The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced its final rule (the Enforcement Rule) implementing the information blocking penalties created by the 21st Century Cures Act...more
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As the November 2 compliance date quickly approaches, healthcare providers are finding that tackling the new "information blocking" regulations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requires substantial...more
While the healthcare industry is under siege battling COVID-19, on March 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) moved ahead and finalized two long-awaited and controversial rules related to...more
On November 15, 2019, CMS published a controversial final rule intended to improve hospital pricing transparency for consumers....more
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California Senate Bill 396 (SB 396), which strengthened requirements for outpatient clinics such as ambulatory surgery centers, was recently signed into law and becomes effective January 1, 2016....more
Assembly Bill 792 (AB 792) addressing investment standards for nonprofit public benefit and religious corporations was recently signed by Governor Brown in California and becomes effective January 1, 2016. AB 792 will resolve...more
On April 17, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed Substitute Senate Bill 5175 (the “Parity Law”), which expands coverage for telemedicine services paid by health plans in the state of Washington. With the new law, Washington...more
On Sept. 18, 2014, California’s governor approved Assembly Bill 1755, extending California’s stringent breach notification deadline for medical information breaches from five business days to 15 business days for clinics,...more