The Federal Trade Commission recently propounded a rule regarding non-competes. This is complicated, as is demonstrated by the extensive FTC comments that are a hundredfold longer than the regulation itself. Of significant...more
5/7/2024
/ Competition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Nonprofits ,
Restrictive Covenants
A recent concern in the healthcare sector, specifically hospitals, is a large class action wage hour claim in the state of Washington, Bennett v. Providence Health & Services. In this instance, a review of the order granting...more
Q: Are booster doses covered under the CMS regulations? ...more
11/15/2021
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Vaccinations
As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Section 1557 is a multilayered approach to prohibit discrimination based on color, national origin, sex, age, and disability in health programs or “activities that receive federal...more
9/24/2021
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discrimination ,
Diversity ,
Gender Equity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
OCR ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination
A recent USA Today article spotlights terminations at VA Hospitals across the country, including fining providers apparently accused of poor medical care or in some instances violations of state or federal law. On the Labor...more
Many companies have recently begun receiving Business Associate Agreements from healthcare entities, including hospitals, clinics, physician offices, public health facilities and similar types of organizations. Business...more
The Office of Civil Rights Audit Pilot Program has come to an end with 115 audits, primarily in person, having been completed. The Pilot Program had multiple revelations in privacy, some of which were probably, not so...more
I was speaking this week at IAHIMA’s Annual Conference on the issues relating to HIPAA audits and recent updates from OCR and ONC. As part of my program we typically solicit questions prior to the presentation, most of which...more
4/21/2014
/ Audits ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hospitals ,
Illegal Drugs ,
OCR ,
ONC ,
Patients ,
Prescription Drugs