June 23, 2017
New York State Department of Health (DOH) regulations took effect on May 17, 2017 that require hospitals to develop policies and procedures if they allow patients to bring in and self-administer medical marijuana. The DOH regulations require that the hospital’s policies and procedures address security of the medical marijuana product, verification that the patient is …
HRSA Implements New Risk Management Requirements Relating to FTCA Coverage
June 21, 2017
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are required to annually apply for FTCA coverage and submit related documents to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). In the new application relating to calendar year 2018, which is discussed in Program Assistance Letter (PAL) 2017-03, HRSA has implemented significant new requirements relating to risk management. These new …
CMS Proposes to Cancel Prohibitions Regarding Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements
June 14, 2017
On October 4, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) adopted a final rule (the “Final Rule”) which revised the requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Among other things, the Final Rule prohibited LTC facilities from entering into pre-dispute arbitration agreements with residents and/or their …
eCW Settlement with DOJ and Impact on Providers
eClinicalWorks (eCW) recently entered into a published Settlement Agreement with United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve allegations that eCW falsely obtained certification of its EHR for the Meaningful Use Program. The government alleged that, although eCW software was certified as 2011 and 2014 ONC Certified EHR Technology, the eCW software was not capable …
POTENTIAL CHANGES TO CONNECTICUT’S CON PROGRAM
May 1, 2017
On March 27, 2017, the Connecticut General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Public Health approved the Governor’s Bill No. 795, An Act Establishing the Office of Health Care Strategy and Improving the Certificate of Need Program (the “Bill”), and filed it with the Legislative Commissioners’ Office for a vote in the State Senate. The Bill drastically …