HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Federal and state correctional authorities also continue to privatize specific services within facilities, such as phone services, commissary, and healthcare. In 2020, there were estimated to be over 4,100 corporations profiting from mass incarceration in the U.S. COVID-19 response from Wellpath and H.I.G.

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Healthcare Law Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Prior to the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), to initiate treatment with buprenorphine at an OTP, a practitioner needed to perform a complete in-person physical evaluation. In 2020, CMS established a new Part B benefit category for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment provided by OTPs. Want to Learn More?

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 19, 2021

COVID-19 thoroughly dominated American life last year, contributing heavily to the kind of despair that drives drug overdose deaths, which soared last year as well. in the 12 months ending in May 2020, the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period, according to the CDC. David Brzozowski Sr.,

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Health Law Advisor

MARCH 7, 2023

The Ryan Haight Act amendments were not designed with the current state of the industry in mind, and as such do not contemplate how the practice of telemedicine has developed and expanded in recent years to accommodate a range of physical and mental health treatments. These considerations are described further below.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

The high level summary below of some of the Act’s more notable components that are significant in the healthcare arena is not meant to be an exhaustive list of all health policy changes or provisions included in the Act. increase in the Medicare conversion factor for CY 2023 and a 1.25% increase for CY 2024 for physician services. [18]

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was signed into law in 1996 and while there have been some significant HIPAA updates over the last two decades, the last set of major HIPAA updates occurred in 2013 with the introduction of the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule. Proposed HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes in 2023.

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C&M Health Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

trillion spending package, which consists of all 12 fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations bills and funds the federal government through September 30, 2023, provides additional assistance to Ukraine, and makes numerous health care policy changes. 117-164 ) (the “Act”)—an approximately $1.7

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