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ARTICLE NAME

NAME OF MAGAZINE

DATE

AUDIENCE

548 "Bottom Line Series:  Negotiation Skills Tame Managed Care Contracts" AAFP News Now April 2006 Practitioners

82

"Medical Staff and Physician Relations Committee"

AAHA Hospital Physician Relations Committee Newsletter

Spring 1994

Practitioners

19

"Finding a Successor: Developing Buy-In Arrangements"

AASP Newsletter

6/91

Practitioners

3

"Employer-Sponsored Health Plans: New Ideas and Directions"

ABA Business Law Memo

March/April 1985

Providers Generally

263

"Advantages of Accreditation in Meeting Compliance While Avoiding Fraud and Abuse"

ACHC Surveyor

Fall 1999

Homecare

291

"Perils for HME Suppliers: A Case for Compliance Programs"

ACHC Surveyor

Summer/Fall 2000

Homecare

410

"Compliance University: Legal Solutions for Rule Overload"

ACHC Surveyor

Fall 2003

Providers Generally

129

"Capitation: How Not To Lose Your Shirt"

ACP Observer

11/95

Practitioners

136

HMOs Expand Range of Deselection Clauses

ACP Observer

02/96

Providers Generally

259

"How to Steer Clear of a Medicare Billing Audit"

ACP-ASIM

September 1999

Practitioners

355

Six Medicare Myths That Internists Shouldn’t Fear

ACP-ASIM Observer

May 2002

Practitioners

314

"Bridging Care Gaps"

Advance for Providers of Post -Acute Care

March/April 2001

Providers Generally

283

"Avoiding the Federal Speed Trap"

Advance for Providers of Post-Acute Care

April 2000

Homecare

276

"Corporate Introspection" (Attorney-Client Privilege)

Advance for Providers of Post-Acute Care

February 2000

Homecare

208

"Better Safe Than Sorry"

Advance For Managers of Respiratory Care

January 1998

Homecare

357

"Quality, Cost Incentives Are Out of Style, But May Return in More Balanced Forms"

AIS Physician Management, A Channel on AIS Health.com

June, 2002

Practitioners

352

CMS Proposes 60-Day Deadline for Repaying Medicare Overpayments

Ambulatory Surgery Compliance & Reimbursement Insider

May 2002

Providers Generally

437

"Don’t Assume Plan’s Take-It-or-Leave-It Stance is Final"

Ambulatory Surgery Compliance & Reimbursement Insider

March 2004

Providers Generally

117

"Don’t get Burned by Managed Care Contract"

American College Radiology

6/95

Practitioners

10

"Interest in Incorporation Re-emerging"

American Medical News

6/90

Practitioners

375

"Business: Illinois Blues disputes PHO role in rate talks:

American Medical News

October 21, 2002

Practitioners

372

"Compliance Advice: Compliance Officers Can Take Steps to Protect Themselves"

BNA, Inc. Health Care Program Compliance Guide

September 16, 2002

Providers Generally

371

"Understanding Risks of Personal Liability Can Reassure Conscientious COs, Experts Say"

BNA, Inc. Health Care Program Compliance Guide

September 16. 2002

Providers Generally

238

"What You Say Can Hurt You If Said To The Wrong Person"

Bulletin, The Greenville County Medical Society, Inc.

November/ December 1998

Providers Generally

226

"Use The Attorney-Client Privilege to Help Keep The Feds Away"

Bulletin, The Greenville County Medical Society, Inc.

July/August 1998

Practitioners

217

"Make Sure You Comply the Law, But Don’t Shoot Yourself in the Foot"

Bulletin, The Greenville County Medical Society, Inc.

May/June 1998

Providers Generally

199

"Protect Yourself From New Forms Of Government Fraud Scrutiny"

Bulletin, The Greenville County Medical Society, Inc.

September/ October 1997

Providers Generally

232

"Create a Comfort Zone When Negotiating Your Cap Rate."

