Joshua J. Freemire

Bar Admissions

• Maryland

Court Admissions

• Court of Appeals of Maryland

Education

• University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., with honor, 2005)
  • The Business Lawyer
  • Moot Court Board
  • 2005 Meyerowitz Competition Chair
• Trinity College (B.A., with honors)
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Presidential Fellow, Philosophy

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It's Coming: The HIPAA/HITECH Rule; What To Expect and What To Do Now , Health Law Alert
2012: Issue 6 - Focus on HIPAA/Privacy
By: James B. Wieland, Sarah E. Swank, and Joshua J. Freemire

Relief for Eligible Professionals? Proposed Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule Includes Important (Potential) Exceptions, Health Law Alert
2012: Issue 6 - Focus on HIPAA/Privacy
By: James B. Wieland and Joshua J. Freemire

First HITECH Breach Enforcement Announced: BCBS Settles with OCR for $1.5 Million, Health Law Alert
2012: Issue 4 - Focus on Long Term Care
By: Sarah E. Swank and Joshua J. Freemire

HIPAA Considerations in Evaluating Cloud Computing, Health Law Alert
2012: Issue 1 – Focus on HIPAA/Privacy
By: Joshua J. Freemire and James B. Wieland

Uncertainty Regarding eRx Hardship Exemption Requests to Continue in 2012, Health Law Alert
2012: Issue 1 – Focus on HIPAA/Privacy
By: Joshua J. Freemire and James B. Wieland

Texas (and California) Increase Privacy Requirements, Health Law Alert
2012: Issue 1 – Focus on HIPAA/Privacy
By: Joshua J. Freemire and James B. Wieland

California (and Texas) Increase Privacy Requirements, Health Law Alert
2012: Issue 1 – Focus on HIPAA/Privacy
By: Joshua J. Freemire and James B. Wieland

HIPAA - National 5010 Testing Days are Underway, Payment Matters
July 27, 2011
By: Joshua J. Freemire and James B. Wieland

UCLA Resolves Privacy and Security Rule Violations, Health Law Alert
2011: Issue 4 - Focus on HIPAA/Privacy
By: James B. Wieland and Joshua J. Freemire

HIPAA Audits Are Coming: KPMG Contracted to Perform 150 Audits Through 2012, Health Law Alert
2011: Issue 4 - Focus on HIPAA/Privacy
By: James B. Wieland and Joshua J. Freemire

Corrective Action Plans Can Mean Significant Compliance Monitoring Requirements, Health Law Alert
2011: Issue 4 - Focus on HIPAA/Privacy
By: James B. Wieland and Joshua J. Freemire

Breach Reporting Plans: Practical Preparation for the (Almost) Inevitable Breach, Payment Matters
2011: Issue 4 - Focus on HIPAA/Privacy
By: James B. Wieland and Joshua J. Freemire

Proposed Changes to the eRx Incentive Program – Too Little, Too Late? Payment Matters
July 14, 2011
By: Sarah E. Swank and Joshua J. Freemire

Meaningful Use Deadline for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals is Approaching
June 28, 2011
By: James B. Wieland and Joshua J. Freemire

June 30 Deadline Looms for the Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program, Payment Matters
June 28, 2011
By: Joshua J. Freemire

Health Information Standards Committee Seeks Comments on EHR Certification Program for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use, Payment Matters
May 26, 2011
By: James B. Wieland and Joshua J. Freemire

New Information Technology Grant Funding Opportunity for Existing Rural Health Networks, Payment Matters
May 13, 2011
By: Joshua J. Freemire

Federal Health IT Strategic Plan Available for Comment, Payment Matters
April 28, 2011
By: Joshua J. Freemire

First Settlement Under the Voluntary Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol, Health Law Alert
2011: Issue 1 – Focus on Fraud and Abuse
By: Julie E. Kass and Joshua J. Freemire

HHS Office of Civil Rights Levies First Civil Money Penalty for Violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule - $4.3 Million, Payment Matters
March 10, 2011
By: James B. Wieland and Joshua J. Freemire

OIG Releases Recovery Act Work Plan Including Plans for Meaningful Use, ONC, and REC Monitoring, Payment Matters
February 22, 2011
By: James B. Wieland and Joshua J. Freemire

HIT Policy Committee Releases Proposed Stage 2 (and Stage 3) Meaningful Use Requirements; Requests Public Comment, Payment Matters
January 26, 2011
By: James B. Wieland and Joshua J. Freemire

Registration for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs Opened January 3, 2011, Payment Matters
January 14, 2011
By: James B. Wieland and Joshua J. Freemire

Red Flag Enforcement Delay Expired January 1, 2011; No Clarification Yet From FTC, Payment Matters
January 14, 2011
By: James B. Wieland and Joshua J. Freemire

Final In-Office Ancillary Service Exception Disclosure Requirements to Take Effect January 1, 2011, Payment Matters
December 22, 2010
By: Julie E. Kass and Joshua J. Freemire

