On July 20, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a Special Fraud Alert entitled “OIG Alerts Practitioners To Exercise Caution When Entering
Buprenorphine: Did you know that the Consol-idated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA 2023) revoked the federal requirement that individual health care practitioners need to obtain an a
The decisions of boards of directors in Maryland, including boards of directors of health care corporations, are generally entitled to the benefit of something called “the business judgment rule.”
With strong bipartisan support, Congress passed the Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment (MOBILE) Health Care Act at the end of 2022, which greatly expands the abi
On December 21, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a rule (Proposed Rule) that: would adopt new Health Insurance Portability and Account-ability Act (HIPAA) standards
In December 2022, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued a new bulletin warning Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) covered entities and business associates about the use o
It is not an infringement of a copyright for the “owner of a copy of a computer program” to make a copy of the software for the purpose of having an archive to use if the origin
Works created by artificial intelligence (A.I.) raise two core copyright questions: is the work an infringement, and is the work protectable? Some answers are easier than others, and what A.I.
1. In October 2022, the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) announced emergency regulations that place a moratorium on hospital applications for full rate reviews for 18
As the Maryland Primary Care Program (MDPCP) pilot continues, the Maryland Department of Health announced planned expansions for the program that will go into effect in 2023.
In November 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Calendar Year 2023 Physician Fee Schedule final rule. The final rule includes proposed changes to various Med
In September 2021, Tennessee’s Board of Medical Examiners adopted a statement that notified physicians who generate and spread COVID-19 vaccination misinformation or disinformation that they are “r
The No Surprises Act (NSA), effective January 1, 2022, generally protects patients from receiving unanticipated bills for emergency care rendered by providers who do not participate with the patien
Effective October 1st, 2022, the District of Columbia began implementing a new non-compete law that prohibits the use of non-compete clauses in newly signed employment agreements for many employees
