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AI and Healthcare: Decoding the Latest 1557 Non-Discrimination Regulations

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Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits providers and health plans that receive reimbursement from the federal government from discriminating against individuals in the Covered Entities’ health programs. Such...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Forecasting the Integration of AI into Health Care Compliance Programs

Health care entities maintain compliance programs in order to comply with the myriad changing laws and regulations that apply to the health care industry. Although laws and regulations specific to the use of artificial...more

Venable LLP

Navigating the Future: Medicare Advantage Plan Rules on the Use of Artificial Intelligence

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The use of technology in healthcare services and payment for healthcare is evolving at an unprecedented pace, reshaping how medical services are delivered, managed, and paid for. The use of artificial intelligence systems...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: September 12, 2023

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

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OCR Speaks To HIPAA, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Privacy, And The Workplace

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When use or disclosure of an individual’s health information or medical records is at issue, the assumption seems to be, much more often than not, that the HIPAA privacy and security rules apply. This has certainly been the...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Coronavirus and the Workplace: Guidance for Employers Resuming Operations

As states and localities begin to relax shelter-in-place requirements and allow businesses to reopen, the coronavirus pandemic presents new challenges for employers. In addition to operational and logistical questions...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

OCR COVID-19 Updates on HIPAA and Anti-Discrimination Laws

Hospitals will have a limited waiver of HIPAA sanctions and penalties during the COVID-19 outbreak as a result of a bulletin issued on March 16, 2020 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services....more

Cozen O'Connor

How Boards and Property Managers Should Prepare for COVID-19 in New York

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Click here to read more on the coronavirus According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the immediate risk of being exposed to COVID-19 (aka, the coronavirus) is thought to be low. While the virus is not...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

New York Circular Letter No. 1 (2019) takes aim at accelerated underwriting

On January 18, 2019, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued a circular letter to all insurers authorized to write life insurance in New York State setting out the Department’s views concerning the use of...more

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Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code Does Not Incorporate ADA’s Prohibition on Release of Confidential Health Information

Texas courts interpreting Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code generally attempt to interpret it consistently with federal anti-discrimination laws and frequently look to federal court decisions for guidance. However,...more

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EndNotes - September 2016 - News for North Carolina's Hospice and Palliative Care Community

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Nondiscrimination Final Rule under the ACA Imposes New Requirements on Hospice Agencies - On May 26, 2016, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Civil Rights (OCR), issued the...more

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