The DHHS Office of Inspector General has issued the Fiscal Year 2008 State Medicaid Fraud Control Units Annual Report. The report covers FY 2008 (October 1, 2007 – September 30, 2008.
The summary of the report provides background on the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) grant program, the number of states participating, the amounts recovered and [...]
Dawn Miller of the Charleston Gazette highlights the ongoing Fit West Virginia (#FitWV) effort ongoing via Twitter in her op-ed piece, West Virginians try to tip scales on obesity.
The idea was born back on West Virginia Day as a result of Jason Keeling asking his blog readers to discuss solutions to West Virginia’s problems in [...]
The American Health Lawyers Association’s Public Interest Committee recently published a new white paper on on the federal self-referral law also known as the “Stark Law” which looks at and considers what, if any, changes to the Stark Law might be beneficial under the current health care system and the proposed reform efforts.
The [...]
A new report prepared by West Virginia University researchers examines the the Mountain Health Choices Program, one of the two redesigned West Virginia Medicaid plans to target improving the long-term health of West Virginia Medicaid beneficiaries through engaging beneficiaries to become more involved in their health care.
Today’s Charleston Gazette reports on the release and outcome [...]
Today HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that enforcement of the Security Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) will be delegated to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
The official delegation occurred on July 27, 2009. More information about the transition of authority for the administration and enforcement of the Security [...]
On July 15, 2009, the West Virginia Health Care Authority filed with the West Virginia Secretary of State proposed amendments to the its procedural rule regarding the schedule of fees for the filing of certificate of need applications and exemption requests under the West Virginia Certificate of Need Program.
The amendment revises the fee schedule pursuant [...]
The discussion about health care reform has been front and center lately. Along with the debate comes the discussion and questions about the role technology will (should) play in the reform efforts. I was reminded of a photo I found a few months ago while I was home visiting my dad and looking through some [...]
Tomorrow I have the pleasure of being a guest on This Week in Law (TWiL) hosted by Denise Howell (@dhowell) Denise is one of the pioneers of law bloggers (blawgers) who blogs over at Bag and Baggage.
TWiL Episode 26 will focus on Health Care, Technology and VRM. Joining me on the show will be Doc [...]
Today I am giving a presentation with Jud DeLoss on the topic of “PHRs, Health 2.0 and the Impact of Social Media on Health Care” at the American Health Lawyers Association 2009 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
As a part of the presentation we are sharing the slides from the presentation with the attendees via SlideShare. [...]
Brian Peterson highlights a great resource for lawyers who regularly practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District Court of West Virginia.
The Attorney Filing Manual is a 20 page manual that provides guidance to lawyers on how to e-file certain types of documents wth the Court. The manual explains when documents should [...]