The Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform ("GOHCR") has announced a proposed strategic plan for the Pennsylvania Health Information Exchange ("PHIX"). The plan proposes a strategy for transitioning to electronic health records to promote efficiency, cut costs, and provide better quality of care. The deadline for submitting comments to GOHCR is December 20, 2009.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has revised its "Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law" poster. The new workplace notice is for use by employers covered by federal civil rights and anti-discrimination laws. The new poster incorporates the requirements of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) and changes made by the Americans with Disabilities Act…
In Feller v. Miriam Hospital, the Rhode Island Superior Court provides additional guidance regarding immunity protection pursuant to the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA).
In that case, Dr. Joseph Feller was practicing at Miriam Hospital in Rhode Island. He encountered some disciplinary issues in 2002 and agreed to both monitoring by a hospital appointed…
From the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General
Please click here to view the notice on OIG Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities.
Contributed by: Piyush Seth, Esquire
412.594.5640, pseth@tuckerlaw.com
As of November 6, 2009, approximately 54,700 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed. As per American Immigration Lawyers Association, see AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 09042065 (posted Nov. 17, 2009). USCIS has approved sufficient H1-B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees to meet the exemption of 20,000 from…
Contributed by Paul Welk, Esq.
pwelk@tuckerlaw.com, 412.594.5536
A federal judge in Arkansas sentenced a physician to one year of probation, a $5,000 fine and 50 hours of community service educating professionals on HIPAA; an account representative to one year of probation and a $2,500 fine; and an emergency unit coordinator to one year of …
The Family and Medical Leave Act provides for job protected unpaid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child, an employee’s serious health condition, or to care for a parent, spouse or child with a serious health condition. The FMLA generally applies to employers with 50 or more employees, and to …
CMS Finalizes Supervision Requirements For Hospital Outpatient Services
By Joan L. Lowes, Lori A. Wink, and Regan E. Tankersley, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman
The waiting is over for hospitals that have been anticipating further word from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the direct supervision requirements applicable to outpatient
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In Wojnicki v. Warren Geriatric Village, Inc. a malpractice action against Dr. Manisha Gupta and Anchor Senior Medical Services, LLC., a Michigan state court ruled that the nursing facility must indemnify Dr. Gupta for failing to provide the tail portion of a claims made malpractice policy.
The issue in this case was which party is…
One component of the ongoing health care reform debate is the cry for tort reform. While tort reform would certainly be welcome in the health care industry, the need for tort reform is more an issue of justice than controlling health care costs. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Congressional Research Service provided a report (Medical…
