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Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 206: Supporting Patient Care with Darra Coleman of...

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Hosts Heather and Lauren are joined by Darra Coleman, former host of the podcast and Maynard Nexsen health care attorney and current Senior Associate General Counsel at Prisma Health. Darra joins the show to discuss how her...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Hospital Faces Serious Patient Lawsuits Stemming from Drug Diversion

At least two private civil lawsuits have been filed against Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Oregon, in connection with a fentanyl diversion and related indictment of a former nurse. A wrongful death suit...more

Dentons

Ep. 23 – Addressing Patient Transportation Needs

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Lack of transportation can be a significant barrier to accessing healthcare services. According to a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report, one in five patients report forgoing needed healthcare services due to lack of...more

King & Spalding

California Hospitals Sue Insurance Company Over Delayed Patient Discharges

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Last week, the California Hospital Association (CHA), which represents more than 400 hospitals, filed a lawsuit against Anthem Blue Cross (Anthem) alleging that Anthem’s untimely arrangement for, and authorization of,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Ensuring Nondiscrimination in Patient Visitations

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Reflecting on lessons learned and complaints received during the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released detailed frequently asked questions (FAQs)...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Health Care Private Equity: Senate Budget Committee Investigates Hospital Ownership 

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On December 7, 2023, the Senate Budget Committee (the “Committee”) launched a bipartisan investigation into the reality of private equity ownership of hospitals in the United States. This investigation stems from concerns...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Dramatic Portrayal of Care During Early COVID-19 Costs Hospital $80K; OCR: No Prior Authorization

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 12 (December, 2023) Spring 2020 was a terrifying period in the annals of COVID-19, and New York was at the epicenter. COVID-19 cases, and deaths, already the highest in the nation, were...more

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Sixth Circuit Approves Hospital’s Exclusion of Nursing Student’s Service Animal

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals approved state-owned hospital’s exclusion of nursing student’s service animal that posed a direct threat to patients and staff with severe allergies where no reasonable...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New Illinois Protections Against Patient Medical Debt May Also Help Reduce Hospital Bad Debt

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Starting in mid-2024, Illinois hospitals will be required to take a much more active role in limiting consumers’ medical debt by screening all consenting uninsured patients for both public health insurance program coverage...more

Stevens & Lee

Patients Suing Hospitals for Antitrust Violations – Do They Have Standing?

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A recently decided case out of Connecticut provides a useful examination of how antitrust standing issues may be analyzed in cases involving commercially-insured patients directly suing a health care system alleging economic...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

HRSA Notice Provides Clarity on 340B Child Site Registration Requirements

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After months of relative uncertainty, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) published a Notice confirming the end to a COVID-19 pandemic-era flexibility that allowed unregistered child sites to utilize 340B...more

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What Does Wisconsin Medical Examining Board’s New Chaperone Rule Mean for Hospitals?  Not Much.

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The new rules about chaperones for physicians in private practice (not hospitals or hospital-employed physicians) go into effect October 1, 2023. The rule is promulgated by the Medical Examining Board (MEB), which does not...more

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This Week in 340B: September 2023 #3

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This weekly series provides brief summaries to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Achieving Diversity in Clinical Trials - Expanding Hospital Capacity to Offer Clinical Trials in the Community

Executive Summary - The inclusion of racial and ethnic groups in clinical trials has been a national priority for decades, but progress toward that end has been limited. When the Covid-19 pandemic threw into stark relief...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Oklahoma Patient's Right to Pharmacy Choice Act Preempted by ERISA

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On August 15, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued an opinion in Pharmaceutical Care Management Association v. Glen Mulready, in his official capacity as Insurance Commissioner of Oklahoma, Oklahoma...more

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Key Takeaways | Hospital and Health System Digital Health Spotlight: It’s all About the Patient!

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During this session, leaders from health systems and digital health technology companies explored how they are leveraging their prowess to develop cutting-edge strategies to deliver accessible, easy to use and secure digital...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Connecticut Governor Signs Legislation Implementing New Requirements for Hospitals and Nursing Home Facilities

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont recently signed two important pieces of legislation that affect hospitals and certain Medicaid providers and programs. First, Public Act No. 23-39, “An Act Requiring Discharge Standards...more

Fisher Phillips

Florida Hospitals Must Soon Require Patients to Declare Immigration Status: What Healthcare Employers Need to Know

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Florida’s new immigration reform law has some high-profile requirements for employers, but a specific healthcare-related provision will require industry employers to change their practices related to immigration-related...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Price Transparency – CMS Updates Enforcement Process

As many are aware, compliance with price transparency requirements continues to lag. Under the final rule, effective January 1, 2021, hospitals are required to provide clear, accessible pricing information online about the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Health Equity Elevated to a Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal

Starting July 1, 2023, The Joint Commission (TJC) will set health equity as a National Patient Safety Goal for certain TJC-accredited organizations and roll out a new Health Care Equity certification program to recognize and...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

Significant 2022 Connecticut Health Law Cases

Significant health care cases of 2022 included a surprise billing unfair trade practices case, a class action recognizing a patient’s constitutionally protected interest in their inpatient classification and a ruling...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Day 1 Notes from the 41st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

I was struck on the first day of the 41st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference by Sanjay Doddamani (CEO of UpStream Healthcare) saying that “Health is a state of independence.” A simple statement, but a very profound and...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

General Counsel's Corner: Cannabis Use in Hospitals

As our firm’s prior information memos on cannabis have shown, the legalization of marijuana for recreational or medical use in states still poses legal issues in higher education due to marijuana’s illegality under federal...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation: Supreme Court Validates HHS Read of Medicare DSH Fraction Statute

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June 27, 2022 Key Takeaways: Late last week, the Supreme Court released its opinion in Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, a case that involves the complex but important question regarding how to calculate the Medicare and...more

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Fourth Circuit Sets Forth the Requirements for the ‘Loss of Chance’ Provision of West Virginia’s Medical Professional Liability...

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently interpreted the “loss of chance” provision of West Virginia’s Medical Professional Liability Act (the MPLA). In Graham v. Dhar, the Court ruled that a...more

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