Capitation Management Report

September 1998

Providers Generally

253

"Try These 10 Tips To Close Loopholes at Contract Renewal"

Capitation Management Report

June 1999

Providers Generally

284

"Tightly Drawn Contracts Can Make or Break Specialty Carve-Outs"

Capitation Management Report

April 2000

Providers Generally

301

"Don’t Reveal Your Compliance SNAFUs Online – The Government May Be Listening"

Cardiology Administrator’s Compliance & Reimbursement Insider

December 2000

Providers Generally

329

Adopt Policy Requiring Physicians to Sign Off on ‘Incident to’ Services

Cardiology Administrator’s Compliance & Reimbursement Insider

December 2001

Practitioners

339

Prepare for Stark II’s Ban on Block Leasing

Cardiology Administrator’s Compliance & Reimbursement Insider

February 2002

Practitioners

318

"Set Policy to Make Sure Certificates of Medical Necessity Are Completed Properly"

Cardiology Administrators Compliance & Reimbursement Insider

May 2001

Practitioners

320

"Billing Insurance Only Could Lead to Liability for Kickbacks and Insurance Fraud"

Cardiology Administrators

Compliance & Reimbursement

Insider

June 1, 2001

Practitioners

48

"The Hierarchy of Needs for Good Staff Performance"

Caring

1/93

Homecare

262

"Compliance Officers as Whistleblowers - An Analytical Dialogue (Part I)"

CCH Healthcare Compliance Letter

October 25, 1999

Providers Generally

265

"Compliance Officers as Whistleblowers - An Analytical Dialogue (Part II)"

CCH Healthcare Compliance Letter

November 8, 1999

Providers Generally

268

"Compliance Officers as Whistleblowers - An Analytical Dialogue (Part III)"

CCH Healthcare Compliance Letter

November 22, 1999

Providers Generally

331

Legal Insight - Dividing Income In A Post-Stark World - Part I

CCH Healthcare Compliance Letter

December 26, 2001

Practitioners

333

Legal Insight - Dividing Income In A Post-Stark World - Part II

CCH Healthcare Compliance Letter

January 21, 2002

Practitioners

335

Legal Insight - Dividing Income In A Post-Stark World - Part III

CCH Healthcare Compliance Letter

February 4, 2002

Practitioners

555 "On the Front Lines:  A Systems Management Approach to Compliance:  Sigma, ISO and the R.O.P.E. System" CCH Healthcare Compliance Letter May 15, 2006 Providers Generally

288

"Management Companies: Receivables Financing Violates Medicare Rules"

Chiropractic Alert

May 2000

Providers Generally

336

Compliance Plans: Plans Need Discipline to Succeed

Clinical Laboratory Compliance Alert

February 2002

Providers Generally

530 "Bring on the Merger" CMS Today November/December 2005 Practitioners

349

Get Outside Experts to Testify at Physician’s Hearing

Credentialing & Peer Review Legal Insider

May 2002

Practitioners

509 "Disclosure:  Medical Staff Leaders Should Identify Potential Conflicts" Credentialing & Peer Review Legal Insider July 2005 Practitioners
520 "Required Physicals:  Assess, Monitor Older Physicians' Competence" Credentialing & Peer Review Legal Insider October 2005 Practitioners

308

"OIG Physician Compliance Guidelines: Insights for Acquired Physician Practices

Dennis Barry’s Reimbursement Advisor

February 2001

Practitioners

58

"Nurses May Best Identify Problems the Could Lead to Regulatory Scrutiny"

Dermatology Patient Counseling for Nurses

submitted 7/93

Practitioners

63

"Nurses' Vigilance May Deter Regulatory Scrutiny"

Dermatology Patient Counseling for Nurses

Sept/Oct, 1993

Practitioners

67

"Six Common Misconceptions About Fraud and Abuse"

Dermatology Patient Counseling for Nurses

November/December 1993

Practitioners

91

"When Patients Must Be ‘Fired,’ Nurses Can Help Avoid a Legal Mess"

Dermatology Patient Counseling for Nurses

9-10/94

Practitioners

344

Practice Management: Not Just a Provider Number

Dermatology Times

March 2002

Providers Generally

517 "Physicians' Legal Handbook" Doctors Digest September/October 2005 Practitioners

324

Federal Investigations: How to Handle the Men in Black

Eli Physician Practice Compliance Alert

September 10, 2001

Practitioners

307

"Compliance: BBA Doesn’t Require Hospitals to Provide Supplier List"

Eli’s Home Care Week

January 29, 2001

Homecare

522 "Compliance:  Stop DME Whistleblowers Before They Stop You" Eli's Home Care Week October 17, 2005 Homecare

363

"Pharmaceuticals: Guidelines Benefit Physicians and Plans"

Eli’s Managed Care Compliance Alert

July 15, 2002

Practitioners

223

"Contracting: How To Get Included on an MCO’s Provider Panel"

Eli’s Managed Home Care

July 15, 1998

Homecare

330

Practice Policies: Is Courtesy Dead?

