Mike Cassidy has been honored as one of the Best Lawyers in America for the 11th consecutive year.
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Again Declines to Extend Consent Decree
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, on remand from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, has again decided that the previously agreed termination date of the access provisions contained in the UPMC/Highmark Consent Decrees, i.e. June 30, 2019, is not a term subject to the modification provisions of those Consent Decrees, and is definite. The adjudication of the Commonwealth
Bring your own device (BYOD) to work day
This article by Mike Cassidy originally appeared in the Allegheny County Medical Society Bulletin June Edition. To read the article click here.
$3,000,000 Settlement for HIPAA Breach by Diagnostic Medical Imaging Company
Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“HHS”) announced a $3,000,000 settlement for a disclosure of patient protected health information (“PHI”) via its FTP server.
In 2014, HHS received an email tip that the social security numbers of Touchstone Medical Imaging (“Touchstone”) patients were accessible online via an insecure
Mike Cassidy Named a Fellow of the American Health Lawyers Association
Tucker Arensberg, P.C. is pleased to announce that Michael A. Cassidy has been honored as one of only seven healthcare lawyers in the nation to be selected in 2019 as a Fellow of the American Health Lawyers Association (“AHLA”). Only a fraction of 1% of AHLA’s nearly 14,000 members are selected for fellowship annually. This
CMS Expands Medicare Advantage Telehealth Coverage
On April 4, 2019, CMS issued the final Medicare Advantage Rule for calendar year 2020, announcing it will allow Medicare Advantage carriers to significantly increase the range of telehealth services beyond traditional Medicare Part B covered services, stipulating only that, if a service is to be covered as a telehealth service, it must also be
Pennsylvania Patient Test Result Information Act Update: Act 112
The Patient Test Result Information Act was effective December 23, 2018.
The Act requires entities performing diagnostic imaging services, defined to include any medical imaging test intended to diagnose the presence or absence of a disease, to provide notice of the results to patients. The operative language states:
“When, in the judgment of the entity
Commonwealth Court Declines to Extend Consent Decree
Although there have been a number of issues raised by the Pennsylvania Attorney General in the UPMC/Highmark situation, including UPMC’s status as a charitable institution, the primary issue in the Attorney General’s lawsuit was a request to extend the June 30, 2019 termination date for the UPMC-Highmark Consent Decrees. The Commonwealth Court declined to extend
Medicare Updates Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Systems
On Thursday, March 28, CMS issued a new MLN Connects article, which included updates for ambulatory surgery center payments. A link is attached below:
CMS Issues Hospital Price Transparency Rules
This article originally appeared in the March edition of the Allegheny County Medical Society Bulletin.