US Department of Justice (DOJ) Archives

Addressing DOJ’s New Compliance Focus on Executive Compensation

by Ralph E. DeJong, Michael W. Peregrine, Sarah Walters and Eugene I. Goldman | May 19, 2023 | Executive Compensation

The new compliance focus on executive compensation, as announced by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on March 3, 2023, has significant implications for how healthcare organizations address both corporate compliance and compensation programs for their executives. It also raises new issues for the board of directors’ oversight of compliance and compensation functions.

In a recent webinar, McDermott’s Ralph E. DeJong, Michael W. Peregrine, Sarah E. Walters and Eugene I. Goldman discussed the new policies, possible responses by management and boards, and potential strategies for responding to the policy goals of the DOJ and the Delaware Chancery Court.

Access the webinar and top takeaways here.

Round Two: Significant Telehealth Expansion Re-Proposed in Bipartisan Senate Bill

by McDermott Will & Emery, Lisa Schmitz Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. | Jul 25, 2017 | Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans

On May 3, 2017, the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2017 (S. 2016) (CONNECT Act of 2017) was reintroduced by the same six senators who had initially introduced the legislation in early 2016 and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance. As we previously reported on February 29, 2016, this iteration of the proposed bill also focuses on promoting cost savings and quality care under the Medicare program through the use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) services, and incentivizing such digital health technologies by expanding coverage for them under the Medicare program — albeit using different terminology.

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OIG Reports More than $731 Million in Inappropriate Medicare Meaningful Use Payments

by Amanda Enyeart and Lisa Schmitz Mazur | Jul 18, 2017 | Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security

Amanda Enyeart and Lisa Schmitz Mazur wrote this bylined article explaining how the HHS Office of Inspector General used a survey by the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program run by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to conclude that CMS made $729 million in inappropriate EHR incentive payments to physicians out of some $6 billion in such payments during the review period.

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Last but Not Least, Texas Takes the Final Steps to Embrace Telemedicine

by Lisa Schmitz Mazur and Ryan Marcus | Jul 11, 2017 | Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security

As one of the last states to retain highly restrictive (and arguably anti-competitive) telemedicine practice standards, health care providers, regulatory boards, technology companies, payors and other stakeholders have been actively monitoring Texas’ approach to telemedicine regulation and the related Teladoc case. Senate Bill 1107, a bill that significantly eases the delivery of care via telemedicine in the state of Texas, was passed on May 18 and signed into law by Governor Abbott on May 30.

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