On Thursday, September 14, in the next installment of Rivkin Radler’s Healthcare Compliance Lunch & Learn series, Rivkin Radler Partner Eric D. Fader will present an update on the regulatory landscape for the provision of telehealth services, including recent changes to federal and state laws and rules. The program will take place from 12 noon

Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that five attorneys achieved Top Author recognition, and the firm achieved Top Firm Award in the category of Wealth Management for JD Supra’s 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards.

Eric D. Fader was recognized for the topic of healthcare, Greg E. Mann for insurance, and Jennifer F. Hillman and Wendy

Eric Fader explained that certain steps can be taken in preparation of a medical tourist patient in the PartB News article, “Prepare and monitor: Take extra steps when the patient’s a medical tourist.”

If a patient plans on getting medical treatment in another country, make him or her aware of the risks involved and and

Eric Fader was quoted in the PartB News article, “Did your practice get burned online? Reach out — and redirect.”

The article examines what providers should do when they receive a negative review. Responding can make matters worse or even violate HIPAA.

Even if a patient discloses much of his or her own private health

Eric Fader was featured on the LexBlog podcast, “This Week in Legal Blogging,” where he discussed his blog, Rivkin Rounds.

The LexBlog article, “Eric Fader on his push to launch Rivkin Rounds and how it has paid off for him and his firm,” gives a brief overview of the topics the podcast goes into, as

Eric Fader was quoted in Relias Media’s HIPAA Regulatory Alert. In an article entitled “HIPAA Changes Coming in 2022 Might Require Policy Revisions,” Eric notes that the proposed changes will necessitate more training for businesses and organizations to whom HIPAA applies. The changes may also place a greater burden on providers to offer access to patient

Please join us as Rivkin Radler Partner Eric D. Fader provides an overview of changes in the provision of telehealth services and federal and state regulation of them, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. New rules and waivers that are expected to be temporary and other rule changes that will remain in effect more

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – September 28, 2021 – Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that Eric D. Fader, a partner in the firm’s Health Services practice group, has developed a blog called Rivkin Rounds, available at www.rivkinrounds.com.

Positioned as “your prescribed dose of health law news,” Rivkin Rounds offers recent developments in legislation and public

Ashley Algazi and Eric Fader will be speaking at the HCCA’s New York Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference. The virtual program will be held on May 7, 2021.

Ashley and Eric’s presentation, “HIPAA Hot Topics: Right to Access, Third Party Authorizations, and Navigating Difficult Denials,” will cover:

• Overview of HIPAA and NYS law regarding third-party

Eric Fader was cited in the HCCA’s Report on Patient Privacy publication. The article, “In Wake of 16th OCR Settlement, Time For CEs, BAs to Take Right of Access Seriously,” discusses that as the HHS Office for Civil Rights continues its crackdown on providers that fail to comply with the HIPAA right of access, it

Eric Fader was quoted in the Law360 article, “Bogus HIPAA Claims Are Flourishing As Pandemic Worsens.”

The article discusses how the pandemic is fueling false assertions about the privacy protections of the HIPAA Act. There are misunderstandings about the health privacy law and according to Fader, “All of these health-related things get used and twisted,

Eric Fader and Bob Iseman were quoted in the Part B News article, “Welcome third round HHS relief funds, eased lending terms for accelerated payments.”

The article discusses CMS’ Accelerated and Advance Payment Program as well as the CARES Act Provider Relief Program and the repayment responsibilities associated with those programs.

“The 10.25% rate seemed

Eric Fader was cited in the Part B News article, “Latest Section 1557 rule rescinds trans patients’ rights, but SCOTUS has other ideas.”

The article discusses the recent Section 1557 final rule which seems to removes civil rights from trans or non binary patients seeking federal payer coverage for treatment.

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Eric Fader, Jeff Kaiser, Chris Kutner, Ada Kozicz and Ben Malerba are authors of the newly released book, “The Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and Safe Harbors: A Practical Guide.”

Published by the American Bar Association, the book covers all safe harbors currently in place, as well as the interplay between the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and other

On April 6, Rivkin Radler’s Eric Fader presented a COVID-19 Business Briefing on Telehealth. The Briefing covered recent developments in federal and state law and policy, and changes in private insurers’ policies, that have been aimed at encouraging the use of telehealth during the current public health emergency.

