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When we talk about medication non-adherence in mental health, it’s easy to focus only on the patient—missed doses, relapse, or crisis episodes. But the reality is much bigger. Non-adherence is a system-wide issue that ripples across emergency departments (EDs), skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), hospitals, and community providers. Recent research shows that nearly half of patients with psychiatric conditions do not take their medications as prescribed (Zewdu et al., 2025). That isn’t just a personal setback,

If you are negotiating a Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) on behalf of a client, you may need the services of an Independent Review Organization (IRO) to manage the ensuing work and make sure that you make the right business choices.  All IROs are not created equally. So, what do you need to know to select the IRO best suited to the situation? But what exactly is an IRO, and why is it so important? LW

The regulatory landscape for Medicare overpayments is evolving rapidly, and the risks for healthcare providers are growing — especially when it comes to repayments and potential liability under the False Claims Act (FCA). Our latest whitepaper, “Voluntary Medicare Extrapolated Overpayments: Legal and Compliance Considerations in 2025”, sheds light on what healthcare attorneys can do to guide their clients. Key Takeaways The clarified “knowledge” standard by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that now