January 24, 2025|Alerts
New York Proposes More Scrutiny for Health Care Transactions
On January 21, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul released the proposed FY 2026 New York State Executive Budget, which includes enhanced scrutiny of material transactions involving health care entities.
October 30, 2024|Events
11th Annual ASC and Health Care Management Symposium
Garfunkel Wild's 11th Annual ASC and Health Care Management Virtual Symposium is dedicated to the most important business, legal, clinical, and operational issues facing the ASC and health care management community.
August 13, 2024|Alerts
Preparing for the FTC’s Ban on Non-Competes
What is the Status of the Pending FTC Ban on Non-Compete Agreements? Many clients are asking whether the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ban has gone into effect and, if not, what the status is currently. As we reported previously, click HERE, the FTC enacted a nationwide ban on most non-compete agreements, subject to certain narrow exceptions, […]
April 25, 2024|Alerts
FTC Bans Non-Competes Across the Nation
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) promulgated a final rule banning most non-compete agreements, in any industry, and is set to become effective 120 days after its publication in the Federal Register (the “Final Rule”).
March 1, 2024|Alerts
OIG Issues New Resource for Single Audits
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently posted a new educational resource on its website about Single Audits. HHS is the largest grant-making agency in the Federal government, and OIG’s new resource is designed to help key stakeholders understand the scope of Single Audits, as well as improve the overall quality of such audits.
October 26, 2023|Alerts
Favorable Employee Bonus Opinion on ASC Profits
On October 13, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) posted Advisory Opinion 23-07, a favorable opinion regarding an employer’s proposal to pay bonuses to its employed physicians based on net profits derived from certain outpatient surgical procedures the employed physicians perform at the employer’s two planned ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).
October 12, 2023|Events
10th Annual ASC and Health Care Management Symposium
Garfunkel Wild's 10th Annual ASC and Health Care Management Virtual Symposium is dedicated to the most important business, legal, clinical, and operational issues facing the ASC and health care management community.
August 2, 2023|Alerts
Temporary Health Care Staffing Agencies Now Required to Register in New York
In what appears to follow a multi-state trend to protect “temporary” workers, as part of the New York Budget for FY 2023-2024, a new law went into effect that requires any entity that provides temporary staff to health care entities to register with the Department of Health (DOH).
October 25, 2022|Events
Garfunkel Wild’s 9th Annual ASC & Healthcare Management Symposium
Garfunkel Wild is pleased to present the 9th Annual ASC & Healthcare Management Complimentary Virtual Symposium on October 25, 2022.
December 8, 2021|Events
Connecticut Orthopaedic Society Webinar “Is Private Equity Right for You?”
Garfunkel Wild’s Barry Cepelewicz and Kimberly Kempton-Serra will present at the Connecticut Orthopaedic Society/Massachusetts Orthopaedic Association Webinar “Is Private Equity Right For You?” on December 8, 2021 from 7-8pm.
November 18, 2020|Events
7th Annual ASC & Healthcare Management Complimentary Virtual Symposium
Garfunkel Wild’s 7th Annual ASC & Healthcare Management Symposium will be held on November 18, 2020