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12 Apr 2017, 9:35 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) charges it violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule by failing to implement a security management process to safeguard electronic protected health information (ePHI). [read post]
17 Apr 2012, 6:36 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) a $100,000 settlement and take corrective action to implement policies and procedures to safeguard the protected health information of its patients to settle OCR charges PCS violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules. [read post]
25 May 2023, 2:20 pm by Michael Lowe
” Both the Texas Legislature and Congress have passed serious criminal statutes outlawing human trafficking. [read post]
1 Sep 2022, 6:07 am by The Health Law Partners
Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments) released an interim final rule, “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part I” (Part I IFR). [read post]
31 May 2016, 4:05 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
When electronic protected health information is used or disclosed in violation of HIPAA, the Breach Notification Rules of HIPAA generally require Plans and their business associates timely notify impacted individuals and the Department of Health & Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in accordance with the detailed requirements set forth in OCR’s implementing regulations. [read post]
16 May 2023, 7:00 am by Julia Spiegel
In many parts of the world, human rights are understood to include the right to food, shelter, and health. [read post]
5 Mar 2014, 11:06 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer has more than 25 years’ experience advising health plan and employee benefit, insurance, financial services, employer and health industry clients about these and other matters. [read post]
20 Mar 2020, 5:41 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Consequently, along with its release of the 2020 Report, EBSA reminded plans, employers and other interested parties of the following previously published EBSA guidance about the MHPAEA mandates:FY 2019 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Enforcement Fact Sheet, available at https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/EBSA/laws-and-regulations/laws/mental-health-parity/mhpaea-enforcement-2019.pdfAppendix to FY 2019 MHPAEA Enforcement Fact Sheet, available at… [read post]
2 Mar 2015, 10:19 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer has more than 25 years’ experience advising health plan and employee benefit, insurance, financial services, employer and health industry clients about these and other matters. [read post]
24 May 2023, 5:16 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A newly announced Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) settlement agreement with a medical practice manager business associate highlights the need for health plans and other HIPAA covered entities ensure servers are properly secured and that that they and every third party administrator, technology, audit, accounting and other plan… [read post]
7 Nov 2012, 1:58 pm by Louis Leichter
 Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) are designated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and administered in Texas by the Texas Department of State Health Services. [read post]
23 Jan 2017, 8:56 am by Kevin S. Little
  Though there were many and widely varying factual circumstances that led to law enforcement, a few examples include: Ambulance and Transportation Services: a Texas skilled nursing facility paid $2.7 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that it received kickbacks from other ambulance companies in exchange for rights to more lucrative Medicare and Medicaid transport referrals. [read post]
23 Jan 2017, 8:56 am by Kevin S. Little
  Though there were many and widely varying factual circumstances that led to law enforcement, a few examples include: Ambulance and Transportation Services: a Texas skilled nursing facility paid $2.7 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that it received kickbacks from other ambulance companies in exchange for rights to more lucrative Medicare and Medicaid transport referrals. [read post]
16 Nov 2015, 8:00 am by Gregory J. Brod
Medicare Home Health Services Fraud In 2012, the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) for the Department of Health and Human Services issued a report titled Inappropriate and Questionable Billing by Medicare Home Health Agencies. [read post]
27 Sep 2021, 1:01 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer also has extensive experience published and spoken extensively on these and other human resources, employee benefits, compensation, worker classification and other workforce and other services; insurance; health care; workers’ compensation and occupational disease; business reengineering, disaster and distress; and many other performance, risk management, compliance, public policy and regulatory affairs, and other operational concerns. [read post]
26 Nov 2013, 10:00 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
(Letter) ICFs/IID: DADS reissued this provider letter to replace references to the memorandum of understanding entitled “Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (TDMHMR), Texas Department of Human Services (TDHS), and Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (TDPRS) concerning Reportable Incidents in State Schools, State Centers, State Operated Community-based MHMR Services, and Community… [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 11:22 pm 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]
2 Oct 2014, 7:15 am by Robert Kraft
The Partnership is a collaborative effort between private long-term care insurance providers, their authorized agents, and state government agencies, including the Texas Department of Insurance, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services. [read post]
18 Apr 2013, 3:02 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer is recognized, internationally, nationally and locally for her more than 24 years of work, advocacy, education and publications on cutting edge health and managed care, employee benefit, human resources and related workforce, insurance and financial services, and health care matters. [read post]