During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (the “CMS”) relaxed some rules to expand access to telehealth, including through audio-only communication platforms. With the...more
Change may be coming soon to Pennsylvania’s medical malpractice venue rule (Rule 1006(a.1)) - a change that could send medical malpractice filings in Philadelphia skyrocketing. Last week, the Legislative Budget and Finance...more
Summing up the results of the previous year, regulatory experts have noted that more than half of the businesses punished for HIPAA lapses in 2018 involved well-known big business entities making it a notable theme of the...more
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