Effective on January 1, 2021, the Price Transparency Rule (the “Rule”) requires all hospitals operating within the United States to make public a list of their standard charges for items and services via the Internet in a machine-readable format. Hospitals must also provide prices for a list of 300 shoppable services that must be made publicly available in a searchable, consumer-friendly format. This requirement is being enforced with the intent to enable healthcare consumers to…

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Health Law & Innovation Virtual Series – Pharmacy Trends 2021: What to Watch Out for After The Year That Was

By Tiffany A. Hetland & Pete Enko

November 5, 2020

Please join Husch Blackwell as we go virtual with our Health Law Conference. The series will include a range of important topics relevant to the healthcare industry and will be moderated by Curt Chase, leader of the firm’s Healthcare, Life Sciences and Education team; Hal Katz, American Bar Association, Health Law Section, Chair; and Tom Shorter, American Health Law Association, President-Elect Designate. The webinar programs will be offered every Thursday through November…

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Update: Information Blocking Rule Deadline Delayed, But Telehealth Still in Play

By Julian Rivera, Wakaba Tessier & Theresa Langley

November 4, 2020

On October 29, 2020, HHS extended the effective date of compliance for the “Information Blocking” final rule promulgated as part of the 21st Century Cures Act (Information Blocking Rule). The Information Blocking Rule, which was set to take effect on November 2, 2020, prohibits health care providers, IT developers, and health information exchanges from unreasonably interfering with the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information (EHI). We previously discussed the practice of information blocking…

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Perspectives on End of Life Care: An Exploration of Its Past, Present and Future – A Conversation with Dr. Janet Bull

By Meg S.L. Pekarske

November 2, 2020

As we approach the 40th anniversary of the Medicare hospice benefit, we stand at an important reflection point to evaluate end-of-life care and map its future. In this new series, we gather leaders and thinkers from a range of disciplines to explore our needs at the end of life, how they have changed over time and how care models need to adapt. We will consider our societal relationship to mortality and what impact the growth…

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Federal Government Raises Alarms Over Cyberattacks Against Hospitals

By Erik Dullea & Pete Enko

October 30, 2020

The combination of a significant increase in COVID-19 cases, political tensions in the final days of a national election season, and law enforcement’s focus on election security created an opportunity for cybercriminals to target the computer networks of America’s healthcare and public health (HPH) sector. That opportunity has come to fruition this week. On October 28, 2020 the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health…

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Information Blocking: Ready or Not, Here it Comes!

By Wakaba Tessier, Kelsey Anderson & Tracey Toll

October 26, 2020

On May 1, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released its final rule (Final Rule) on “Information Blocking” as part of the 21st Century Cures Act. The Final Rule applies to the following (ONC refers to each one as an “Actor”): (i) healthcare providers, (ii) health IT developers subject to ONC’s Health IT Certification Program, (iii) health information networks (HIN) or (iv) health…

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CMS Looks Beyond COVID-19 for Telehealth Expansion

By Julian Rivera & Theresa Langley

October 26, 2020

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has further expanded the list of telehealth services that Medicare Fee-For-Service will pay for during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) as of October 14, 2020. CMS is adding 11 new services to the Medicare telehealth services list and will begin paying eligible practitioners who furnish these services immediately and through the end of the PHE. The new telehealth services include neurostimulator analysis and programming services, and cardiac…

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Post-Payment Notice Reporting Requirements Revised

By Joseph (Joe) V. Geraci, Eric Weatherford, Alison Hollender & Jameson E. Sauseda

October 23, 2020

The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) continues to modify guidance related to reporting requirements of the provider relief funds (“Relief Funds”) that were part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The initial Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements were released on July 20, 2020 and then later modified on September 19, 2020. We analyzed those changes in a previous article. In its latest guidance from October 22, 2020,…

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Progress to a Vaccine Continues

By Carrie Noonan

October 22, 2020

On October 1, 2020, Husch Blackwell conducted the first of an eight-part Health Law & Innovation Series. The first session, focused on vaccines, and was very well received. The discussion was moderated by Thomas N. Shorter, JD, FACHE, partner with Husch Blackwell and accompanied by panelists: Dr. Edward Belongia, Director of the Center of Epidemiology and Population Health, Marshfield Institute of Health, Seth Mailhot, JD, partner with Husch Blackwell; and Julianne Story,…

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Federal Government Raises Alarms Over Cyberattacks Against Hospitals

Information Blocking: Ready or Not, Here it Comes!

CMS Looks Beyond COVID-19 for Telehealth Expansion

Post-Payment Notice Reporting Requirements Revised

Progress to a Vaccine Continues

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