Our annual survey of health law cases for 2019 includes a number of notable decisions affecting the practice of medicine and the delivery of other health care services in Connecticut. These include the Connecticut Supreme...more
2/20/2020
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Class Action ,
Contempt ,
CT Supreme Court ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Duty of Care ,
Failure to Produce ,
Federal Funding ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hearing-Impaired ,
Hospitals ,
Informed Consent ,
Medical Debt ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Medical Records ,
Medicare ,
Negligence ,
Nursing Homes ,
Patients ,
Pending Litigation ,
Prior Authorization ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Transfer of Assets
The 2019 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly produced a number of new statutes that impact hospitals and other health care providers, many of which are scheduled to take effect on October 1. These Public...more
Connecticut state and federal courts faced a number of significant health care issues last year. We have summarized those cases that we think are particularly relevant to Connecticut hospitals, group practices and individual...more
2/4/2019
/ Abortion ,
Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) ,
Conservators ,
CT Supreme Court ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Medical Residents ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Nursing Homes ,
Paternity ,
Physician-Patient Confidentiality ,
Physicians ,
Roe v Wade ,
Unconscionable Contracts
A number of new statutes affecting hospitals and other health care providers were enacted during the past legislative session. To help remind the health care industry of the changes ahead, we’ve highlighted below some of the...more
Connecticut state and federal courts faced a number of significant health care issues last year. We have summarized those cases that we think are particularly relevant to Connecticut hospitals, group practices and individual...more
2/8/2018
/ Abortion ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Class Action ,
Doctor-Patient Privilege ,
Emotional Distress Damages ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Informed Consent ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Medicare ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Patients
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued new Conditions of Participation (CoP) for home health agencies (HHA) that are effective January 13, 2018. The CoP were originally scheduled to take effect on...more
The bipartisan state budget became law yesterday (the “Budget Act”). While Governor Malloy vetoed a provision requiring supplemental payments to hospitals, the Budget Act includes numerous other provisions affecting the...more
Now that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have published a Final Rule delaying the effective date of the revised Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP) for home health agencies (HHAs) until January 13,...more
According to a recent US Government Interagency report, ransomware is the fastest growing malware threat, targeting users of all types, including health care facilities. This past spring, for example, the WannaCry ransomware...more
7/11/2017
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Malware ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Ransomware
Connecticut state and federal courts faced a number of significant health care issues last year. We have summarized those cases that we think are particularly relevant to Connecticut hospitals, group practices and individual...more
2/16/2017
/ Drug Pricing ,
EMTALA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Hospitals ,
Informed Consent ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Mental Health ,
Negligence ,
Nurses ,
Peer Review ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Physicians ,
Psychiatric Hospitals ,
Public Policy ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Vicarious Liability ,
Wage Index
Connecticut state and federal courts faced a number of significant health care issues last year. We have summarized those cases that we think are particularly relevant to Connecticut hospitals, group practices and individual...more
2/9/2017
/ Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
EMTALA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Informed Consent ,
Medicare ,
MHPAEA ,
Negligence ,
Physicians ,
Psychological Counseling ,
Self-Funded Health Plans ,
Termination
Hospitals, physician practices and other health care providers that receive federal financial assistance, which includes receiving reimbursement from Medicare Parts A, C and D and/or Medicaid, are reminded to post new...more
10/26/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Financial Assistance Policies ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Notice Requirements ,
Physicians ,
Posting Requirements ,
Section 1557
Medicare Part A and B providers and suppliers should take note of new regulations recently issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that implement the Affordable Care Act’s 60-day rule on reporting and returning...more
3/5/2016
/ 60-Day Rule ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Look-Back Measurement Period ,
Medicare Part A ,
Medicare Part B ,
New Regulations ,
OIG ,
Overpayment ,
Proposed Rules ,
Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol