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CMS Releases Proposed Rule on Anomalous DME Spending and MSSP Financial Calculations
Summary of article from American Hospital Association: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule to address significant, anomalous, and highly suspect…
Texas Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Youth Gender Transitions. It’s the Largest State With Such a Law
Summary of article from AP News, by Jim Vertuno, Andrew Demillo: The Texas Supreme Court upheld a state law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors,…
Why Nurses Are Protesting AI
Summary of article from Healthcare Brew, by Tom McKay: The National Nurses United (NNU) is protesting the increasing use of AI in healthcare, arguing it devalues…
Blockchain-Based Healthcare Credentialing: A Solution to High Costs and Administrative Burdens
Summary of article from Cureus, by Ebenezer Chinedu-Eneh, Priya Ramaswamy, Patrick E. Farmer: The healthcare sector faces significant inefficiencies in its credentialing system, leading to staff…
Federal District Court Finds Private-Insurer Relator Can Proceed with False Claims Action
Summary of article from The FCA Insider, by Michael Podberesky, Brett Barnett, Stephen Tagert: The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey allowed Allstate…
Six Months to Go: HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes Require Additional Diligence
Summary of article from Taft Privacy & Data Security Insights, by Scot Ganow: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued final regulations modifying…
Healthcare Scores a B for Cybersecurity
Summary of article from The HIPAA Journal, by Steve Adler: SecurityScorecard awarded the U.S. healthcare industry a B+ cybersecurity rating for the first half of 2024,…
Cyber Attacks on Health Care Up 136% Last Year
Summary of article from Medical Economics, by Grace Koennecke: In 2023, the US experienced a significant rise in data breaches, with 3,205 incidents reported, marking a…
“Wheels Fall Off” FTC’s Latest Hospital Merger Challenge
Summary of article from Holland & Knight LLP, by Bill Katz, David Kully, Krithika Rajkumar: The Judge in FTC v. Community Health Systems Inc. & Novant…
For All Intents and Purposes the Ninth Circuit Shakes Up Antitrust Law With Sidibe v. Sutter Decision
Summary of article from Proskauer Rose LLP, by David Munkittrick, Evelyn Blanco: The Ninth Circuit Court’s decision in Sidibe v. Sutter Health may significantly alter the…