December 4, 2018 Advanced Care Hospitalists PL (ACH) has agreed to pay $500,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and to adopt a substantial corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security […]
Allergy practice pays $125,000 to settle doctor’s disclosure of patient information to a reporter November 26, 2018
Allergy Associates of Hartford, P.C. (Allergy Associates), has agreed to pay $125,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and to adopt a corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. Allergy Associates is a […]
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Azar says new mandatory oncology pay model is coming
By Virgil Dickson | November 8, 2018 The CMS plans to unveil a mandatory Medicare payment model for cancer patients, and two new voluntary models for cardiac care in the coming weeks, said HHS Secretary Alex Azar. That means the Trump administration is reversing course from its prior stance that all payment models which put providers […]
Nutile Law recognized in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” 2019 list
Washington, D.C. – U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the ninth consecutive year, collaboratively announce the release of the “Best Law Firms” rankings. 2019 marks the third consecutive year that Nutile Law has been included in the “Best Law Firms” rankings, for Health Care Law Tier 1 recognition. Firms included in the 2019 Edition of […]
Anthem Pays OCR $16 Million in Record HIPAA Settlement Following Largest U.S. Health Data Breach in History
October 15, 2018 Anthem, Inc. has agreed to pay $16 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and take substantial corrective action to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules after a series of cyberattacks led to […]
BREAKING NEWS: HHS Unveils Plan To Force Drug Price Disclosure In Ads
By Jeff Overley Law360 (October 15, 2018, 4:33 PM EDT) The Trump administration on Monday unveiled its proposal to require disclosure of drug prices in pharmaceutical advertisements, a controversial move likely to draw a legal challenge from the pharmaceutical industry. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services outlined its plan in a 45-page proposed rule […]
BREAKING: CVS Must Sell Medicare Plan To Win $69B Aetna Deal Clearance
By Matthew Perlman Law360 (October 10, 2018, 11:07 AM EDT) — The U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday that it has cleared CVS Health Corp.’s planned $69 billion deal for health insurer Aetna Inc. after the companies agreed to sell off a Medicare prescription drug plan business to WellCare. Read the full article here.
Hospitals considering leaving new CMS bundled-payment model
By Virgil Dickson | October 6, 2018 Gina Intinarelli is a true believer in the impact of value-based payment models. She has seen them improve the quality of care for patients while reducing spending. However, just days after the launch of a new federal bundled-payment effort, she worries that her employer, UCSF Medical Center in California, may have […]
Physicians’ regulatory burden worse than ever despite federal efforts
By Virgil Dickson | Modern Healthcare | October 4, 2018 The CMS has prided itself in recent months on cutting and scaling back providers’ regulatory burden, but those efforts have fallen short, according to a new survey by the Medical Group Management Association. An overwhelming majority, or 86%, of respondents reported the overall regulatory burden on their medical […]