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28 Jul 2016, 2:30 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employers, insurers and other health plan sponsors or issuers (health plans), health care providers, healthcare clearinghouses (covered entities) and their business associates should reevaluate the adequacy of their practices and procedures for the protection of electronic protected health information (ePHI) on or accessible through laptops or other mobile devices in light of the $2.75 million penalty and other schooling the Department of Health and… [read post]
20 Jul 2016, 1:08 pm by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Moreover, §48.002 gives Texas Health and Human Services Commission Executive Commissioner authority to define ANE, in rule, for the purposes of investigating allegations of ANE perpetrated by employees of licensed HCSSAs against HCSSA clients. [read post]
19 Jul 2016, 7:19 am by Howard Friedman
Hellerstedt striking down commonsense Texas laws providing for basic health and safety standards in abortion clinics.We applaud the U.S. [read post]
14 Jul 2016, 5:00 am by Guest Blogger
  Texas’s Health and Human Services Commission has now issued such a regulation to “affirm the value and dignity of all life. [read post]
13 Jul 2016, 12:03 pm by Michael Lowe
Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services has just okayed the use of a new drug called Saboxone in treating heroin addition. [read post]
12 Jul 2016, 12:48 pm by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Provider Letter No. 16-20 — Provider Requirements for Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 (Replaces PL 10-19) On October 1, 2010, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) began using MDS 3.0 for all MDS assessments with an assessment reference date, entry date or discharge date of October 1, 2010 or later, in accordance with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements. [read post]
12 Jul 2016, 8:12 am by AWoog
And so we looked at issues of privatization of public health, privatization of utilities, and we came across this issue with the privatization of the criminal justice system. [read post]
12 Jul 2016, 6:54 am by Yvonne Puig (US) and Eric Hoffman (US)
  Starting in July 2015, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) proposed three different sets of cuts in reimbursement rates for home health speech, occupational, and physical therapy. [read post]
9 Jul 2016, 9:23 pm by Howard Friedman
As reported by Catholic News Agency, on July 1 the Texas Health and Human Services Commission proposed rule amendments (full text) that would change the way in which health care facilities dispose of fetal tissue from an abortion or miscarriage. [read post]
On June 22, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a comprehensive report detailing its nationwide analysis of common characteristics in home health fraud cases. [read post]
1 Jul 2016, 1:49 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) assessed against Ohio auto parts’ manufacturer, Sunfield, Inc. for safety risks that it exposed temporary workers to by its failure to disconnect machinery from a power supply and prevent sudden movement before maintenance and service, and to train workers in how to operate machine presses safely and to service and maintain them. [read post]
1 Jul 2016, 12:23 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
About The Author Cynthia Marcotte Stamer is a noted Texas-based management lawyer and consultant, author, lecture and policy advocate, recognized for her nearly 30-years of cutting edge management work as among the “Top Rated Labor & Employment Lawyers in Texas” by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® and as among the “Best Lawyers In Dallas” for her work in the field of “Tax: Erisa & Employee Benefits” and “Health… [read post]
30 Jun 2016, 8:51 am by Alexandra Gutierrez
He also advocated in favor of same-sex marriage, describing it as a fundamental matter of “human dignity. [read post]
28 Jun 2016, 4:30 am by Amy Howe
  In Whole Woman’s Health v. [read post]
23 Jun 2016, 10:21 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
About The Author Cynthia Marcotte Stamer is a noted Texas-based management lawyer and consultant, author, lecturer and policy advocate, recognized for her nearly 30-years of cutting edge management work as among the “Top Rated Labor & Employment Lawyers in Texas” by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® and as among the “Best Lawyers In Dallas” for her work in the field of “Tax: Erisa & Employee Benefits” and “Health… [read post]
23 Jun 2016, 7:03 am by Ben Vernia
On June 22, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services announced nationwide operations involving charges against a record 301 persons for federal health care program fraud. [read post]
22 Jun 2016, 12:46 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Eleven North Texans are included in the 301 individuals charged with faults billing and other healthcare fraud  in the largest ever healthcare fraud take down in history announced today by the Department of Justice(DOJ), the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) and other agencies. [read post]
10 Jun 2016, 5:01 pm by Denis Stearns
In Texas turkey plants, scalding reduced carcass counts to near or below detectable levels. [read post]
10 Jun 2016, 2:52 pm by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, 59% of home health service payments in 2015 were improper, up 41.7% from 2013’s improper payment rate of 17.3%. [read post]