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		<title>CMS Has Published the Final &#8220;Meaningful Use&#8221; Rules</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After a long wait, CMS has published the “meaningful use” rules on electronic health record technology.  Click here to review the final rule (276 pages) or view a quick summary in a CMS fact sheet. CMS has relaxed the final rules in some respects from its rules proposed in January.
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		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/07/30/final-mu-and-standards-rules-in-federal-register-today/</link>
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		<title>Labor and Employment Law Update &#8211; July 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One topic that continues to have the most decisions and expensive settlements are class action wage and hour lawsuits. Millions of dollars are being awarded against employers or employers are paying such sums to settle these class action lawsuits.
The major issues involved in these lawsuits are the following:

 employees not getting their uninterrupted 30-minute meal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/07/26/labor-and-employment-law-update-july-2010/</link>
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		<title>HIPAA Revisions Officially Published for Comment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With a grace period for implementing Business Associate Agreements and lots of proposed revisions, it looks like its going to be a while before we know the &#8220;real&#8221; impacts of HITECH on HIPAA.  Stay tuned.  Here&#8217;s a link to the new, proposed regulations.  Let us know if you have comments!
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		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/07/15/hipaa-revisions-officially-published-for-comment/</link>
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		<title>HHS Releases Proposed Rule to Modify HIPAA Rules</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On July 8, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule to modify the HIPAA privacy, security, and enforcement rules, extending HIPAA compliance requirements to subcontractors of business associates (BA) and strengthening patient rights to health information privacy.
According to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which enforces the HIPAA privacy and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/07/11/hhs-releases-proposed-rule-to-modify-hipaa-rules/</link>
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		<title>CMS Releases its CY 2011 Proposed Rules for HOPDs and ASCs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CMS released its CY 2011 proposed rules for hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgery centers on July 2, 2010.  The proposed rules update payment policies and rates for hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgery centers.  Some of the proposed provisions implement portions of the health reform legislation signed into law in March.  As described by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/07/08/cms-releases-its-cy-2011-proposed-rules-for-hopds-and-ascs/</link>
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		<title>CMS Releases its CY 2011 MPFS Proposed Rule</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CMS recently released its CY 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule.  Among updated payment policies and rates for services paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, the proposed rule includes provisions to implement portions of the health reform legislation signed into law in March.  As described by CMS, the proposed rule includes provisions, among [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/07/08/cms-releases-its-cy-2011-mpfs-proposed-rule/</link>
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		<title>ONC Issues Final Rule to Establish the Temporary Certification Program for Electronic Health Record Technology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released a final rule June 18 establishing a certification program for health information technology.  The rule describes the temporary certification program for EHRs, and what organizations need to do to be authorized to test and certify EHR technology.
“[EHR technology certification] assures healthcare providers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/06/18/onc-issues-final-rule-to-establish-the-temporary-certification-program-for-electronic-health-record-technology/</link>
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		<title>New Wisconsin Law Creates Reporting Obligations for Physicians &#8211; And Concerns for Peer Reviewers, Managers, and Treatment Providers for Physicians</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On June 2, 2010, a new Wisconsin law became effective that expands reporting obligations for providers licensed by the Medical Examining Board (&#8221;MEB&#8221;). 2009 Wisconsin Act 382 created a new statute under Wisconsin Chapter 448 (&#8221;Medical Practices&#8221;) requiring a person licensed by the MEB to &#8220;promptly&#8221; submit a report to the MEB when the person [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/06/14/new-wisconsin-law-creates-reporting-obligations-for-physicians-and-concerns-for-peer-reviewers-managers-and-treatment-providers-for-physicians-2/</link>
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		<title>New Home Health Services and DME Restriction To Take Effect Soon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Effective July 6, 2010, physicians who have not enrolled in PECOS or opted out of Medicare will not be able to order or refer Medicare patients for home health services or DME.  PECOS is the electronic database of Medicare providers and suppliers.  If a physician did not file an 855I enrollment form since November 2003, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/06/08/new-home-health-services-and-dme-restriction-to-take-effect-soon/</link>
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		<title>New Wisconsin Law Creates Reporting Obligations for Physicians &#8211; And Concerns for Peer Reviewers, Managers, and Treatment Providers for Physicians</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On June 2, 2010, a new Wisconsin law became effective that expands reporting obligations for providers licensed by the Medical Examining Board (“MEB”).  2009 Wisconsin Act 382 created a new statute under Wisconsin Chapter 448 (“Medical Practices”) requiring a person licensed by the MEB to “promptly” submit a report to the MEB when the person [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/06/03/new-wisconsin-law-creates-reporting-obligations-for-physicians-and-concerns-for-peer-reviewers-managers-and-treatment-providers-for-physicians/</link>
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