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Supreme Court overrules Chevron deference, dealing blow to federal healthcare agencies

Fierce Healthcare

Supreme Court, by a vote of 6-3, has overturned the Chevron deference, stripping power from federal agencies to interpret and enforce regulations. | Here's how it could affect healthcare policy. Supreme Court is overruling long-standing precedent.

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Code Red: Healthcare Cybersecurity in a Post-Chevron World

HIT Consultant

This provided agencies with broad discretion to create and enforce regulations that often filled gaps left by legislators. Implications for Cybersecurity in Healthcare Vulnerability of Existing Regulations The immediate impact of this ruling is the increased vulnerability of existing cybersecurity regulations to legal challenges.

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TRG Settles for $3.1M Over Alleged Improper Billing Practices

HIT Consultant

Improperly billed for services: The government alleges that TRG billed Medicare for radiology services performed by a radiologist located in the UK, which violates program regulations. The allegations against TRG raise concerns about the quality of care patients may have received and the potential misuse of federal healthcare funds.

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Model Rural Emergency Hospital Act

NASHP

Drafting Note : Rural emergency hospitals are defined in accordance with federal regulations, 87 Fed Reg. Rural Hospital” means a hospital designated as a rural hospital under federal and state law. The re-enrollment/re-licensure requires a state survey under federal law. 71748 Section 3.

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How to Avoid Pass-Through Billing Pitfalls in 2022 & 2023

p3care

Get to know the Rules & Regulations. According to the Office of General Inspector (OIG), getting familiar with the rules and regulations is another way to avoid the trap. The illegal billing issues and frauds in Medicare, Medicaid, and other Federal Healthcare programs are carter by OIG. Documentation.

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Healthcare Security & Privacy Challenges of ChatGPT, AI Tools

HIT Consultant

Key to this balance is the formulation and enforcement of comprehensive regulations, demanding close collaboration between regulators, technology developers, healthcare providers, and ethicists. AI language models can revolutionize healthcare, yet, potential misuse, privacy, and ethical concerns necessitate careful navigation.

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Significant Changes to Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Finalized

Health Care Law Blog

Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recently issued two highly-anticipated final rules (collectively, the “Final Rule”) to modernize and clarify the regulations that interpret the Physician Self-Referral Statute (“Stark”) and the Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”).