Contibuted by Jo-Anne Mineweaser
412.594.3920, jmineweaser@tuckerlaw.com
On September 3, 2010, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2010-59 to provide guidance on the revised definition of “medical expenses” under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Beginning on January 1, 2011, expenses incurred for medicines or drugs may be paid or reimbursed by an employer-provided plan…
In Vranos v. Skinner, the Massachusetts Appeals Court reaffirmed the doctrine of exhaustion of administrative remedies. The Court affirmed the dismissal of the lawsuit arising out of a summary suspension of a physician’s staff privileges. The bylaws of Franklin Medical Center contained the typical internal grievance procedures. Dr. Vranos alleged that the hospital had not complied with…
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), Chicago, Ill. and the Drummond Group Inc. (DGI), Austin, Texas, were named today by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) as the first technology review bodies that have been authorized to test and certify electronic health record (EHR) systems for compliance…
The Law Firm Alliance Health Law Group is pleased to announce the launch of a series of ten podcasts highlighting various portions of the Health Care Reform Bill and the new HIPAA HiTech amendments.
The law firm of Tucker Arensberg coordinated healthlaw attorneys from six law firms across the US to create this highly informative …
The University of Iowa is offering an online healthcare reform course for those of you looking for a little formal education on this subject. See the link below.
Thanks to Mike Squires from BluePrint Healthcare IT for creating this REC resource center.
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Physician credentialing disputes often involve and may depend upon proof of “unequal treatment.” These situations arise when hospitals allege certain substandard performance or conduct by physicians, but the physician’s defense is that they are no different than anyone of the physicians, that the issues are common and that they are being discriminated against. In order to prove…
In the June 2010 issue of the Highmark PRN, Highmark announces that its Concurrent Care Guidelines have changed. The article does not explain the nature of the change, so it is important for all providers to review the policy as it now exists to determine how it applies to them.
Contributed by Lee Kim
412.594.3915, lkim@tuckerlaw.com
The US Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") is withdrawing the breach notification final rule under HITECH from OMB review to allow for further consideration, given the Department’s experience to date in administering the regulations. This is in response to the public comments received in light of the…
