George MikhailThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have each released a proposed…
California’s Dreaming of Tougher Health-Care Privacy
Day PitneyAn August 2 article in Bloomberg Law’s Health Law & Life Sciences News, “California’s Dreaming of Tougher Health-Care Privacy,” discussed the California Consumer Privacy Act, a…
A July 24 article in Bloomberg Law’s Health Law & Life Sciences News, “Help Wanted: Medicare Looking for Health Tech Expert,” discussed a new push…
Private Lawsuit Under HIPAA Dismissed
A recent federal court lawsuit by a private individual accusing Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) of violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was…
CMS Announces Initiatives to Reduce Medicaid Fraud, Waste
On June 26, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced numerous initiatives to reduce fraud and waste in the Medicaid program. CMS Administrator…
A June 6 article in Bloomberg Law’s Health Law & Life Sciences News, “Feds Get Dinged for Subpar Health-Care Cybersecurity,” discussed a letter that was recently…
July 1 Deadline for Meaningful Use Hardship Exception Applications
Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, payment adjustments are made to Medicare-eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (“Eligible Hospitals”) that are not…
Google and Fitbit Launch Health Records Initiative
Posted in Electronic Health Records, Medical Devices
Google and Fitbit recently announced plans to integrate Fitbit’s user data into electronic medical records (EMRs) using Google’s Cloud Healthcare API.Fitbit’s products, carried in over…
An April 27 article in Bloomberg Law’s Health Law & Life Sciences News, “Medicare Push for Data Exchange Still Burdening Providers,” discussed a proposal by the Centers…
New Online Guide Explains Patient Rights to Health Records
The federal Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recently released The Guide to Getting & Using Your Health Records to provide patients,…