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Leitner, Williams Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
Nov 09, 2018 The law firm of Leitner, Williams, Dooley and Napolitan, PLLC is pleased to announce that six attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Mid-South Super Lawyers magazine 2018. Three attorneys have been ...
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Surviving Spouse Retains Priority to File Wrongful Death Action
Mar 06, 2018 Attorney Brad Fraser notes this important case with the Tennessee Supreme Court. A surviving spouse may retain priority to file a wrongful death action pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 20-5-106(a), even when ...
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CMS Revokes Physician’s Medicare Privileges over $670 In Charges
Oct 10, 2017 “Every doctor in this country should be concerned about this.” - Bryan Merrick, M.D.The Centers for Medicare Services (CMS) is suspending Medicare billing privileges from Dr. Bryan Merrick, a physician at McKenzie Medica...
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Paying or Receiving Alimony? It May Help to Understand 'Cohabitation'
Oct 03, 2017 If you are a divorcee who is either paying or receiving alimony, there are numerous events that can trigger the suspension or termination of those alimony payments. One of those events is when the spouse receiving alimon...
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Physicians Must Act Now to Avoid Negative Adjustments to Medicare Reimbursements
Sep 28, 2017 If you are not already involved in an Advanced Alternative Payment Model, it is not too late to participate in the first year of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). However, you must act within the next few ...
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CMS Announces Targeted Probes of Health Care Records
Aug 28, 2017 Without proper self-evaluation, failure is inevitable. - Coach John WoodenIn2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began automatically reviewing a sample of electronic claims to identify errors in t...
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Veterans Rewarded for Service with Tennessee's Veterans Preference Law
Jul 10, 2017 A recently enacted law in Tennessee gives private employers the ability to give preference in their hiring practices to honorably discharged veterans and certain members of their family.Specifically, Tennessee’s “Veteran...
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Errors by CMS May Cost Providers "Hundreds of Millions": What Providers Need to Know Now
Jun 19, 2017 “What government gives, Government can take away.” -Cardinal Timothy DolanCardinal Dolan was not the first to make this self-evident statement, and he is not likely to be the last. Rather, numerous medical providers are ...
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