In Pennsylvania, data breach notification is governed by the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act (“the Act”). Originally codified in 2005, the Act addresses the security of computerized data and the notification...more
Today the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an Order amending PA’s rule of civil procedure pertaining to venue. The Court’s amendment eliminates the provision, put in place nearly two decades ago, which mandated that medical...more
As COVID-19 vaccines continue to roll out across the county, there is uncertainty as to whether certain telehealth laws that significantly impacted healthcare providers, payors and patients during the public health emergency...more
3/30/2021
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) enforces the privacy and security provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and...more
This week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers reintroduced the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act to the U.S. House of Representatives. Telehealth has expanded both at the individual provider and hospital system...more
Just in case your office or company is in the process of compiling a “to-do” list for 2021, here is one item that should have your full attention. On January 5, 2021, an amendment to the HITECH Act (H.R.7898) was signed into...more
A Joint Cybersecurity Advisory (the Advisory) by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has warned of an...more
11/2/2020
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The spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and implementation of assorted regulations and guidelines, raise concerns over the impact on clinical testing, data collection for virus tracking and seeking a cure....more
Facing an onslaught of patients which is expected to exceed hospital capacity, as well as supplies and equipment availability, several recent reports indicate healthcare institutions are considering basing treatment decisions...more
On March 22, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it is granting exceptions and extensions related to upcoming measure reporting and data submission requirements for clinicians, providers and...more
On March 4, 2020, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held in United States ex rel. Druding v. Care Alternatives, No. 18-3298, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 6795 (3d Cir. Mar. 4, 2020) that a difference of opinion between a medical...more
3/12/2020
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In Yanakos v. UPMC, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, struck down the seven-year statute of repose in the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act as unconstitutional. MCARE’s statute of...more
On April 5, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it had finalized policies which will increase plan choices and benefits, including allowing Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to include additional...more
Pennsylvania State Senator, Camera Bartolotta, recently re-introduced legislation seeking to modernize Pennsylvania’s Professional Nursing Law to allow qualified Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to practice in...more