Category: Health Care Law

The use of telehealth services raises significant privacy and data management issues of which practitioners must remain cognizant. At the most basic level, many of the regulatory issues that concern traditional healthcare services are equally applicable to telehealth offerings. Read on for some examples of major legal and compliance considerations.

The definition of a “surprise bill” is one that the patient receives for services from a healthcare provider that the patient was not aware was out-of-network with the patient’s insurance company. These bills are often involved with an emergency room visit or other services where an out-of-network provider performs work at an in-network facility.

A health care provider may disclose protected health information in support of obtaining an extreme risk protection order. This can only be done if the provider feels that the individual poses a danger to themselves or to others. It is a step the government is taking to help protect against gun violence.

As health care organizations are becoming more dependent on digital systems to store patient information, the risk of cybersecurity is escalating. What can you do to mitigate the risk?

The Cures Act is meant to comply with federal and state laws which grant patients a right to access their health information, by preventing information blocking. It gives patients a right to access health information that is maintained in their designated record set

Requiring employees to be vaccinated so as not to pose a significant risk to the health or safety of others in the workplace through potential exposure to or spread of the COVID-19 virus is a permitted employer practice.

Here are a few highlights of the Coronavirus Relief Bill called The American Rescue Plan, which was passed and signed into law on March 11, 2021.

On January 21, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published proposed changes to HIPAA and HITECH.

A state’s Board of Pharmacy found excessive opioid painkillers were prescribed to dozens of patients who subsequently died.