blue Cross Blue Shield…

• Top Concerns for Hospitals, ASC’s, Dialysis, Radiation Oncology and Home Health Businesses

  We’d like to invite you to share with us your top business and legal concerns. Please either leave your thoughts in the comments or reach out to us by email, Twitter or the “Contact Us”…

• Text of Senate Finance Committee Proposed Healthcare Reform Bill Released

  The text of the proposed Senate Finance Committee Healthcare Reform Bill has been released. You can find a copy here: http://finance.senate.gov/press/Bpress/2009press/prb102009c.pdf

• HHS Issues Regulations Regarding Notification of Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information

  A group of our colleagues at McGuireWoods have authored a short summary of the proposed final regulations related to notification of breaches of unsecured PHI under the recent HIPAA changes made by the HITECH Act.…

• Save the Date: 2009 NC Healthcare Provider Conference – Charlotte, NC – Sept. 24

  SAVE THE DATE 2009 North Carolina Health Care Provider Conference: Confronting Quality & Cost Challenges September 24, 2009 The Westin Charlotte 601 South College Street Charlotte, North Carolina 11:30 a.m., Registration Noon, Program 5 p.m.,…

• Post-Acute and Senior Care Conference – Sept. 10 – Raleigh, NC

  From Hospital to Home: Paying for the Next Evolution of Post-Acute and Senior Care Thursday, September 10, 2009 9:30 a.m. (Registration) 10 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. Marriott Hotel City Center 500 Fayetteville Street Raleigh, North…

• FAQ: Advance Directives in Ambulatory Surgery Centers

  Several of our colleagues at McGuireWoods have published an updated FAQ on advance directives in ambulatory surgery centers. The update was authored by Nathan Kottkamp, Kara Friedman and Scott Becker. The authors can be reached…

• Bart Walker to Speak at SC ASC Association Meeting – July 14 in Columbia, SC

  I will be speaking at the upcoming South Carolina ASC Association Meeting on July 14th from Noon til 2pm in Columbia, SC. More information about the meeting can be found here. You can visit the…

• North Carolina Budget Cuts Targeting Health Care Programs and Initiatives

    On May 28, 2009 the North Carolina House Appropriations Subcommittee for Health and Human Services distributed its proposed list of budget cuts for the fiscal years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.[1]  The extensive health care cuts…

• Vermont Expands Physician Gift Ban and Disclosure Policy to Apply to Device Manufacturers

  A growing number of states are expanding restrictions on gifts to physicians from pharamceutical and medical device companies. In one recent example, Vermont has enacted  new legislation that forbids almost all medical device manufacturer gifts…