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Today in Washington – May 7, 2020: COVID-19 Updates

[05/07/20]

Posted on May 7, 2020 in COVID-19 Daily Updates, Health Law News

Published by: Hall Render

Thursday, May 7 Recap Note – ​We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change ​as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website.​ HHS Extends Deadline for Attestation, Acceptance of Terms and Conditions for Provider... READ MORE

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Today in Washington – April 23, 2020: COVID-19 Updates

[04/23/20]

Posted on April 23, 2020 in COVID-19 Daily Updates, Health Law News

Published by: Hall Render

Thursday, April 23 Recap Note – ​We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change ​as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website.​ Congressional Outlook Today, the House approved an interim emergency spending measure that... READ MORE

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IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED – HHS Requests Data from Hospitals to Inform COVID-19 Provider Funding Distributions

[04/22/20]

Posted on April 22, 2020 in Health Law News

Published by: Hall Render

Hospitals across the country have been receiving emails from the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) requesting hospitals to submit certain information about the number of COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital through a portal established by an HHS vendor, TeleTracking. HHS stated that submitting this data will inform the decisionmaking on future... READ MORE

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Today in Washington – April 21, 2020: COVID-19 Updates

[04/21/20]

Posted on April 21, 2020 in COVID-19 Daily Updates, Health Law News

Published by: Hall Render

Tuesday, April 21 Recap Note – ​We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change ​as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website.​ Congressional Outlook This afternoon the Senate unanimously approved by voice vote a... READ MORE

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Today in Washington – April 10, 2020: COVID-19 Updates

[04/10/20]

Posted on April 10, 2020 in COVID-19 Daily Updates

Published by: Hall Render

Friday, April 10 Recap Note – ​We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change ​as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website.​ HHS Delivers Initial $30 Billion in CARES Act Provider Funding HHS announced... READ MORE

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Today in Washington – April 6, 2020: COVID-19 Updates

[04/06/20]

Posted on April 6, 2020 in COVID-19 Daily Updates

Published by: Hall Render

Monday, April 6 Recap Note – ​We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change ​as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website.​ Congressional Outlook The House and Senate remain in recess until at least... READ MORE

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Today in Washington – March 31, 2020: COVID-19 Updates

[03/31/20]

Posted on March 31, 2020 in COVID-19 Daily Updates

Published by: Hall Render

Tuesday, March 31 Recap Note – ​We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change ​as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website.​ HHS, FEMA Create Supply Chain Task Force HHS and the Federal Emergency... READ MORE

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Today in Washington – March 25, 2020: COVID-19 Updates

[03/25/20]

Posted on March 25, 2020 in COVID-19 Daily Updates

Published by: Hall Render

Wednesday, March 25 Recap Note – ​We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change ​as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website.​ Congressional Outlook Early this morning, the Senate finally reached a tentative agreement... READ MORE

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Failure to Provide Timely Access to Records Results in $85,000 Fine

[09/10/19]

Posted on September 10, 2019 in Health Information Technology

Published by: Hall Render

Citing its “Right of Access Initiative,” on September 9, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced that a hospital in Florida (the “Hospital”) will settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) by paying a civil penalty of $85,000 and adopting a corrective... READ MORE

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A New Option for Grant Noncompliance: OIG Releases Grantee Self-Disclosure Program

[08/16/19]

Posted on August 16, 2019 in Health Law News

Published by: Hall Render

On July 11, 2019, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released the new Grant Self-Disclosure Program Guidance (“Grant Guidance”) for HHS grant recipients and subrecipients. Through the Grant Guidance, OIG provides new self-reporting options for HHS grant recipients and subrecipients who determine that they... READ MORE

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