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Feeling Cyber-Secure: Avoiding The Devastating Hacker

by Michael Schmidt | Cozen O'Connor on 4/8/2013

Pro-actively drafting cybersecurity policies and protocols is like doing a will for yourself, or an employee manual for your company. The thought process is that there is nothing imminently pressing that requires me to think...more

Proposed Regulations Released On The 90-Day Waiting Period Limitation Under The ACA

by Tracy Morley | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 4/5/2013

On March 18, 2013, the US Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury jointly released proposed regulations implementing the 90-day waiting period limitation under the Affordable Care Act. Under the proposed...more

Legislative Update Report No. 2013-05 - Mar 8, 2013

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 3/8/2013

In This Article: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and Yukon...more

Final HIPAA/HITECH Rules: Compliance Actions for Employee Benefit Plans

by Hugh Davis, Kathryn Paradise | Poyner Spruill LLP on 3/5/2013

The Department of Health and Human Services recently released final regulations modifying the HIPAA Privacy, Security Breach Notification and Enforcement Rules (the “Omnibus Rule”). These regulations have far-reaching effects...more

Employers Take Note: Final HIPAA Rules Mandate New Obligations for Group Health Plans

by Duane Morris LLP on 2/22/2013

Group Health Plans - Employers that sponsor group health plans for their employees should pay careful attention to the newly announced final omnibus rule amending the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more

Will Insurance Cover Stolen Client Data?

by Kathryn L. Ossian | Miller Canfield on 1/31/2013

It is a fact of life that large amounts of sensitive data are transported and stored electronically on flash drives, CDs and other devices. With mobility comes increased risk of lost or stolen information, along with the...more

Hurricane Sandy and Crisis Management

by Hal Shillingstad | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/30/2012

Hurricane Sandy is leaving a wake of destruction in major cities across the East Coast that can have a devastating effect on your business, management, employees, and customers....more

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: The Supreme Court Decision

by McDermott Will & Emery on 7/20/2012

On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States resolved more than two years of litigation over one of the most hotly contested acts of Congress, definitively upholding virtually all of President Obama’s signature...more

The Healthcare Sector and the Future of ACA Implementation

by Morgan Lewis on 7/17/2012

Even with the lingering uncertainty over Medicaid program expansion, the High Court's decision brings some certainty and the need to focus on ramifications of ACA implementation. On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court held...more

Supreme Court Rules on Affordable Care Act: Initial Insights and Implications

by Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/28/2012

On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on the constitutionality of key provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). In a 5-4 decision, the Court ruled the individual mandate...more

Benefits Update - May 2012, No. 2

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 5/1/2012

In This Issue: - Guidance On MLR Rebates For Insured Plans By Callan Carter (San Francisco) One of the provisions in the recent healthcare reform law is the medical loss ratio (MLR) that requires insurance...more

Medical Practice Asset Protection - Two BIG liabilities with Simple Fixes

by IKE DEVJI on 2/22/2011

As we discussed in my previous article on employee lawsuit exposure, employment-related lawsuits are one of the biggest threats facing all employers today, including medical practices. In fact, the average small business in...more

DOL, Treasury and HHS Issue Joint Interim Final Rule under Title - of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008...

by Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 10/16/2009

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) was signed into law on May 21, 2008. The law’s purpose is to ensure that genetic information is not used to discriminate against individuals in matters of...more