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McBrayer Blogs
Showing 2 posts from January 2013.
HHS Issues Final HIPAA/HITECH Rule
Posted In Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI), Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ("GINA"), Health Care Law, Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued its Final Rule modifying the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) privacy and security regulations pursuant to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH”) on January 17, 2013. The Final Rule strengthens the privacy and security requirement of HIPAA governing protected health information (“PHI”) and gives HHS greater enforcement authority to police violations of the privacy and security requirements. The Final Rule will require health care providers and their business associates to re-evaluate their HIPAA compliance policies and procedures to avoid potential liability for violations of HIPAA requirements. More >
The Wrap-Around Slap-Around for Primary Care Centers
Posted In Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”), Federally Qualified Health Centers (“FQHCs”), Health Care Law, Kentucky Primary Care Centers (“PCCs”), Managed Care Organizations (“MCOs”), Medicaid, Rural Health Centers (“RHCs”)
For Kentucky Primary Care Centers (“PCCs”), Rural Health Centers (“RHCs”), and Federally Qualified Health Centers (“FQHCs”), getting the run-around from Medicaid on wrap-around payments is not so unusual. Frequently, these providers complain that supplemental payments distributed by the Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services’ (“Medicaid”) are too low, too late or both. More >
