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Recent Developments in Telehealth Enforcement

Healthcare Law Blog

The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) led to a rapid expansion in the utilization of telehealth. In July 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issue a Special Fraud Alert alerting practitioners to exercise caution when entering into arrangements with telemedicine companies.

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Physician venture investor talks telehealth, digital therapeutics, Medicaid tech

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Norden is particularly passionate about funding companies focused on the Medicaid population – a traditionally tricky and often ignored area. What has been one digital health investment trend during the COVID-19 pandemic, and why is it important? Worse yet, COVID-19 has exacerbated mental and behavioral health issues.

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Value-Based Health Care Needs All Stakeholders at the Table – Especially the Patient

Health Populi

Dr. Fendrick was part of a team that wrote one of the first research articles on the effects of increasing patient cost sharing on health disparities — published in 2008 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. have struggled to pay for living expenses since December 2020, a year into the COVID-19 pandemic.

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October-December 2021 State Regulatory Developments

New Jersey Healthcare Blog

103, which declared a Public Health Emergency for the state in response to COVID-19. 1846(a), the Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services published a notice of readoption of New Jersey Care … Special Medicaid Programs Manual. 10:69, AFDC-Related Medicaid, or 10:71, Medicaid Only.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

for physician referral scheme In Los Angeles, hospital CEO pay could be capped Kaiser Permanente ratings affirmed amid healthy financial profile Nurses vote ‘no confidence’ in California hospital administration, board Nursing facility, management company settle physician kickback allegations for $3.8M

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Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances Set to Take Off

Healthcare IT Today

This requirement was relaxed by DEA and HHS early in the COVID-19 shutdown, but the old restrictions are set to return at the end of the 2024. One recommendation was to include a modifier or ‘stamp’ (e.g., ‘T’ for telemedicine) to the prescriber’s DEA number, indicating a special telemedicine registration.”

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When Household Economics Blur with Health, Technology and Trust – Health Populi’s 2023 TrendCast

Jane Sarashon

Septo“ refers to “seven:” along with the triple-demic of COVID-19, influenza and RSV, add in four more viruses: parainfluenza (a cause of croup), rhinovirus, metapneumovirus, as well as pneumococcus which is still alive and replicating. Reported in MIT Technology Review on December 19, 2022. “In