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December 3, 2020

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) expanded Medicare reimbursement for telehealth within the annual Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule for 2021. During the pandemic Public Health Emergency (PHE), CMS has temporarily reimbursed many telehealth services. In light of the success of unprecedented telehealth utilization during the PHE, more than 60 services have been formally added to the Medicare telehealth list which will endure beyond the end of the PHE.…

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The New Information Blocking Rule: What It Means For Hospices

By Meg S.L. Pekarske, Wakaba Tessier, Tracey Toll & Kelsey Anderson

December 2, 2020

With all that 2020 has brought, the Information Blocking Rule that came out of the Cures Act was under the radar of many hospices. Thankfully, HHS extended the compliance date for the Rule to April 5, 2021, from November 2, 2020. With this additional time, hospices need to evaluate how they will achieve compliance; what policies they need to update; the work they need to do with their EMR vendor; and their rollout to patients,…

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Health Law & Innovation Virtual Series – Stimulus Relief Funds: Strings Attached

By Meg S.L. Pekarske & Tiffany A. Hetland

November 9, 2020

Hopefully you had an opportunity to attend our recent Health Law & Innovation Virtual session titled “Stimulus Relief Funds: Strings Attached.” Here are program materials that will be helpful to you: Cheat Sheet for CARE’s Act Provider Relief Funds PowerPoint Presentation Provider Relief Fund General Distribution FAQs (As of 10/28/2020) U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | CARES Act Provider Relief Fund If you miss some of the webinar, want to review some of…

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The Price Transparency Rule Goes Into Effect January 1, 2021 – Is Your Hospital Ready?

By Eric Weatherford, Varsha Gadani & Spencer Smith

November 9, 2020

Medical cost concept with calculator and stethoscope

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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CMS Permanently Expands Telehealth as Far as Congress Has Allowed

The New Information Blocking Rule: What It Means For Hospices

Health Law & Innovation Virtual Series – Stimulus Relief Funds: Strings Attached

The Price Transparency Rule Goes Into Effect January 1, 2021 – Is Your Hospital Ready?

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

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

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

Federal Government Raises Alarms Over Cyberattacks Against Hospitals

Information Blocking: Ready or Not, Here it Comes!

CMS Looks Beyond COVID-19 for Telehealth Expansion

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