Posted by Jason Greis on February 24, 2009 under Articles | 
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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Posted by Jason Greis on February 21, 2009 under Articles |
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...
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