Health Law and Compliance Update, 2021 Edition

The 2021 Health Law and Compliance Update continues a publishing tradition that features national experts who address key developments in health care delivery, payment, and compliance. The authors include practical advice and analytical tools for use in organizational compliance programs, in addition to timely and thorough analysis of many substantive topics.

The 2021 Edition includes detailed coverage and expert insights on the following topics:

• Healthcare Emergency Relief Funding
• Telemedicine: Before, During, and After the Coronavirus Pandemic
• Digital Health Technologies in Healthcare
• Antitrust and Competition Policy and Enforcement Developments
• HHS's Proposed Stark Law and Federal Healthcare Program Anti-Kickback Statute Regulations
• Legal Trends and Developments in Global Risk Contracting
• The False Claims Act

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Previous Edition: Health Law and Compliance Update, 2020 Edition ISBN 9781543810943¿

Chapter 1 

HEALTHCARE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING: Michael Paddock, Theresa Thompson 

• Introduction to Healthcare Emergency Relief Funding 

• Public Health Emergency Authority 

• Coronavirus Relief Packages 

• The Public Health & Social Services Emergency Fund 

• COVID-19 Reimbursement for the Uninsured Program 

• Accelerated and Advance Payment Program 

• Hospital Preparedness Program 

• Enforcement 

Chapter 2 

TELEMEDICINE: BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: Theresa Thompson 

• Introduction to Telemedicine 

• Background on Telemedicine 

• Telemedicine Regulation—Before Coronavirus Pandemic 

• Telemedicine Regulation—During Coronavirus Pandemic 

• Telemedicine Regulation—After Coronavirus Pandemic 

• Providing Telehealth Services 

Chapter 3 

DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTHCARE: THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND PRIVACY AND SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS: Allison Fulton, Julia Kadish 

• Introduction to Digital Health Technologies in Healthcare 

• The Legal Backdrop—U.S. Regulation of Digital Health Products 

• The 21st Century Cures Act—A Boost for Digital Health 

• CDS Software—The Regulatory Pathway and PracticalHurdles 

• Artificial Intelligence and the Regulators’ Role 

• Privacy and Cybersecurity Considerations in Digital Health 

Chapter 4 

ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION POLICY AND ENFORCEMENT DEVELOPMENTS: Bevin Newman, Molly C. Lorenzi 

• Overview of Antitrust Development in the Healthcare Industry 

• Merger Review and Enforcement 

• Restraints of Trade 

• Health Services and Pharmaceuticals Pricing 

• DOJ Guidance on Antitrust Compliance Programs 

Chapter 5 

HHS’S PROPOSED STARK LAW AND FEDERAL HEALTHCARE PROGRAM ANTI-KICKBACK STATUTE REGULATIONS: Kathleen Stratton, Erica Kraus 

• Introduction—HHS’s Regulatory Sprint and Associated Proposed Rules 

• Proposed Stark Law Regulations 

• Proposed Rule on AKS Regulations 

• Conclusion 

Chapter 6 

LEGAL TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN GLOBAL RISK CONTRACTING: Christine M. Clements 

• Introduction to Legal Trends and Developments in Global Risk Contracting 

• Explaining the Popularity of Global Risk Arrangements 

• Global Risk Models Today 

• Global Risk Models in the Market Today 

• State Regulations and Oversight of Global Risk Arrangements 

• Federal Law Implications for Global Risk Arrangements 

• Conclusion 

Chapter 7 

THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT: David Douglass, John Tilton 

• Introduction to the False Claims Act 

• False Claims Act Basics 

• Anti-Retaliation Provisions 

Table of Cases 

Index