On Jan. 25, 2013, HHS released the HIPAA omnibus final rule, clarifying and expanding existing requirements in accordance with the HITECH Act. While the final rule officially went into effect March 16, a date more meaningful and pressing to providers…
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act navigators have reacted with shock and offense to federal lawmakers' request for information on how they plan to spend $67 million in federal grants, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
CMS has allocated funds to support thousands of “navigators” who will help Americans purchase insurance on the exchanges established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In California, 21,000 navigators will receive $58 for every new enrollee, according to…
Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich., has agreed to a $375,000 settlement in a lawsuit accusing the hospital of violating the Family and Medical Leave Act, according to an Mlive-Flint Journal report.
Torrance (Calif.) Memorial Medical Center is facing a lawsuit over a photo taken of a patient while she was undergoing surgery, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
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A federal court has ruled a lack of written reports for permanent tissue sample slides does not mean the claims the Mayo Clinic submitted for them were fraudulent, according to a Law360 report.
CMS has released two informational documents detailing 10 things providers need to know and another 10 things they should tell their patients about the new health insurance marketplace established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Aetna has agreed to pay up to $120 million to settle a suit accusing the insurer of underpaying physicians for out-of-network services, according to a Law360 report.
HCA Holdings, based in Nashville, Tenn., has asked a state judge to dismiss a false claims suit against the organization, claiming the allegations were filed by a repeat whistle-blower, according to a Law360 report.
Paul Cardwell, the former CEO of Powell (Wyo.) Valley Healthcare, has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a fraud lawsuit, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.