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Mr. Liles is an amazing and very knowledgeable attorney. I appreciated his expertise on how to proceed with a case. Even though I was not able to retain him he provided me with solid advice. I appreciated his time and I will highly recommended him. Theresa Cotten January, 2024 Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness All of […]
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(June 30, 2017): In March 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published “CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain – United States, 2016” [1] in an effort to address the seemingly ever-increasing deaths that have been attributed to opioid-related overdose. A number of states have passed legislation or enacted regulatory provisions
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Meaghan McCormick is an Associate Attorney in Liles Parker’s Washington, DC office where she concentrates her practice in the area of health care regulatory compliance. Meaghan has experience with auditing claims, identifying deficiencies, and assisting clients in improving their documentation. She also assists providers with creating and implementing effective compliance plans. Meaghan has assisted Dentists,
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(Updated January 4, 2021): In April 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an an Umbrella Statement of Work for the the awarding of program integrity contracts by new organizations known as “Unified Program Integrity Contractors” (UPICs). UPICs took over the responsibilities of Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs) and Medicaid Integrity Contractors
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2020-2021 TAHCH Webinars Wednesday, January 6th, 2020, 1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST COVID-19 Employee Health Issues for Home Health Hospice Agencies Despite the approval, release and distribution of a coronavirus vaccine, the numbers of available doses are still not sufficient to vaccinate all at-risk populations and individuals. Thus, home
Liles Parker PLLC is pleased to announce its upcoming Webinar Wednesday series in partnership with the Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice (TAHCH). Starting January 2016, Liles Parker attorneys will provide a monthly hour-long webinar on pertinent compliance issues facing home health, hospice, and personal care agencies. Topics address wide array of matters including:
(August 15, 2015): The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded the contract for Zone Program Integrity Contractor (ZPIC) services for Zone 6 to SafeGuard Services, LLC. Zone 6 encompasses Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. SafeGuard is the current program
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(April 22, 2015): Late last month, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) released its 2015 “Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations” (Compendium). Published annually, the Compendium sets out the top 25 program integrity issues previously identified by HHS-OIG that are expected to “most positively impact HHS programs in terms of cost
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(August 29, 2014) The American Cancer Society has estimated that 43.92% of all males and 38.00% of all females in the United States will develop cancer at some point during their lifetime. While a number of clinical advances have been made over the last 25 years, chemotherapy remains one of the predominant tools used to
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(December 4, 2013): Generally, Medicare does not cover hospital outpatient dental services. Under the general exclusion provisions of the Social Security Act, items and services in connection with the care, treatment, filling, removal, or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting the teeth (e.g., preparation of the mouth for dentures or removal of diseased teeth
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