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OCR Urges Private Sector to Beef Up Ransomware Protections | JD Supra
Echoing other agencies in recent weeks, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued an alert sharing resources to address and protect institutions against the recent influx of ransomware attacks. Resources included a White House Memo urging companies to strengthen their commitment to cybersecurity.
OCR Urges Private Sector to Beef Up Ransomware Protections
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NIST Plans to Update HIPAA Security Guidance – Asks for Comments | JD Supra
Recently, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) requested comments to its Resource Guide for implementing the HIPAA Security Rule. (i.e., SP 800-66). This Guide, first released in 2008, summarizes the HIPAA Security Rule standards and explains the structure and organization of the Security Rule. Since the Guide’s original publication, cyberattacks and threat conditions have changed significantly. As such, NIST is seeking stakeholder input to improve the Guide.
NIST Plans to Update HIPAA Security Guidance - Asks for Comments
Recently, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) requested comments to its Resource Guide for implementing the HIPAA Security Rule. (i.e., SP 800-66). This Guide, first released in 2008, summarizes the HIPAA Security Rule standards and explains the structure and organization of the Security Rule. Since the Guide’s original publication, cyberattacks and threat conditions have changed significantly. As such, NIST is seeking stakeholder input to improve the Guide.
Federal Court Decides ACA “Sabotage” Case | JD Supra
On March 4th, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland struck down four provisions of the Trump Administration’s Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2019, 83 Fed. Reg. 16930 (April 17, 2018) (the “Rule”), which governs many aspects of Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) insurance markets beginning in the 2019 plan year. The decision in City of Columbus, et al. v.
Federal Court Decides ACA
United States: Federal Court Decides ACA "Sabotage" Case 15 March 2021 by Christine M. Clements and Susan Ingargiola Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On March 4th, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland struck down four provisions of the Trump Administration's Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2019, 83 Fed. Reg.
Federal Court Decides ACA “Sabotage” Case
On March 4th, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland struck down four provisions of the Trump Administration’s Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2019, 83 Fed. Reg. 16930 (April 17, 2018) (the “2019 Rule”), which governs many aspects of Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) insurance markets beginning in the 2019 plan year. The decision in City of Columbus, et al. v.
What Does the Fifth Circuit’s Vacating of HHS HIPAA Fines Mean for Companies This Year? | JD Supra
Will HHS’ approach for imposing penalties in the aftermath of a data breach become a little clearer in 2021? This is a distinct possibility in the wake of a Fifth Circuit decision vacating penalties against MD Anderson Cancer Center. The hospital suffered three data breaches, leading HHS to impose over $4 million in civil penalties. That fine was reversed recently by the Fifth Circuit as arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to law.
Learning From The Mistakes Of Others: OCR Releases Audit Report
United States: Learning From The Mistakes Of Others: OCR Releases Audit Report 21 January 2021 by Liisa M. Thomas and Susan Ingargiola Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The HHS Office for Civil Rights released, at the end of last year, findings from audits it conducted in 2016 and 2017 of 166 covered entities and 41 business associates.
Learning from the Mistakes of Others: OCR Releases Audit Report | JD Supra
The HHS Office for Civil Rights released, at the end of last year, findings from audits it conducted in 2016 and 2017 of 166 covered entities and 41 business associates. The report represents the periodic audit that the Department of Health and Human Services must periodically conduct of covered entities and business associates for compliance with the requirements of HIPAA and the HITECH Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules.
Learning from the Mistakes of Others: OCR Releases Audit Report
The HHS Office for Civil Rights released, at the end of last year, findings from audits it conducted in 2016 and 2017 of 166 covered entities and 41 business associates. The report represents the periodic audit that the Department of Health and Human Services must periodically conduct of covered entities and business associates for compliance with the requirements of HIPAA and the HITECH Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules.
Analysis Of OIG's New And Revised Regulatory Safe Harbors To The Federal Health Care Program Anti-Kickback Statute And Beneficiary Inducement Prohibition - Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences - United States
United States: Analysis Of OIG's New And Revised Regulatory Safe Harbors To The Federal Health Care Program Anti-Kickback Statute And Beneficiary Inducement Prohibition 24 December 2020 by Michael Paddock , Erica J. Kraus , Theresa E. Thompson and Susan Ingargiola Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
Analysis of OIG's New and Revised Regulatory Safe Harbors to the Federal Health Care Program Anti-Kickback Statute and Beneficiary Inducement Prohibition
In our November 25, 2000 Healthcare Law Blog article, “Big Changes for Health Care Fraud and Abuse: HHS Gifts Providers Updates to the Stark Law and the AKS, Just in Time for the Holidays,” we discussed the advanced publication of two significant final rules intended to “modernize” and “clarify” regulations regarding the Physician Self-Referral Law (“Stark Law Final Rule”) and the Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS Final Rule”) – both formally published on December 2, 2020 by the Centers for...
Critical Analysis and Practical Implications of CMS’ Changes to the Stark Law’s Implementing Regulations | JD Supra
As mentioned in our November 25, 2000 Healthcare Law Blog article, “Big Changes for Health Care Fraud and Abuse: HHS Gifts Providers Updates to the Stark Law and the AKS, Just in Time for the Holidays,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule (“Final Rule”) on December 2, 2020 making significant changes to the regulatory framework implementing the federal physician self-referral prohibition (the “Stark Law”), 42 C.F.R. 411.351 et seq.
Critical Analysis and Practical Implications of CMS’ Changes to the Stark Law’s Implementing Regulations
As mentioned in our November 25, 2000 Healthcare Law Blog article, “Big Changes for Health Care Fraud and Abuse: HHS Gifts Providers Updates to the Stark Law and the AKS, Just in Time for the Holidays,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule (“Final Rule”) on December 2, 2020 making significant changes to the regulatory framework implementing the federal physician self-referral prohibition (the “Stark Law”), 42 C.F.R. 411.351 et seq.
