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WVHCA Issues Policy Statement for Public Witnesses
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On April 11, 2012, the West Virginia Health Care Authority announced a new policy regarding the testimony for witnesses from the public before the Authority at certificate of need and rate hearings. The policy statement issued by James L. Pitrolo, Jr. Chairman, is effective from April 11, 2012 and s... (original story)
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OHFLAC Announces New Independent Informal Dispute Resolution Procedure for West Virginia Nursing Homes
Posted from Health Care Law Blog 69 days ago
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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 Resolution (IIDR) review of disputed deficiencies for all nursing homes in West Virginia. The new II... (original story)
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MSBCBS of TN Settles HIPAA/HITECH Violation for $1.5M
Posted from Health Care Law Blog 69 days ago
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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. According to the OCR press release, the enforcement action by OCR is the first reported as resulting fr... (original story)
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SCOTUS Overturns Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Decision on Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements
Posted from Health Care Law Blog 87 days ago
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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 Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia previously held that all pre-dispute arbitrat... (original story)
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West Virginia Health Care Association Launches WV Senior Care Website
Posted from Health Care Law Blog 87 days ago
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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 families and seniors who are researching residential and health care options in West Virginia. The websit... (original story)
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CMS Issues proposed rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Programs under HITECH
Posted from Health Care Law Blog 87 days ago
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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 Programs which is a part of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)... (original story)
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WVCLE: Health Care Law 2011 Seminar
Posted from Health Care Law Blog 138 days ago
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The West Virginia Continuing Legal Education Section of WVU College of Law will be sponsoring Health Care Law 2011 Seminar on May 20, 2011, in Charleston, West Virginia at WVU Medical Center - CAMC.The Health Care Law 2011 Seminar will cover a variety of topics of interest to West Virginia health ca... (original story)
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2011 AHLA Annual Meeting: How to Use Social Media with @BobCoffield
Posted from Health Care Law Blog 138 days ago
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Welcome How to Use Social Media session students and others. I hope you enjoyed my presentation during the afternoon health care social media sessions at the 2011 American Health Lawyers Association Annual Meeting in Boston. The health care social media sessions this afternoon were a great introduc... (original story)
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University of California Settles Potential HIPAA Privacy and Security Violations with OCR for $865,500
Posted from Health Care Law Blog 138 days ago
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that the University of California at Los Angeles Health System which includes UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, and Orthopedic Hospital, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, and... (original story)
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HIPAA/HITECH Audits: OCR Program to Audit 150 Covered Entities
Posted from Health Care Law Blog 138 days ago
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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 conducting the audits between November 2011 and December 2012. The days of waiting for HIPAA privacy and sec... (original story)
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