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Florida Bans Offshoring of Certain Patient Information
USA - May 25 2023 The Florida Legislature recently amended the Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act (the “Act”) to prohibit certain health care providers…
Texas is Making Moves on a Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Law
USA - May 25 2023 Texas is joining a growing number of states in passing comprehensive privacy legislation intended to safeguard consumer personal data. Specifically…
CMS Takes Steps to Lower SNF Medicare Payment Error Rates
USA - May 22 2023 With the Medicare Comprehensive Error Rate Testing program projected error rate for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) showing a significant increase…
Update to: A Lifeline Amidst Turbulent Times: California Lawmakers Approve Emergency Loans for Struggling Hospitals
USA - May 19 2023 As an update to our previous post, on Monday, May 15, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 112 (“AB 112”), which is…
EMTALA and Pregnancy Care Remains a Federal Enforcement Priority
USA - May 17 2023 On May 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced two investigations of hospitals that failed to offer necessary…
Laboratory and Pathology Information Blocking Concerns
USA - May 12 2023 Recently, we were invited to speak on a panel at the Executive War College on Diagnostics, Clinical Laboratory and Pathology Management. We spoke…
DEA and SAMHSA Extend Tele-Prescribing Flexibilities
USA - May 12 2023 This week, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), in conjunction with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”)…
New OIG Opinion Permits Gift Cards to Beneficiaries in Limited Circumstances
USA - May 11 2023 On March 24, 2023, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued Advisory Opinion 23-03 (the “Opinion”), in which it decided not to impose sanctions…
OIG’s Modernization of Compliance Program Guidance: What to Expect
USA - May 11 2023 The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently announced changes to its process for informing healthcare…
Navigating the Wild West of the New ACA Preventative Care Ruling
USA - May 11 2023 On March 30, Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a decision in Braidwood Management Inc. v…
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