CMS Proposes Rule to Cross-Privilege Physicians Practicing Telemedicine

Jason Greis — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:50:56 +0000

Telemedicine consultations are often provided by physicians at large hospitals, often called “distant-site” hospitals (See § 1834(1)(m)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act), to patients at smaller ones, such as those in rural areas. Physicians providing these consultations are privileged and credentialed at their home institutions, but often not, at the outset, at the hospitals to which they provide their advice electronically, which for purposes of this discussion, we refer to as local hospitals. Read More...

Alternative Risk Solutions: Beyond Traditional Risk Transfer

Jason Greis — Sun, 03 May 2009 01:19:24 +0000

[ May 13, 2009; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] McGuireWoods LLP, Marsh, and Lancaster Pollard will co-host a complimentary one-hour webinar on March 13, 2009 discussing alternative risk financing for long-term care and senior living providers. Alternative risk financing considers options available to providers beyond traditional risk transfer. These alternative mechanisms can include captives, risk retention groups, risk purchasing groups, self-insured retentions, and fronting programs.

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CMS Proposes Rule to Cross-Privilege Physicians Practicing Telemedicine

Alternative Risk Solutions: Beyond Traditional Risk Transfer