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Is Your Data Supply Chain Ethical? Don’t Restrict Due Diligence to Physical Operations.

C&M Health Law

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) can present several areas of exposure. What’s more, core human rights due diligence principles, such as the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), further influence how businesses should navigate these risks.

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Changing Tides: DOJ Announces a New Safe Harbor Policy for Voluntary Self-Disclosure in M&A Transactions

Hall Render

This Safe Harbor Policy (“Policy”) is aimed at incentivizing acquiring companies to identify and timely disclose misconduct discovered during the due diligence and post-acquisition integration process. Transactions that might have been abandoned or restructured due to the discovery of misconduct can now potentially move forward.

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Practice points: appealing PBM audits

Natalia Mazina

Earlier this year, a PBM denied several pharmacy audit appeals because pharmacies were not compliant with the provider manual when presenting their appeal paperwork. Namely, the additional documentation presented by the pharmacy lacked pharmacy NABP number, prescription number, and date of fill.

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How behavioral healthcare can benefit from patient portals

Healthcare It News

This does present an opportunity, however, as time has created both new service models and a deeper understanding of the needs of behavioral health. Practices have needed technology that understands this requirement and is purpose-built for the more frequent and relationship-driven nature of behavioral healthcare.

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“Red flags” revisited – a recent Walgreens case

Natalia Mazina

Age or presentation of patient (e.g., If any of the above are present, the pharmacist must document how the red flags were resolved. The pharmacist, however, failed to document these inquires and we had no evidence (besides the pharmacist’s statement) that the pharmacy performed its due diligence in filling these scripts.

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The Importance of Decoding Health Data to Every Organization

HIT Consultant

She presents her findings to the team. Conduct due diligence when acquiring data-combing software, be transparent about research with staff and clients, and make sure to adhere to local and national policies. The last thing to keep in mind as businesses make greater plans for data collection and analysis is privacy measures.

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7 Key Value-Adding LOI Terms

Healthcare Law Blog

Depending on the status of financial due diligence, the parties may wish to specify a closing cash target and working capital peg, and appropriate collars for purchase price adjustments if the closing working capital is above or below the peg (or outside of the range). Define purchase price adjustments.