The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released an interim final rule on October 29, 2020, delaying the implementation of the...more
11/2/2020
/ 21st Century Cures Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
NIST ,
OIG ,
ONC
On September 7, Equifax, one of three nationwide credit-reporting agencies that compile and evaluate the financial history of consumers, announced that it suffered a security breach in which sensitive information of...more
9/18/2017
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Equifax ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Government Investigations ,
Hackers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular
On December 5, 2013, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported on the Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) compliance as of May 2011 with oversight and enforcement of the Security Rule and compliance with federal cybersecurity...more
1/10/2014
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Compliance ,
Confidential Information ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
NIST ,
OCR ,
OIG ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Right to Privacy ,
Security Audits ,
Security Rule
On December 27, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued final rules revising the Stark exception (42 CFR...more
As 2013 draws to a close, we are pleased to look back on the year that was and highlight some of the key developments in the ever-changing field of health law. While a great deal of attention was focused on the implementation...more
12/30/2013
/ Acquisitions ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Drug Compounding ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare.gov ,
HITECH Act ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Medicare Part A ,
Mergers ,
MHPAEA ,
Physician Payments ,
Physician-Owned Distributors ,
Stark Law
On February 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule implementing the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (the “Act”). The Act requires certain manufacturers of covered drugs, devices, and...more
2/22/2013
/ Applicable Manufacturers ,
Biologics ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Covered Recipients ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Supplies ,
Payment Records ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physician Ownership ,
Physicians ,
Research Funding ,
Sunshine Act ,
Teaching Hospitals ,
Transfers of Value