A July 18 article in Bloomberg BNA's Health Care Daily Report and other publications, "Health-Care Watchdog to Review Medicaid Opioid Claims," discussed plans by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services to review electronic health record (EHR) incentive payments made to hospitals.

A February 2 article in Bloomberg BNA's Health Care Daily Report, "Patient Privacy Concerns May Complicate Amazon Health-Care Initiative," discussed the new initiative announced by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase to change how healthcare services are provided to their combined 1 million U.S. employees

A January 3 article in Bloomberg BNA's Health Care Daily Report and other publications, "Rule Makes Substance Abuse Records Easier to Disclose," discussed the new rule released January 2 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Day Pitney's Eric Fader was quoted in the article.

A December 1 article in Bloomberg BNA's Health Care Daily Report and other publications, "Tech Giants Ride Data Wave Into Health-Care Market," discussed the development of wearable devices that collect health information and devices connected to hospital systems,

An article in Bloomberg BNA's Health Care Fraud Report and other publications, "Trump Budget Anticipates Spending, Net Savings From Fighting Health Fraud," pointed out that while the Trump administration's recent budget request calls for increased anti-fraud funding, HIPAA investigations could languish due to a $6 million cut at the Department of Health and Human Services' ..

A November 28 article in Bloomberg BNA's Health Care Daily Report and other publications, "Trump HHS Pick to Face Privacy, Security Challenges if Confirmed," discussed the nomination of Alex Azar to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Day Pitney's Eric Fader was quoted in the article.

September 29 article in Bloomberg BNA's Health Care Daily Report and other publications, "Watchdog Faults Slack Oversight of State Obamacare Exchanges," discussed a report by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General (OIG) which found a lack of oversight of state insurance exchanges by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, especially regarding patient eligibility.

Day Pitney litigator Mike Furey was quoted in three separate articles in Politico , the New Jersey Law Journal and Law360 regarding his oral argument before the New Jersey Supreme Court of an appeal...

On July 24, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey must turn over the internal report it used in determining the composition of its tiered OMNIA health plan.

A November 22 article, "Feds Likely to Focus on Health Data Security at Meeting," in Bloomberg BNA's Health Care Daily Report and other publications discussed the upcoming annual meeting of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) November 30 - December 1. Day Pitney's Eric Fader was quoted in the article.

On June 8 and June 9, Jeremy Blackowicz co-moderated the two-day American Intellectual Property Law Association Trademark Bootcamp...

A May 11 article, "Texas Health System Pays $2.4M to Settle Unauthorized Patient Disclosure," in Bloomberg BNA's Privacy Law Watch and other publications discussed the $2.4 million settlement that Memorial Hermann Health System reached with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) after it disclosed a patient's identity in a press release without authorization

The case, Centrastate Medical Center Inc. et al v. Horizon Healthcare Services Inc., is pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division.

The law applies to manufacturers of consumer health wearables and apps, for example, and its reach extends to companies located anywhere in the U.S. that do business in California.

An August 30 article, "Electronic Health Records Rise Above Harvey's Floodwaters," in Bloomberg BNA's Health Care Daily Report and other publications discussed how the widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) in the greater Houston area has helped local healthcare providers continue to support displaced patients ...

Joon H. Kim, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, reported that a doctor and four executives pleaded guilty to a $30 million scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid.

The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently released a document entitled "Guidance on HIPAA & Cloud Computing" which puts to rest any questions on whether cloud service providers are business associates (BAs) under HIPAA.

On August 15, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that HealthCare.gov and state health exchanges will require the display of the five-star Quality Rating System.

On September 25, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule that requires acute-care and critical access hospitals to have an antibiotic stewardship program.

The tool provides coding and coverage information and has a new feature which identifies the services that can be provided via telehealth.