On October 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“HHS”) announced a $2,154,000 civil money penalty for numerous violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security and Breach Notification Rules between 2013 and 2016.
According to HHS, Jackson Health System (“JHS”) is a…
HHS has long admitted that the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the Stark law have not evolved to keep pace with the transition to value based care. In June of 2018, HHS issued an RFI seeking additional information and HHS also issued a release on December 12, 2018 seeking input on improving care coordination and reducing…
Click here to read Mike Cassidy’s article which was featured in the Legal Report section of the September 2019 edition of the Allegheny County Medical Society Bulletin.
