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New HIPAA regulations released

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 18 2013

On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released final regulations implementing changes to HIPAA mandated by the HITECH

CMS releases ACO notice for using identifiable data

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 26 2011

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a notice that will establish a system of collecting and using Medicare beneficiary information for those who participate in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs

Physician groups propose permanent “doc fix”; HIPAAHITECH enforcement expected to increase in 2013

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 22 2012

In an October 15 letter, the American Medical Association (AMA) and more than 100 other medical societies and physicians’ organizations urged Congress to consider a permanent replacement for the Medicare physician payment system

Meaningful use update

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 7 2011

As the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (IT) at HHS works to implement meaningful use requirements in the adoption of electronic health records (EHR), industry stakeholders have begun to weigh in on the need to delay the onset of Stage 2 in this process

Senate Subcommittee holds hearing on healthcare data breaches

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 21 2011

The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, chaired by Minnesota Senator Al Franken, held a hearing on November 9 to discuss data breaches and how the healthcare industry can better protect electronic health data