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Essential Health Coverage Benefits – The ACA Final Rule

Posted in Compensation and Employment, Insurance and Managed Care, Regulatory Issues
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a final rule stating the future health insurance exchange (“Exchange”) and insurance issuer standards related to coverage of essential health benefits (EHB) and actuarial value. The final rule further establishes a timeline for when qualified health plans (QHPs) should be accredited in federally facilitated… Continue Reading

Feds Release HIPAA Audit Protocol

Posted in Audit and Compliance, HIPAA and Privacy, Hospitals and Health Care Facilities, Information Technology and EMR, Long Term Care, Home Health and DME, Physicians and Other Licensed Professionals, Regulatory Issues
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently released its HIPAA audit protocol.  Audits of HIPAA compliance were mandated by the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (“HITECH”) Act, which amended many parts of HIPAA and included breach notification requirements. The OCR conducted a number of… Continue Reading