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Blurred Lines in Healthcare Employment: HIPAA Implications

WEBNavigating the Blurred Lines between Employee and Patient. HIPAA applies only to “covered entities,” which are defined as: (1) health plans; (2) healthcare …

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Surprise Medical Bills in the Crosshairs

WEBThis federal law, which became effective January 1, 2022, protects health plan beneficiaries from surprise medical bills arising from most emergency services, and …

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The Washington My Health, My Data Act Looms Large

[email protected]. The Washington My Health My Data Act was passed in April 2023 to expand privacy protections for personal health data. Thus far, …

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2024 Healthcare Affordability Percentage May Make Benefits More

WEBFor 2024 calendar-year plans using this safe harbor, the required employee contribution cannot exceed $101.94 per month. Plans that do not coincide with the …

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Healthcare and Life Science Lawyers

WEBSchwabe’s healthcare and life science team understands the changing landscape of healthcare, its challenging regulatory framework and the demands of healthcare reform. …

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Things to know relating to COVID-19 and HIPAA

WEBFederal health care privacy laws, most notably privacy and security rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), permit …

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Telehealth Services Will Transform Access and Quality of Healthcare

WEBThere’s never been a better time for your medical practice to start developing a telemedicine portfolio. Recently, the federal government has made it easier for …

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Are We Really Prepared for the Next Pandemic

WEBEpidemiologists, public health experts, physicians, and biotechnologists from the Gates Foundation were on the front lines of the pandemic response, providing funding, expertise, tools, and logistical support to ensure that COVID-19 testing and treatment was effective and accessible to all. One of the key lessons Mr. Gates and his colleagues

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Healthcare Employee Data Privacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic

WEBTypically, employee medical information is exempted from the definition of Protected Health Information (“PHI”). As an example, a provider’s note regarding a need …

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Health Plan Provisions of New COVID-19 Related Legislation

WEBServices and item furnished to an individual during health care provider visits (including telehealth visits), urgent care center visits, and emergency room visits, but only to the extent that such services or items relate to the COVID-19 diagnostic testing or to the evaluation of the individual’s need for COVID-19 diagnostic testing. There

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State of Healthcare in the Pacific Northwest

WEBJon French. Shareholder. [email protected]. Schwabe and The Business Journals surveyed healthcare professionals in the Pacific Northwest with the aim to get a better …

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New Rules Aim to Treat Substance Abuse Records Like Other …

WEBFor years, health systems and health care providers have struggled to make sense of the rules that govern the use and disclosure of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment records. In particular, providers have questioned how to restrict access enough to comply with the rules, which are codified in 42 CFR Part 2 , while enabling access …

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New Bill Pumps the Breaks on Health Care Consolidation in Oregon

WEBSchwabe healthcare attorney, Gary Bruce writes about the Equal Access to Care Act, also known as House Bill 2362, ‎passed by the Oregon legislature in June …

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Congress Offers Assistance to Healthcare Providers

WEBCongress passed and on April 24, 2020, the President signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. In addition to …

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Oregonians more upbeat about their health care than other …

WEBIt requires health care entities to obtain approval from the Oregon Health Authority for material change transactions. The goal is increased access and lower …

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Year-End Compliance Checklist for Employee Benefit Plans

WEBHigh-deductible health plans (HDHPs) must have a minimum deductible of $1,600 for a single enrollee and $3,200 per family. The HDHP out-of-pocket maximum …

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Tax Implications of Payments Received under the Washington

WEBSchwabe attorneys M. John Way, Alee Soleimanpour, Stephanie Berntsen, and Farron Curry examine the Washington Paid Family Medical Leave ‎Program …

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New Proposed Federal Regulations Will Require More Cost …

WEBOn June 24, 2019, President Trump issued Executive Order 13877, which is entitled “Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First.” The Executive Order directed the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury to propose regulations requiring group …

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OP-ED: Design Professional Standard of Care in Rapidly

WEBDirectly relevant to designing in the age of COVID-19, the regulations governing architects in Oregon maintain that an “architect or architectural firm shall at all …

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New Non-Discrimination Law Leaves Many Open Questions

WEBOn July 19, 2021, Governor Kate Brown signed a bill that is intended to combat discrimination in health care. SB 567 prohibits health care providers in Oregon …

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When Handling Health Info, Destroy That Data ‎Securely

WEBIn Washington, organizations must take “all reasonable steps” to destroy personal, financial or health information when disposing of records. This includes …

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