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27 Apr 2014, 12:57 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
OCR’s investigation further found Concentra had insufficient security management processes in place to safeguard patient information. [read post]
3 Apr 2014, 1:22 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is giving U.S. businesses with workers working oversees (expatriates) additional limited temporary relief from certain mandates of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). [read post]
16 Mar 2014, 6:07 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Health Department HIPAA Violations Cost County $250,000, Requires Sweeping HIPAA Reforms Hear Update On Resolution Agreement & Other New HIPAA Developments At 3/18 North Texas Healthcare Professionals Association Meeting Skagit County, Washington will pay a $215,000 monetary settlement and work closely with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to correct deficiencies in its HIPAA compliance program to settle potential violations of the Health… [read post]
9 Mar 2014, 1:12 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Code Section 4980H rules are only one of a plethora of federal mandates and rules applicable to group health plans and their employers under federal law as a result of the health care reforms of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (ACA) as well as a host of previously enacted federal laws. [read post]
8 Mar 2014, 3:52 pm
Richard Cordray, director of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has noted that half of all accounts reported by collection agencies now come from medical bills, and the credit record of one in five Americans is affected. [read post]
5 Mar 2014, 11:06 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
This includes the following supplemental guidance on its interpretation and enforcement of HIPAA against Covered Entities and business associates published by OCR since January 1, 2014 alone: HIPAA Privacy Rule and Sharing Information Related to Mental Health published on Spanish Language Model Notices of Privacy Practices published on 2/13/14 CLIA Program and HIPAA Privacy Rule; Patients’ Access to Test Reports  published on 2/3/14; and Proposed Health Insurance Portability and… [read post]
5 Mar 2014, 8:36 am by Susan Block-Lieb
Recent legislation – H.R. 3193 – passed the House last week looking to make the Bureau of Financial Protection more accountable. [read post]
4 Mar 2014, 7:54 pm by Susan Block Lieb
  Recent legislation – H.R. 3193 – passed the House last week looking to make the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection more accountable. [read post]
3 Mar 2014, 8:08 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
HHS plans to use the Proposed Rule to implement the requirement of Section 1173(h)(1)(A) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) that CHPs file a statement with HHS certifying that the health plan is in compliance with the adopted standards and operating rules for electronic transactions for Eligibility for a health plan, health care claim status, health care electronic funds transfers (EFT) and remittance advice transactions established as part of the Standards… [read post]
10 Feb 2014, 4:16 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A new Department of Labor (DOL) lawsuit filed in Cleveland against The Ohio Bell Telephone Company and other DOL enforcement news released today remind U.S. businesses again of the growing need to recognize and manage exposure to retaliation claims when dealing with workers who have reported injuries or other Occupational Health & Safety Act of 1974 (OSHA Laws), discrimination, wage and hour or other federal laws that include anti-retaliation or whistleblower protections. [read post]
27 Jan 2014, 12:14 pm by Page Pate
Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota, was supported by the DOJ’s Civil Division, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. [read post]
20 Jan 2014, 5:00 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Her insights on these and other matters appear in the Bureau of National Affairs, Spencer Publications, the Wall Street Journal, the Dallas Business Journal, the Houston Business Journal, Modern and many other national and local publications. [read post]
15 Jan 2014, 6:19 am by Jeff Kosseff
FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 (S.1215, Leahy) Amends numerous provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. [read post]
26 Dec 2013, 9:36 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Her insights on these and other matters appear in the Bureau of National Affairs, Spencer Publications, the Wall Street Journal, the Dallas Business Journal, the Houston Business Journal, Modern and many other national and local publications. [read post]
26 Dec 2013, 9:16 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Her insights on these and other matters appear in the Bureau of National Affairs, Spencer Publications, the Wall Street Journal, the Dallas Business Journal, the Houston Business Journal, Modern and many other national and local publications. [read post]
26 Dec 2013, 6:56 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Health Care Reform Adds Fuel To Enforcement Fire Employers must ensure they can defend their treatment of workers as as independent contractors or otherwise exempt from wage and hour and overtime requirements and take other steps to manage wage and hour risks that can arise under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and other laws to when caught misclassifying workers. [read post]
26 Dec 2013, 5:53 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Her insights on these and other matters appear in the Bureau of National Affairs, Spencer Publications, the Wall Street Journal, the Dallas Business Journal, the Houston Business Journal, Modern and many other national and local publications. [read post]
26 Dec 2013, 5:29 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Her insights on these and other matters appear in the Bureau of National Affairs, Spencer Publications, the Wall Street Journal, the Dallas Business Journal, the Houston Business Journal, Modern and many other national and local publications. [read post]
26 Dec 2013, 3:15 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
February 24, 2014 is the deadline for interested employers, health insurers and plans, administrators and others to comment on proposed changes to rules defining what arrangements qualify as “excepted benefits” for purposes of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) eligibility, nondiscrimination and other portability mandates and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) health coverage reform mandates jointly published… [read post]
24 Dec 2013, 8:08 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Her insights on these and other matters appear in the Bureau of National Affairs, Spencer Publications, the Wall Street Journal, the Dallas Business Journal, the Houston Business Journal, Modern and many other national and local publications. [read post]