In this episode, Macy Flinchum talks with Limo Cherian and Steven Pine about some of the major takeaways, challenges, and successes that providers have experienced in navigating the new regulatory flexibilities for value-based arrangements announced in 2020.

In this episode, Michael Hinckle and Rebecca Schaefer provide an overview of FDA's recently issued draft guidance on decentralized clinical trials. They review the goals of the guidance to promote diversity in clinical trials, as well as notable planning considerations and regulatory requirements for both the industry sponsors and the academic medical centers, research institutions and other providers participating in clinical studies.

In this episode, Sarah Carlins and Spencer Hamer discuss employment law and the health care sector. They review highlights from 2022, as well as developments that will impact employment law and the health care sector in 2023, including vaccine mandates, telehealth regulations, pay equity, and health care staffing regulations.

In this episode of Triage, Andrew Ruskin, Darlene Davis, and Gabriel Scott discuss key provisions associated with conversion to CMS's new rural emergency hospital provider type. They review the purpose of the new provider type, considerations and requirements for converting, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of a transition to a rural emergency hospital.

In this episode, Norman Acker, Nora Becerra, and Katherine Rippey discuss the False Claims Act as it relates to Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute. They analyze the Wheeling Hospital case and the Catholic Medical Center case and discuss key takeaways from the cases as they relate to the False Claims Act.

In this episode Victoria Hamscho, Andrew Ruskin, and Leah Richardson provide an update on key developments to the 340B Program. They discuss the effects of the Supreme Court's decision earlier this year overturning 340B hospital reimbursement cuts, the agency's proposed rule with respect to hospital outpatient reimbursement, and some considerations for hospitals when reviewing Medicare Advantage contracts.

In this episode, Gina Bertolini and Stephen Page discuss the most recent Information Blocking Rule compliance deadline. Using a recent letter from several health care providers and other stakeholders to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) that outlines concerns related to the Information Blocking regulations, Gina and Stephen discuss the definition of electronic health information, the implication of technical changes to certified electronic health record technology, and application of some of the Information Blocking Rule's exceptions as well as offer recommendations for compliance.

In this episode, Darlene Davis, Andrew Ruskin, and Lauren Norris Donahue review data that is now available in light of the hospital price transparency rule. They discuss the recent increase in compliance among hospitals, benefits of hospital price transparency data, antitrust considerations, and suggestions for hospitals to implement guidelines for clients when accessing data.

In this episode, Rebecca Schaefer and Michael Hinckle review some types of hospital and health system activities that could trigger FDA regulatory oversight. They discuss the FDA's jurisdiction over IRB's in medical device clinical trials, sponsor obligations for investigator-initiated studies, and compliance for expanded access INDs and for GMPs in the case of hospital manufacturing of cell culture products and 3D printing.

In this episode, Rebecca Schaefer and J.D. Koesters review key components of the recent National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) revised publication regarding cybersecurity. They highlight how this resource incorporates NIST security lessons from other industries and maps the guidance to compliance requirements under the HIPAA Security Rule.