Eli’s Physician Practice Compliance Alert

December 21, 2001

Practitioners

332

Patient Satisfaction: Have Patients Air Concerns With You – Not The Feds

Eli’s Physician Practice Compliance Alert

January 17, 2002

Practitioners

360

"Pharmaceuticals: Stethoscopes In, Golf Balls Out, PhRMA Says"

Eli’s Physician Practice Compliance Alert

June 27, 2002

Practitioners

367

"Home Health: Know The Ins and Outs of Care Plan Oversight"

Eli’s Physician Practice Compliance Alert

August 15, 2002

Homecare

368

"Kickbacks: Beware Overly Helpful Home Health Agencies"

Eli’s Physician Practice Compliance Alert

August 15, 2002

Practitioners

382

"Business Arrangements: Wave Good-Bye to Handshake Agreements"

Eli’s Physician Practice Compliance Alert

December 23, 2002

Practitioners

399

"Routinely Waiving Co-pays Can Spark OIG’s Ire"

Eli’s Physician Practice Compliance Alert

April 23, 2003

Practitioners

303

"Billing ‘Insurance Only’ Could Lead to Liability for Kickback and Insurance Fraud"

Emergency Department Compliance & Reimbursement Insider

January 2001

Providers Generally

312

"The Health Law Center Unveils New Web Site"

For the Record

March 19, 2001

Providers Generally

98

"Physician-Led Integration Ensures Autonomy"

Forecast

Winter 1994

Practitioners

338

Infants’ DNA Kept On File

Greenville News

February 10, 2002

Providers Generally

430

"Some Churches Editing Their Prayers for Sick"

Greenville News

February 15, 2004

Providers Generally

485 "Right-to-Die Case Drives Hundreds to Ask Locally About Living Wills" Greenville News March 24, 2005 Providers Generally
528 "Governance:  Focus on Four Keys to Drafting Reasonable, Enforceable Restrictive Covenants for your Physicians" Group Practice Solutions November 2005 Practitioners

285

"PPOs versus HMOs: Consumer Choice Driving Managed Care Trend"

GSA Business Journal

April 10, 2000

Providers Generally

183

"An Open Letter to Health Care Providers"

Hansen, Johnson & Associates, P.A. Newsletter

April 1997

Practitioners

187

"Repeated Billing Errors is Fraud"

Hansen, Johnson & Associates, P.A. Newsletter

May 1997

Practitioners

396

"‘Unnannounced’ JCAHO Surveys on the Horizon"

Headline News

April 7, 2003

Practitioners

503 "Cancer As A Turning Point, From Surviving to Thriving" Healing Journeys June 2005 Providers Generally

40

"Hospitals Finding IG's Safe Harbors May Be Creating More Questions Than They Answered"

Health Care Competition Week

10/92

Providers Generally

8

"Options for Health Care Clients with Laboratory Interests’

Health Care Group

1990

Independent Providers

29

"The CEO Physician: No Longer a Luxury"

Health Care Group

1992

Practitioners

30

"Assessing Your Market for Total Orthopaedic Practice"

Health Care Group

1992

Practitioners

413 "Compliance University:  The R.O.P.E. System -- A New Way to Approach 'Rule Overload'" Health Law Center October 2003 Providers Generally
414 Compliance University:  At the End of Your Rope?  - Climb a R.O.P.E. Ladder" Health Law Center October 2003 Providers Generally

439

"Health Law Center Forms Task Force to Review National Supplier Clearinghouse Problems"

Health Law Center Press Release

March 17, 2004

Providers Generally

300

"HCFA Eases Path to Establishment of Preferred Provider Arrangements"

