Both OSHA and OIG have regulatory standards aimed at protecting workers from retaliation from whistleblower complaints. Employers with a clear whistleblowing policy can create a work culture where wrongdoing can be addressed quickly, in many cases before there is any...
To increase protection for both healthcare staff and patients against COVID-19 and the Delta variant, the Biden-Harris Administration has announced that staff working in all Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. A...
When it comes to payer contracting, there are some key provisions that you must take seriously. In the past, there were only a few contract elements that were of interest to the provider or practice leadership: fee schedule with carve outs, timely payment of claims,...
A Cause for Renewed OSHA Diligence
It has been 38 years since OSHA has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), but the agency has determined that COVID-19 presents such a serious risk to healthcare workers that they have issued an ETS for Healthcare. Under this ETS, employers are required to help...