On January 6, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a Final Rule modifying the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The new Rule expressly permits the disclosure of PHI to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) for certain covered entities. The Rule aims to strengthen the accuracy of […]
Health Law Alert
Five Big Things That Have Changed Since You Adopted Your Compliance Program
on Monday, 8 February 2016 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
Vintage clothes, vintage wine and vintage cars are all great, but not vintage compliance policies. So what has changed that makes it vital for compliance policies and activities to be updated now? Updates to Compliance Guidance. The original compliance program guidance document was published in 1998 for hospitals, followed closely […]
Overview of the 2016 OIG Work Plan
on Monday, 18 January 2016 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
In November, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its fiscal year 2016 Work Plan giving the industry insight as to the new and ongoing priorities of the OIG. The Work Plan summarizes the prior year’s results, which reflect the OIG’s progression toward an increasing focus on civil actions between […]
TCPA Compliance – What’s That?
on Monday, 11 January 2016 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
When is the last time your organization reviewed its Telephone Communications Protection Act (TCPA) compliance policy? With recent clarifications to the TCPA made by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), now may be the time to pull your TCPA policy off the shelf and give it a once-over. In July 2015, […]
Legislative Update: One-Year Extension of CAH Outpatient Supervision Moratorium
on Thursday, 7 January 2016 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
On December 18, 2015, the President signed into law Public Law No. 114-112 which provides a one-year extension, through 2015, of the enforcement moratorium on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic procedures at critical access hospitals (CAHs) and small rural hospitals. As a result, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services […]
