HHS Issues Guidance on EMTALA Obligations, Protections
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released guidance and a letter to providers regarding HHS enforcement of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor...
Join NRHA for a Listening Session on New REH and CAH CoP
Join the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) for a listening session on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) newly proposed rule on...
CDC Reports Increase in Drug-resistant Infections During Pandemic
After declining in recent years, antimicrobial-resistant infections starting during hospitalization grew 15% from 2019 to 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
SAMHSA Adds Tools to Help Promote 988 Crisis Line Launching July 16
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has expanded its toolkit to help health care providers and others prepare for the July 16...
Mayo Clinic Laboratories Begin Monkeypox Testing
Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester, Minn., will begin testing for monkeypox, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced. Health care providers can...
HHS distributes Phase 4 Provider Relief Fund payments
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is making more than $142 million in...
CMS Updates and Expands Surveyor Guidance for Nursing Homes for Phase 2 and 3...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has given surveyors new rules and updates to allow surveyors to add extra attention and increase...
FBI Warns of North Korean ‘Maui’ Ransomware Threat on Health Care and Public Sectors
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of the Treasury issued a “white” joint cybersecurity advisory...
Upcoming Legal Topics: EMTALA, 21st Century Cures Act, and HIPAA Basics
COPIC's Legal Insights seminars are designed for physicians, advanced practice providers, practice and facility administrators, and others on your staff who would benefit from practical guidance on complex...
U.S. Monkeypox Outbreak 2022: Situation Summary Overview
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are tracking multiple cases of monkeypox that have been reported in several countries that...
