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Independent Contractor Rules Are Changing Again. Healthcare Providers Should Pay Attention...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm. The U.S. Department of Labor has released a proposed rule that would once again reshape how businesses...

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Real-Time Patient Data Is Coming. Clover Health’s Interoperability Move Signals What...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm. A quiet but significant development in healthcare interoperability just occurred and providers should be...

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Confess Early or Pay Later. DOJ’s New Corporate Enforcement Policy Changes...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm. The Department of Justice just changed the rules of the game for corporate criminal enforcement and...

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It’s Getting Hot in Here for Payers. Court Orders UnitedHealth to...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm. The legal temperature around payer use of artificial intelligence just went up significantly. A federal...

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Cybersecurity Is Now a Condition of Participation Issue. OIG’s January 2026...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm. The HHS Office of Inspector General’s January 2026 audit report, A-18-22-08021, titled "A Large...

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CMS’s LEAD Model Is a 10-Year Bet on Value. Providers Need...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm. CMS is quietly setting the stage for what may become the most consequential accountable care model of the...

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