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DOJ Signals Increased Emphasis on Data Analytics to Prosecute FCPA Global Corruption

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On November 29, 2023, Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) policymakers announced explicitly that they are, for the first time, leveraging data analytics to help proactively identify and prosecute crimes in foreign...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: November 2023 #4

Tuesday, November 21, 2023: US DOL Inspector General’s Office Announced Report Citing IT Modernization & Security Concerns - The U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) announced on X/Twitter...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 - August 2023 #2

Payment Parity: Permanent State Laws and Statutes - Payment Parity requires that health care providers are reimbursed the same amount for telehealth visits as in-person visits. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many states...more

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Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 - August 2023

Illinois passed S.B. 1913, which requires Medicaid FFS and Medicaid managed care plans to provide coverage of mental health services, substance use disorder treatment, and ‘behavioral telehealth services’. Requires Medicaid...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 - June 2023 #2

H.R. 4189 / S. 2016: Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act ....more

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Vital Signs Digital Health Law Update | Spring 2023

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Note From the Editors - This edition of Vital Signs is filled with digital health developments from around the world. In Industry Insights, you'll see and hear from Alexis Gilroy and Claire Castles, each in a short video...more

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OIG Medicare Telehealth Data Brief Demonstrates Continued Focus on Data Analytics in Program Integrity Efforts

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On September 2, 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a data brief analyzing telehealth services covered by Medicare and related program integrity risks. OIG...more

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Inquiry into Jackson, Mississippi, Drinking Water Emergency: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Project Notification

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a Project Notification titled: Inquiry into Jackson, Mississippi, Drinking Water Emergency (“Project Notification”)...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: June 22, 2022

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. This week's topics include ...more

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New Sprint Regulations Encourage Investment in EHR and Cybersecurity Technology

On December 2, 2020, under the Trump Administration's "Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care" initiative, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published final...more

Holland & Hart - Health Law Blog

Healthcare Providers: Beware New Information Blocking Rule

Healthcare providers focusing on COVID-19 may have missed the final Interoperability and Information Blocking Rule that was published May 1, 2020 and takes effect November 3, 2020. (45 C.F.R. Part 171). The Rule implements...more

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OIG Releases Its Strategic Plan for Oversight of COVID-19 Response and Recovery

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On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, OIG released its Strategic Plan for Oversight of COVID-19 Response and Recovery (the Strategic Plan). The Strategic Plan addresses the use and disbursement of the resources HHS has made available in...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2018 #2

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Many consumers are unaware that retailers use facial recognition technology in retail stores to monitor shoppers and prevent shoplifting. Consumers see cameras in retail stores and assume they are there to monitor for...more

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Civil Forfeiture Under Fire – Part II

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In this post, we consider the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General report (OIG Report), released on March 29, 2017, evaluating the DOJ’s oversight of its cash seizure and forfeiture operations. This...more

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GAO Report Suggests Discount Coupons Impact Medicare Spending for Part B Drugs

Last month, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report in which it found that manufacturer drug coupon programs for privately insured patients could potentially cause the Medicare Part B program to...more

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Clinical Laboratories: Proposed Rule Implements Requirements for Reporting and Payment Based on Private Payer Rates

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As required by a 2014 statute, CMS has issued proposed regulations (Proposed Rule) implementing new requirements for laboratory reporting of, and eventually basing Medicare payment on, rates for clinical laboratory services...more

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OIG Issues Report Detailing Unreliability of Provider Medicare Enrollment Data

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The OIG issued a report titled “Improvements Needed to Ensure Provider Enumeration and Medicare Enrollment Data Are Accurate, Complete, and Consistent,” in which it details multiple failings in the reliability of the data...more

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