In a February 24, 2014 notice in the Federal Register, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a pre-audit investigation HIPAA covered entities and business associates. The information collected will include a survey to 1,0 associates and covered entities to determine fitness for office of civil rights of the audit program (OCR) HIPAA. The survey will collect information on the size, complexity, the number of patient visits, revenue, and places of business of health care providers. This second series of HIPAA audits, monitoring of the OCR pilot audit program established in 2012, is based on the mandate OCR conduct periodic audits to assess compliance with HIPAA security rules and breach notification.
for covered entities and associates who have been less diligent in meeting their HIPAA compliance requirements, this opinion is but another reminder that OCR continues to intensify its proactive enforcement efforts to identify and take measures against non-compliant entities.
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Paul J. Welk
Paul is president of health law Attorneys Tucker Arensberg / health information Technology Industry Group and focuses his practice on corporate law and health. As such, it represents physiotherapists, doctors, dentists, nonprofit organizations, professional organizations and other entities and commercial companies.
Some of the operations and recent clients, he has worked on include the representation of
- multiple physiotherapy professional associations State on a variety of issues
- private multiple physiotherapy practices with the development and implementation of property succession plans
- a venture capital firm with the dollar acquisition of shares of a target company $ 13 million
- therapy providers multiple physical in successful calls third-party payers
- multiple buyers of real estate assets and associated dental practices
- multiple physical therapy providers regarding the transfer of partial ownership and trading of governance and Documents shareholders
- physiotherapy multiple providers with assets and stock acquisitions and disposals
- a manufacturing company to negotiate a purchase of shareholder disputes and stocks
- a service provider to negotiate a yearly service contract for $ 5 million
- a listed company regarding the merger of two wholly owned subsidiaries
- two listed companies regarding the ongoing review of the distribution contracts, supply and service
- a seller of a skilled nursing and real estate related
- Several regional networks of rehabilitation providers on a variety of issues including training and ongoing operations
- a large physician practice in its sale to a health system
practice Areas: business and corporate law, health law, mergers and acquisitions
articles and presentations: Paul regularly lectures and writes on topics related to business law and health and is the author of foundation of the legal impact, a regular column in the American Physical Therapy Association impact Magazine Private Practice Section
associations and activities. Paul is a member of the Chair of Pennsylvania American physical therapy associations and past physical Committee of the American Association of therapy on risk management and member benefits. He is also member of the Medical Ethics Committee Bloomsburg supply, the School of Physiotherapy Advisory Board Duquesne University, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the American Lawyers Health Association. He is an assistant instructor at the School of Physical and a registered physiotherapist in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania University of St. Francis
Jurisdictions: .. Paul is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania
Education and background: Paul received his bachelor of science and a Masters in physical therapy with honors from Duquesne University and his law degree with honors from the University of Pittsburgh. He was Associate Editor of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law Journal of Law and Commerce and received the CALI Excellence Award for the future and Esther F. Teplitz Awards for academic achievement in the law program health. Paul graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Health Law Certificate Program Law.
Latest posts by Paul J. Welk ( see all)
- Phase 2 of HIPAA ongoing checks - March 25, 2016
- Websites and the Americans with Disabilities Act - An often overlooked risk - March 14, 2016
- HHS publishes guidelines on patient access to records under HIPAA - February 2, 2016
- physical supplier, voice and occupational therapy services Agrees to $ 38 million False Claims Act Settlement - November 12, 2014
- A Free Ride to PT - What is the risk - October 15, 2014
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