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HHS OCR Issues Post-Dobbs Final Rule to Address Reproductive Health Care Privacy Protections

On April 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a final rule to support reproductive health care privacy (the “Reproductive Rule”). According to the HHS OCR...more

FTC Bans Non-Competes; Potential Impact on Hospitals, Health Care Practices and Physicians

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a final rule (the “Rule”) broadly banning all employee non-compete clauses, with limited exceptions. The Saul Ewing Labor and Employment Group prepared an alert...more

HHS OCR Issues Its Most Recent HIPAA Annual Report and a Second Ransomware Settlement

On February 14, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued two reports to Congress as required by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health...more

Trick or Treat: HHS OIG Approves Employed Physician Bonus Proposal That Includes ASC Referrals

In October 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 23-07 and approved a plan by a multi-specialty physician practice to pay its employed...more

California Health Plan Pays $1,300,000 to Settle Alleged HIPAA Violations

On September 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with LA Care related to potential violations of Health Insurance Portability and...more

OIG Issues Unfavorable Advisory Opinion for Proposed IONM Joint Venture

The HHS Office of Inspector General issued an 'unfavorable' advisory opinion in August with respect to a proposed joint venture relating to interoperative neuro monitoring. Parties considering joint ventures and those in...more

Health Care Coding and Billing Entity Pays $75,000 Settlement to Resolve HIPAA Data Breach

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement on June 28, 2023 of potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy...more

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Support and Strengthen Reproductive Health Care Privacy

On April 12, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Notice”) to solicit comments on its proposal to modify the HIPAA...more

Justice Department Withdraws Three Longstanding Health Care Antitrust Guidance Documents

In February, 2023, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced they are withdrawing three (3) antitrust policy statements – two of which date from the 1990s – which have been relied upon by...more

2023 Health Care Predictions

See below the Saul Ewing LLP Health Law Practice Group 2023 predictions from various members of our practice group! Our colleagues help interested parties in the health care delivery system with transactional, regulatory,...more

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