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Dentons

Ep. 58 – Addressing Potential Discrimination in Patient Care Decision Support Tools

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Effective May 1, 2025, the Section 1557 regulations require covered healthcare providers to take reasonable steps by May 1, 2025, to identify and mitigate the risk of discrimination when they use AI and other emergency...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

OIG Issues Another Favorable Advisory Opinion on Patient Recruitment Efforts by Community Health Centers

The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) recently issued a favorable Advisory Opinion on a proposed arrangement by a community health center (Health Center) designated under...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - June 9th - 12th, Pittsburgh, PA

HCCA's Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day interactive education program with a focus on the vast body of privacy laws and regulations in place to help you protect PHI and other critical data. Our...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy - June 9th - 12th, Pittsburgh, PA

Ideal for practitioners who want to build strong foundational knowledge of compliance program management in a healthcare setting and how to apply that knowledge in practice. Attendees will come away better prepared to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

OCR Loses Staff, Faces Move to New ‘Enforcement’ Office; Will HIPAA Focus, Independence Suffer?

Today, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of the Office of Inspector General and Office of General Counsel, one of just a dozen or so agencies reporting directly to the secretary....more

Dentons

Ep. 56 – Avoid these compliance mistakes when implementing delegated credentialing for telehealth providers

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Delegated credentialing for telehealth providers has become commonplace since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) relaxed the Medicare Conditions of Participation for hospitals more than 10 years ago. Delegated...more

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Ep. 55 – Make Your Compliance Training More Effective With This Easy Tip

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Compliance training is one of the most important responsibilities of the compliance officer. A provider’s best defense to non-compliance is well-trained employees who understand and follow your policies....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

[Webinar] Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance Summit - May 1st - 2nd, 9:00 am - 12:45 pm CT

Please join us for the inaugural Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance Summit, hosted by Bass, Berry & Sims. The in-person event will take place in our Nashville office on Thursday, April 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CT. The...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

[Event] Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance Summit - April 24th, Nashville, TN

Please join us for the inaugural Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance Summit, hosted by Bass, Berry & Sims. The in-person event will take place in our Nashville office on Thursday, April 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CT. The...more

J.S. Held

Inside the Healthcare Industry: The Critical Role of Medical Coding, Billing & Nurse Review

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In what is already a highly regulated industry, it is becoming increasingly difficult for healthcare organizations to navigate the growing volume, complexity and enforcement of laws, regulations and guidance that surround...more

King & Spalding

NY Department of Health Issues Clarifying FAQs on Healthcare Transaction Notice Law

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Earlier this month, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) released its first formal guidance under Public Health Law (PHL) Article 45-A, the state’s recently enacted healthcare transaction notice law. Issued in the...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

The Robins Kaplan Justice Report - Vol. 19, No. 1 - March 2025

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A recent $2.75 million settlement by Robins Kaplan LLP has drawn attention to a troubling case of deliberate indifference to medical needs at Anoka County Jail (the “Jail”). Deyonta Green, who struggled with addiction issues,...more

Whiteford

Understanding Price Transparency Laws and Gag Clauses: A Guide for Healthcare Providers

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Providers continually struggle to get the fair reimbursement they deserve from payers and often feel powerless to negotiate better rates. However, regulatory changes aimed at increasing price transparency and prohibiting gag...more

Saul Ewing LLP

OCR Imposes $200,000 Civil Money Penalty Against HIPAA-Covered Entity

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On March 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a civil money penalty (“CMP”) of $200,000 against Oregon Health & Science University (“OHSU”) for failing to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

California AB 2319 Expands Implicit Bias Training for Perinatal Care Providers

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California legislators enacted Assembly Bill (AB) 2319 last fall in a landmark attempt to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant healthcare by addressing implicit bias in pregnancy, childbirth, and...more

Burr & Forman

Time for Spring Cleaning – Is Your HIPAA House Ready?

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When it comes to compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its implementing regulations (“HIPAA”), is your house in order? Has someone recently looked underneath the counter and...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Research Compliance Academy - March 24th - 27th, Chicago, IL

HCCA's Healthcare Research Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day interactive educational program with a focus on the highly specialized and complex regulations and issues that affect research compliance professionals....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - March 24th - 27th, Chicago, IL

HCCA's Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day interactive education program with a focus on the vast body of privacy laws and regulations in place to help you protect PHI and other critical data. Our...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy - March 24th - 27th, Chicago, IL

Ideal for practitioners who want to build strong foundational knowledge of compliance program management in a healthcare setting and how to apply that knowledge in practice. Attendees will come away better prepared to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

$1.5M Warby Parker Fine a Holdover; OCR Focuses On Men in Sports, Antisemitism, ‘Biological Truth’

Nearly six years to the day that Warby Parker reported a breach affecting nearly 200,000 individuals, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) imposed a $1.5 million fine on the eyewear giant. Investigated by OCR under the Biden...more

Stevens & Lee

Can Pennsylvania Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners Own a Medical Practice Solo?

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In Pennsylvania, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (CRNPs) do not have independence of practice. They may provide diagnoses and prescribe treatments only in collaboration with a physician, as per the details of their...more

Whiteford

Client Alert: CMS Again Delays Updates to its Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities Under Appendix PP of the State...

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On March 10, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced a further delay in the implementation of proposed updates to its Guidance to Surveyors for Long-Term Care Facilities under Appendix PP of the...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Health Law Diagnosed – Understanding the New Massachusetts Health Care Market Review Law

In the latest episode of Health Law Diagnosed, host Bridgette Keller discusses the new Massachusetts Health Care Market Review Law and what this means for health care providers, investors, and other key stakeholders. She is...more

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Investigations Newsletter: FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest — Winter 2025 False Claims Act Newsletter

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Welcome to the Winter 2025 issue of “FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest,” our quarterly newsletter in which we compile essential updates on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement trends, litigation, agency guidance, and...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Trump on Transparency: Making America Healthy Again Through Executive Order 14221; How Plan Sponsors Can Respond

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One mandate under the PPACA required health care providers, non-grandfathered health insurance issuers and self-insured group health plans to provide consumers with access to information about the cost of services before they...more

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