On August 22, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) announced a new proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) amending 42 CFR part 2 (“Part 2”), which is aimed at protecting patient records...more
9/4/2019
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Consent ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Health Care Providers ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Information Sharing ,
Medical Records ,
Opioid ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Proposed Rules ,
SAMHSA ,
Substance Abuse
The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (“HPC”) held its annual Health Care Cost Trends Hearing on October 16-17, 2018. The hearing covered a wide range of topics affecting the health care industry here in the Commonwealth...more
10/25/2018
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Costs ,
Mental Health ,
Opioid ,
Popular ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telemedicine ,
Transparency
The final bipartisan opioid package, which passed in the Senate this week and is expected to be signed into law, includes a significant revision from the original House bill that could lead to an increase in treatment options...more