Craig B. Garner is an attorney and health care consultant, specializing in issues surrounding modern American health care and the ways in which it should be managed in its current climate of reform. Craig is also an adjunct professor of law at Pepperdine University School of Law, where he teaches courses on Hospital Law and the Affordable Care Act. Between 2002 and 2011, Craig was the Chief Executive Officer at Coast Plaza Hospital. Craig is also a Fellow Designate with the American College of Healthcare Executives, a Member of the State Bar of California, Business Law Section, Health Law Committee and a Vice Chair of the Healthcare Reform Educational Task Force of the American Health Lawyers Association.
Time flies. We’re coming up on the seventh anniversary of the introduction of the Affordable Care Act, and few would argue that the dialogue and the legislative happenings around the ACA have been quite the rollercoaster. Regulations have changed and debates over definitions are ongoing. What will 2016 and the future beyond hold for Obamacare?
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The health care industry has been no stranger to the consequences - reputational and financial - of non-compliance over the past few years. The entities that have managed to maintain good standing with the OIG have also enjoyed a continued positive public reputation. Those that have been found guilty of significant infractions (GSK, Johnson & Johnson, Stryker) are paying dearly.
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Each Fall, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases updates to regulations associated with its Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems. This year's changes span nearly 600 pages, though many updates pertain to two key topics: reducing hospital readmissions and minimizing hospital reimbursements. Here's what you most need to know.
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A few months into its fifth year, the Affordable Care Act remains true to its original set of goals and does not appear to be losing its momentum in its quest to reform health care. Author Craig Garner provides expert analysis of the order's impact on the industry -- and some forecasts for what's to come.
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Formed through legislation signed by President Gerald Ford in 1976, the OIG is one federal agency that should never be underestimated by those in the health care industry. In its pursuit to protect the integrity of health care programs and the welfare of their beneficiaries, the OIG boasts the power ...
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