Two divisions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) – released the "21st Century Cures Act:...more
11/1/2023
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Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
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Hospitals ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
Medicare ,
ONC ,
Proposed Rules
To date, there has been little consistency in how Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements are enforced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), or the amount of settlements...more
2/5/2021
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Attorney-Client Privilege ,
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Data Collection ,
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Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Medicare ,
PHI ,
Physicians ,
Stark Law ,
WA Supreme Court
Earlier this year, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published a final rule (ONC Rule) addressing interoperability, information blocking and patient access to data. The ONC Rule...more
10/20/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Damages ,
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Double Damages ,
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Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
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Kickbacks ,
Medical Devices ,
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Medicare ,
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PACT Act ,
Self-Referral ,
Willful Violations