Congratulations to Mike Cassidy on his recent appointment as a Member of the Legal Advisory Group of the National Center for Telehealth and eHealth Law (CTeL). Mike will co-present on behalf of CTeL, in a webinar entitled “The Myths about Telehealth–Hear the Facts”, at CTel’s Digital Health Summit in December.
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UPMC’s employment records were hacked by criminals in 2014. A civil class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of approximately 66,000 employees, and criminal cases were filed by federal prosecutors against a number of individuals and 4 have already pled guilty in connection with the hacking of the UPMC human resources data and using some…
In previous Med Law Blog posts, we have featured examples of increased enforcement in the telehealth area, including the recent creation of the National Rapid Response Strike Force, announced by the Department of Justice on September 30, 2020, and OIG Takedowns in the DME and telehealth arenas.
Now, the OIG work plan includes at least…
Medical practices are now beginning to encounter Medicare payment claw backs by CMS for COVID Accelerated and Advanced Payments (CAAP) and Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecution for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) abuses.
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Click here to read the article on the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee changes which appeared in the March 2021 edition of the Allegheny County Medical Society Bulletin.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has announced “Amendments to Charge for Medical Records”. Attached is the link for a copy of the notice.
Recent reports indicate that House and Senate Committee leaders have apparently mutually agreed on a bipartisan arrangement for correcting or preventing surprise medical bills, although legislation has not yet been passed.
Attached is an outline of the “No Surprise Act”, which essentially deals with insured patients receiving unexpected bills for medical services.
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This article written by Michael A. Cassidy and Jerry J. Russo appeared in the October 2020 Issue of the Allegheny County Medical Society Bulletin.
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.
Mike Cassidy’s article, “Return to practice under the COVID threat” appears in the Bulletin of the Allegheny County Medical Society June edition.
