Industry Alerts

Healthcare Alert — March 2012

Get Your 855s Ready – New Forms Are Up Just In Time for the CMS Revalidation Project

Emily Black Grey

Healthcare Alert — February 2012

Claims Data Sharing and HIPAA Privacy Compliance: Key Components for ACOs and Other Provider Networks

Clay J. Countryman

Healthcare Alert — January 2012

OIG Issues Favorable Opinion on Online Medical Information Sharing And Referral Database Service

Clay J. Countryman

Healthcare Alert — January 2012

Physician Noncompete Agreements—Are They Enforceable in Louisiana?

Jude Bursavich

Healthcare Alert — November 2011

Expanding Louisiana’s LINCCA Program:  The Physician UPL

Traci Thompson

Healthcare Alert — September 2011

OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion on Neurology Telemedicine Arrangement

Clay J. Countryman

Healthcare Alert — August 2011

Beyond the Basics — Understanding the Hospital UPL Program

Traci Thompson

Healthcare Alert — June 2011

Understanding Medicaid Supplemental Payments:  The Basics

Traci Thompson

Healthcare Alert — May 2011

Understanding Medicaid Supplemental Payments: The Basics

Traci Thompson

Healthcare Alert — February 2011

Medical Equipment: Component Parts: What Are They?

Eric B. Landry

Healthcare Alert — January 2011

CMS Seeks Comment on How EMTALA Should Apply to Inpatients and Hospitals with Specialized Capabilities

Emily Black Grey

Healthcare Alert — September 2010

CMS’ Stark Self-Disclosure Protocols: The Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of the New Process

Emily Black Grey

Healthcare Alert — August 2010

Healthcare Reform Adds New Requirements for Charitable Hospitals

Gregory D. Frost

Healthcare Alert — July 2010

CMS Unveils Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: New Disclosure Requirements Clarified

Traci S. Thompson

Healthcare Alert — July 2010

Grandfathered Health Plans Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Maintaining Grandfathered Status Under the Interim Rules

Van R. Mayhall, III

Healthcare Alert — July 2010

Producer Compensation, Rebates/Inducements and Value-Added Services

Van R. Mayhall, III

Healthcare Alert — May 2010

Illinois Court Holds that Medical Malpractice Cap on Damages is Unconstitutional: Will Louisiana Follow Suit?

Jennifer Sims

Healthcare Alert — April 2010

Reform Provisions Create Stricter Standards for Stark Law

Traci Thompson

Healthcare Alert — February 2010

GINA: Protecting Genetic Information

Emily Black Grey

Yvonne R. Olinde

Healthcare Alert — January 2010

Recent First Circuit Ruling Could Mean Tax Refunds for Healthcare Providers

Emily Black Grey

Healthcare Alert — December 2009

Allegations Of Driving An Ambulance Too Slowly Are Within The Scope Of The Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act

Michael C. Luquet

Healthcare Alert — December 2009

The Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal Has Held that the Louisiana Patient’s Compensation Fund’s Filing Fee is Constitutional

Michael C. Luquet

Healthcare Alert — June 2009

When Should Hospitals Report Crime?

Emily Black Grey

Healthcare Alert — May 2009

6th Circuit Decision Broadens Scope of EMTALA and Liability for Hospitals

Emily Black Grey

Healthcare Alert — February 2009

Federal Appeals Court Clarifies HCQIA Standard

Traci Thompson

Healthcare Alert — January 2009

Recent FMLA Changes Affect Healthcare Providers

Gregory D. Frost

Healthcare Alert — November 2008

Economic Instability and Healthcare: How Recent Market Volatility Impacts Hospitals and Health Systems

Traci Thompson

Healthcare Alert — October 2008

OIG Releases 2009 Work Plan

Emily Black Grey

Healthcare Alert — September 2008

Landmark Peer Review Ruling – Fifth Circuit Reverses Poliner

Emily Black Grey

Healthcare Alert — May 2008

LDEQ Initiates Unannounced Compliance Inspections

Emily Grey

Healthcare Alert — April 2008

Evanston – A Departure from Structural Remedies

Jeanne C. Comeaux

Healthcare Alert — October 2007

LaCoste v. Pendleton Methodist Hospital, LLC and the Futility of the Coleman Factors

Michael C. Luquet
Lydia Habliston Toso

Healthcare Alert — August 2007

Supreme Court Again Rules a Patient's Injury Falls Outside the Medical Malpractice Act

Cullen Dupuy