End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Impact on Providers, Medical Product Companies and Patients

Thursday, June 15, 2023 | 8:30 A.M. - 9:45 A.M. CT

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McDonald Hopkins' Rick Hindmand will be speaking as part of a panel during this virtual event presented by the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys.

Rick will address telehealth, remote patient monitoring and physician PHE transition issues in navigating various expiration dates relating to virtual healthcare.

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.

End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Impact on Providers, Medical Product Companies and Patients

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