American Pathology Foundation

Monday, April 16, 2018 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

McDonald Hopkins Event

Another Year of Legislative and Regulatory Uncertainty | American Pathology Foundation | Monday, April 16, 2018
3:15 - 4:45 p.m.
Renaissance Pere Marquette French Quarter Hotel, New Orleans, LA

Elizabeth Sullivan, Member, McDonald Hopkins will review the legislative areas most likely to impact pathology providers in 2018.

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Over the past 24 months, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has brought notable enforcement efforts against several non-profit covered entities and business associates, resulting in instances of six and seven-figure penalties against providers across the county for incidents involving breaches of protected health information.

A new amendment to New York state law, which would have required all healthcare providers to obtain separate consents from patients for treatment and payment is on hold until further guidance is released, according to the New York Department of Health.

On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule 2025 final rule, which establishes new advanced primary care management billing codes that will expand opportunities for physician practices, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics and other health care providers to get paid for services provided by clinical staff under the direction of a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant beginning January 1, 2025.

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