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Publications
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05.05.2020Guidance for Reopening of Businesses Following Shutdowns Due to COVID-19UpdatesStates across the country are beginning to reopen or considering reopening following shutdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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09.17.2014Retail Leasing: 'Tis The Season to Make Your List and Check It TwiceUpdatesThe holiday shopping season is fast approaching and for the brick and mortar retail industry, it is a critical time. Whether you are a landlord of a shopping center, a long-term retail tenant, or a temporary seasonal tenant, there are several leasing issues that arise during the holidays that are worth noting.
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2013Getting Ready for the Physician Payment 'Sunshine' RuleArticles
BNA Bloomberg, Medical Devices Law & Industry Report
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07.02.2012Affordable Care Act Withstands Constitutional Scrutiny But Providers Face Uncertain FutureUpdatesIn National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, a divided U.S. Supreme Court upheld the vast bulk of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA” or the “Act”) against a number of challenges.
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05.09.2012Physician Payment Sunshine Act Data Collection Deferred to 2013UpdatesOn May 4, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that it will not require applicable manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (“GPOs”) to begin collecting data on relevant payments under the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (“Act” or “Sunshine Act”) until January 1, 2013. Under the Sunshine Act, data collection was set to begin January 1, 2012.
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04.19.2012HIPAA Enforcement Comes to Small Providers: $100,000 and Heightened Compliance ObligationsUpdatesA small cardiac surgery practice (two owners; currently five physicians) is the latest covered entity to enter into a settlement agreement and Corrective Action Plan (CAP) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), to resolve alleged violations of the HIPAA privacy and security regulations. In announcing the $100,000 settlement OCR Director Leon Rodriguez stated, "OCR expects full compliance no matter the size of a covered entity."
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03.15.2012HIPAA Breach: Stolen Hard Drives Lead to $1.5 Million SettlementUpdatesBlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBST) has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and enter into a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) to settle alleged violations of the HIPAA privacy and security regulations. The enforcement action arose from the theft of 57 hard drives that contained audio and video recordings of customer service calls and included electronic protected health information (ePHI) of over one million individuals. The settlement resolves HHS’s first enforcement action in connection with the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act Breach Notification Rule. The CAP also provides insight into the kinds of security measures HHS expects companies in possession of ePHI to have in place.
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12.19.2011CMS Issues Proposed Physician Payment Sunshine Act RegulationsUpdatesThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published proposed regulations today under the Physician Payment Sunshine Act.
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06.07.2011Sunshine Act Mandates Public Reporting of Payments by Drug, Medical Device and Medical Supply Manufacturers to PhysiciansUpdatesThe Physician Payment Sunshine Act, enacted into law as part of the Health Care Reform package in 2010, will require the tracking and reporting to the government of payments made on or after January 1, 2012 by drug, medical device and medical supply manufacturers to physicians and teaching hospitals.
