What's the Tea in L&E? Can You Share An Employee's Medical Info?
Healthcare Document Retention
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 190: Healthcare Tech and Human Resources with Shannon Frazier, HR Executive Director at Lenovo
The Chartwell Chronicles: Occupational Exposure Claims
Proof in Trial: Appellate Edition: Integra Med Analytics LLC et al. v. Providence Health & Services et al.
Hospice Audit Series | Painting the Picture: How to Advocate for Clinical Hospice Eligibility in the Audit Appeal Process
2022 Resolutions: What Healthcare Practices Need To Tackle In the New Year
Podcast: Are Vaccine Passports the Key to Reopening? - Diagnosing Health Care
Compliance Perspective: What's New in Healthcare Privacy
Workers' Compensation Academy: The Smoking Gun: Importance of Investigation in Insurance & Workers’ Compensation
From NC State to Changing the State of Health Information Networks, with Medicom Technologies’ Malcolm Benitz
Protecting Patient Medical Records
Exploring Digitization of Health and Medical Data and Records Part Two
Patient Records Requests: What You Need to Know
Technology in Healthcare
Collecting evidence in litigation is critical to building a strong case, but it can be tricky – especially when opposing counsel raises objections. When subpoenaing records from a third-party witness, disputes often arise...more
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has renewed its focus on two critical areas of HIPAA compliance: risk analysis and individual right of access. These enforcement...more
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
The job of parenting can be consuming with the drive to protect children in all circumstances, including the unthinkable. However, the topic of estate planning for children still looms large on the mind of most parents....more
Arecent report put the odds of an asteroid hitting the earth in December 2032 at 3.1%—which is 3,100 times more likely than an organization resolving an enforcement action with the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more
If you have a mass tort lawsuit, proving your injuries (and their costs) will be essential for recovering the financial compensation you deserve. As a result, documenting your injuries is extremely important, and while your...more
The Ohio Department of Health (the “Department”) published its 2025 Medical Records Price Index in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code which sets forth that the fees charged for the copying of medical records may be...more
New York State appears poised to become the fourth state to explicitly regulate consumer health data not covered by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)....more
Medical visits can be overwhelming, especially when faced with complex diagnoses, unfamiliar medical jargon, or time constraints. However, being proactive during your appointment is critical to ensuring your health concerns...more
The Indiana Attorney General Office (OAG) filed a detailed complaint on December 23, 2024 (Complaint) which arose out of the following patient complaint: The OAG received a consumer complaint stating that the consumer had...more
The HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy went into effect on June 24, 2024. The 2024 Final Rule strengthens privacy protections for medical records and other health information related to...more
Beginning on January 1, 2025, New York employers in the private sector will be required to provide up to 20 hours of paid leave during any 52-week period for employees to attend prenatal appointments or obtain health care...more
This week’s post covers the period of December 15-20. Here’s what’s happening....more
While record retrieval may sound like a straightforward task, legal professionals know it’s a complex, time-consuming process involving multiple entities, layers of rules and regulations, and security concerns (which...more
Fresh off the press, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has issued an important finding this week highlighting key compliance pitfalls for employers under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”)....more
The amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule designed to protect reproductive health care information (Amendments) are under legal challenge as the compliance date quickly approaches. As discussed in more detail in our...more
It’s not immediately obvious why someone would want to disclose a health care test result as part of a job application. But one such request spurred a Pennsylvania entity to provide a lot more than that: it sent her whole...more
Last week, HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with a Pennsylvania provider (the Provider) concerning an alleged violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Specifically, the Provider impermissibly disclosed a...more
New York employers have been given important guidance on complying with the new paid prenatal leave requirement in New York state, which is effective January 1, 2025....more
As expected, New York’s Department of Labor (DOL) has issued FAQ guidance for employers on the state’s new Paid Prenatal Leave Law, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. While the guidance answers some questions, others...more
As a part of our Quarterly Practice Group Update, we are pleased to produce yet another installment with examples of our continued success in the area of fraud litigation. ...more
The New York Department of Labor (NYDOL) recently added a frequently asked questions (FAQs) section to its prenatal leave webpage, providing additional insight into the department’s interpretation of a new state law that...more
Record retrieval is an integral part of any legal case, giving attorneys access to accurate and up-to-date information on which to base their arguments. Preparing records for a case or legal matter requires carefully...more
Change Healthcare Inc. has amended its initial breach report to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to state that 100 million individuals were impacted by its mammoth ransomware attack and breach. However, as of Oct. 24,...more
Cases that touch on medical conditions and injuries require proving causality and calculating degrees of responsibility and compensation, often amidst a convoluted mix of events, timelines, treatments, comorbidities, and...more