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Apr 25, 2024, 09:34 AM
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration finalized modifications to the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records regulations at 42 CFR part 2 (“Part 2”), which protect the privacy of patients’ SUD treatment records.
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Apr 25, 2024, 09:02 AM
HHS Issues Final Rule to Protect Privacy of Reproductive Healthcare Data
On April 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a Final Rule that strengthens the Health Insurance Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule by prohibiting the disclosure of protected health information (PHI) related to lawful reproductive health care in certain circumstances.
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Apr 25, 2024, 08:45 AM
Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) Reporting Requirements
On March 15, 2022, the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) was signed into law.
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Apr 25, 2024, 08:34 AM
Dept. of Human Services Public Review and Comment Availability for Fee Schedule Rates
The Department of Human Services (Department) is making available for public review and comment the rate setting methodology used to develop the proposed Fee Schedule Rates for services funded.
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Apr 25, 2024, 08:23 AM
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 340B Drug Pricing Program; Administrative Dispute Resolution Regulation
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a final rule to revise the current 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process by modifying the regulations previously issued under the 2020 final rule.
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Apr 25, 2024, 07:23 AM
Federal Agencies Launch New Online Portal to Allow Reporting of Anticompetitive Practices in Health Care
The Justice Department (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched an online portal for the public to report potentially unfair and anticompetitive health care practices to the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and FTC.
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Apr 25, 2024, 00:00 AM
A Free Program to Assist Surgery Patients in Achieving a Smoother and Faster Recovery
Heal-Well® is a free, physician developed program designed to help patients pursue a course of structured pre-surgery preparation activities to ensure a smoother and quicker recovery.
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Apr 24, 2024, 14:58 PM
PAMED Award 2024 Top Physicians Under 40
Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) announces the recipients of its annual Top Physicians Under 40 awards.
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Apr 24, 2024, 13:42 PM
Summary of Federal Trade Commission Noncompete Clause Rule
Recently, in a three-to-two vote, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a final rule that will ban noncompete clauses for workers nationwide except in limited circumstances. This rule will take effect 120 days following its publication in the Federal Register. The date of publication in the Federal Register is not known at this time.
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Apr 24, 2024, 08:32 AM
PAMED Public Health: FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
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Apr 22, 2024, 09:00 AM
Press Release: Dauphin County Physician Awarded PAMED International Voluntary Service Award
Virginia E. Hall, MD, FACOG, FACP, a retired maternal and fetal medicine physician from Dauphin County was awarded the International Voluntary Service Award from the Pennsylvania Medical Society.
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Apr 18, 2024, 11:23 AM
Noncompete Legislation Passes Pennsylvania House of Representatives
House Bill 1633, legislation that would prohibit the use of noncompete provisions in physician employment contracts, moves on to the Pennsylvania Senate.
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Apr 18, 2024, 11:00 AM
Building Connections Between Members and Legislators
Immediate Past President, F. Wilson Jackson, III, MD met with Senator Judy Ward to discuss her copay accumulator co-sponsorship.
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Apr 18, 2024, 09:00 AM
U.S. Measles Elimination Status Continues to be Threatened
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly one-third of U.S. measles cases reported since 2020 have occurred in 2024.
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Apr 18, 2024, 08:03 AM
PA Insurance Dept. Application for Approval to Acquire Control of Bravo Health Pennsylvania, Inc. and Medco Containment Life Insurance Company
HCSC Medicare, Inc., HCSC Medicare Holdings, Inc. and Health Care Services Corporation, a mutual legal reserve company, have filed an application to acquire control of Bravo Health Pennsylvania, Inc., a Pennsylvania domiciled health maintenance organization, and Medco Containment Life Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania domiciled life insurance company.
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Apr 17, 2024, 13:09 PM
PAMED Public Health Alert: Historic Increases in Reported Congenital Syphilis
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) is issuing this Health Alert Network.
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Apr 11, 2024, 09:23 AM
PAMED and AMA file brief in mental health case
Last week PAMED and the AMA filed a brief as amici curiae (friends of the court) in Wunderly v. St. Luke’s Hospital, et al., a case currently before the PA Supreme Court.
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Apr 11, 2024, 08:23 AM
PA House Considers Legislation on Insurance Coverage for Telemedicine Services
This week, the PA House considered House Bill 1512, legislation which would require health insurers to cover and pay for health care services provided via telemedicine.
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Apr 11, 2024, 00:34 AM
Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology: (HTI-1) Final Rule Summary
On January 3rd, 2024, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing Final Rule which is commonly referred to as HTI-1 (ONC, 2024b)
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Apr 10, 2024, 20:54 PM
Patient Safety Authority Public Meeting
The Patient Safety Authority (Authority), established by the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act, will have a virtual Board meeting at 1 PM on Thursday, April 25, 2024.