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Healthcare Tech: How Are Licensing Agreements Bridging the Industry Divide?
Compliance Perspectives: The Ethics of Data
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Global privacy in the age of COVID-19
Compliance Perspectives: Permissible Disclosures under HIPAA, Especially in the Time of COVID-19
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Stay on top of developments in healthcare research compliance - Whether you missed the 2024 in-person Higher Education & Healthcare Research Compliance Conference in New Orleans, or are looking for additional insights...more
On Thursday, April 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released ownership data for all Medicare-certified hospice and home health agencies on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...more
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As discussed in a previous McGuireWoods alert, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published final rules expected to be effective Jan. 19, 2021, that significantly amend the Physician Self-Referral Law...more
On December 11, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule designed to improve electronic health care data exchange and streamline the prior authorization process....more
On March 9, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ("ONC") each released final rules generally intended to ease both access to...more
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is changing reimbursement methodologies for healthcare providers from a fee-for-service model to a value-based model. Healthcare providers are responding to the changing...more
In This Issue: - ACO Eligibility Requirements - Establishing and Maintaining the ACO Participation Agreement - Data Sharing and Assignment of Beneficiaries - Shared Savings and Losses - Waivers of...more
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An Overview of the Medicare Shared Savings Program/Accountable Care Organization Final Rules - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a final rule (Final Rule) that makes changes to the...more
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