Health Populi

JANUARY 26, 2023

While the same proportion of Black and White patients say they are looking for a doctor with empathy and compassion, there are relatively large differences between patients based on their race, found in the Everyday Health-Castle Connolly Physician-Consumer study. The survey was conducted in December 2022 among a group of 1,001 U.S.

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Healthcare Blog

JUNE 28, 2023

Risk management systems help to increase patient safety and satisfaction. This blog post will discuss the benefits of using a risk management system and how to choose the best system for your organization. An effective system provides guidelines to get to the forefront of potential risks.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

NVIDIA, which is investing in selected customer partners, also predicted that computer aided drug discovery can generate a trillion dollar company. NVIDIA, which is investing in selected customer partners, also predicted that computer aided drug discovery can generate a trillion dollar company.

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American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 15, 2024

In recent years, telemedicine has surged in popularity, offering a convenient and efficient way for patients to access healthcare services remotely. Especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has become an essential tool for both patients and healthcare providers. dollars by 2030. million annually.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Whether it’s through avoiding penalties, minimizing litigation, or preventing costly errors, an optimized compliance program can translate to substantial savings for a healthcare facility, ensuring that resources are channeled towards patient care rather than paying for preventable missteps.

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MedTrainer

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In an era where patient safety, data protection, and ethical practices are paramount, the importance of a compliance program in healthcare cannot be overstated. Beyond mere adherence to rules, it also reflects an institution’s commitment to quality care, patient rights, and operational integrity. Moreover, they foster trust.

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MedTrainer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It begs the question: how often should healthcare organizations assess their compliance programs? When it comes to regular and routine assessments, it takes a village — or a helping hand from compliance software. How Often Should a Healthcare Compliance Program Be Assessed? That said, healthcare is constantly evolving.

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YouCompli

APRIL 26, 2023

How to create a strong culture and make a valuable impact Compliance officers in healthcare organizations are responsible for building or strengthening culture. The tips below explore how you can convince leaders that a strong compliance culture adds value to the organization.

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YouCompli

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Sharon Parsley, JD, MBA, CHC, CHRC contributes a monthly post on compliance officer effectiveness for the YouCompli blog. As a practical matter though, how do we make that a reality within our organizations? This will help you understand the key issues facing them. Who can blame them?

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MedTrainer

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Learning how to become a credentialing specialist might be the perfect path for you. It’s a career that blends administrative skills with healthcare, a role that maintains the integrity of quality patient care and upholds compliance. Read on to discover the steps on how to become a credentialing specialist.

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MedTrainer

MARCH 22, 2024

The Basics Of A Healthcare Compliance Training Program Before we can explore how to enhance your compliance training program, it’s essential to understand its foundational elements. Content likely contains patient privacy, data security, workplace safety, and ethical medical practices.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In healthcare, technology has arrived, but there is still plenty of room to run. The industry is notorious for being slow to embrace technology. Technology can be scary and deploying it takes time and money. Protecting patient health requires a very high level of confidence when any technology is used.

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MedTrainer

JUNE 17, 2022

However, because there’s so much to take into account and review, meeting accreditation requirements can be difficult. If your healthcare facility is looking for new ways to achieve joint commission accreditation, follow these three helpful steps. But what are they, and how will they help achieve accreditation?

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MedTrainer

OCTOBER 17, 2023

How long does CPR training take?” is a frequently asked question by nearly every employee who is trying to balance seeing patients, fulfilling job duties, and enjoying work/life balance. Immediate Feedback: Trainers can observe and correct mistakes on the spot, ensuring that participants master the techniques.

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Healthcare Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Sheppard Mullin and Jarrard co-presented 10 Ways to Screw Up Your Deal, a webinar discussing the pitfalls that can sabotage a deal and best practices to avoid them. In addition, know your key contract renewal dates so that you don’t wind up renegotiating a critical payor or provider agreement under the scrutiny of your transaction partner.

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MedTrainer

JUNE 17, 2022

Unlike what many might assume, education for care providers doesn’t end after graduating from medical school. When healthcare industry training is online, care providers can access their courses anywhere they have a reliable internet connection. It’s Better For Management. Easy to Stay Up to Date.

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MedTrainer

JUNE 29, 2023

These regulations exist to protect everyone involved: patients, families, providers, caregivers, and beyond. Adhering to healthcare regulations is the best way to reduce risk, improve safety, boost patient and provider satisfaction, and enhance service quality. Healthcare is an industry governed by countless regulations.

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Provider Trust

JULY 17, 2023

OIG pointed to the increased instances of patient neglect abuse as well as the need for oversight within nursing homes. At the HCCA Compliance Institute, Laura Ellis, with the OIG, announced new guidance impacting Corporate Integrity Agreements that will spell change for healthcare organizations and how they monitor state exclusion lists.

