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The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Moving Forward to Reestablishing Rules and Standards

The Biden Administration has announced that the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 will expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. During the COVID-19 PHE, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...more

Widespread COVID-19 Testing Required to Lift Social Distancing Restrictions, But Supply and Timing Challenges Persist

On April 14, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom announced six indicators that must be met before he will consider modifying California's statewide stay-at-home order. The first, and arguably most important, indicator is "the ability...more

First Guilty Plea Under 2018 Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act

The first guilty plea under The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) may come as a surprise to many in the lab industry hoping federal authorities would not enforce the new criminal statute until after Congress...more

Sprint Regulations: EHR and Cybersecurity Proposals

Consistent with the Administration’s broader effort to reduce regulatory burdens within the healthcare industry, the Sprint Regulations include proposals designed to remove barriers to the widespread adoption of cybersecurity...more

Lights, Camera, Action!: HIPAA Enforcement for Camera Crews on Hospital Premises

HIPAA and 15-minutes-of-fame are not compatible. In September 2018, the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced that it had reached settlements with Boston Medical Center...more

Changes to the “Two-Midnight Rule” on the Horizon

On July 1, CMS published proposed changes to the so-called “Two-Midnight Rule,” which currently governs when inpatient hospital admissions are entitled to Medicare Part A payment. The proposed changes were announced in a...more

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