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27 Nov 2018, 2:41 pm by Gail L. Daubert and Debra A. McCurdy
  CMS believes providing ASCs with the same update as hospital outpatient departments “could encourage the migration of services from the hospital setting to the ASC setting and increase the presence of ASCs in health care markets or geographic areas where previously there were none or few, thus promoting better beneficiary access to care. [read post]
10 Oct 2016, 8:30 am by Robert Kreisman
According to a recent report in the New York Times, an agency within the federal Health and Human Services Department issued a rule that bars any nursing home that receives federal funding from requiring that its residents resolve disputes in arbitration as an alternative to a lawsuit in a court. [read post]
10 Oct 2016, 8:30 am by Robert Kreisman
According to a recent report in the New York Times, an agency within the federal Health and Human Services Department issued a rule that bars any nursing home that receives federal funding from requiring that its residents resolve disputes in arbitration as an alternative to a lawsuit in a court. [read post]
18 Nov 2012, 10:44 pm by Leland E. Beck
  On the other hand, another court ordered an exemption from the mandatory contraceptive coverage regulation ahead of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) submitting a proposed rule to OMB. [read post]
10 Jan 2024, 4:47 pm by Nicole Aiken-Shaban
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) kicked off the new year with four new advisory opinions covering retiring physicians, preferred hospital organization discounts for Medigap patients, and gift cards for the referral of potential physician practice customers of a non-clinical consulting company. [read post]
15 Sep 2023, 2:20 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
UHIC HIPAA Right Of Access Settlement The Department of Health & Human Services Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently announced health insurance giant UHIC agreed in a resolution agreement to pay $80,000 to resolve a potential violation HIPAA’s access provision that requires health plans, health care providers and health care clearinghouses (“covered entities”) to provide patients access… [read post]
27 Dec 2012, 4:35 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer is recognized, internationally, nationally and locally for her more than 24 years of work, advocacy, education and publications on leading health and managed care, employee benefit, human resources and related workforce, insurance and financial services, and health care matters. [read post]
8 Oct 2013, 1:50 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A formal background check performed with the consent of the service provider should prove that the service provider and all of its employees and agents should be qualified to serve in a fiduciary role, are not disqualified or under investigation or other action that would disqualify them to act as a fiduciary or be bonded as required by ERISA, have no material complaint or dispute history with current or former clients or vendors, the Department of Labor,… [read post]
20 Sep 2013, 10:53 am by Melissa Bianchi
On September 19, the Department of Health and Human Services issued new guidance on the “refill reminder” requirements under HIPAA. [read post]
20 Mar 2022, 9:14 am by Robert Liles
(March 17, 2022): Over the last few months (from mid-November 2021 through mid-March 2022), the number of excluded individuals and entities on the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) has grown by approximately 15%. [read post]
28 Jan 2015, 1:58 pm by Lydia Zuraw
Food safety oversight is currently split up among 15 agencies in the Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce. [read post]
18 Jan 2013, 12:23 pm by Colin Zick
Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has finally issued major revisions to HIPAA’s privacy and security regulations. [read post]
18 Jan 2015, 2:53 pm by New Hampshire Employment Law Letter
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is making the requirement known with a new website from the Office of Women’s Health. [read post]
13 Feb 2012, 6:11 am by Ben Vernia
The Department of Justice, using reimbursable funding provided by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), focuses its investigative and litigation resources to eliminating fraud, returning ill-gotten gains to the Treasury and others, and strengthening our public health care programs. [read post]
21 Jun 2024, 8:21 am
From the perspective of the "BHR legalists" (what it might be useful to call them), the deficiencies of  US policy and even the choices among the way that the US chooses to express that policy, may be quite apparent. [read post]
26 Jul 2013, 1:15 am by Jon Gelman
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS) also updated its case count today, adding one more case that isn't reflected in the CDC's total to bring its total to 69. [read post]
28 Mar 2016, 9:27 am by Kevin S. Little
Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced its preparation to move into its next phase of audits of healthcare covered entities and their business associates. [read post]