Health Law Center Press Release

November 28, 2000

Providers Generally

438

"NSC Changes Revocation Procedures"

Health Law Center Press Release

March 11, 2004

Providers Generally

459 "Medicare Modernization Act Enables HME Suppliers to Fight Medicare Payment Offsets" Health Law Center Press Release August 6, 2004 Homecare

1

"Hospital-Based Physicians’ Arrangements Under TEFRA and the Prospective Payment System"

Health Lawyer

Spring 1984, Vol. 1, No. 4

Practitioners

366

"Legal: Providers, Look Out For ‘Agents’"

HME News

August 15, 2002

Homecare

369

Providers: Give Us a Break"

HME News

September 15, 2003

Providers Generally

374

"Legal: Beware the ‘Related Party’ Rules"

HME News

October 15, 2002

Homecare

380 "Legal:  Report:  CMS Fights Fraud Too Hard" HME News November 15, 2002 Homecare

395

"Ready or Not, Here It Comes"

HME News

April 2003

Homecare

407

"Referrals: Downstreaming victory has HME ramifications"

HME News

September 2003

Providers Generally

423

"Strategy: Owner Battles Ex-Employee Over Patients"

HME News

December 2003

Homecare

428

"Hospital HMEs Face Increased Challenges"

HME News

February 2004

Homecare

429

"NSC Takes ‘Draconian’ Approach to Compliance"

HME News

February 2004

Homecare

451

"NSC Backs Off Draconian Enforcement"

HME News

June 2004

Homecare

455 "Disappearing Footwear Guidelines Conjure Concern" HME News July 2004 Homecare
454 "Buyer Beware: New Scheme Is ‘A Kickback’" HME News July 2004 Homecare
469 "Industry Attorneys Test Ruling That Limits Post-Payment Audits" HME News November 2004 Homecare
470 "NSC Targets Footwear" HME News November 2004 Homecare
472 "Comment from Brian Chambers:  Picks for Tuesday, Oct. 26" HME News November 2004 Homecare
475 "Smart Talk:  Legal:  Get A New Supplier Number" HME News December 2004 Homecare
476 "Smart Talk:  Legal: Relief for Overzealous DMERC Audits" HME News January 2005 Homecare
489 "Prosecutors Turn Up The Heat" HME News March 2005 Homecare
488 "Beware:  NSC Jumps on HMEs Slow to Fix Supplier Infractions" HME News March 2005 Homecare
498 "HIPAA Security Regs Roll Into Play" HME News May 2005 Homecare
497 "Fraud:  Some HME Providers Just 'Don't Get It'" HME News May 2005 Homecare
496 "Legal:  Smart Talk:  Employees with Baggage" HME News May 2005 Homecare
502 "Legal:  Doctors Selling HME" HME News June 2005 Homecare
506 "Smart Talk:  Legal:  What's An NPI?" HME News July 2005 Homecare
505 "Experts Debate CMS Appeal" HME News July 2005 Homecare
519 "Extrapolation Still Plagues HMEs, Say Attorneys" HME News September 2005 Homecare
526 "When Feds Settle, Pay Attention" HME News October 2005 Homecare
547 "HME: Government Whipping Boy" HME News March 2006 Homecare
559 "CMS Comment Irks HMEs" HME News July 2006 Homecare
566 "Feds Go After DME Attorney" HME News September 4, 2006 Homecare
569 "Feds Go After DME Attorney" HME News October 2006 Homecare
575 "Newswire:  Feds Investigate Invacare's Co-Op Advertising" HME News January 22, 2007 Homecare
585 "Newswire:  Organizers Plan New HME Association for Independents" HME News April 23, 2007 Homecare
591 "Expert Advice:  Fight Audits Tooth-and-Nail" HME News May 2007 Homecare
595 "New Association Recruits Independent HMEs" HME News June 2007 Homecare
601 "Smart Talk:  Legal:  Protect Yourself from the NSC" HME News August 2007 Homecare
607 "Legal:  Never Discount Without Justification" HME News October 2007 Homecare
606 "Legal:  Revocations:  Don't Let Them Spook You" HME News September 2007 Homecare
609 "Legal:  Providers Should Review Physician Relationships" HME News November 2007 Homecare
615 "Newswire: CMS Attempts to Crack Down on Appeals" HME News January 21, 2008 Homecare
620 "Newswire: Legal Wrap-Up: Beware These Dangerous Pitfalls" HME News February 11, 2008 Homecare
623 "Legal Wrap-Up: Beware These Pitfalls" HME News March 2008 Homecare
612 "Legal Matters:  Get Hospitals to Play Fair" HMEToday December 2007 Homecare

