Each year brings significant changes and challenges in the laws governing the health care industry, and 2014 proved to be no exception. What the year may have lacked in the high drama that accompanies comprehensive health...more
12/31/2014
/ ACOs ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CMP Law ,
Cybersecurity ,
Ebola ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Halbig v Burwell ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
King v Burwell ,
Medicare Shared Savings Program ,
OIG ,
Patient Confidentiality Breaches ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Stark Law ,
Tax Credits
On December 5, 2013, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported on the Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) compliance as of May 2011 with oversight and enforcement of the Security Rule and compliance with federal cybersecurity...more
1/10/2014
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Compliance ,
Confidential Information ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
NIST ,
OCR ,
OIG ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Right to Privacy ,
Security Audits ,
Security Rule