The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to enforce and update its Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) amidst a fast-changing regulatory environment. A new rule, which took effect this week, expands the scope of the...more
8/2/2024
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A final federal rule raising minimum staffing requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid funding becomes effective June 21, starting a staggered timeline for LTCs to create and...more
Newly effective regulations governing confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) records now more closely mirror regulations implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and other...more
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a proposed rule that, if finalized, will provide new minimum staffing level requirements for all long-term care facilities reimbursed by...more
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CMS has announced it is engaging in a new series of audits intended to address the agency’s concern that nursing homes could be miscoding schizophrenia to reduce their reported rates of antipsychotic use, and...more
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health on July 31, 2021, began overhauling the Commonwealth’s long-term care nursing facility regulations via four sets of proposed regulations. On December 24, 2022, the Department...more
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health last year began overhauling the Commonwealth’s long-term care nursing facility regulations. On May 28, 2022, the Department of Health published the fourth and final set of...more
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health last year began overhauling the Commonwealth’s long-term care nursing facility regulations, with regulatory changes to be implemented in four parts. The Department of Health...more
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On July 31, 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Health officially began its first overhaul of the Commonwealth’s long-term care nursing facility regulations since 1999. The regulatory changes will be implemented...more
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The U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services, along with the federal Office of Personnel Management have issued interim final regulation under the No Surprises Act aimed at...more
The incremental adoption of telehealth services exploded at the onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), establishing telehealth as an integral tool for patient care....more
The new year began with an unusual amount of activity related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Health care providers, health plans, health care clearinghouses, and business associates...more
On December 18, 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued guidance specific to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and...more
On March 20, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance in furtherance of its Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency. ...more
Federal executive agencies recently published two rules, one final and one proposed, aimed at publicizing the various costs associated with health care. A final rule, promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services...more
12/4/2019
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Healthcare Reform ,
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