Office Of The National Coordinator For Health IT Extends Compliance Deadlines Under Interoperability Final Rule
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Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Extends Compliance Deadlines under Interoperability Final Rule | JD Supra
In an effort to provide additional relief to a health care system strained by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (“ONC”) released an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (“IFC”) on October 29, 2020 that extends the compliance dates under the 21st Century Cures Act Interoperability, Information Blocking, and ONC Health IT Certification Program Final Rule (the “Final Rule”) and offers some technical corrections and clarifications.
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Extends Compliance Deadlines under Interoperability Final Rule
In an effort to provide additional relief to a health care system strained by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (“ONC”) released an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (“IFC”) on October 29, 2020 that extends the compliance dates under the 21st Century Cures Act Interoperability, Information Blocking, and ONC Health IT Certification Program Final Rule (the “Final Rule”) and offers some technical corrections and clarifications.
HHS OIG Issues Report Critical of Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Practices | JD Supra
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (the “OIG”) released a report highlighting concerns about the extent to which Medicare Advantage Organizations (“MAOs”) are using health risk assessments (“HRAs”) to improve care and health outcomes under the Medicare Advantage Program (“MA”), as intended, and about the sufficiency of oversight by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”).
HHS OIG Issues Report Critical Of Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Practices
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HHS Relaxes Restrictions On Certain PHI Disclosures During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
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HHS Further Relaxes HIPAA Regulations Governing Use And Disclosure Of Protected Health Information During The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
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HHS Relaxes Restrictions on Certain PHI Disclosures During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency | JD Supra
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HHS Further Relaxes HIPAA Regulations Governing Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency | JD Supra
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HHS Relaxes Restrictions on Certain PHI Disclosures During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
HHS recently announced that it will not impose penalties if business associates disclose protected health information relating to COVID-19 during the public health emergency period. This waiver, announced in a Notification of Enforcement Discretion, applies if the disclosure is for public health and health oversight activities.
HHS Further Relaxes HIPAA Regulations Governing Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
On April 2, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a Notification of Enforcement Discretion to allow certain uses and disclosures of Protected Health Information (“PHI”) by HIPAA business associates during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
CMS Releases Interoperability Rule Designed To Increase Patient Access To Health Information
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CMS Releases Interoperability Rule Designed to Increase Patient Access to Health Information
On March 9th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized two rules that are designed to give patients access to their health data and to increase interoperability among health care providers and payers using health information technology.
Congress Continues to Focus on Prescription Drug Pricing | JD Supra
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Congress Continues to Focus on Prescription Drug Pricing | Lexology
The House and Senate continue to focus on prescription drug pricing though it is unclear whether any of the proposals currently pending in either chamber will become law. On December 6th, Senators Grassley and Wyden introduced an updated version of the bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (the “PDPRA”). Senate leadership, however, appears to be in no rush to vote on the bill.
Congress Continues to Focus on Prescription Drug Pricing
The House and Senate continue to focus on prescription drug pricing though it is unclear whether any of the proposals currently pending in either chamber will become law. On December 6th, Senators Grassley and Wyden introduced an updated version of the bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (the “PDPRA”). Senate leadership, however, appears to be in no rush to vote on the bill.
Legislation Re-Introduced to Expand Access to Telehealth Under Medicare | JD Supra
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Legislation Re-Introduced to Expand Access to Telehealth Under Medicare
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on October 30th designed to expand Medicare beneficiaries’ access to telehealth services. The bill is called the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2019 (hereinafter, the “CONNECT Act” or the “Act”). In order to understand what the Act seeks to accomplish, it is important to have a working understanding of Medicare’s current policies governing telehealth.
California Expands Medicaid Tele-Health Policy | JD Supra
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OIG to Audit Provision of Behavioral Health Services Through Tele-Health Under Medicaid Managed Care | JD Supra
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Is Prescription Drug Pricing The Cure For Partisanship? | JD Supra
In a rare act of bipartisanship, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced on July 23rd a chairman’s mark, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) of 2019 (the “PDPRA” or “Mark”), to lower the price of prescription drugs for Americans.
HHS Reduces Penalties for HIPAA Violations; Distinguishes Based on Culpability
Matthew Shatzkes is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the New York office of Sheppard Mullin and is a member of the firm’s healthcare practice team. Matthew Shatzkes advises healthcare entities and not-for-profit corporations on a wide range of business, regulatory and transactional matters.
HHS Reduces Penalties for HIPAA Violations; Distinguishes Based on Culpability | JD Supra
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HHS Announces First HIPAA Breach Settlement of 2019; 300,000 Patients Affected | JD Supra
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CMS Expands Telehealth Benefits under Medicare Advantage | JD Supra
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What California’s New Consumer Privacy Bill Means for Healthcare | JD Supra
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SAMHSA Mulls Changes to Federal Substance Abuse Confidentiality Rules
The federal substance abuse confidentiality regulations (also known as the "Part 2 Regulations") have long provided important privacy protections for certain alcohol and drug abuse treatment information. However, in today's increasingly connected health care system, some health care providers perceive the Part 2 Regulations as a roadblock to coordination of a patient's alcohol or drug abuse treatment with other types of health care services.
Improving Coordination Between Hospitals and EMS Through Health Data Exchange
To date, the federal government's efforts have largely focused on encouraging hospitals and ambulatory care providers to adopt electronic health records so that they may share health information electronically with one another. With that task well underway, a new focus area is emerging: connecting emergency medical service providers with hospitals.
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