Healthcare Law Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Starting January 1, 2023, Medicare will cover telehealth-based treatment services delivered by federally-accredited opioid treatment programs (OTPs), commonly referred to as “methadone clinics.”

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 28, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services, who outlined the ways HHS is tailoring its approach to better serve consumers with increased cross-departmental and interdepartmental cooperation. "If you've seen one Medicaid program, you've seen one Medicaid program.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

In addition to funding, the Act modifies certain telehealth provisions, expands and extends components of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and supports initiatives within the behavioral health and substance use treatment spaces. Definition of “Originating Site”. Definition of “Practitioner”. Medicaid Improvement Fund.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 12, 2023

The term “continuity of care” has various definitions. Some definitions imply care is continuous within the same healthcare organization (or Organized Health Care Arrangement), while others extend the definition to multiple healthcare settings.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Armed Forces’ permission to use or disclose PHI to all uniformed services has been expanded. A definition has been added for electronic health records. Wording change to expand the ability of a covered entity to disclose PHI to avert a threat to health or safety when harm is “seriously and reasonably foreseeable.”

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