Connecticut healthcare providers should give heed to three sets of recently proposed rules issued by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) interpreting some of the federal laws relating to electronic health...more
Connecticut state and federal courts faced a number of significant health care issues last year. We have summarized those cases that we think are particularly relevant to Connecticut hospitals, group practices and individual...more
2/16/2017
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After briefly considering a reversal of its prohibition on texting orders, The Joint Commission (TJC), in consultation with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced last month that its ban would continue...more