The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) is expected to prompt unprecedented levels of regulatory enforcement activity that is focused on the use of telemedicine. In fact, fraudulent and abusive telehealth practices was an...more
7/16/2021
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CARES Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FQHC ,
Fraud ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OCR ,
OIG ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Relief Measures ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Telehealth
On March 13, 2020, the President declared the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the U.S. a national emergency. The President’s declaration, coupled with Section 1135 (of the Social Security Act) waivers issued by the...more
3/25/2020
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Relief Measures ,
Social Security Act ,
State of Emergency ,
Waivers