Federal Regulation
HHS Publishes Proposed Rule Defining Information Blocking Penalties for Medical Providers
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) have just published a proposed rule defining the consequences for medical providers who fail to comply with the new information blocking regulations. HHS previously established information blocking…
Read MoreDEA Extends COVID-19 Telemedicine Rules
The Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), jointly with the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), has announced that the current telemedicine regulations will continue in place through the end of December 31, 2024. To view the full text of the announcement, please click here. The full text of the extension is available here. The decision…
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