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HIPAA › Medicare

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1996 to provide greater protection for individual's medical information and prescribe standards for the... more +

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1996 to provide greater protection for individual's medical information and prescribe standards for the manner in which healthcare professionals gather, use, and maintain health information.

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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Proper Disclosure and Documentation the Focal Point in New HIPAA and Medicare Rules

by Stacey Borowicz, Tyler N. Williams | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 5/21/2013

New HIPAA Rule Affects Providers’ Notice of Privacy Practices - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) requires health care providers to inform patients of the providers’ legal duties and the...more

Duane Morris LLP

New HIPAA Rules Regarding Genetic Information Affect Employers, Group Health Plans, Health Insurers and Healthcare Providers

by Lisa Clark, Harry Silver | Duane Morris LLP on 2/26/2013

Genetic Information Under HIPAA - While the final rule supplementing and modifying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, Breach Reporting and Enforcement Rules—78 Fed. Reg....more

Polsinelli

Health Reform + Related Health Policy News Update - January 24, 2013

by Colleen M. Faddick, Bruce A. Johnson, Matthew Murer, Alan K. Parver | Polsinelli on 1/25/2013

In This Issue: - OMB Directs Department Heads to Prepare for Sequestration - HHS Finalizes Omnibus HIPAA Rule, Enhances Privacy Requirements - SCOTUS Says Equitable Tolling Not a Factor in DSH Case - Report...more

Michael Volkov

Audits, Audits And More Audits: Life In The Healthcare Industry

by Michael Volkov on 1/13/2013

Healthcare suppliers and service providers live in a regulated world. They are constantly under audit scrutiny. Sometimes federal agencies (i.e private contractors) conduct the audits; other times state agencies conduct the...more

Burr & Forman

Birmingham Medical News: 2012 Health Care Year In Preview

by Howard E. Bogard | Burr & Forman on 12/6/2012

The health care events of 2012 can be properly divided into "Before" and "After": Before the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act and President Obama's re-election and After. Before these two events, the viability...more

Dickinson Wright

Health Care Legal News - November 28, 2012 • Volume 2, Number 10

by James M. Burns, Ralph Levy, Jr., Tatiana Melnik | Dickinson Wright on 12/3/2012

In This Issue: - Medicare Finalizes 2013 Physician Payment Schedule - Ohio Court Rules That A Court CAnnot Compel A Terminated Employee To Return PHI To The Former Employer - Insurer’s Antitrust Action AGainst...more

Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security

Centers for for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Falls Short in Response to Healthcare Data Breaches

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 10/15/2012

Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released the results of a study entitled CMS Response to Breaches and Medical Identity Theft. OIG had two objectives for...more

Mintz Levin - Health Law

Multi-Million Medicare Fraud and HIPAA Conviction: A Cautionary Tale

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 8/21/2012

The owner of a Long Island medical supply company was convicted last week on charges of a $10.7 million Medicare fraud and wrongful disclosure of private medical information under the Health Insurance Portability and...more

Dickinson Wright

Healthcare Legal News - May 16, 2012 • Volume 2, Number 4

by Dickinson Wright on 5/16/2012

In this issue: - Private Civil Enforcement Actions Increasing: The Ameritox vs. Millennium Lawsuit By L. Pahl Zinn, and Christian G. Ohanian As healthcare and antitrust enforcement by governmental agencies...more

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