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DEA Issues Second Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Controlled Substance Prescriptions

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

A Midsummer’s Review – Cybersecurity Is the Word: HIPAA Enforcement and Guidance Trends

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

HIPAA Compliance Alert: OCR Anticipates the End of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Use

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

OIG to Audit Telehealth Services Provided During Pandemic by Part B and Home Health Providers

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

The Year Ahead: Telehealth in 2021 - Will Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?

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

Telehealth Expansion Post-PHE: CMS Proposes Making Certain Changes Permanent

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

Medicare Telehealth Post-PHE: Expiring Flexibilities and Preparing to Return to “Normal”

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

Hospital Facility Fees and Telehealth During COVID-19 Pandemic Revisited

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

OCR Issues HIPAA Telehealth FAQs

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

Expect New DEA Regulations: Special Registration for Telemedicine

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

Telehealth Industry Update: Insights from the Global Partnership for Telehealth 9th Annual Conference

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

Event Insights: 2017 Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth Conference

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

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