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Redox

MAY 21, 2020

It’s abundantly clear that the status quo is insufficient and that we must find ways to not only navigate this current crisis but to better position ourselves for the future. Remote patient monitoring shows great promise to increase patient care capacity now and even more later. curb readmissions, and improve patient outcomes.

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MedTrainer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Incident reports are tools that contribute to improving both patient care and workplace safety by shedding light on accidents and near misses, training gaps, and areas where practices may require adjustments. But to get the most out of these reports, healthcare professionals need to know how to write an incident report.

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YouCompli

MAY 17, 2023

Sharon Parsley, JD, MBA, CHC, CHRC contributes a regular post on compliance officer effectiveness for the YouCompli blog. In my experience, the effectiveness and perception of your compliance program directly correlates to how you build and sustain relationships with others. Let me give you an example.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Improving Quality of Care by Addressing Preventable Harm Written by Joanne Byron , BS, LPN, CCA, CHA, CHCO, CHBS, CHCM, CIFHA, CMDP, COCAS, CORCM, OHCC, ICDCT-CM/PCS Human error is a major cause of patient harm and prevents the delivery of safe, quality care even in today’s heavily regulated environment.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Ankit Kumar Agarwal, Director – IT Delivery Services at NewWave Telecom & Technologies Inc. They can access high-value patient PHI/PII data and use it maliciously to disrupt the patient’s treatment routine and bring down uptime, which is critical. It helps them to protect their sensitive information.

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Health Populi

JULY 6, 2018

Three reports published in the past few weeks give us some useful perspective on that question, woven together in today’s Health Populi blog. “Value-based healthcare is contextual, geared towards providing the right care in the right place, at the right time and at the right level of cost,” the Index report defines.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MAY 25, 2022

Some of the residents were partially undressed or completely naked, and others were calling for help or left alone with heavily soiled incontinent briefs. Improving nursing home performance and the care they provide is my number one priority,” stated Inspector General Christi A. Advance review and preparation are essential.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JULY 5, 2022

The conference presenters grappled in real-time with the transitory nature of the healthcare landscape today, including the significant role that technology has played in driving shifts in care delivery. Here, we provide an overview of what our healthcare law experts learned at the conference across relevant topic areas: Technology.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The Bulletin aims to clarify when identifiable information collected by such tracking technologies may constitute protected health information (“PHI”) as defined and interpreted under the HIPAA Rules. Generally, tracking technologies developed by third parties (e.g., Background. Bulletin Summary.

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Healthcare Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a proposed rule , “Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes” (the “Proposed Rule”), that is intended to improve patient and provider access to health information and streamline processes related to prior authorization for medical items and services.

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Redox

APRIL 29, 2019

Almost everyone agrees that digital health is a benefit to their organization and to their patients. Yet systems, culture, history, beliefs, and habits make it difficult to figure out how to actually make the adaptations needed for better digital health.

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Provider Trust

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its latest 2023 Spring Semiannual Report to Congress, providing a comprehensive overview of its activities from October 2022 to March 2023. The convicted individual was employed as a data entry specialist at a vaccination provider company.

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Jane Sarashon

APRIL 28, 2024

“If data is everywhere, how do you protect it?” This thought has been on my mind well before the Change Healthcare hacks (that’s plural) with which U.S. health care stakeholders are still dealing as this post goes live on the Health Populi blog. Finally, we’ll post the last third of our conversation.

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SQA

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Where electronic certificates produced and issued by the provincial application system are used, the provincial drug regulatory department shall clarify the relevant guidelines to enterprises within its administrative region and provide guidance and services. ” The requirements for providers (e.g.,

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 2, 2022

Desperation to fill staffing gaps can often lead to the “warm body syndrome” method of hiring 7 , which can only add to the damage – and expenses – in the long run. Such an approach can improve revenues through increased collections, reduced delays, and denials, and fewer days in accounts receivable 8. The Technology Factor.

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Verisys

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The more you know about the people in your organization, the safer you are from risks that could damage your company, your reputation, or your compliance.The regulations in the pharmaceutical industry are understandably strict, and to ensure your organization is compliant, every member of your team must be thoroughly vetted.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 21, 2023

As we prepare for the ViVE 2023 conferences next week, one of the things I am most looking forward to is seeing companies that can help healthcare organizations accelerate their digital efforts. Plus, I’m excited to see how things are going with Ed Marx now leading the organization as CEO.

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Health Populi

JULY 1, 2019

Get a cup of coffee and sit back, because this is a long one – not the usual short and sweet entry that each of us endeavors to craft on our respective blogs. They also started DigitalMe , a research program where patients shared actual biologic samples with PLM to make for more comprehensive data sets. A sum of their data?

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The GCPG is a reference guide for the health care compliance community and other health care stakeholders and provides information about relevant Federal laws, compliance program infrastructure, OIG resources, and other information useful to understanding health care compliance. a day for psychiatric patients. Has the U.S.

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