YouCompli

APRIL 12, 2023

Healthcare compliance officers previously benchmarked the 2020 DOJ ECCP’s document in an effort to assess their Compliance Program with the expectations of the DOJ. It would be prudent to conduct the same exercise now with the 2023 EECP document. This includes a specific bulleted paragraph on “Financial Incentive System.”

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Provider Trust

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In a recent webinar, ProviderTrust took a look at impactful healthcare trends to monitor in 2023 and beyond. According to a January 2023 Washington Post article , nurses across California, Oregon, Michigan, and Minnesota have also threatened to protest or have already gone on employment strike.

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Health Law Advisor

APRIL 12, 2023

On April 11, 2023, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its plan for termination of the existing notifications of enforcement discretion related to the expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023.

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Hall Render

MARCH 1, 2023

On February 10, 2023, the Office for Human Research Protections (“OHRP”) announced that the COVID-19 single institutional review board (“IRB”) exception determination will expire on May 11, 2023, consistent with the expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”).

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Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 19, 2022

When the meet-up convenes over 100,000 tech-folk in Las Vegas at the start of 2023, we’ll see even more health and self-care tools and services at #CES23 — along with new-new things displayed in aisles well outside of the physical space on the Las Vegas Convention Center map labeled “digital health” at this year’s CES in the North Hall.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 17, 2023

News In a blog post, ONC highlighted trends in patient access to electronic health information. On the other hand, and not surprisingly, the percentage of patients accessing information electronically saw the biggest jump from 2020 (38%) to 2022 (57%) amid the pandemic.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

On December 29, 2022 , President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (the “Act”). 13] Rural providers of ambulance services in these areas are entitled to the increased payments for services furnished before January 1, 2023. [14] The 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule provides for an approximately 4.5%

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 17, 2022

On January 5, 2022, we discussed the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2023 proposed rule released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). On April 28, 2022, CMS issued the NBPP 2023 Final Rule. We previously noted that the 2023 NBPP proposed rule would have amended 45 C.F.R.

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Health Populi

MAY 20, 2024

In the pandemic, IQVIA developed a useful index that looks across five types of health services utilization and tracks trends for each, with a composite overall score as a tool for comparison calculated to be 97 in 2023. As the graphic illustrates, the index for new prescriptions in 2023 was 104, thus four points above the 100 mark.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 6, 2022

non-cash or cash equivalent) compensation to physicians up to an aggregate amount of $489 for calendar year 2023. The $5,000 limit is adjusted annually for inflation and will increase from the 2022 limit of $5,270 to $5,702 beginning January 1, 2023 for the 2023 calendar year. COVID-19 Blanket Stark Waivers Continue (for now).

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Total HIPAA

AUGUST 2, 2023

In this blog post, we will delve into the key aspects of this crucial legislation and explore the recent updates and anticipated changes in 2023. In 2023 , we anticipate further enhancements to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to ensure unparalleled confidentiality for SUD patient records. What does it say?

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SQA

APRIL 12, 2023

SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary for February 2023 By: Laurel Hacche, Rocio Cabeza, and Debra Cortner Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA) ANVISA Releases the Results of the 2022 Strategy, 31 January 2023 The ANVISA Strategy Performance and Results Evaluation Report is now available for consultation, for the year 2022.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

On January 6, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the proposed rule on Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (the “Proposed Rule”).

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Hall Render

MAY 3, 2023

After Governor Holcomb’s expected signature, SEA 7 will go into effect on July 1, 2023. As we previously discussed in the Spring of 2020 ( here and here ), House Enrolled Act 1004 (“HEA 1004”) narrowed the enforceability of physician non-competes by adding a new chapter to the Indiana Code (I.C. §

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Hall Render

MARCH 14, 2023

The Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) recently announced that hospitals have until March 23, 2023, to object to the release of certain data related to COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”) high-impact payments. Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only.

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Hall Render

MARCH 1, 2023

Following this reporting, impacted providers and teaching hospitals will have until May 15, 2023, to review reported payments and investments and to dispute any incorrect reports. Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only.

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Total HIPAA

AUGUST 2, 2023

In this blog post, we will delve into the key aspects of this crucial legislation and explore the recent updates and anticipated changes in 2023. In 2023 , we anticipate further enhancements to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to ensure unparalleled confidentiality for SUD patient records. What does it say?

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Hall Render

AUGUST 7, 2023

Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has announced a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, that is available for use beginning August 1, 2023. The prior version of Form I-9 continues to be effective through October 31, 2023. Ramsey at (317) 429-3637 or lramsey@hallrender.com ; Charlotte M.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 1, 2023

By Lance Gable At the start of 2023, public health law in the United States faces two obvious structural shortcomings that need to be addressed: the inadequate fit between public health emergency powers and longer-lasting emergencies, and the increased susceptibility of public health law to dilution through political and judicial action.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MARCH 3, 2023

This surge was facilitated, in part, by certain flexibilities authorized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in its response to the public health emergency (“PHE”) declared in March of 2020 and which was repeatedly renewed until now. On January 30, 2023, President Joe Biden announced that the PHE would end on May 11, 2023.

