Compliance & Legal
The HTI-1 final rule advances patient access, interoperability and standards, says HHS.
The groups claim the advertising fails to tell people about what they lose when they make the switch to Medicare Advantage.
Saint Joseph's Medical Center paid $80,000 to OCR and agreed to implement a corrective action plan.
FTC has blocked Tenet's planned $142.5M sale of San Ramon Regional Medical Center to John Muir Health.
The suit alleges the company uses the algorithm to "prematurely and in bad faith" halt payments for healthcare services.
OCR says the use of such tools violates HIPAA when the information collected includes protected health information.
Doctors' Management Services failed to determine the potential risks and vulnerabilities in the breach, HHS says.
Nostrum admitted it acquired Nitro OS from another manufacturer and continued to market it based on its preexisting FDA approval.
Disputing parties would be encouraged to negotiate before initiating the IDR process, departments say.
Benefits will now be distributed to the subscribers who sued Blue Cross more than a decade ago.