In Pennsylvania, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (CRNPs) do not have independence of practice. They may provide diagnoses and prescribe treatments only in collaboration with a physician, as per the details of their...more
Around the corner is the Dec. 23 deadline to have your organization bring its HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices into compliance with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights Final Rule modifying...more
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On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a significant settlement with Western Pennsylvania’s Heritage Valley Health System following potential HIPAA...more
If you work for or represent group health plans or issuers of group health plans, it is important that you take a look at the contracts they have with health care providers before the end of 2023. The Internal Revenue Code...more
Health care providers can feel pulled in different directions trying to balance the requirements of state laws to disclose patient information with the privacy protections of HIPAA. For example, state workers’ compensation...more