Key compliance actions for the new HIPAA privacy regulations *

USA - February 19 2013
As noted in previous Epstein Becker Green health reform alerts, on January 25, 2013, the long-awaited final omnibus rule ("Omnibus Rule") issued by…

Co-authors: Patricia M. Wagner, Leah A. Roffman.

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Texas privacy protections becoming bigger *

USA - July 24 2012
They say that everything is bigger in Texas, and the Lone Star State’s new privacy protection laws are no exception.

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Texas House Bill 300 significantly expands state's patient privacy protections for covered entities *

USA - July 9 2012
Texas patient privacy protections will soon become more substantial.

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Employer beware: OCR heats up HIPAA enforcement *

USA - May 25 2012
For those healthcare employers that have been resting on your laurels and viewing through rose-colored glasses your entity’s Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health compliance efforts, the time has come to thoroughly clean your glasses and prepare for increased Office of Civil Rights enforcement actions. 

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RAC roundup: what's on the horizon for Medicare Part C and D RACs? Medicaid RAC implementation is underway *

USA - March 15 2012
From its inception as a three-state pilot, the Recovery Audit Contractor ("RAC") program has grown to a permanent national program accounting for the collection of $398 million in Medicare overpayments in the first quarter of fiscal year ("FY") 2012 alone.

Co-authors: Lesley R. Yeung, Amy F. Lerman.

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