Seigfreid Bingham News & Blog
Transitional Compliance Period for Business Associate Agreements Ended on September 22, 2014
We’ve discussed businesses associates before and the need for hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers to have proper business associate agreements in place with third party vendors handling protected health information.
In today’s post, we […]
CMS Hospital Supervision Requirements Delayed After Passage of House Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives have taken the first step towards providingrelief to health care providers from CMS rules. Under existing rules all hospitals, including critical-access hospitals and rural hospitals, must have a doctor or […]
Seigfreid Bingham Names Steve Kyle CEO
Steve Kyle will become Seigfreid Bingham, P.C.’s new CEO effective October 1, the law firm announced today. He succeeds Joe Hiersteiner, who has served as CEO of the firm since 2006. Hiersteiner will continue his […]
Reduce Medicaid Readmissions Using This New Federal Hospital Guide
The Federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (“AHRQ”) has released a guide to decrease hospital readmissions while providing better care to adults in Medicaid. The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions has been released […]
Sign Here, Please: Knowing Your Rights Under Dealer Protection Laws
As owners or managers of a dealership, you deal with contracts every day – from the complicated financing agreement or IT services agreement to a simple purchase order. Even though all contracts have legal terms […]
CMS Issues Final Rule Concerning Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records
On August 29, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Final Rule regarding the meaningful use requirements for the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program.
The Program
CMS created the EHR Incentive Program […]