The Taskforce on Telehealth Policy (TTP) conveyed by NCQA, the Alliance for Connected Care, and the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) issued a report urging the retention of the new policies on telehealth issued by CMS during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). Use this link to view the report.
September 2020
President Trump Issues Surprise Billing Executive Order
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Legal News, Medicare & Reimbursement
On September 24, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order encouraging Congress to restrict surprise billing and prevent third party payors from denying care to patients with pre-existing conditions. President Trump wants Congress to act prior to the end of the year, but obviously there is not much chance of that happening.
Orthopedic Practice Pays $1.5 Million for HIPAA Damages
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in HIPAA, HIT, and EHR
Most medical practices view HIPAA compliance as maintaining appropriate documentation regarding patient notices and consents, and controlling access to the PHI within the office; that’s PRIVACY. Practices tend to forget the technology/security side of HIPAA, which requires maintaining, or reasonably attempting to maintain, secure EHR/IT systems; that’s SECURITY.
Athens Orthopedic Clinic PA agreed to pay…
AHLA and Health IT News Report Enormous Telehealth Hacking Increases
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Telehealth & Telemedicine
The American Health Law Association and Health IT News recently published reports indicating enormous increases in telehealth hacking attacks.
Sam Kassoumeh, COO of Health IT News and Co-Founder of SecurityScorecard, stated:
“The rapid pace at which telehealth applications were ruled out during the pandemic made them attractive targets for cyber criminals . . . Our…