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Health Law Advisor

AUGUST 14, 2023

3] As indicated above, the temporary waiver that allowed mailing or home delivery of DME during the COVID-19 PHE expired May 11, 2023 and is no longer available. 2, 2023). [2] 2, 2023). [4] 2, 2023). [2] 2, 2023). [4] 11, 2023) 51011, 51019 (Sept. 5, 2007) (emphasis added). [5] at 51020. [6]

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Hall Render

AUGUST 10, 2023

CMS released the FFY 2024 IPPS Final Rule (“Final Rule”) on August 1, 2023, publishing a fact sheet on its website. The Final Rule is expected to be published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2023. Extension of the Low-Wage Hospital Policy CMS is extending its policy first outlined in the FY 2020 IPPS/LTCH PPS final rule.

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Hall Render

JULY 5, 2023

On June 30, 2023, CMS released the CY 2024 Proposed Rule that would increase the payment rates for freestanding End Stage Renal Disease (“ESRD”) facilities and hospital-based facilities by 1.6% Comments on this proposed rule are due August 25, 2023.

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Health Law Advisor

AUGUST 7, 2023

The registration process opens today (August 7, 2023). As covered in one of our previous posts , DEA announced proposed permanent rules around prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine in February 2023. Why is DEA poised to listen?

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A range of UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies have further contributed to interpret the human rights implications of private actors’ involvement in health care. 3 ICESCR ) for the full realization of the right to health.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

On October 27, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued its final rule revising the standard for determining whether two employers are considered joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) (“Final Rule”). The Final Rule goes into effect on February 26, 2024.

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Jane Sarashon

MARCH 28, 2023

you can search through the Health Populi blog for my various takes — starting with the milestone research of Deaton and Case discussed in this post. Note that these data go to 2021, so do not include the life expectancy data for young Americans from 2022 or first quarter of 2023. Subtitled “the sad state of U.S.

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SQA

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The action was held from 26 to 28 September 2023, at the city’s international entry points. ANVISA Publishes New Measures to Prohibit Cosmetic Products Used in Injectable Form, 10 October 2023 ANVISA published two resolutions that suspended the trade, distribution, manufacture, advertising, and use of products from PHD Cosméticos Ltda.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 20, 2023

Applicants for Mifeprex and its generic version, Mifepristone Tablets, 200mg, prepared the proposed REMS modification which was reviewed and approved by the FDA on January 3, 2023. Food and Drug Administration (2023), [link] (last visited Jan 10, 2023). (“FDA FDA, In the Courts (2020), [link] (last visited Jan 10, 2023). [7]

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Hall Render

JUNE 5, 2023

On May 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a final rule (“Final Rule”) that withdraws the COVID vaccine requirement for health care workers of Medicare-certified and Medicaid-certified long-term care facilities (“LTC Facilities”). The Final Rule will be effective on August 4, 2023.

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Healthcare Law Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

Healthcare is a complex, diverse, and rapidly evolving industry, with 2022 and 2023 already seeing new priorities related to AI and web-tracking and virtual care matters on the rise. Both reports included case analyses and summaries of settlement terms, revealing macro-level trends.

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Med Law Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Note that the process is a continuation of a rule that was first introduced in December of 2020. Comments are due by March 13, 2023. Attached are the CMS Press Release announcing that effort along with the CMS Fact Sheet describing the process. A revised proposed rule has been issued.

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MRO Compliance

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Reporting via eCQM is optional in 2023 and 2024, but it becomes mandatory in 2025. For example, one large ACO in the Southeast started reporting via eCQM in 2020 across multiple provider EHRs. Several ACOs have already started reporting via eCQM with positive results.

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YouCompli

MARCH 29, 2023

CMS Updates to beneficiary PHE waivers that matter to healthcare compliance Sharon Parsley, JD, MBA, CHC, CHRC, contributes regularly to the YouCompli blog. As a result, the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service act, is expected to end officially on May 11, 2023.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JULY 21, 2023

On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice jointly published long-anticipated proposed merger guidelines (the “Proposed Merger Guidelines”), which had been expected since President Biden issued an Executive Order Promoting Competition in the American Economy in the summer of 2021. What’s New? What Hasn’t Changed?

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Hall Render

MARCH 28, 2023

On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the COVID public health emergency (“PHE”) will expire and end on May 11, 2023. There are several key areas of focus for SNFs to assess what will change and what will not change as May 11, 2023 approaches. Expedited Enrollment. COVID Testing Requirements.

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

As the COVID-19 pandemic took its toll, the year 2020 ushered in declarations of a National Emergency (“NE”) and a Public Health Emergency (“PHE”). The PHE is set to expire on May 11, 2023. 7 was signed by President Biden on April 10, which ends the NE on May 11, 2023 as well. In addition, H.J.

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