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ADPH Says Vaccine Administration is Limited at this Time The Alabama Department of Public Health issued a press release on January 11, 2021, urging Alabamians to have patience in receiving the COVID-19...more
1/29/2021
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Clinical Trials ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Infectious Diseases ,
OCR ,
Right of Access ,
Stark Law ,
Vaccinations
On December 2, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) finalized sweeping changes to the federal Physician Self-Referral Law, commonly known as the Stark Law. Many of the changes reflect CMS’ intent to...more
This article summarizes the key 2020 legal, policy and political issues affecting Alabama health care providers.
Prior to COVID-19, most healthcare providers were benefiting from a strong economy, low unemployment and...more
12/10/2020
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CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Provider Relief Fund ,
Stark Law ,
Telemedicine ,
Wrongful Death
On October 9, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) proposed sweeping changes to the federal Physician Self-Referral Law, commonly referred to as the Stark Law. While many of the changes reflect CMS’...more
12/30/2019
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Comment Period ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Physician Compensation Arrangements ,
Physicians ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Stark Law
In 2015, ICD-10 finally became a reality, and the dire predictions of problems seem to be wrong. Providers now have codes to describe just about every conceivable (and a few simply bizarre) medical occurrences. If a patient...more