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Counting Calories: New FDA Rule on Menu Labeling Takes Effect
May 31, 2018 8:38 AM
On May 7, 2018, the new Food & Drug Administration (FDA) menu labeling final rule went into effect, requiring “covered establishments” (restaurant and retail food chains with 20 or more…
New York Has a New “Discovery Rule” for Medical Malpractice Actions Involving Cancer
February 9, 2018 12:58 PM
Effective January 31, 2018, New York State adopted a new discovery rule applicable to medical malpractice lawsuits arising from the alleged failure to diagnose cancer or a malignant tumor. The…
OMIG Flexes Its Data-Mining Muscle to Recoup Overpayments Through Numerous “Data-Match” Desk Audits
January 26, 2018 1:07 PM
Medicaid providers, especially transportation providers, were recently targeted with a substantial number of “desk” audits seeking recoupment of overpayments based solely on the review of electronically submitted claims. OMIG’s effort…
Staving Off the PBM Giants: Independent Pharmacies Under Attack
January 25, 2018 9:51 AM
The giants of the health care industry are getting bigger and wielding more control than ever over their member’s health care choices. This is particularly true when it comes to…
Ransomware Attacks Major Health Care Information Technology Company
January 24, 2018 10:57 AM
The health care information technology giant Allscripts reported a ransomware attack late last week. According to reports, the attack disrupted Allscripts’s electronic health record platform and certain e-prescribing systems. Of…
CMS Prohibits Texting Patient Orders
January 19, 2018 3:24 PM
On December 28, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a clarifying memorandum on texting of patient information among healthcare providers. The memorandum made it clear that CMS…
ONC Releases Draft Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
January 11, 2018 10:00 AM
On Friday, January 5, 2017, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released its Draft Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (“TEFCA”) to provide a single…
End of the Year Regulatory Updates for OASAS Providers
January 9, 2018 4:05 PM
To assist Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) providers in complying with their licensing agency’s regulations, here is an overview of the key publications by OASAS in the…
2017 ONC Annual Meeting Highlights Challenges to Achieving Usability of Health Information
December 22, 2017 10:25 AM
In his keynote speech, Dr. Donald Rucker, National Coordinator, set the tone for the two-day ONC Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. on November 30 and December 1, 2017, by noting…
Trifecta of Cases Point Toward Constitutional Deficiencies of Justice Center Prosecutions – Could Lead to Review of All Prior Prosecutions
September 21, 2017 4:35 PM
A trio of decisions out of Albany County point to an elemental Constitutional deficiency in the legal structure of the Justice Center that could unravel its prosecutions. The most recent…