Posted by Jason Greis on February 24, 2009 under Events | 
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On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “ARRA”), commonly referred to as the federal stimulus bill. The ARRA contains several provisions — intended to promote the use of health information technology — that would significantly expand the scope of the privacy and security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). These changes, summarized below, include: Read More...
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On October 22, the FTC announced that enforcement of its Identity Theft Red Flag Rules, originally scheduled to begin November 1, 2008, will now be delayed until May 1, 2009. The reason for the delay is that many entities, including health care providers, have been uncertain or even unaware of their coverage under the Rules until this point. The extension will allow covered entities more time to comply with the mandate to create and implement a written identity theft prevention program. The FTC is also planning to provide additional guidance as to Rules themselves and to which entities the Rules apply, but no date has been provided for this guidance. Read More...
Posted by Jason Greis on February 21, 2009 under Articles | Be the First to Comment
On February 17, 2009 President Obama signed into law a $787 billion economic stimulus package called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Act). The Act provides $13 million in funding for LTACHs by making important technical corrections to the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA) impacting application of the “25% Rule” and to rules generally placing a three-year moratorium on the establishment and classification of new LTACHs, LTACH satellite facilities and LTACH beds in existing LTACHs or satellite facilities. Read More...
Posted by Jason Greis on February 20, 2009 under Articles | Be the First to Comment
The below article, written by my colleague Ruth L. Goodboe provides an overview of the status of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), which has the ability to significantly impact all employers–not just LTACHs. Read More...
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