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November 4, 2020

Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) announced an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (“IFC”) delaying compliance dates and timeframes for information blocking and the health IT certification program. This delay will come as a welcome change for “Actors” (i.e., health care providers and developers of certified Health IT) struggling to implement changes amid the COVID pandemic. Background ONC issued the…

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Cross-Post from Law360: Key Gov’t Tools For Addressing National PPE Shortages

By Sarah Rathke

November 3, 2020

This is a Cross-Post from Law360. Please contact Sarah Rathke with any questions. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed shortcomings in U.S. supply chains requiring immediate action to continue to provide personal protective equipment (“PPE”) during the ongoing crisis. Here, we’ve been published in Law360, discussing federal solutions for our national PPE shortages. Read the full article here.…

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HHS pirouettes back to original position that Provider Relief Fund payments may be used to replace gross revenue, not just profits, lost due to the coronavirus

By Sven Collins

October 23, 2020

On October 22, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated its guidance on how hospitals and other providers should report their use of the nearly $135 billion in Provider Relief Fund payments that have been distributed. The Provider Relief Fund, initially established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, is intended to cover provider expenses and lost revenues attributable to the coronavirus pandemic. HHS’s latest guidance is a huge victory…

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CMS Adds 11 New Approved Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Updates Guidance to States on Medicaid Telehealth Expansion

By Sven Collins

October 15, 2020

On October 14, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it has expanded its list of telehealth services approved for Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). The eleven telehealth services CMS just added are for cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation. CMS approved them using an expedited process it unveiled in a May Interim Final Rule. These eleven new services, along with many others designated as temporary, will remain in effect…

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DOJ Prioritizes Health Care Fraud in the Pandemic

By Marisa Darden & Chase Goldstein

October 15, 2020

The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced its largest ever health care fraud and opioid enforcement action. In a coordinated effort, DOJ charged 345 defendants with more than $6 billion in fraud losses for submitting false and fraudulent claims to federal health care programs and private insurers. The nationwide enforcement operation has been in motion since April and is the product of inter-agency cooperation between the Criminal Division, Fraud Section’s Health Care Fraud Unit, the…

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CMS Delays Publication of Final Rule Implementing Stark Law Changes to 2021.

By Robert Nauman

September 29, 2020

As we reported last October, CMS and the OIG issued proposed rules aimed at updating the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalties Law as part of HHS’ Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care. In part, the proposed rules seek to address the current value-based and coordinated healthcare environment. While publication of final rules concerning the Stark Law changes was originally expected in August 2020, late last month CMS announced an extension of…

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Orthopedic Clinic Settles with HHS OCR for $1.5 Million over Claims of Systemic HIPAA Noncompliance

By Glenn A. Brown

September 25, 2020

The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently announced a settlement with Georgia-based Athens Orthopedic Clinic PA (the “Clinic”) to resolve multiple alleged violations of the Privacy and Security Rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”). Under the terms of the settlement, the Clinic agreed to pay $1.5 million to OCR and to adopt a corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Privacy and…

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Department of Labor Issues Updated Families First Coronavirus Response Act Regulations, But Does Little To Resolve Employer Uncertainty (US)

By Laura Lawless

September 15, 2020

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was enacted on March 18, 2020. The sweeping federal legislation provides emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) and expanded paid Family and Medical Leave (EFML) to certain covered workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued regulations implementing the FFCRA and answering, at least in part, some questions related to coverage, eligibility, use, and job restoration. You can read our…

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UK End of Transition – Moves to Provide Clarity for Industry

By Adrian Spooner

September 14, 2020

The work of UK health and regulatory authorities has mainly been targeted on COVID-19 work over recent months but there has been an increasing focus on End of Transition work in recent week’s and given that the Brexit transition period ends at 11pm on 31st December 2020 (GMT). As part of this work, UK MHRA has started to issue multiple separate pieces of guidance for the UK Life Science industry that covers many areas including…

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HHS Eases Federal Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Rules

By Elliot Golding & Kristin Bryan

August 27, 2020

Last month the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) finalized amendments to the federal Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulation, 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (“Part 2”). The changes purport to better facilitate substance use disorder (“SUD”) care coordination and treatment by loosening technical consent requirements, clarifying permissible disclosures, and providing other guidance. Notably, these changes do not address changes required under the COVID-19-related CARES Act, which will require aligning Part 2’s…

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ONC Delays Timeframes for Information Blocking and Changes To Health IT Certification Program

Cross-Post from Law360: Key Gov’t Tools For Addressing National PPE Shortages

HHS pirouettes back to original position that Provider Relief Fund payments may be used to replace gross revenue, not just profits, lost due to the coronavirus

CMS Adds 11 New Approved Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Updates Guidance to States on Medicaid Telehealth Expansion

DOJ Prioritizes Health Care Fraud in the Pandemic

CMS Delays Publication of Final Rule Implementing Stark Law Changes to 2021.

Orthopedic Clinic Settles with HHS OCR for $1.5 Million over Claims of Systemic HIPAA Noncompliance

Department of Labor Issues Updated Families First Coronavirus Response Act Regulations, But Does Little To Resolve Employer Uncertainty (US)

UK End of Transition – Moves to Provide Clarity for Industry

HHS Eases Federal Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Rules

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