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Jan 1, 2022 · Top Ten 2022: Surprise Billing and Hospital Price Transparency. +Listen to Episode 1. In an effort to promote greater transparency for consumers in health care, Congress, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and several states have implemented laws and regulations related to ...
- Telehealth law. 2020 was quite a year for telehealth law; the already growing area of law expanded exponentially, with waivers to decrease telehealth payment barriers, measures to protect patients, and audits to reduce fraud as stand-outs.
- HIPAA compliance and PHI. The last major update to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) occurred more than seven years ago.
- Healthcare employers liability & ensuring safe work conditions. One question we will undoubtedly encounter more in 2021 than last year is: In what ways will healthcare employers be liable (and thus responsible for damages) for their employees’
- Long-term care and nursing homes. Long-term care (LTC) facilities, nursing homes, and skilled nursing facilities have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, and as a result there are new federal guidance and requirements to ensure quality of care for these entities.
- Health Care’s AI Transformation: Managing Risks and Rewards in an Evolving Landscape. Lisa Amanti, athenahealth. Katherine Snow, Hinge Health Inc. Alya Sulaiman, McDermott Will & Emery LLP.
- Major Expansion of Federal Regulation of Managed Care Through the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. Kevin Malone, Epstein Becker & Green PC.
- Antitrust Trends and Forecast for the Health Care Industry. Rosa M. Morales, Crowell & Moring LLP. Alexis J. Gilman, Crowell & Moring LLP. +Listen to Episode 3.
- Fraud and Abuse Issues to Watch. Jonathan A. Porter, Husch Blackwell LLP. *Contributed by AHLA's Fraud and Abuse Practice Group. +Listen to Episode 4. The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision in United States ex rel.
Oct 23, 2023 · A prominent example of common law in healthcare is the duty of care. Healthcare providers have a duty to exercise reasonable care when treating their patients. This duty arises from the legal principle that individuals have a responsibility to act reasonably to prevent harm to others.
Nov 24, 2021 · These resources and publications highlight laws and policies with the potential to impact specific Healthy People 2020 topic areas and objectives, including Leading Health Indicators. Review different resources produced by the Law and Health Policy project: Disability and Health; Healthcare-Associated Infections; Health Equity; Healthy People 2030
Jan 6, 2022 · 1. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE)/Telehealth: As the pandemic wears on, the healthcare industry has found itself in an unprecedented state of flux. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extended the federal public health emergency (PHE) through Jan. 13, 2022, and various states have their PHEs with differing end dates.
