Drug Supply Chain Data Requires Lot Number and NDC Federal and State Standards require that the supply chain tracking of drugs and the documentation of the administration of prescription drugs…
How to Search for a Medicare LCD Medicare Local Coverage Determinations (or Medicare LCD) are categorized by the medical procedures and diagnoses or covered conditions of the patient. Before you…
Medicare Coverage Requires two Fundamental Things from the Healthcare Provider Medicare requires two things. Medical providers need to ensure that two things are in their medical claims submitted to Medicare…
Medicare Advantage Hospice Carve Ins Medicare Advantage hospice care beneficiaries may enroll into Medicare Advantage (MA) have access to all original Medicare benefits plus additional supplemental benefits beyond what original…
What is Promoting Interoperability? Promoting interoperability was formerly known as "Meaningful Use" under the ARRA HITECH Act of 2009. Promoting interoperability promotes patient engagement and electronic exchange of information using…
Could Russia Use Borderless Blockchain Cryptocurrency to Circumvent Sanctions? We explore a few concepts regarding cryptocurrency and blockchain: How are blockchain transactions logged? Are there ways to control blockchain transactions…
Medical ethics and biomedical ethics and the Standard of Care regarding: Patient privacy under HIPAA, Hybrid Entities under HIPAA and the Privacy Shield Standard as well as State privacy standards…
Blockchain Adoption will ultimately depend on government and market incentives Having worked in the title insurance business, I believe that blockchain could be used to enable property owners to record…
Our firm is engaged by many clients to evaluate Medicare Local Coverage determinations (a.k.a. "Medicare LCD") in specific regulatory compliance matters involving medical coding and medical billing for Medicare and…
According to Gerry Gensler, SEC chairman as of 2022, "...the crypto asset class has ballooned...the asset class purportedly is worth about $1.6 trillion, with 77 tokens worth at least $1…
HITECH Act and HIPAA Omnibus Rule HIPAA was enacted in 1996, the ARRA HITECH Act in 2009, the HIPAA Omnibus Rule in 2013. In January 2020, a Federal Court ruled…
