October 23, 2016
Late last month the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $400,000 HIPAA settlement for a breach of protected health information (PHI) of more [...]
October 5, 2016
Health centers save money when it comes to Medicaid recipients, according to a recent study that will be published next month in the American Journal of Public Health. Medicaid recipients who received [...]
September 27, 2016
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that its Regional Offices will increase investigations into HIPAA breaches that affect fewer than 500 individuals. [...]
September 15, 2016
On September 8, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Final Rule to address gaps in the current Medicare and Medicaid emergency preparedness regulations for providers and suppliers. While [...]
September 2, 2016
On August 12, 2016, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled, “340B Drug Pricing Administrative Dispute Resolution” was published in the Federal Register.The purpose of the proposed rule is to help Covered Entities [...]
August 25, 2016
On Tuesday, August 23, 2016, the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) released the highly anticipated DRAFT Health Center Program Compliance Manual and is requesting public comments online through 11:59 pm on [...]
August 18, 2016
It is the height of the 2016 election season. Not only will we soon have a new White House resident, but there may also be noticeable shifts in control of both the [...]
August 6, 2016
Attorneys from FTLF’s health care practice group will be presenting at educational sessions during the NACHC 2016 Community Health Institute (CHI) & EXPO from August 28-30, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. The expo [...]
August 5, 2016
Next week marks the 2016 National Health Center Week (NHCW) where communities nationwide will celebrate, honor and raise awareness for the services health centers provide each year to medically underserved populations. The [...]
February 25, 2016
Attorneys from FTLF’s health care practice group will be presenting at educational sessions during the 2016 NACHC Policy & Issues (P & I) Forum from March 16-19, 2016 in Washington, D.C. The [...]