Earlier this month, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) and Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a temporary rule extending certain flexibilities for the prescription of controlled...more
Summer is in full swing, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) is doing anything but taking a vacation from HIPAA. In May and June, OCR issued five resolution agreements...more
A popular saying is that it takes 21 days to form a habit and about 66 days on average for a behavior to become automatic. If that is correct, the three-year period of unprecedented waivers and flexibilities in the provision...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently updated its 2021 Work Plan in January to include audits of Medicare Part B and home health telehealth services by OIG’s Office...more
As the end of 2020 approaches, the melody to “Auld Lang Syne” inevitably comes to mind. The meaning of this song is particularly appropriate as we consider what will stay, and what will pass when it comes to telehealth in...more
In its calendar year 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (“MPFS”) proposed rule, released August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has proposed to make permanent certain telehealth changes that...more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued numerous telehealth waivers and flexibilities aimed at alleviating burdens for health care providers and facilitating the...more
As we reported earlier, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), as part of its blanket waivers issued on March 30, 2020,2 has waived the location requirement for provider-based status for the duration of the...more
On March 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued guidance in the form of FAQs in follow up to its Notification of Enforcement Discretion for good faith provision of...more
On October 24, 2018, the President signed the sweeping, opioid-focused SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Pub. L. 115-271, the “Act”) into law. Title III, Chapter 4 of the Act, titled the Special Registration for...more
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On March 19–21, 2018, the Global Partnership for Telehealth hosted its 9th Annual Conference in Jekyll Island, Georgia. Well-attended by industry leaders, technology vendors, and telehealth champions, the conference provided...more
The Georgia Partnership for Telehealth hosted another exceptional conference at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel on March 22–24, 2017. We were inspired by the speakers and vendors, enjoyed the environment, and valued getting to...more