EHR Safe Harbor Permanent -
The existing electronic health records items and services Safe Harbor in 42 CFR Section 1001.952(y) was amended by deleting the sunset provision, thereby making the protection permanent....more
You can now tell that telemedicine is a mature industry, because it has achieved enough critical mass that the fraud has started and the OIG is beginning to prosecute. There is a lag time between when the cash flow and profit...more
2/10/2020
/ 21st Century Cures Act ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
EHR ,
Health Care Providers ,
Kickbacks ,
Mobile Apps ,
OIG ,
ONC ,
PHI ,
Proposed Rules ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector ,
Telemedicine
As another part of the Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care, OIG proposed revisions to the existing EHR Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor and added a cybersecurity component.
The initial EHR Safe Harbor was developed in response...more
It is ironic to learn the Office of Inspector General (OIG) believes the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) essentially has an insufficient compliance program to maintain the privacy...more
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has amended the Safe Harbor Regulation regarding electronic health record (EHR) items and services. The primary purpose of the amendment is to extend the Safe Harbor, which was scheduled...more