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MSBCBS of TN Settles HIPAA/HITECH Violation for $1.5M 15 Mar 2012 | 05:11 am
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement of $1.5M with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) relating to potential violations under the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. Acco...
OHFLAC Announces New Independent Informal Dispute Resolution Procedure for West Virginia Nursing Homes 11 Mar 2012 | 09:55 am
The latest West Virginia Health Care Association e-News Update announced that the Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification (OHFLAC) has put into place a new Independent Informal Dispute R...
West Virginia Health Care Association Launches WV Senior Care Website 27 Feb 2012 | 10:13 am
This past week health care colleague and CEO of the West Virginia Health Care Association, Patrick D. Kelly, advised me that the association has launched a new website to provide a resource for famili...
CMS Issues proposed rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Programs under HITECH 25 Feb 2012 | 04:30 am
Yesterday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the proposed rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use under the the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program...
SCOTUS Overturns Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Decision on Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements 25 Feb 2012 | 04:10 am
On February 21, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia in the matter of Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown et al., 565 U.S.(2012). The Sup...
HIPAA Privacy Action Filed Against University Health Associates 21 Jan 2012 | 06:10 am
The West Virginia Record reports the filing of a medical record breach action against West Virginia University Medical Corporation dba University Health Associates (UHA) under the Privacy Rule of the ...
WVHCA: 2012 CON Capital Expenditure Minimum 4 Jan 2012 | 05:31 am
The West Virginia Health Care Authority has announced the 2012 certificate of need capital expenditure minimum threshold of $2,916,104. The new threshold is effective beginning January 1, 2012. The th...
Health Care Law Blog: Have a Wonderful Holiday Season! 24 Dec 2011 | 03:40 am
Happy Holidays to my clients, health care and lawyer colleagues, and other readers of the Health Care Law Blog I appreciate your continued support and hope that 2012 will be as exciting and wond...
Thanksgiving 2011: Occupy The Dinner Table and Engage With Grace 25 Nov 2011 | 03:24 am
The Engage with Grace Project is an effort to raise awareness of the importance of end of life care planning and discussing your wishes with your family and friends. Dr. Bryan Vartabedian captures th...
HIPAA/HITECH Audits: OCR Program to Audit 150 Covered Entities 9 Nov 2011 | 03:41 pm
Today the Office for Civil Right (OCR) announced details of a pilot program to perform up to 150 audits of covered entities to assess privacy and security compliance under HIPAA. OCR will be conductin...
