Compliance & Legal

Two are part of its Right of Access initiative – bringing the number of cases to 27 since the project began – and two stem from impermissible disclosure of protected health information.

The Supreme Court rebuffed the electronic health record vendor's petition after a Seventh Circuit decision to reduce the damages from the Tata case.

Guidance from CMS and other government agencies outlines what various actors are required to share and what constitutes information blocking.

King & Spalding partner Ethan Davis reviews how the pandemic has shifted the federal approach to fraud investigations and offers his predictions for this year.

Meanwhile, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency flagged a pair of device vulnerabilities and a "highly sophisticated" attack affected the records of 213K individuals.

The American Psychiatric Association, American Telemedicine Association, American Medical Association and dozens of other stakeholders pushed for the permanent waiver of in-person prescription requirements.

Beyond the pandemic, "Over the past several decades, supply chain disruptions have repeatedly plagued the U.S. healthcare system," report says.

The electronic health record vendor had already agreed to pay $18.25 million to settle False Claims Act allegations in January 2021.

This week's top stories include Fitbit's recall of Ionic after at least 115 reports of overheating and 78 reports of burn injuries in the U.S., and ONC's report that 299 info blocking claims were submitted since it banned the practice on April 5, 2021.

Since April 5, 2021, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT says hundreds of patients, providers and others have submitted claims of information blocking through its online portal.