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You might have not noticed in the last blog post that there is a provision in the Pennsylvania Notice regarding electronic health records.  The Notice does not establish a fee for electronic health records.  Rather it states that the cost for production of health records in an electronic format shall not exceed the cost of…

Effective January 1, 2016, the following fees may be charged by a health care facility or health care provider in response to a request for production of medical charts or records:

Not to Exceed
Amount charged per page for pages 1-20 $1.46
Amount charged per page for pages 21-60 $1.08
Amount charged per page for

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The following issues have been resolved over the last month, at least through June 30, 2019, which is the expiration date of the Consent Decrees entered into with the approval of the Commonwealth Court by the parties in June of 2014.

Continuity of Care.  An arbitration award, a copy of which is attached, provides as…

The federal anti-kickback statute (42 USC § 1320a-7b(b), the “Statute”) prohibits individuals and entities from receiving or soliciting any remuneration for the referral of services reimbursable under any federal health care program. The Statute defines remuneration broadly to include kickbacks and rebates but also to include the purchasing or leasing of any products reimbursable under…

The Texas Medical Board recently adopted a new rule requiring face to face encounters by physicians with patients before prescribing medication.  Teladoc has sued the Texas Medical Board in Federal Court alleging restraint of trade, stating that the new Texas rule “would raise prices and reduce access” to telehealth services.  The Complaint alleges the same…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a Bill late last week, which will take effect as of January 1, expanding telehealth coverage in New York. This law does three things which are on the leading edge of telehealth coverage:

  1. First, it requires commercial insurance and medical assistance to provide telehealth coverage, which provision is often

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