October 23, 2019 The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has imposed a civil money penalty of $2,154,000 against Jackson Health System (JHS) for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security and Breach Notification Rules between 2013 and 2016. JHS is […]
Month: October 2019
HHS revamps Stark law rules to protect value-based payments, coordinated care
October 09, 2019 Michael Brady and Erica Teichert HHS on Wednesday unveiled its long-awaited proposal to change enforcement of anti-kickback laws, suggesting value-based payments and coordinated care should not fall under the Stark law’s purview. In two proposed rules from the CMS and HHS’ Office of Inspector General, the agencies said the kickback protections […]
Momentum builds to fix prior authorization
October 05, 2019 SHELBY LIVINGSTON Dr. Paul Harari, a radiation oncologist, likened it to torture. The interminable back and forth. The outdated fax machines. Wasting time on the phone to convince a health plan’s medical director that a cancer treatment the plan denied is the right way to go when he could be off taking […]
Alia A. Najjar joins Nutile Law
Nutile Law is pleased to announce that Alia A. Najjar, M.C., Esq. joined our practice on September 23rd. Alia focuses her practice on various aspects of healthcare law. She began her legal career in California at a national law firm where she defended physicians and other licensed professionals before various California licensing boards, defended physicians […]
Dental Practice Pays $10,000 to Settle Social Media Disclosures of Patients’ Protected Health Information
October 2, 2019 Elite Dental Associates, Dallas (“Elite”) has agreed to pay $10,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and to adopt a corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. Elite is a privately-owned […]