Health Care Reform

This blog post was first published on the Fox HIPAA & Health Information Technology Blog. It covers a critical new rule proposed by the Office For Civil Rights to close

Continue Reading Are We There Yet? New HIPAA Privacy Protections for Reproductive Health Data May Be Just Ahead

This post is a courtesy of Fox Rothschild attorney William H. Maruca, Esq., and was first published as an Alert on Fox’s website.

A bipartisan bill introduced this summer
Continue Reading Proposed Amendments to False Claims Act Would Tilt the Playing Field

The Medicare incentive programs with which you and your medical practice are familiar will soon be no more.  As of January 1, 2017, these programs (including the Electronic Health Records
Continue Reading Are You Ready for the New Medicare Quality Payment Program? (Part 2): Basics of the MIPS and How to Qualify in 2017

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires Medicare providers to return overpayments within 60 days of the date they are identified in order to avoid liability under the False Claims Act. 
Continue Reading CMS Finally Makes Reasonable Changes to 60-Day Overpayment Rule

This past month, CMS published several new Frequently Asked Questions  (FAQs) on its website addressing questions about the EHR incentive programs, and in particular how to attest to certain measures
Continue Reading Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Published New FAQs on EHR Incentive Programs and Final Rule on Stage 3 Participation