Contributed by Paul J. Welk
412.594.5536, pwelk@tuckerlaw.com
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced a settlement — the first of its kind in the nation — on July 6, 2010 with Health Net and its affiliates for failing to secure private patient medical records and financial information on nearly a half million Connecticut enrollees and promptly…
Health and Human Services ("HHS") Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced yesterday important new proposed rules and resources to strengthen the privacy of health information and to help all Americans understand their rights and the resources available to safeguard their personal health data.
The official release date of the new proposed rules is July 14, 2010. These…
Contributed by Piyush Seth, Esquire
pseth@tuckerlaw.com or 412.594.5640
July 6, 2010, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of State, which share responsibilities in administering federal immigration law filed suit against Arizona’s recently passed immigration law, S.B. 1070, in Federal court citing conflict with Federal law.
Attorney General Holder stated…
This might come as a surpise to some, but the "medical profession" get’s no special leeway on sexual harassment and off-color remarks because of the nature of their work. Read the following article posted on Maria Danaher’s eployment law blog:
As issued in June 2010, 45 CFR Part 170 – The Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology establishes certification programs for purposes of testing and certifying health information technology. This Rule specifically establishes:
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The Department of Labor has recently clarified its interpretation of when one stands "in loco parentis" for the purposes of taking FMLA leave.
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles an eligible employee to take up to 12 workweeks of job-protected unpaid leave:
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The President Signs the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 — 2.2 Percent Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update for June 1, 2010, Through November 30, 2010
On June 25, 2010, President Obama signed into law the “Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension…
INTRODUCTION
Few discussions of health care reform, i.e. the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) occur without mentioning the fact that the legislation exceeded 2,000 pages, therefore, a summary of the provisions that directly affect your reimbursement and your practice structure and health care coverage obligations might be helpful.
I. MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT
1. Physician …
On June 17, 2010, the federal government published the final interim regulations on the “grandfathering” of healthcare plans that existed when the health care reform legislation became law on March 23, 2010. These rules will help employers and plan sponsors determine if their health care plans comply with the health care reform law. Under the new rules…
Last Thursday, June 17th, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the National Labor Relations Board lacked authority to act in nearly 600 decisions issued from the end of 2007 to March of this year. In New Process Steel v. National Labor Relations Board that the Board was not authorized to issue decisions when…
