FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE–June 10, 2011
Contact: Rosemary Martinelli, Tucker Arensberg, P.C., 412-594-3919
PITTSBURGH ATTORNEY SELECTED AS PEER REVIEWER FOR NATIONAL HEALTH CARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
Pittsburgh, PA–Intellectual property and healthcare information technology law attorney Lee Kim has been selected to the national peer review panel for the 2012 annual conference of HIMSS–Health Information Management Systems Society. Ms.
The last day for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals to begin their 90-day reporting period for this fiscal year for the Medicare EHR incentive program is July 3, 2011. Hospitals and critical access hospitals must begin their 90-day reporting period by this date if they still want to successfully demonstrate meaningful use and…
The deadline to be in compliance with Version 5010 HIPAA electronic administrative transactions is January 1, 2012. All physicians, other health care professionals, payers, and clearinghouses that electronically submit HIPAA transactions will be required to comply. Risks associated with failing to comply include claim rejections and interrupted cash flow.
Free webinars are available through the GetReady5010…
The federal government will present oral arguments today to a three-judge panel at the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta for State of Florida et al. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al. (Docket No. 11-11021). The federal government has appealed a ruling by a Florida judge who declared the…
Bissada v. Arkansas Children’s Hospital (the “Hospital”) presents an atypical peer review case. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment entered on behalf of the Hospital by the District Court on the basis of the existence of a Settlement Agreement, instead of relying upon the usual HCQIA peer review immunity protections.
Dr. Bissada practiced…
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The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) to modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule as necessary to implement the accounting of disclosures provisions of the HITECH Act. An advance copy of the NPRM has been posted here at the…
Seven GOP Senate Finance members wrote a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and CMS Administrator Don Berwick suggesting that due to the outpouring of concern from the provider community — including key health care integrated systems such as the Mayo Clinic, Billings Clinic, Intermountain Healthcare and Cleveland Clinic — CMS officials should pull the…
A total of 1,491 malpractice lawsuits were filed in 2010, according to a report released last week by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.
Court officials reported that 163 cases reached a jury, and 133 verdicts – 81 percent – favored the defense.
Chief Justice Ronald Castille said there’s been a 45 percent decline in…
CMS Announces National Version 5010 Testing Day
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The Version 5010 compliance date – Sunday, January 1, 2012 – is fast approaching. All HIPAA-covered entities should be taking steps now to get ready, including conducting external testing to ensure timely compliance. Are you prepared for the transition? Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS)…
Although the ink is barely dry on the proposed regulations for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), there are already harbingers that ACOs may not be the Health Care Reform savior they were intended to be.
First, a study by the American Hospital Association states that the estimate initially made by CMS for the cost of…
