MedTrainer
AUGUST 31, 2023
Adhering to regulatory guidelines and ethical standards is of the utmost importance in every healthcare setting. Yet, navigating the intricacies of healthcare compliance can be daunting. It’s why we’ve compiled a series of the most common healthcare compliance FAQs and their answers. Any healthcare professional curious about compliance practices will find these answers helpful, insightful, and empowering.
Total HIPAA
AUGUST 30, 2023
What is AI? Artificial intelligence is the science of making machines that can learn, similar to the ways humans do. AI technology can process large amounts of data in ways that humans can’t. Machines and programs that incorporate AI in their design are able to recognize patterns and make decisions based on their experience of a dataset and therefore their ability to predict what would come next in a pattern.
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Healthicity
AUGUST 29, 2023
Academic medical centers often have unique risks associated with their services. As a result, their compliance programs need to be designed to account for these risks.
Compliancy Group
AUGUST 30, 2023
A class action lawsuit against Meta Pixel, John Doe v. Meta Platforms Inc. , was filed in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, in June of 2022. In the lawsuit, Plaintiffs allege that Meta knew, or should have known, that its Pixel tracking tool was being improperly used on the websites of at least 600 hospital systems. Meta Pixel Privacy Lawsuit: Targeting Meta Plaintiffs claim that the hospital systems were sending protected health information to Facebook through the Pixel
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
HIPAA Journal
AUGUST 29, 2023
The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights released guidance in 2022 on HIPAA and website tracking technologies and confirmed disclosures of protected health information to third parties via website tracking technologies is a HIPAA violation unless authorization has been received from patients or if there is a valid business associate agreement in place. OCR and the Federal Trade Commission also wrote to 130 healthcare and telehealth providers to warn them about tracking technologies on their websites and
YouCompli
AUGUST 29, 2023
Fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) associated with telehealth services existed before COVID-19, but it significantly increased during the pandemic. An audit by the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that Medicare beneficiaries used 88 times more telehealth services during the first year of the pandemic than they did the previous year.
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AIHC
AUGUST 30, 2023
Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM Due to the high volume of fraud schemes involving telemarketing revealed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) over recent years, it is important that providers heed “buyer beware” when engaging with a telemarketing firm. “If it is too good to be true it probably isn't.” This article is educational only, and does not provide consulting or legal advice.
MedTrainer
AUGUST 28, 2023
Compliance with regulatory requirements is not just a necessity for healthcare providers; it’s a critical component of providing safe and ethical care to patients. Healthcare organizations therefore face myriad complex regulations. Ensuring compliance can be a daunting task, but healthcare compliance software is available to simplify the process and help organizations meet their regulatory obligations with ease.
Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 30, 2023
In the employer-sponsored insurer market, employers play a “critical” role when it comes to quality and outcomes, according to a report by Morgan Health and Embold Health.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Covenant Health expanded its high acuity care hospital-at-home program in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Tuesday. WHY IT MATTERS A suite of electronics is enabling patients from Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center facility and now Parkwest Medical Center with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, cellulitis and more to recuperate at home, according to a local WATE ABC6 report.
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Feeling overwhelmed by medical waste regulations? This comprehensive guide unravels the complexities of medical waste disposal, ensuring you stay compliant and prioritize safety. Inside you'll find: Clear categorization: Learn to precisely classify medical waste for proper handling and disposal. Labeling & Storage: Discover best practices for clear labeling and secure storage of medical waste.
MRO Compliance
AUGUST 30, 2023
The health care industry has undergone a significant transformation with the widespread adoption of EHRs and the electronic exchange of patient information. In the wake of digitization, the release of information (ROI) process has also changed and will continue to advance for the foreseeable future.
Bill of Health
AUGUST 29, 2023
By Dafni Lima A series of legal rules are designed to ensure that, when welcoming a child, parents are given the protection and support they need in relation to work. The same cannot be said for those dealing with challenges unique to assisted reproduction. This post argues that the protective rationale of parental leave should be extended to address the needs for those undergoing fertility treatment in the form of a new “assisted reproduction leave.” Parental Leave and Protections f
Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 31, 2023
The South Carolina-based health system alleges that the insurer broke its contract and gave "false and misleading" statements to the press about Prisma’s proposed rates for 2024.
