By: Lamb McErlane PC Partner Vasilios (“Bill”) J. Kalogredis & Associate Andrew Stein It can be a headache for providers to comply with the lengthy checklist of requirements for submitting a claim to Medicare. One of those requirements is obvious...
6-5-18, Legal Intelligencer Article by Lamb McErlane PC Partner Vasilios (“Bill”) J. Kalogredis & Associate Andrew Stein[i] In 2017, insurance company Anthem, Inc. began implementing new medical coverage policies that affect emergency services and medical imaging. As to the former,...
March 2, 2018 Legal Intelligencer Article by Lamb McErlane partner Vasilios (“Bill”) J. Kalogredis & associate Katherine E. LaDow*. On December 19, 2017 a group of New York physicians filed a verified complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of...
1-5-18 – Legal Intelligencer Article by Vasilios (“Bill”) J. Kalogredis & Katherine E. LaDow* The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is proposing to update coverage decisions for implantable cardioverter defibrillators (“ICDs”). CMS recently issued a Proposed Decision Memo for...
In this Issue: 1 –Doctors Today Facing Many Options. By: Vasilios “Bill” Kalogredis 2- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision Results in Sweeping Change to Informed Consent Law. By: Maureen Murphy McBride 3- Oversight Requirements and Regulations for Supervising Physician Assistants. By:...
Doctors are facing more challenges than ever. Costs are increasing. Reimbursement rates are stagnant and/or becoming less certain. This is causing many independent physician and dental practices to critically look at how they are now functioning and whether they should...
June 6, 2017, Legal Intelligencer article by Lamb McErlane PC partner Vasilios J. Kalogredis, and associate Katherine E. LaDow.* When doctors or health care entities are in the preliminary stages of negotiations relative to a business transaction, they are sometimes...
Depending upon the competitive environment, malpractice insurance climate, and reimbursement situation in a particular locale, many smaller practices are having a more difficult time than larger practices. Indeed, with the proper planning and forethought, larger practices are more capable of...