Health Law Advisor

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The total recoveries in fraud cases brought with respect to the health care and life sciences industries fell to the lowest level since 2009. billion was recovered in qui tam cases in which the government declined to intervene. By contrast, $777 million was recovered in cases where the government intervened or otherwise pursued.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Title III: Tax-related health provisions governing medical savings accounts. Title V: Revenue offsets governing tax deductions for employers. Further Rules have reinforced the importance of HIPAA compliance. Title II: Preventing health care fraud and abuse; administration simplification; medical liability reform.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

HITECH” is the acronym for the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH Act), which is title XIII of division A and title IV of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Pub. However, your organization should not address only “HIPAA” or only “HITECH”. Why HITECH? In 2020, the U.S.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

HITECH” is the acronym for the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH Act), which is title XIII of division A and title IV of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Pub. However, your organization should not address only “HIPAA” or only “HITECH”. Why HITECH? In 2020, the U.S.

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HIPAA Compliance Governance Health Insurance 52

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Warner suggests the only way to improve healthcare cybersecurity rapidly is through a collaborative effort involving the public and private sectors, with the federal government providing overall leadership. Improve Medical Device Cybersecurity. This could lower overall risks, which could help to reduce the cost of insurance.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Whistleblowers continue to be one of the federal government’s greatest assets in FCA cases, as whistleblowers filed 652 qui tam suits in 2022 with recovery totaling $1.9 The government initiated 296 FCA cases on its own last year without input of a relator, which is the highest volume of DOJ initiated cases since the 1986 FCA amendments.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Fragmented Healthcare Data is Costly for Patients and Providers Signed into law by President Obama in 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) mandated the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) across healthcare systems.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

Just in time for the holidays, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the Contract Year 2024 Proposed Rule for Medicare Advantage organizations (“MAOs”) and Part D sponsors (the “Proposed Rule”). Health Equity in Medicare Advantage. The SRFs included in the HEI may be expanded over time.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

Those HIPAA updates were followed by the incorporation of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which saw the introduction of the Breach Notification Rule in 2009 and the Omnibus Final Rule in 2013. It is now 10 years since the last major HIPAA update took effect.

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Drug & Device Law

JANUARY 30, 2023

555 (2009), and rated only a “ cf. 555 (2009), concurring in the 6-3 no-preemption result. 2019), or Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. Bartlett , 570 U.S. 472 (2013), implied preemption decisions, cited only by the dissent in Wyeth v. Levine , 555 U.S. citation in PLIVA, Inc. Mensing , 564 U.S. Davidowitz , 312 U.S. Moran , 536 U.S.

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