Joan Polacheck

Joan Polacheck, Health Care industry Lawyer, McDermott Will Emery, Chicago Law Firm

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Professional Biography:

Joan Polacheck is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Chicago office. She represents a broad range of health care industry clients, including hospitals, suppliers, and drug and device companies.

Articles in the National Law Review database by Joan Polacheck

OIG Seeks Comments on Anti-Kickback Statute and Beneficiary Inducements as Part of its Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care (Posted On Monday, August 27, 2018)
False Claims Act Settlement with eClinicalWorks Raises Questions for Electronic Health Record Software Vendors (Posted On Thursday, June 8, 2017)
Is Stark Law’s “Signed Writing” Requirement Material to Payment: One Federal Court Says Yes (Posted On Thursday, May 11, 2017)
CMS Revises the Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol Requiring the Use of Prescribed Forms for Disclosure of Stark Law Violations (Posted On Wednesday, April 5, 2017)
OIG Revises Safe Harbors under Anti-Kickback Statute and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements (Posted On Wednesday, December 14, 2016)
‘Tis the Season for Giving: OIG Updates Policy on Gifts of Nominal Value to Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries (Posted On Friday, December 9, 2016)
CMS Finalizes Prior Authorization Program for Certain DMEPOS Items (Posted On Thursday, January 7, 2016)
CMS Addresses Current Position on Supervision and Practitioner Qualifications Under ‘Incident-To’ Billing Rules (Posted On Monday, July 20, 2015)
CMS Proposal Broadens Medicare Inpatient Reimbursement Eligibility Under the “2-Midnight Rule" (Posted On Tuesday, July 7, 2015)
Recent DOJ and OIG Actions Show Growing Federal Scrutiny of Physician Financial Arrangements (Posted On Thursday, July 2, 2015)
SGR Legislation Includes Gainsharing Fix and More Anti-Fraud Measures (Posted On Thursday, April 23, 2015)
CMS Finalizes Proposal to Remove Continuing Medical Education Exclusion from Sunshine Act Regulations (Posted On Wednesday, November 12, 2014)
Office of Inspector General (OIG) Proposes Expanding Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbors and Revising Civil Monetary Penalty Regulations (Posted On Tuesday, October 7, 2014)
CMS Proposes Removing CME Exclusion from Sunshine Act Regulations, Citing Redundancy with Indirect Payment Exclusion (Posted On Thursday, August 7, 2014)
OIG Proposes Rule to Expand Civil Monetary Penalties and Solicit Comments on Penalty for Failure to Report and Return Overpayments (Posted On Thursday, May 29, 2014)
CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) to Postpone Denying Claims When Ordering/Referring Provider Not Enrolled in Medicare (Posted On Tuesday, December 3, 2013)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Delays Edits to Deny Claims When Ordering/Referring Provider Not Enrolled in Medicare and Issues Proposed Rule on Enrollment Restrictions (Posted On Tuesday, May 14, 2013)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Offers Partial Concession to Hospitals by Issuing Ruling, Proposed Rule on Part B Re-Billing (Posted On Thursday, March 28, 2013)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to Deny Claims When Ordering/Referring Provider Not Enrolled in Medicare (Posted On Wednesday, March 20, 2013)
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 and Anticipated Medicare and Medicaid Payment Reforms (Posted On Wednesday, January 9, 2013)

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