290

"Receivables Financing: Factoring Violates Reassignment Rules"

Home Care Compliance Alert

July 2000

Homecare

281

"Compliance Programs: Smart Billing Company Contracts Reduce Risks"

Home Care Compliance Alert

March 2000

Homecare

321 "Patient Rights Patient Choice May Extend to Post-Hospital DME Suppliers" Home Care Compliance Alert June 2001 Providers Generally

282

"Compliance Tips: Compliance Insurance Gaining Ground"

Home Care Compliance Alert

March 2000

Homecare

328

Business Development: Bring Your Business Into Focus with Customer Feedback

Home Care Week

December 17, 2001

Homecare

44

"Forming a Strategic Alliance"

Home Health Care Dealer/Supplier

11/12/92

Homecare

64

"HME Dealer Conference Update"

Home Health Care Dealer/Supplier

Sept./Oct./93

Homecare

123

"The Deep Discount Trap"

Home Health Care Dealer/Supplier

Sept/Oct ‘95

Homecare

151

"Managed Care Deselection"

Home Health Care Dealer/Supplier

July/August, 1996

Homecare

158

"Medtrade 1996 Educational Seminars Target Key Issues";

Home Health Care Dealer/Supplier

September/October 1996

Homecare

159

"Deselection Protection"

Home Health Care Dealer/Supplier

September/October 1996

Homecare

166

"Common Complacencies"

Home Health Care Dealer/Supplier

November/ December 1996

Homecare

200

"Untying Network Knots"

Home Health Care Dealer/Supplier

September/October 1997

Homecare

201

"Good Intentions Count"

Home Health Care Dealer/Supplier

September/October 1997

Homecare

289

"Productbuzz Adds Legal Consultant as Forum Moderator"

Home Health Care Dealer/Supplier

June 2000

Homecare

292

"4 Keys to Provider Network Success"

Home Health Care Dealer/Provider

August 2000

Homecare

295

"When Uncle Sam Comes Calling"

Home Health Care Dealer/Provider

September 2000

Homecare

297

"Don’t Be Caught Off Guard, Part 2"

Home Health Care Dealer/Provider

October 2000

Homecare

316

Letters to the Editor:: More Info, Please

Home Health Care Dealer/Provider

April 2001

Homecare

350

Stay In Touch, Or Else...

Home Health Care Dealer/Provider

May 2002

Homecare

310

"Love at Second Sight? Take Another Look at Home Care Contracting Networks.

Home Health Care Dealer and Supplier

March 2001

Homecare

293

"Coram cites Stark II in Chapter 11 Filing & Reveals Plans to Go Private"

Home Health Line

August 18, 2000

Homecare

296

"Hospital Referrals to ‘Preferred’ Providers is Growing Practice"

Home Health Line

October 6, 2000

Homecare

182

"The Broader Fraud and Abuse Laws: Which HME Practices Will be Scrutinized?"

Home Healthcare Today

March/April 1997

Homecare

418

"What’s Hot"

HomeCare

November 2003

Homecare

425 "Compliance University: Going Up" HomeCare January 2004 Homecare

298

"When Precision Counts: What You Need to Know Before You Negotiate a Managed Care Contract"

HomeCare

October 2000

Homecare

315

HCFA Clarifies Home Health Referral Policy

HomeCare

April 1, 2001

Homecare

347

Are You a Target?

