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Editorial: 5 Gaps in HIPAA and How They Are Being Filled

HIPAA Journal

For example, the Administrative Requirements (Part 162) helped reduce insurance fraud and accelerated eligibility inquiries, authorization requests, and claims processing. Consequently, when data breaches occurred due to a lack of compliance by Business Associates, there was no accountability.

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OIG-LEIE, GSA-SAM, and State Medicaid Exclusion Lists: What’s the Difference?

Provider Trust

Exclusions are administrative actions that are placed upon an individual or entity by HHS OIG, a state agency or Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), or by one of the many agencies associated with SAM.gov. Guarantee Compliance with Automated Exclusion Monitoring. What is an exclusion and how does it affect your organization?

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OIG Publishes Favorable Advisory Opinion Related to the Employment Safe Harbor

Health Care Law Brief

In an advisory opinion posted November 10, 2021 ( AO 21-15 ), the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) appeared to soften a disturbing position that it had taken in 2012 regarding the employment safe harbor.

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How to Increase Your Health Plan’s CMS Star Ratings to Earn More Revenue In 2021

Innovaare Compliance

Annually, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releases star ratings, which measure the quality of care health plans deliver for its members. Medicare Advantage and Part D) for a comprehensive assessment of a health plan’s performance. Read More – Medicare Star Ratings Changes 2021 . Industry trends.

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April-July 2022 State Regulatory Developments

New Jersey Healthcare Blog

Following a thorough review in compliance with Executive Order No. In 2012, N.J.S.A. These include the purpose and scope, definitions, standard of care, licensee-patient relationship, provision of health care services through telemedicine or telehealth, records, prevention of fraud and abuse, and privacy and notice to patients.

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Logical Contradiction Doctrine:  Buckman for Textualists

Drug & Device Law

470 (1996), was decided – removing express preemption as a defense for manufacturers of §510(k) products So defendants moved on fraud on the FDA under an implied preemption theory and won. Mensing , 564 U.S. Mensing , 564 U.S. Lohr , 518 U.S. Davidowitz , 312 U.S. Davidowitz , 312 U.S.

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