Tracking the multitude of laws that govern the health care field can overwhelm any hospital system or other provider. As a former...
On March 26, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its eighteenth settlement with...
The staffing challenges caused by COVID have fueled continued efforts to find ways to provide patient care without risking exposure. ...
DOJ issued a press release regarding its efforts to combat COVID-19 related fraud schemes, specifically those related to PPP loans....
Findings from an OIG survey of hospital administrators across 45 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico found ongoing...
With healthcare records in the dark web being sold for $150 a record and stolen credit card numbers only going for a few dollars, it...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will be investing $10 billion to bolster COVID screening testing in schools and...
A new study finds that most hospitals are not complying with the new price transparency rule. Despite the rule going into effect on...
Medicare increasing the reimbursement rate will encourage more innovative delivery methods for the provision of COVID-19 vaccinations to...
HHS amended the PREP Act Declaration for the 7th time on March 11, 2021, to boost the number of COVID-19 vaccinators. Through the...
If you didn't get an opportunity to provide comments on the proposed modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, you still have time. The...
The No Surprises Act, which was enacted at the end of 2020 and takes effect on January 1, 2022, protects consumers from receiving...
The latest "anti-poaching" antitrust case - a class action filed in Illinois against Surgical Care Affiliates ("SCA") and United Surgical...
It would be hard to find a person living in the United States that hasn't signed a HIPAA Authorization Form in their lifetime. As...
Interesting resolution of a complicated case at the intersection of antitrust, workers' rights and now diversity initiatives. Large...
Principal Deputy Inspector General Grimm discussed the fact that the Office of Inspector General of HHS is conducting "significant...