Healthcare It News
AUGUST 30, 2023
Anjali Kataria, Mytonomy CEO and cofounder, says that content streaming and AI can empower patients at home and help hospitals and health systems improve their patient education materials as they reduce the time nurses spend answering questions.
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Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 31, 2023
Following conversations in Washington and state capitals, the American Telemedicine Association published its new Health Data Privacy Principles this week. They're meant to address concerns about state privacy laws governing consumer health data, according to ATA, which is urging policymakers to ensure conditions that stimulate innovation and advance patient access to virtual care.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 31, 2023
Enforcement of information blocking penalties for health IT entities is slated to go into effect on Friday, opening the door to penalties of up to $1 million per violation. | The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General said it expects to receive more complaints than it can investigate and so will be prioritizing those meeting certain criteria.
Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
The departure of Brewer, a veteran of retailers Starbucks and Walmart, comes as Walgreens looks to beef up its leadership roster with healthcare executives.
Healthcare It News
AUGUST 30, 2023
The company will use the funds to meet the growing demand for ElliQ, its conversational AI-powered robot that acts as a companion to seniors.
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FACIS® helps organizations mitigate patient and organizational risk. Maintaining compliance and safeguarding against fraud and abuse in today’s changing healthcare landscape can be challenging. Most healthcare organizations screen and monitor providers against the OIG but that’s only ONE of FACIS®’ primary sources. FACIS® pulls data for every taxonomy from the lowest level employee to the highest level licensed professional.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 28, 2023
Clínica Alemana Osorno, located in southern Chile, has introduced digital communication workflows that leverage connected care. Digital workflows are helping the clinic create a better patient experience, enhance workforce efficiency and increase access to care across its 46 medical specialties and four facilities. With more than 300,000 outpatient appointments per year, Clínica Alemana Osorno is one of the largest healthcare providers in southern Chile.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 30, 2023
Humana's senior-focused primary care business, CenterWell, is bringing its services into patients' homes. | Humana's senior-focused primary care business, CenterWell, is bringing its services into patients' homes.
Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 30, 2023
The program builds on Humana’s acquisition of home-based primary care provider Heal earlier this year, and could eventually expand to 10 additional southern and southwestern states.
Healthcare It News
AUGUST 31, 2023
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs broke records by achieving HIMSS stage 7 in four models concurrently. Raed Alhamze explores the impact on patient outcomes.
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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Patrick J. Kennedy, former U.S. Representative, and Nawal Roy, founder and CEO of Holmusk, discuss how the pair is using experience and data to create a policy guide for lawmakers.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 30, 2023
In a letter sent to all states (PDF), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( | As more Medicaid beneficiaries are wrongly kicked off the program, CMS is requiring states to reevaluate its eligibility systems and auto-renewal process.
Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 29, 2023
A limited group of Google Cloud clients, including systems HCA and Mayo Clinic, have been testing the large language model since April in a variety of use cases.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 28, 2023
The commitment to telehealth from CMS offers medical specialties the freedom to innovate and provide better and more equitable care, says Dr. Robert Murry, chief medical officer of NextGen Healthcare and a practicing family physician.
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The industry has seen an increasing pace of ransomware, zero-day, and remote-code execution attacks. Learn how to defend against these against these attacks in this eBook.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 30, 2023
Doug McMillian, Healthcare Strategist at CDW While digital transformation has been on the rise across industries, results can be difficult to see and adoption can take time. Adopting digital solutions is innately important but doing so successfully requires identifying needs and adopting the right approach. Through all the technology transformation that drives innovation in the healthcare industry, the one that underpins it all is cloud adoption.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 30, 2023
GoodRx has launched a new feature to allow healthcare professionals to see the cost of a patient’s prescription with their insurance. | The feature, embedded in GoodRx's provider solution, surfaces a patient’s coverage and benefits at the point of care with the goal of increasing price transparency and access to drugs.
Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 30, 2023
The addition of insurance pricing is a key differentiator for GoodRx’s medication comparison platform, an executive said. It should also increase the company’s revenue opportunities.
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 28, 2023
For something as important and as sensitive as healthcare, there are plenty of rules and regulations in place to protect both patients and organizations. However, with healthcare being ever-evolving our regulations are also ever evolving. This can make it extremely difficult to not only follow all of the ones in place today but to prepare our organizations for the upcoming regulations.
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