Extension of the Disaster Emergency, Consolidated Renewals and New Reporting Requirements -
To support COVID-19 response efforts, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued more than 60 Executive Orders that temporarily...more
The COVID-19 crisis is far from over, as evidenced by the 300,000 new U.S. cases reported over the past seven days. Recognizing this ongoing impact, federal and state officials have left in place many of the emergency...more
On Thursday, July 23, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced that the Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration for COVID-19 will be renewed for another 90 days through October 22. This update...more
8/3/2020
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Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) ,
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To support COVID-19 response efforts, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued more than 50 Executive Orders that temporarily waive state regulatory requirements (waivers) or impose new mandates (directives),...more
During the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has authorized new flexibility for medical residents and teaching physicians to rely on telehealth when caring for Medicare...more
What larger healthcare goals are fueling the proposed revisions to AKS and Stark? What safe harbors and exceptions are introduced in the proposed rules? And what would the potentially transformational changes mean for...more
2/5/2020
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Electronic Medical Records ,
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In October 2019, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released two rules that propose sweeping reforms to the regulations governing fraud and abuse in federal healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid....more