$3.5M HIPAA Settlement Highlights Need To Prioritize Health Plan HIPAA...
The $3.5 million payment that Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) is paying to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to settle potential...
View ArticleOCR HIPAA Resolution Agreement Against Bankrupt Business Associate Signals...
Health plans and insurers, their service providers that act as business associates within the meaning of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and employer and other health...
View ArticleFlurry of Reform Activity Sign Employers, Health Plans Should Prepare To...
Employers and other health plan sponsors, fiduciaries, vendors, insurers and members should monitor and preserve flexibility to respond late-breaking health plan rule changes impacting 2019 health plan...
View ArticleMaintaining Current Enterprise Wide Security Risk Assessment Critical To...
Following on the heels of Monday’s announcement that Anthem, Inc. is paying a record setting $16 million to resolve charges its violations of the enterprise risk assessment and other requirements of...
View ArticleCourt Ruling Obamacare Unconstitutional Leaves Obamacare Future Uncertain As...
Court rules Obamacare Unconstitutional; implications Remain Unclear!
View ArticleONC New Emphasis On Health IT Interoperability Promises New Demands &...
ONC focus shifts to promoting electronic medical record interoperability.
View ArticleRecord-Setting 2018 Enforcement Show Proactive Health Plan HIPAA Compliance &...
Health plans and their employer and other sponsors, fiduciaries, administrators and other service providers, as well as health care providers, health care clearinghouses and their business associates...
View ArticleHealth Plans Must Share PHI To Apps When Members Request, Responsible For...
Health plans must share PHI to member designated apps, remain responsible for PHI security if sponsored or provided the app.
View Article$3 Million OCR Touchstone Settlement Warns Health Plans of Perils of HIPAA...
$3 Millions HIPAA Settlement Warns Health Plans, Other Covered Entities of Periols of Cetting Caught Violating HIPAA When Breach Happens
View ArticleNew $2.15M OCR Penalty Shows Health Plans Risks Of HIPAA Violations
New $2.15 million HIPAA penalty shows risks of HIPAA breaches and other HIPAA noncompliance.
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ONC Patient Matching for Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Slides Available
Slides from the presentations made at Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) September 6, 2019 symposium on Patient Matching for Prescription Drug Monitoring...
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2018 US National Health Expenditures Grew Again
Total U.S. national healthcare spending in 2018 grew 4.6 percent according to a study conducted by the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS reports this...
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10 Former NFL Payers Charged With Defrauding NFL Retiree Health Fund
Ten former National Football League (NFL) players face prosecution for their alleged roles in a nationwide health care fraud scam that Justice Department prosecutors allegedly defrauded the Gene Upshaw...
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$1.6M HIPAA Penalty Largely Caused By Inadequate Security Assessments &...
The $1.6 million civil monetary penalty (“CMP”) assessed against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (“TX HHSC”) for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of...
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Revise Health Plan HIPAA Records Access Rules & Procedures To Use Newly...
Health plans and their health plan records providers and other business associates should review and update their existing policies and practices concerning providing and charging individuals for...
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Proposed HHS Rule Making PBM Expenses Part of MLS Administrative Expense,...
Today (March 2, 2020) is the last day to submit comments on Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for...
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Health Plans, Providers & PBM Face Pressure To Prepare For Health...
Today (March 2, 2020) is the deadline for employers and other health benefit program sponsors, insurers, plan administrators and fiduciaries, health care providers, PBMs and other interested persons to...
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Prepare To Respond To Biden-Harris Plan To Beat COVID-19 & Other...
Newly sworn in President Joe Biden chose to make an executive order outlining the core principles for his Administration’s policy for fighting COVID-19 the first signed in his new Administration...
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Ways & Means Committee Approves New COVID Relief Employer COBRA Subsidy Mandate
Register For 2/15 Zoom Briefing Register For 2/15 Zoom Briefing Employers and employee benefit plan fiduciaries and vendors should prepare to face a new mandate to subsidize health coverage...
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To 2/18 Complimentary Update On Proposed COVID Relief Provisions Impacting...
Register for 2/18 Complimentary Zoom Briefing Solutions Law Press, Inc. invites employers, employee benefit plan fiduciaries and vendors and other impacted business leaders participate in a...
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