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Mark Taylor

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PubMed2004

The science of compliance. CMS is enlisting hospitals for pilot program to help determine why some billing-compliance programs work while others don't.

If you've ever wondered if compliance programs really work, you're not alone; the CMS is trying to come up with an answer. A pilot program will study up to a dozen programs to assess their effectiveness and gather best-practices data. The plan is already winning praise. "The burning question is which components of compliance programs are the most effective," says Roy Snell, left, of the Health Care Compliance Association.

Benchmarking↗
PubMed2004

Protection in eye of beholder. Courts send mixed messages about the sanctity of medical files in the face of federal subpoenas for patients' abortion records.

With three trials under way on lawsuits challenging the Partial Birth Abortion Act, hospitals have been dragged into a drama involving medical-record privacy. It's providing a lesson on how little protection HIPAA offers in court. "We sought to find a way to produce those records in a way that would not embarrass our patients," said a counsel for the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, left.

Abortion, Illegal↗
PubMed2004

Losing its exemption. Mass. appeals court rules that not-for-profit, hospital-owned clinic is liable for property taxes. Hospitals wonder who's next.

Not-for-profit hospital-owned physician groups may have to pay property taxes, according to a ruling from the Massachusetts Appeals Court. With federal and state officials showing interest in the tax-exempt status of not-for-profit hospitals, the case involving Sturdy Memorial Hospital could have national implications. "This is an issue coming out from under the covers," says healthcare lawyer David Hilgers, left.

Ambulatory Care Facilities↗
PubMed2004

All's fair in competition? FTC relies on insurer complaints over price increases to buttress first challenge of hospital merger after the fact.

The Federal Trade Commission's antitrust complaint against a prominent suburban Chicago healthcare system marks a shift in enforcement policy. Basing its complaint on real market data from payers, the FTC is challenging a merger that has already been consummated--the first such case ever. If the agency prevails, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare may be forced to sell Highland Park (III.) Hospital.

Antitrust Laws↗