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8 May 2024, 5:13 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Known for her skill combined use of her extensive legal and operational knowledge to help these and other clients develop, operationalize and defend employment, employee benefits, compensation and other staffing and workforce; data, systems and other technology; heath benefit and other healthcare and life science, managed care and insurance; employee benefits, safety, contracting, quality assurance, compliance and risk management, and other legal, public policy and operational actions and… [read post]
4 May 2024, 8:31 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The $2.7 million settlement government contractor Insight Global LLC, (“Insight”) is paying to settle a Justice Department (“DOJ”) False Claims Act civil suit for for lax cybersecurity warns both government contractors, and all businesses and their leaders of the imperative to manage their own cyber security and liability in response to exploding strains of cyber threats and liabilities. [read post]
25 Mar 2024, 6:38 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Well-known for stealing sensitive data and demanding ransom for not publishing it, and other public and private cybersecurity monitoring and tracking organizations have warned heath care and other system operators to guard against Blackcat1234 and related ransomware attack risks since at least 2022. [read post]
19 Mar 2024, 7:00 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Health care providers, heath plans, health care clearinghouses and their business associates (covered entities) should verify that any online tracking technology used in their or their business partner websites or mobile applications comply with the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) updated guidance on “Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates” published March 18, 2024. [read post]
17 Mar 2024, 5:42 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  On March 13, 2024, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) released a  “Dear Colleague letter” that warns the February 21, 2024 CH/UHG data breach is likely to trigger HIPAA obligations and investigations for Choice Health and UHG as well as other HIPAA-covered health plans, heath care providers, heath care clearinghouses and business associates. [read post]
6 Feb 2024, 3:58 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A newly announced religious discrimination settlement reminds employers of the advisability of reviewing and strengthening the defensibility of their grooming, dress code, scheduling and time off and other employment policies, practices and other procedures for applying, granting or denying religious exceptions, and other employment practices to defend against potential discrimination exposures in light of rising religious sensitivities, the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling in Groff v. [read post]
1 Feb 2024, 6:19 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer is most widely recognized for her decades of pragmatic, leading-edge work, scholarship and thought leadership on heath benefit and other healthcare and life science, managed care and insurance and other workforce and staffing, employee benefits, safety, contracting, quality assurance, compliance and risk management, and other legal, public policy and operational concerns in the healthcare and life sciences, employee benefits, managed care and insurance, technology and other related… [read post]
23 Jan 2024, 2:04 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer is most widely recognized for her decades of pragmatic, leading-edge work, scholarship and thought leadership on heath benefit and other healthcare and life science, managed care and insurance and other workforce and staffing, employee benefits, safety, contracting, quality assurance, compliance and risk management, and other legal, public policy and operational concerns in the healthcare and life sciences, employee benefits, managed care and insurance, technology and other related… [read post]
8 Jan 2024, 2:10 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Health plans, health care providers and health care clearinghouses (“Covered Entities”) treat the Department of Health and Human Service Office of Civil Right (“OCR”) announcement of its 46th enforcement action under the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) Right of Access Rule as a warning to confirm their own organization’s timely delivery of records and other compliance with the Rule. [read post]
22 Dec 2023, 11:43 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer is most widely recognized for her decades of pragmatic, leading-edge work, scholarship and thought leadership on heath benefit and other healthcare and life science, managed care and insurance and other workforce and staffing, employee benefits, safety, contracting, quality assurance, compliance and risk management, and other legal, public policy and operational concerns in the healthcare and life sciences, employee benefits, managed care and insurance, technology and other related… [read post]
22 Dec 2023, 11:38 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer is most widely recognized for her decades of pragmatic, leading-edge work, scholarship and thought leadership on heath benefit and other healthcare and life science, managed care and insurance and other workforce and staffing, employee benefits, safety, contracting, quality assurance, compliance and risk management, and other legal, public policy and operational concerns in the healthcare and life sciences, employee benefits, managed care and insurance, technology and other related… [read post]
22 Dec 2023, 11:26 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Scribe for the ABA JCEB Annual Meeting with the HHS Office of Civil Rights, her experience includes extensive involvement throughout her career in advising health care and life sciences and other clients about preventing, investigating and defending EEOC, DOJ, OFCCP and other Civil Rights Act, Section 1557 and other HHS, HUD, banking, and other federal and state discrimination investigations, audits, lawsuits and [read post]
22 Dec 2023, 11:00 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer is most widely recognized for her decades of pragmatic, leading-edge work, scholarship and thought leadership on heath benefit and other healthcare and life science, managed care and insurance and other workforce and staffing, employee benefits, safety, contracting, quality assur [read post]
22 Dec 2023, 9:33 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer is most widely recognized for her decades of pragmatic, leading-edge work, scholarship and thought leadership on heath benefit and other healthcare and life science, managed care and insurance and other workforce and staffing, employee benefits, safety, contracting, quality assurance, compliance and risk management, and other legal, public policy and operational concerns in the healthcare and life sciences, emp [read post]
22 Dec 2023, 8:13 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Got issues with the most recent articulation of the proposed rule on “Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Operations” (“Rule”) that governs the independent dispute resolution process for resolving to disputes over out-of-network claims between health plans and heath care providers under the No Surprises Act? [read post]
22 Dec 2023, 7:39 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer is most widely recognized for her decades of pragmatic, leading-edge work, scholarship and thought leadership on heath benefit and other healthcare and life science, managed care and insurance and other workforce and staffing, employee benefits, safety, contracting, quality assurance, compliance and risk management, and other legal, public policy and operational concerns in the healthcare and life sciences, employee benefits, managed care and insurance, technology and other related… [read post]
20 Dec 2023, 2:50 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer is most widely recognized for her decades of pragmatic, leading-edge work, scholarship and thought leadership on heath benefit and other healthcare and life science, managed care and insurance and other workforce and staffing, employee benefits, safety, contracting, quality assurance, compliance and risk management, and other legal, public policy and operational concerns in the healthcare and life sciences, employee benefits, managed care and insurance, technology and other related… [read post]
19 Dec 2023, 4:48 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
$115 is the fee that health plans participating in the Independent Dispute Resolution (“IDR”) process required by the No Surprises Act (the “NSA”) to resolve disputes with health care providers, facilities, and providers of air ambulance services (“providers”) over the amount the health plan will pay the provider for out-of-network health care or items for because the health plan and provider cannot reach agreement about the appropriate amount outside the IDR… [read post]
8 Dec 2023, 10:02 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
HIPAA Entities Duty To Guard EPHI Against Phishing The HIPAA Privacy Rule and Security Rule require health care providers, heath plans, health care clearinghouses (“Covered Entities”) and their businesses associates (collectively “HIPAA Entities”) to protect EPHI and other protected health information against use, access, disclosure or destruction by third parties except under the conditions allowed by HIPAA. [read post]