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HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Provide Clarity on Rights of Conscience in Healthcare

Healthcare Law Blog

The amendment defines healthcare entity to include any individual physician or other healthcare professional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of healthcare facility, organization, or plan.

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Patient Data Compromised in 5 Hacking Incidents, Ransomware Attacks, and Break-ins

HIPAA Journal

The offline data included patient names, guarantor names, parent names, addresses, email addresses, birth dates, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, dates of service, locations, services requested/procedures performed, diagnoses, prescription information, physician names, medical record numbers, and billing and claims information.

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October-December 2021 State Regulatory Developments

New Jersey Healthcare Blog

Below are the most recent health care related regulatory developments as published in the New Jersey Register from October-December 2021: On October 4, 2021, at 53 N.J.R. 103, which declared a Public Health Emergency for the state in response to COVID-19. 1657(a), the Commissioner released a notice regarding Executive Order No.

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CMS’ Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs

Healthcare Law Blog

Finally, plans would be required to ensure that TPMOs conducting lead generating activities must inform the beneficiary that his or her information will be provided to a licensed agent for future contact, or that the beneficiary is being transferred to a licensed agent who can enroll him or her into a new plan.

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FDA and Off-Label Communication – Getting Closer to Truth

Drug & Device Law

IMS Health Inc. , 552 (2011); Thompson v. First, such communications may now be directed to any health care provider – not just health insurers seeking to determine whether an off-label use should be covered, as was previously the case. E.g. , Sorrell v. Western States Medical Center , 535 U.S. Caronia , 703 F.3d

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