November 3, 2016
If, as we near the end of 2016, your health center has a lot of unaccomplished items on its compliance work plan or “to do” list, it may be time to develop [...]
October 24, 2016
Attorneys from FTLF’s health care practice group will be presenting at educational sessions during the NACHC 2016 FOM-IT conference from Thursday, November 3 and Friday November 4 in Las Vegas, NV. The training [...]
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 14, 2016
On May 18, 2016 the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities Final Rule implementing Section 1557 of [...]
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 6, 2016
Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP is pleased to announce a significant victory for Legacy Health Services in Texas on Friday, September 2, 2016, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Led by Managing [...]
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 30, 2016
At Sunday night’s opening session of the 2016 NACHC Community Health Institute in Chicago, IL, Senior Partner and Health Care Practice Leader, Jacqueline Leifer, was honored with the Wilford A. Payne Spirit [...]