Say Goodbye to Physician-Owned Hospitals, Payment Matters
December 9, 2010
By: Julie E. Kass and Joshua J. Freemire

Congress Passes Legislation Exempting Health Care Providers from “Red Flags” Rule, Payment Matters
December 9, 2010
By: Julie E. Kass and Joshua J. Freemire

E-Health Subsidies: Not Just for Physicians Anymore, Payment Matters
June 24, 2010
By: Joshua J. Freemire

Eastern District of Michigan Rejects Secretary's Position on IME/Research Time and New Residency Programs, Payment Matters
January 21, 2010
By: Thomas W. Coons and Joshua J. Freemire

Enforcement Deadline Looms for HITECH Security Breach Notification, Payment Matters
January 21, 2010
By: Joshua J. Freemire

Another District Court Rejects Hospitals' DSH Claims, Payment Matters
October 29, 2009
By: Thomas W. Coons and Joshua J. Freemire

Medicare DSH Reimbursement for Charity Care Dealt Another Blow, Payment Matters
October 15, 2009
By: Thomas W. Coons and Joshua J. Freemire

District Court of Michigan Deals Blow to Non-Hospital Site Provider Education, Payment Matters
October 1, 2009
By: Thomas W. Coons and Joshua J. Freemire

Imaging Center Settlement Among Largest Under OIG's CMP Authority, Health Law Alert
Summer 2009
By: Joshua J. Freemire

New AdvaMed Code in Effect as of July 1, Health Law Alert
Summer 2009
By: Joshua J. Freemire

CMS 2008 Advisory Opinion No. 08-02: CMS Approves Physicians' Ownership/Investment Interest in Diagnostic Center, Health Law Alert Special Supplement
Summer 2009

Health Law Alert Special Supplement: OIG 2008 Advisory Opinions
Summer 2009
By: Julie E. Kass, William T. Mathias, Joshua J. Freemire, and Jillian Wilson

OIG 2008 Advisory Opinion No. 08-19: OIG Okays Pay-per-call Advertising, Health Law Alert Special Supplement
Summer 2009

CMS to Rescind Final "Clarification" of Medicaid Outpatient Hospital Services Definition, Payment Matters
June 2, 2009
By: Thomas W. Coons and Joshua J. Freemire

D.C. Circuit Ruling May Imperil Future Charity Care Days Litigation, Health Law Alert
Spring 2009
By: Joshua J. Freemire

Final "Clarification" of Medicaid Outpatient Hospital Services Definition Issued; Will be Challenged by AHA, Payment Matters
January 8, 2009
By: Thomas W. Coons and Joshua J. Freemire

Incentive Payments Available to Successful Electronic Prescribers, Payment Matters
December 10, 2008
By: Joshua J. Freemire

FTC Delays Enforcement of "Red Flag" Rules Until May 1, 2009. Payment Matters
October 24, 2008
By: James B. Wieland and Joshua J. Freemire

Revised Guidance on Signature Stamps Leaves Unanswered Questions, Payment Matters
September 5, 2008
By: S. Craig Holden and Joshua J. Freemire

OIG's 2008 Work Plan Focuses on Medicare Advantage & Part D, Health Law Alert
Summer 2008
By: Sanford V. Teplitzky, Kristin Cilento Carter, and Joshua J. Freemire

D.C. Appeals Court Reverses Favorable Decision on Charity Care Days in Adena Regional Medical Center v. Leavitt, Payment Matters
June 26, 2008
By: Thomas W. Coons and Joshua J. Freemire

Bill Introduced to Fund Grants for U.S. Trauma Centers, Payment Matters
June 26, 2008
By: Joshua J. Freemire

April 1 Deadline Approaches for Tamper Resistant Medicaid Prescriptions, Payment Matters
March 18, 2008
By: Joshua J. Freemire

Mandatory Hospice Detail Billing Compliance Date Moved to July 1, 2008, Payment Matters
November 12, 2007
By: Joshua J. Freemire

More Detail Required for 2008 Hospice Claim Data, Payment Matters
October 24, 2007
By: Joshua J. Freemire

Providers May Charge For Missed Appointments, But., Payment Matters
September 14, 2007
By: Marc K. Cohen and Joshua J. Freemire

OIG Advisory Opinions, Health Law Alert
Summer 2007
By: William T. Mathias, Joshua J. Freemire, and Kristin Cilento Carter

Planning to Charge a Yearly “Overhead” Fee? Proceed with Caution, Health Law Alert
Summer 2007
By: Joshua J. Freemire and Marc K. Cohen

OIG Advisory Opinions, Health Law Alert
Fall 2006
By: William T. Mathias and Joshua J. Freemire

OIG Focus: Part D, Nursing Homes and CMS, Health Law Alert
Spring 2006
By: Joshua J. Freemire

More Specificity in Informed Consent, Health Law Alert
Spring 2006
By: Joshua J. Freemire