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Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - November 2023 #1

News Briefs - Biden Executive Order Aims to Bolster AI Security in Healthcare - The Biden Administration issued what it's calling a "landmark" executive order designed to help channel the significant promise and manage the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Six Ways to Take Advantage of New Hampshire’s New Telemedicine Law

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A physician in New Hampshire can now establish a valid doctor-patient relationship without needing a prior in-person exam. This is among several recent changes in New Hampshire’s telemedicine laws that offer new opportunities...more

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MedPAC Discusses Changes to Medicare Advantage Payment System

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On October 8 and 9, 2015, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held its second meeting of the 2015-2016 session. Commissioners met to examine ways to improve the Medicare Advantage (MA) payment system, including...more

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Diagnostic Errors: Overlooked and Critically Important

People make mistakes in any line of work, and diagnosing a medical problem is no exception. But new research shows that diagnostic errors not only aren’t rare, they’re disturbingly common. Almost all U.S. residents will be...more

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CMS Continues Its Focus on Quality Initiatives with the FY 2016 IPPS Final Rule

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On July 31, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (Final Rule) updating fiscal year (FY) 2016 Medicare payment policies and rates under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)...more

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Colorado Proposes New Telehealth Rules

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The Colorado Medical Board proposed updated draft guidelines for the delivery of healthcare services via telehealth, as well as remote prescribing for new patients. Recognizing that “using telehealth technologies in the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Update - November 2014

“Healthcare-Related” Calls: Ambiguity at the Intersection of HIPAA and TCPA - Editor’s Note: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has established exemptions from certain requirements of the Telephone Consumer...more

Baker Donelson

Complex Chronic Care Management Reimbursement for 2015 Included in Proposed 2014 Physician Fee Schedule

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The proposed 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule [PDF] included reimbursement for case management to be made available in 2015 for physicians who treat patients with two or more complex conditions. The proposed rule would...more

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OIG and CMS Issue Proposals to Extend Safe Harbor and Exception for EHR Donations

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In the April 10 Federal Register, two agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published proposed rules that many healthcare providers have been anxiously awaiting affecting donations of electronic...more

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Will Federal Protection for EHR Donations Be Extended Beyond December 31, 2013?

Rumors are circulating that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) will continue to allow the donation of electronic health...more

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