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The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a $300,640 settlement and corrective action plan with a dermatology provider over the improper disposal of protected health information (“PHI”). Background In May of 2021, the dermatology provider reported a breach to OCR when empty specimen containers with PHI on... READ MORE

An article in GlobeSt. touted the benefits of the “modern ground lease” as a compelling financing option for real estate construction. While the current financing landscape has made sale/leaseback transactions between developers and investors a more attractive option of late, nonprofit health providers can get the added benefit of working with a nonprofit capital... READ MORE

NATIONAL 3 Major Payers Take Action on Social Determinants of Health 16 more states hope to weigh in on Idaho abortion lawsuit 35% of physicians see increase in compensation tied to quality AHA files reply brief as district court considers 340B payment remedy for the remainder of 2022 Amazon competes with CVS Health, others... READ MORE

As advertising technology continues to evolve, it is becoming more common for website operators to utilize web trackers such as cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels and fingerprinting scripts to track and collect information from site users. Even health care providers may use certain web analytics tools to find out where visitors to their website... READ MORE

CMS released a roadmap for ending the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”). CMS will be terminating numerous regulatory waivers that were put in place to offer flexibility to health care providers during the pandemic and will give notice to providers 60 days before ending the PHE. Fitch published its mid-year outlook for non-profit hospitals.... READ MORE

Representations and warranties insurance (“RWI”) provides coverage for unanticipated losses arising out of breaches of the seller’s representations and warranties in an acquisition transaction. RWI offers a number of key advantages over traditional risk allocation methods. While RWI was originally developed for use in private equity transactions, RWI is now being used in a... READ MORE

NATIONAL AHA, AAMC: Idaho statute will chill the provision of emergency medical care Amazon to offer behavioral health services through Ginger partnership Ambulatory surgery centers compete with hospitals for outpatient dollars CDC ends social distancing, COVID-19 quarantines CDC, amid criticism for COVID-19 response, plans reorganization as public health threats grow CDC to regain control... READ MORE

Hall Render is pleased to announce that David Snow and Chad Sukurs were recently named the Best Lawyers® 2023 Health Care “Lawyer of the Year” in Milwaukee and Indianapolis, respectively. David’s practice focuses on corporate and regulatory work for health care clients including hospitals, health care systems and physician organizations. This work encompasses: corporate structure... READ MORE

34 Hall Render attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023. Hall Render is proud to congratulate the following attorneys. S. Allan Adelman, Shareholder, Best Lawyers Since 2008 Brian C. Betner, Shareholder, Best Lawyers Since 2019 Jeffrey L. Carmichael, Shareholder, Best Lawyers Since 2022 Lawrence K.... READ MORE

NATIONAL 67% of nurses plan to leave position within 3 years, survey of 9,000 nurses finds Amazon’s One Medical buy has implications for the healthcare industry CVS Said To Be Eyeing Bid For This At-Home Healthcare Tech Firm HHS investing $60M to boost rural healthcare workforce Physicians ask CMS for more time to comply... READ MORE