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Alston & Bird

Health Care Week in Review | Congress Passes Government Funding Package; HHS Nominee Confirmation Process Heats Up

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

OIG Updates Compliance Guidance for Nursing Facilities

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In 1998, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began issuing voluntary, compliance program guidance for various segments of the healthcare industry. Recently, the OIG has...more

BakerHostetler

What’s Hot in Healthcare: Digital Health Regulatory Update

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As the summer winds down, regulatory updates related to digital health services certainly do not appear to be showing any signs of cooling off. It has been a busy summer, and below we have summarized several key updates for...more

Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Stricter than HIPAA: Is Your Substance Abuse or Mental Health Program in Compliance With 42 CFR Part 2?

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To protect patients seeking addiction treatment, the federal government passed strict regulations limiting the disclosure of substance abuse patient records. Substance abuse treatment programs must not only comply with the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - July 22nd, Seattle, WA

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Looking for compliance training and networking in your area? HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer practitioners convenient, local compliance training, including updates on the latest news in regulatory...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

HIPAA Security Rule Update Related to COVID-19

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Telehealth Remote Communication Technology - On March 17, 2020, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will suspend enforcement activities and waive...more

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CMS Takes Significant Action to Spur Use of Telehealth Services for Duration of COVID-19 Emergency

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On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation declaring a national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease (the “Emergency Declaration”).  The president framed the emergency declaration as...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Telehealth and Federal and State Government Responses to the Coronavirus Pandemic

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As the coronavirus strain (COVID-19) continues to spread, the government, insurance companies and medical providers are rushing to find paths to more efficiently and effectively provide care for those in need. The Centers for...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Healthcare Law Review: Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System

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The U.S. healthcare industry remains at a crossroads. The healthcare reform legislation passed under President Barack Obama in 2010, officially called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) but widely referred...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

ALERT: 2018 Round-Up: Key Connecticut Court Decisions Impacting Health Care Providers

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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

Bricker Graydon LLP

New standard authorization forms must be accepted by health care providers in Ohio

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Standard forms for the authorization of the release of medical information in Ohio have been developed by the Department of Medicaid....more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Nursing Facility Survey Trends - Directed Plans of Correction, Privacy Violations and FTag 520 Quality Assurance Committee...

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Directed Plans of Correction, or DPOCs, have long been part of the arsenal of enforcement sanctions available to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for survey deficiencies, just like civil money penalties (CMPs);...more

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