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Federal conscience protections and religious employer exceptions -- a year in review

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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January 5 2012

The year 2011 saw increased activity in the area of provider and religious employer conscience exceptions under federal law

HITECH Act's changes to privacy and security regulations: key dates for covered entities and business associates

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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December 13 2011

During the past year, the healthcare privacy and security community has anxiously awaited publication of the "Final HITECH Regulations" amending certain provisions of the privacy and security standards of HIPAA that were mandated by the HITECH Act

Cloud computing: careful planning is needed to minimize security and privacy risks

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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December 13 2011

By now, most healthcare providers, health plans and their business associates are aware of the growth of "cloud computing" in the information technology (IT) industry

Early adopters of EHRs get an extra year to meet Stage 2 meaningful use criteria

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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December 8 2011

During a visit to Cleveland, Ohio, on November 30, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius announced that eligible hospitals and physicians who adopted and became meaningful users of Certified Electronic Health Records Technology (EHRs) during 2011 will not have to meet the next phase, known as the Stage 2 Criteria for Meaningful Use, until 2014, one year later than originally promulgated in the federal EHR Incentive Program regulations

CMS finalizes several payment rules for 2012

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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November 10 2011

On November 1, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final rules related to the physician fee schedule, outpatient prospective payment system (PPS), home health PPS, and end-stage renal disease PPS for calendar year (CY) 2012

Deadlines to register and attest for HITECH EHR Meaningful Use financial incentives are approaching fast

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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October 27 2011

Earlier this month, CMS reminded eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals and eligible CAHs of the upcoming deadlines to take advantage of the federal financial incentives made available under HITECH by registering for and attesting to Meaningful Use of EHR

OIG Work Plan highlights PPACA and ARRA initiatives

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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October 13 2011

The OIG recently issued its annual Work Plan for FY 2012

Cloud computing in healthcare: HIPAA, HITECH and contracting considerations

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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September 29 2011

On September 21, 2011, several members of Baker Hostetler's Healthcare Industry, Privacy, Security and Social Media and Intellectual Property Teams hosted a webinar on "Cloud Computing in Healthcare: HIPAA, HITECH and Contracting Considerations."

E-Prescribing Incentive Program final rule makes changes clarifying relationship to EHR incentives and adds hardship exemptions

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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September 15 2011

On September 1, 2011, CMS finalized changes to the 2011 Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program (eRx Program) to address several concerns raised by participants regarding the impact of payment adjustments (i.e., reductions) scheduled to occur in 2012 for those providers who did not become significant eRx prescribers during the 2011 reporting period of January 1, 2011, through June 30, 2011

HHS proposes standards on metadata for electronic health information exchanges

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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August 18 2011

On August 4, HHS released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) on metadata standards to support a nationwide electronic health information exchange

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