4 January 2021 • 57 minute read

Supporting the health of your health system

Treat the health of your entire healthcare system. DLA Piper’s lawyers provide guidance to help you tend to your system’s wellness throughout the business life cycle.

CARES Act may offer relief for medical practices, but raises questions for private equity-backed practice management companies

Understanding the options.

Joshua Kaye, Brad Jorgensen, Russell Sass, Randy Peak, Joshua Samek and Julia Zaft

New Executive Order forecasts permanent telehealth funding changes

In August, a new executive order was issued that among other things, seeks to reshape telehealth funding at the federal level on a permanent basis.

Kristi Kung and Sean Cuddihy

As expected, California ballot initiative passes, significantly altering the California Consumer Privacy Act

The California Privacy Rights Act adds new obligations on both businesses and service providers, adds some important new definitions and creates new liability risks.

Jim Halpert, Andrew Kingman and Andrew Serwin

Digital health: Connecting patients and services in a COVID-19 world

Our podcast explores ways that telehealth technologies have emerged as a powerful tool to connect patients with vital services while reducing in-person interactions.

Kristi Kung, and Raymond M. Williams

Value-based payment in a pandemic: Will systematic changes to support the accountable care organization model be enough?

These changes aim to ameliorate the significant financial risks faced by VBP health providers in the pandemic.

Donna K. Thiel and Kirsten Axelsen

HHS extends COVID-19 public health emergency declaration, preserving major Medicare changes (for now)

The PHE declaration is an important legal prerequisite for certain major emergency measures deployed by the federal government.

Kristi Kung and Sean Cuddihy

DOJ increasing scrutiny on coronavirus-related provider fraud

Regulations have been relaxed across the healthcare sector in response to the pandemic, but providers should keep in mind that actions taken in a time of crisis could later be viewed as fraud.

Noah Schottenstein, Kristi Kung and Karen Nelson

For the healthcare industry, seeking to incentivize restocking of elective surgery supplies may lead to civil and criminal risk

Rebate, discount, replacement and other incentive programs to help reduce the financial hardship for healthcare customers needing to restock may have unforeseen consequences under federal anti-bribery laws.

Cameron A. Fine