Last week, CMS published new guidance and issued a Request for Information on the Hospital Price Transparency Rule in response to President Trump’s February 25, 2025 Executive Order titled, “Making America Healthy Again by...more
Last week, HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with a Pennsylvania provider (the Provider) concerning an alleged violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Specifically, the Provider impermissibly disclosed a...more
12/18/2024
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Earlier this month, OIG’s Office of Audit Services released its latest report on providers’ compliance with the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (the HPT Rule). The HPT Rule requires hospitals to make public (1) a...more