HomeCare

April 2002

Homecare

348

Managing Managed Care

HomeCare

April 2002

Homecare

362

"E-CMNs: Making A Move Toward Cost-Savings and Compliance"

HomeCare

June 2002

Homecare

379

"Outrunning the Bear: A Short Course in HIPAA Compliance"

HomeCare

October 2002

Homecare

384

"Compliance University: Why Bother? The Question They Dare Not Ask"

HomeCare

December 2002

Homecare

391

"Compliance University: Why Bother? The Question They Dare Not Ask, Part II"

HomeCare

February 2003

Homecare

394

"Compliance University: Why Bother? The Question They Dare Not Ask, Part III"

HomeCare

April 2003

Homecare

406

"Compliance University: Common-Sense Security: Six Rules for HIPAA Security Purchases"

HomeCare

August 2003

Homecare

412

"Compliance University: Suffering from Rule Overload?"

HomeCare

October 2003

Homecare

420

"Compliance University: Building Your R.O.P.E. Ladder"

HomeCare

December 2003

Homecare

427

"Compliance University: Doing Things Your Way"

HomeCare

February 2004

Homecare

435

"Compliance University: Professionalism is Part of Solution"

HomeCare

March 2004

Homecare

441

"Compliance University: Avoid the ‘Compliance Panic Virus’"

HomeCare

April 2004

Homecare

442

"Task Force to Address NSC Activity"

HomeCare

April 2004

Homecare

447

"Are You on the NSC’s Naughty or Nice List?"

HomeCare

May 2004

Homecare

450

"Compliance University: Don’t Lead By Memo"

HomeCare

June 2004

Homecare

456 "Compliance University: Training Your Staff for Compliance" HomeCare July 2004 Homecare
458 "Compliance University" Formal Training Should Be Formal" HomeCare August 2004 Homecare
463 "Compliance University:  Clear Procedures, Better Training" HomeCare September 2004 Homecare
467 "The Rule of Courtship and Other Secrets" HomeCare October 2004 Homecare
471 "Fight or Perish" HomeCare November 2004 Homecare
474 "Compliance University:  We're In This Together" HomeCare December 2004 Homecare
481 "Compliance University:  Marketing on the Internet -- Proceed with Caution" HomeCare January 2005 Homecare
482 "Compliance University:  Reporting Errors -- Tell Us What We Are Doing Wrong -- Please!" HomeCare February 2005 Homecare
484 "Compliance University:  Compliance Commitment:  What You Don't Know Can Hurt You" HomeCare March 2005 Homecare
491 "Dealing with Hospital Discharge:  Getting a Fair Shake on Patient Referrals" HomeCare April 2005 Homecare
495 "Compliance University:  Psst!  Did You Hear the Rumor About the Company That Didn't Look Into Rumors" HomeCare May 2005 Homecare
501 "Compliance University:  Will a Hotline Help?" HomeCare June 2005 Homecare
508 "Compliance University:  Confidentiality Counts" HomeCare July 2005 Homecare
511 "Compliance University:  Calling All Jerks" HomeCare August 2005 Homecare
518 "Compliance University:  Forget the Duct Tape" HomeCare September 2005 Homecare
521 "Secrets of Successful Appeals" HomeCare October 2005 Homecare
529 "Compliance University:  True Confessions" HomeCare November 2005 Homecare
531 "Compliance University:  Effective Discipline" HomeCare December 2005 Homecare
535 "Countdown to Change:  Are You Ready for HME's Brave New World" Homecare January 2006 Homecare
536 "Compliance University:  Your Mileage May Vary" Homecare January 2006 Homecare
540 "Wear Your Leathers!" HomeCare February 2006 Homecare
545 "Compliance University:  Your Brother's Keeper:  Are Your E-Mails a HIPAA Threat?" HomeCare March 2006 Homecare
549 "Compliance University:  Bite-Sized Solutions" HomeCare April 2006 Homecare
553 "Compliance University:  Getting a Fair Shake" HomeCare May 2006 Homecare
557 "Compliance University"  Something to Think About" HomeCare June 2006 Homecare
560 "Don't Get Hammered! FAQs about the Anti-Fraud Rules - and Why You Should Care" HomeCare July 2006 Homecare
562 "Compliance University:  Joint Ventures Redux" HomeCare August 2006 Homecare
568 "Compliance University:  Walk the Walk" HomeCare September 2006 Homecare
571 "Compliance University:  Qui Tam Suits on the Rise" HomeCare October 2006 Homecare
573 "Compliance University:  Made, Not Born" HomeCare November 2006 Homecare
574 "Compliance University:  Protection From Within&