News & Analysis as of

Health Care Providers Medicare Electronic Medical Records

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ and HHS Announce Formation of False Claims Act Working Group and Results of National Health Care Fraud Takedown

As we reported in our recent client alert, the Trump administration has made clear that it is committed to using the False Claims Act (FCA) to prosecute healthcare fraud. Two recent Trump administration moves give important...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Million Dollar Penalty Imposed on Pain Management Practice Following HIPAA Breach

Rivkin Radler LLP on

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on December 3 that it imposed a $1.19 million penalty on Gulf Coast Pain Consultants, a pain management practice in Florida, following...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

HHS Rule Targets Health Providers Blocking Patient Info Sharing (RIN 0955-AA05)

Healthcare providers are facing penalties for blocking access to a patient’s electronic health information under a new Biden administration rule. On June 24, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

HHS Finalizes Rule Establishing Significant Financial Penalties for Information Blocking by Healthcare Providers

On June 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final rule establishing stringent financial penalties, referred to as “disincentives,” for healthcare providers found to have committed...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

HHS OIG Issues Information-Blocking Disincentives for Certain Health Care Providers

Rivkin Radler LLP on

On June 24, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced a final rule that establishes disincentives for certain health care providers that have committed information...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Health Dose: June 25, 2024

Holland & Knight LLP on

Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Information Blocking Penalties for Healthcare Providers: HHS Proposed Rule

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) on October 30, 2023, issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to establish penalties for healthcare providers found to have committed information blocking. This...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

HHS Proposes Disincentives for Providers that Commit Information Blocking

On November 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule titled “21st Century Cures Act: Establishment of Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference - November 7th - 9th, 8:55 am - 3:30 pm CST

Hear directly from the enforcement community - Want to gain insight into properly monitoring, detecting, investigating, and managing violations? Join us virtually at HCCA’s Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Hooper, Kearney and Macklin on Cutting Edge Topics in the False Claims Act

While the pandemic put many things on hold, it did not do the same for the False Claims Act (FCA). To find out what is happening in FCA activity we spoke with Patrick Hooper, Jordan Kearney and Alicia Macklin, partners at the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CMS Releases CY 2022 OPPS and ASC Proposed Rule

Holland & Knight LLP on

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 19, 2021, released its calendar year (CY) 2022 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Proposed...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 30, Number 7. News Briefs: February 2021 #2

Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 7 (February 22, 2021) - A Michigan woman is the first in the nation to be charged criminally with misappropriating money from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF), the Department of Justice...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 30, Number 2. News Briefs: January 2021 #2

Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 2 (January 18, 2021) - Recovery audit contractors (RACs) may soon be auditing positron emission tomography (PET) for initial treatment strategy in oncologic conditions for compliance...more

K&L Gates LLP

Information Blocking Considerations for Providers Under the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule

K&L Gates LLP on

In this week’s episode, Gina Bertolini discusses two important aspects of the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule that directly relate to health care providers, and how those aspects of the Final Rule will...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

What Healthcare Providers Need to Know About the CMS Interoperability Rule

On March 9, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized its Interoperability and Patient Access Rule (Interoperability Rule), which aims to enhance patients’ control over their healthcare information. As...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

2021 Changes for Evaluation and Management Services

Womble Bond Dickinson on

E/M office visit historical background - For years, providers have voiced their concerns about the amount of data entry required for Evaluation and Management (E/M) visits. Many state they spend twice as much time...more

King & Spalding

CMS Proposes Rule Regarding the Exchange of Electronic Health Information Which Impacts Hospitals, Clinicians and Government...

King & Spalding on

On February 11, 2019, CMS issued a proposed rule, to improve access to electronic health information (the Proposed Rule). The Proposed Rule results from the 21st Century Cures Act (the Cures Act), in which CMS and the Office...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

CMS Releases Proposed Rule to Advance Interoperability and the Exchange of Medical Record and Plan Information

CMS issued a long-awaited proposed rule aimed at enhancing interoperability and increasing patient access to health information. If finalized, CMS’s proposed rule may require hospitals and payors to make significant...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Health Care Policy Happenings - October 2018

Foley & Lardner LLP on

...Alexander: Senate Sends Opioids Legislation Called “Landmark” by Leader McConnell to President – On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate passed by a vote of 98-1, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, sponsored by Senator...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Connecticut Legislature Revises DSS Provider Audit Processes

On June 1, 2018, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law Public Act No. 18-76 “An Act Concerning Audits of Medical Assistance Providers” (PA 18-76), which makes several changes to the Medicaid provider audit...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

EHR Incentive Program Alert: Hospital Hardship Applications Due July 1, 2018

Hospitals eligible to participate in the Medicare electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs that failed to meet the 2017 meaningful use standards have until July 1, 2018 to submit a hardship application and...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Hospitals and Others Respond to “Red Tape Relief Project” Requests

Last week, a number of health care industry associations sent letters to Congress detailing ways in which the government could relieve them of the burdens associated with “red tape.” The letters are in response to the first...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

MACRA for Health IT Vendors – New Rule Presents New Opportunities

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) and the corresponding proposed rule, published on May 9 and going into effect on January 1, 2017, will directly impact health IT vendors. Most significantly,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

2014 Medicare ACO Results Released: CMS Asserts Success but Few ACOs Receive Payments

Foley & Lardner LLP on

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released, on August 25, 2015, the quality and financial performance results for Medicare Accountable Care Organizations for 2014. CMS touted that Medicare ACOs continued to...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Federal Appeals Court Reverses Conviction of Mental Health Program Director

In a recently released decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed the conviction of a former community mental health program director who was convicted after trial of conspiring to commit...more

29 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide