With CMPs in the spotlight, persistent provider gets its penalties cut by 86 percent
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 01, 2024
An Arizona long-term care provider facing a quarter-million-dollar penalty for alleged HIPAA infractions converted that judgment into a settlement for just one-seventh that amount after a diligent defense...
Providers warned about preparing for new HIPAA regs
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 04, 2022
AS VEGAS — Long-term care providers who have had their attention diverted by pandemic and other urgent matters need to start preparing for new HIPAA requirements as soon as possible, a pair of health-records...
Skilled nursing provider hit with $55K settlement over patient record access
By
John Hall
Aug 18, 2022
A Pittsfield, MA-based has paid $55,000 to settle an alleged HIPAA violation related to a patient’s ability to access his or her records.
Feds seeking input on ways to relax HIPAA rules, ease communication with nursing homes
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 14, 2018
The federal government wants to know whether patient-privacy rules are keeping nursing homes and other providers from better coordination with each other.
Evaluating legal risks in photos of nursing home residents on social media
By
H. Carol Saul and Madison M. Pool
Aug 29, 2016
Taking, posting, and sharing unauthorized images of residents via social media (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Instagram, etc.) can constitute abuse in violation of the Federal Conditions of Participation...
State News for September 2014
Sep 01, 2014
MAINE – The state’s nursing homes will get their first Medicaid rate increase in six years after a breathtaking display of mid-summer political brinksmanship. But dark days still loom in a...
Ask the legal expert … about leave-of-absence mistakes
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2013
How can we avoid some of the most common leave-of-absence mistakes administrators/owners make?
Court clarifies HIPAA definition of ‘personal representative’ in ruling on Florida nursing...
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 11, 2013
Nursing home residents’ spouses and attorneys-in-fact do not necessarily meet the definition of “personal representatives” under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act,...
Enforcement of privacy rules now delayed until March 31
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has pushed back enforcement of two electronic healthcare transaction rules by three months, the agency announced in January. That gives providers until March...