A HIPAA Business Associate ("Business Associate") is an individual or entity who performs or furnishes activity or service for or on behalf of a HIPAA Covered Entity ("Covered Entity") involving the use or disclosure of...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently revised regulations (the "Regulations") for the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), making significant changes to ownership restrictions,...more
The California Department of Managed Health Care (the "DMHC"), which regulates Health Care Service Plans, recently adopted a regulation regarding general licensure requirements for health care providers ("Entities") that...more
State Boards of Pharmacy are responsible for protecting the health, safety and welfare of the public by regulating the legal distribution of prescription drugs in their respective states, and ensuring the quality of all drugs...more
Cybersecurity is a significant and growing compliance risk for health care organizations. If your organization fails to protect patients from cybersecurity risks, the result could be serious fines and penalties for...more
The Regional Offices of the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) already investigate every reported Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) breach affecting 500 or more...more
In order to improve drug security throughout the supply chain, and to facilitate drug recalls and to address drug importation, diversion, and counterfeiting, Congress passed the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (the "DSCSA")....more