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08.15.22

Scaling Remote Monitoring Programs: Strategic Imperatives for Health System Leaders

Remote monitoring technology and programs have proliferated over the past five years, accelerated by the continued miniaturization of medical-grade sensors; improvements in device accuracy, validity and pricing; and new reimbursement models such as coverage for remote patient monitoring and remote ...


08.15.22

Despite Prior Lawsuit Settlement, Employee Can Bring PAGA Action

An employee who settled her individual claims against her employer for alleged Labor Code violations was not precluded from subsequently bringing a Private Attorneys General Act enforcement action with the same allegations, according to a California appellate panel.


08.15.22

Janitorial Workers Were Employees, Not Independent Contractors

​Janitorial workers were misclassified as independent contractors when they were in fact employees, a California federal court judge has ruled in a long-running dispute.


08.15.22

EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released updated guidance for employers on several COVID-19-related issues, including when employees can be required to undergo testing for COVID-19, delays to the interactive process and mandatory vaccination programs.


08.15.22

Individual Officer Can Be Liable for Unpaid Wages

Can a corporate officer be liable for an employer’s unpaid wages to an employee? Yes, a California appellate panel recently determined.


08.11.22

New DOJ and OIG Actions Warn the Telemedicine Industry About Suspect Arrangements

On July 20, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General issued a new Special Fraud Alert on practitioner arrangements with telehealth, telemedicine or telemarketing companies to warn the industry—particularly providers—about key characteristics of ...


08.09.22

Telehealth and Digital Health Privacy Regulations

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is the primary federal law that protects patients’ health care data and records.


08.09.22

CMS Sets Parameters for Optional Medicaid Health Home Benefit for Medically Complex Children

On August 1, CMS released a State Medicaid Director letter laying out a new option for states to cover “health home” services for Medicaid-eligible children and youth with medically complex conditions.


08.08.22

Health Care Worker Bonus Program Opens in New York

On August 3, 2022, Governor Hochul and the New York State Department of Health announced the opening of the Health Care Worker Bonus Program for the payment of bonuses to eligible health care and mental hygiene workers. 


08.08.22

FDA Preemption: Implications of Dobbs Decision for Uniform Access to FDA-Approved Drugs in the U.S.

On June 24, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court held that the “Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. Roe and Casey must be overruled, and the authority to regulate abortion must be returned to the people and their elected representatives.”