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Affordable Care Act Hangs in the Balance After Oral Arguments

  • McGuireWoods LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 3 2012

From Monday, March 26, 2012, through Wednesday, March 28, 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States held six hours of oral arguments in three pending cases involving constitutional challenges to the federal health reform law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148 (the Act

Revised regulations on Durable Do Not Resuscitate Orders

  • McGuireWoods LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 5 2011

On July 20, revised regulations on Durable Do Not Resuscitate Orders (DDNR) go into effect

CMS seeks comments on next stage of meaningful use

  • McGuireWoods LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 2 2012

On Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule for Stage 2 criteria for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs

CMS solicits comments on EMTALA transfers to hospitals with specialized capabilities

  • McGuireWoods LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2012

In a notice published on Feb. 2, 2012, in the Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) solicited public comment on the applicability of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) to inpatients and hospitals with specialized capabilities

With HIPAA, ignorance is not bliss

  • McGuireWoods LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 1 2012

The trend in increased enforcement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) continues

ONC issues certification standards for EHR

  • McGuireWoods LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 14 2012

On March 2, 2012, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published a companion rule to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Stage 2 meaningful use (MU) proposed rule, concerning certification criteria that electronic health record (EHR) technology must satisfy in order to support the achievement of Stage 2 MU

Supreme Court decision on health reform: analysis and implications for the future

  • McGuireWoods LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 29 2012

On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in the case of National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, which involved constitutional challenges to certain provisions of the federal health reform law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148 (the ACA

HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule implements tiered penalty structure for HIPAA violations

  • McGuireWoods LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 14 2013

On Jan. 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Omnibus Final Rule (Final Rule), interpreting and implementing