McCarter & English, LLP’s Health Care Group presents the June 2014 issue of Health Law Insights, which discusses the latest legal issues in the health care industry.
Federal Updates
CMS Publishes Final Rule on Part D and Medicare Advantage Rule
Proposed Rule to Extend Certified Electronic Health Record Technology Implementation Deadline
Supreme Court Denies Review in Caregiver Case
CMS Reveals Plan to Introduce Rating System for Certain Providers
CMS Allows ‘Incident-To Basis’ Billing for Pharmacist Services
State Updates
New Jersey Legislature Proposes Bill to Expand Post-Hospitalization Caregiver Rights
Court Upholds Recalculation of Excess Medicaid Payments Denial
Proposed New Jersey Rule Offers Temporary License to Out-of-State Nurses
Aid in Dying Bill Moves Forward in New Jersey
New Jersey Court Issues Ruling on Kickback Suit
Hospital Employee Who Refused Flu Vaccination Entitled to Unemployment Benefits
New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds Whistleblower Nurse Ruling
President of New Jersey Medical Imaging Company Arrested Under Suspicion of Fraud
New Jersey Bill Proposes Moratorium on Transfer of Developmental Center Residents
HIPAA Updates
University of Cincinnati Medical Center Sued for Facebook Leak of Patient Diagnosis
Nonprofit Settles $800,000 HIPAA Violation