Proposed Changes to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules
On July 14, 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published proposed changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in the Federal Register ("Proposed Rule"). These proposed changes are part of the enactment of the Health Information Technology and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), which was included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Kelli Fleming |
Don't get caught by expiring tax provisions
Ten years ago, Congress passed the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. That Act provided a number of income, estate and gift tax changes that were put into effect, or scheduled changes to become effective in the years ahead. Many of the changes that took effect under EGTRRA 2001will expire on December 31, 2010, unless Congress enacts new laws or passes extensions. If EGTRRA 2001 expires, taxpayers will face several significant changes.
Gerard J. Kassouf, CPA |
CMS Proposes Stark Law Changes to Require Written Notices for Select Imaging Services
On June 25, 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the proposed 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule (the "Proposed Rule"). Among its revisions are the proposed regulations implementing Section 6003 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) amending the In-Office Ancillary Services exception (IOAS) to the federal physician self-referral law, commonly referred to as the Stark Law. The proposed regulations, when finalized, will take effect on January 1, 2011, along with the rest of the Proposed Rule.
Judd Harwood |
The Literary Examiner - "Critical Care" by Theresa Brown
Author Theresa Brown was an English professor who taught writing at Tufts University when she began to feel an internal nudge toward a new career. In the new book Critical Care, she tells about her switch from pen to patient.
TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER |
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