This Business Briefing was the second in

Update

The U.S. Department of the Treasury published additional guidance, in the form of FAQs. To view the FAQ sheet, click here.

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On April 6, Rivkin Radler’s Robert Iseman presented a COVID-19 Business Briefing on the Paycheck Protection Program that was created under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Administered

Eric Fader was quoted in the Part B News article, “Billing telehealth under COVID-19 rules? Document need, watch payer shifts.”

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Eric Fader was interviewed for the Part B News article, “Attesting to a patient or candidate’s health? Sure, but don’t fudge the truth.”

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Eric Fader was quoted in an article, “Court throws out fee policies for medical record sharing; watch for new rules,” in Part B News. The article discussed the recent court decision in Ciox Health, LLC v. Alez Azar, et al., which led to the Department of Health and Human Services modifying its guidance regarding patients’

Eric Fader contributed to Healthcare Risk Management’s HIPAA Regulatory Alert, which appeared in the publication’s December 2019 issue. The Alert outlines the best practices that will help avoid common HIPAA violations. Eric discusses the events that might trigger a regulatory action and the kinds of violations that may affect the severity of the penalties and fines.

Uniondale, New York – April 25, 2019 – The prestigious Chambers USA Directory has once again included Rivkin Radler LLP in its New York rankings.  The firm’s Insurance Coverage Practice Group is ranked in Band 3 in the Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer category and its Health Services Practice Group ranked in Band 4 in the

Eric Fader weighed in on an article in Healthcare Risk Management discussing the HHS Office for Civil Rights’ request for information (RFI). The RFI seeks comment on how the HIPAA Privacy Rule might be changed to allow for better coordination of care among providers.

Eric noted that the Treatment, Payment, and Healthcare Operations exception to

Eric Fader was quoted in the Part B News article, “Have policy, procedures, provider checks to protect from vendor kickback scandals.”

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Eric Fader was quoted in a January 1, 2019, Law360 story entitled “Health Care Policy Moves To Watch In 2019.” The article details the health policy developments that attorneys should continue to monitor in 2019.

Eric discusses how U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which oversees patient privacy safeguards

Eric Fader was quoted in an article in Bloomberg Law’s Health Law & Business, “Here’s Why Your Tax Dollars Are Overpaying for Medicaid.”

The article discussed the Medicaid program’s difficulty in recovering inappropriate payments made by states to doctors. Eric told Bloomberg Law that the failure to collect the overpayments may be due in part

Eric Fader was quoted in a Managed Healthcare Executive article, “Midterm election results: 6 ways healthcare could change in 2019.”

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Eric Fader was quoted in an article in Bloomberg Law’s Health Law & Business, “Florida Physicians Group Exposed 9,000 Patients’ Data to Web.”

Eric pointed out that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has focused on the importance of risk analysis in several recent HIPAA settlements. The lack of risk analysis was a key component

Eric Fader was quoted in Bloomberg Law’s Health Law & Business article, “Allergy Practice Discloses Patient Info to Reporter, Pays $125,000.”

“The allergy practice got off easy considering how blatant their violation was,” Eric told Bloomberg Law. “I’m actually surprised that it took the OCR this long to publicize a settlement of this type,” Eric

Rivkin Radler has launched “Rivkin Rounds,” a new electronic news bulletin for businesses, professionals, investors and stakeholders in the healthcare industry. The bulletin will present brief articles with links to primary sources, covering such items as developments in regulations and laws affecting the healthcare industry and related health insurance market, and important cases and regulatory

Eric Fader was quoted in Bloomberg Law’s Health Law & Business article, “Anthem Data-Breach Settlement Sets Tone for Privacy Enforcement.” The article discusses the Anthem, Inc. data breach and how it is causing the federal government to pick up the pace on privacy and security enforcement.

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Eric Fader was quoted in an article published in Bloomberg’s Health Law and Business, “State Employees May Be Key to Medicaid Fraud Fight.” The article discusses how using state employees instead of private contractors to determine who’s eligible for Medicaid could be more beneficial to the system in the long run.

“The CMS hasn’t done

New York, NY – August 20, 2018 – Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, has announced that Eric D. Fader has joined the firm as a Partner.

Eric D. Fader has joined the firm’s Health Services, Corporate and Privacy, Data and Cyber Practice Groups.

Eric has represented healthcare providers and other corporate