Virginia Health Care Operations and Policy Review Mellette PC

Operations and Policy Review for Virginia Health Care Providers

Mellette PC helps health care clients develop and adjust operations and policies to meet changing standards and needs. Notable policies and procedures Mellette PC attorneys regularly review include:

HIPAA medical records privacy and security
Patient admission and discharge
Patient consent and advance directives
Risk management
Corporate bylaws
Document retention and organization; and
Professional employment matters including employment contracts, recruitment agreements, and employee retention and discharge.

Aug

CLIENT ADVISORY: CMS Final Rule Permits and Regulates Pre-Dispute, Binding Arbitration Agreements in Nursing Facility Admission Agreements

August 6th, 2019

A new Final Rule, effective September 16, 2019, revises Medicare’s Requirements of Participation (ROPs) to permit and regulate the use of pre-dispute, binding arbitration agreements in nursing facility admission agreements. Nursing facilities using… Read More

Aug

CLIENT ADVISORY: Drugs are hazardous to your…drinking water and budget: New EPA standards for wasting and managing pharmaceuticals go into effect this month

August 6th, 2019

Introduction Attention hospitals, physician offices and nursing homes: there is a new regulatory requirement for drug disposal, requiring new standards, paperwork, and training for many facilities. The new rule published by the Environmental Protec… Read More

Jul

CLIENT ADVISORY: CMS Gives Nursing Facilities Some ROP (Changes): Nursing Facilities Will See Some Regulatory Relief and Likely Financial Relief Due to Proposed Rule

July 29th, 2019

Introduction The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a Proposed Rule (the “Proposed Rule”) with the stated intention to relieve the administrative burden placed on nursing facilities that participate in Medicare… Read More

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