The Health Law Firm

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

million to settle a whistle blower lawsuit alleging its pharmacies caused federal health programs to overpay for prescription drugs by not telling the government about discounted prices. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On December 22, 2017, Kmart Corporation agreed to pay $32.3

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Health Populi

JUNE 30, 2020

APA conducted a third poll about current civil unrest between June 9-11, 2020, to complement their original research plan based on the next pandemic emerging after COVID-19 and an economic recession: social unrest and civil rights re-awakening. APA polled 3,013 U.S. adults age 19 and over between May 21 and June 3, 2020.

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Health Populi

JULY 9, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has re-shaped patients into consumers, concerned about managing the risk of contracting the virus, millions of people experiencing months of sheltering, working, learning, and cooking at home. Empathy = “I believe you care about me and my success. strives to get through the pandemic.

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YouCompli

MAY 31, 2023

We need to talk about regulation. Investigations into high-risk issues like drug diversion, coordinating a response to a regulatory change or responding to a government investigation all get people’s hearts pumping fast. Think about a time when you saw a speaker experience technical difficulties like feedback from a microphone.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The GAMMAs have actively been involved in the telemedicine sector as far back as 2008 and have accelerated the pace of investment in the sector. The United States remains the global hub for telemedicine with more than 800 companies, about four times the number of European counterparts. and this ratio should persist in 2024.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

a power Visa and ultimately the government could not deny. In 2008, the startup launched its first API to make and receive phone calls entirely in the cloud. The discussion around how to integrate an open-protocol approach into a complicated system governed by HIPAA has been going on for years. About Yishai Knobel.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 31, 2022

Making this a reality, however, will require smart decisions by investors, real investments by the government, and an honest within-industry conversation about what health care should look like in the near future. About Yonatan Adiri. We need to get this right before it is too late.??.

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C&M Health Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In the broader context, ONC has been working on governance for a nationwide health information exchange for over a decade. Although funded by the government, there was very little transparency on the process for drafting the framework or on the process for consideration of those comments. Government Benefits Determination.

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Health Populi

APRIL 1, 2020

consumers were re-shapen by the 2008 Recession in two key ways: people took on more self-service DIY daily life-flows, seeking self-sufficiency and less dependence on institutions; and, consumers became more value-sensitive both in terms of financial value and personal values. In the U.S.,

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Jane Sarashon

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

So I typed in our question about Anna’s scalp rash and within a day or two, got a response from Dr. Greene. For a fun blast-from-the-telehealth-past, see this paper I wrote for the California Health Care Foundation in 2008 (!) He calmed down this new Mom and once we landed in Bangkok enroute to the U.S.,

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

That person holds an entrance conference with the department director, and reviews the documentation against the regulatory requirements, but never communicates with the director about how they provide and document the service for billing purposes. Such a situation would raise concerns about that auditor’s ability to do their work properly.

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Verisys

DECEMBER 22, 2021

If you have a provider directory, you probably know about the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (aka H.R. Joining workgroup meetings, like those held for HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), will help organizations learn from other industry participants about best practices. By Donald Potts and Donovan Schwartz.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 18, 2022

By pulling together data points and health information from disparate points of care, there is now a better foundation of knowledge for a provider to use in making both small and large decisions about a patient’s care. Since 2008, office-based physician adoption of EHRs has more than doubled from 42 percent to 86 percent.

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YouCompli

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Social Currency This concept relates to the things we talk about that make us look good to others or enhance our social status. For example, think about a time when you went to a new restaurant that you loved. You likely told others about your experience, right? they reported a concern that needed to be corrected).

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YouCompli

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

When I got to the aisle, it contained four shelves stretching fifteen feet each, all filled with filters from various manufacturers for just about any automobile make and model. Keep in mind these folks are not as knowledgeable about compliance programs, the terminology, or the regulations as you are.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Michigan Healthcare Compliance Resources Let’s start with the important state government agencies you’ll need to work with: The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) focuses on safeguarding public health, implementing health programs, and ensuring the overall health and safety of the population.

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YouCompli

JUNE 20, 2023

She and I talked about it on a recent YouCompli webinar on compliance culture ( Read a summary of our conversation here.)   Donnetta’s team starts off by asking managers for nominations. We meet with groups of about 10-20 employees and talk about compliance topics. By being genuinely curious about their work.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

Medicare Payment Resources CMS implemented an Ambulatory Payment Classification-based payment methodology in 2008. Visit the Medicare payment resources page on the ASCA website to learn about the changes that CMS has made to the payment system and ensure that your ASC is paid appropriately. ASC billing compliance has many benefits.

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YouCompli

AUGUST 2, 2023

As compliance officers, we talk a lot about the factors that directly influence a culture of compliance in our organizations. In meetings, or the meeting after the meeting, pay attention to what’s being talked about related to the services your organization offers and what’s happening in the marketplace. 

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Bill of Health

AUGUST 29, 2022

government funding, announced that it felt “a special obligation … to use our resources to bring this pandemic to an end as quickly as possible.” government purchased millions of doses of Moderna’s mRNA vaccine, along with large quantities of vaccines manufactured by Pfizer. By Jorge L. Updating” the Pledge.

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Health Care Law Brief

APRIL 11, 2022

However, through its advisory opinion process, OIG has blessed certain arrangements when cash equivalents have been offered or provided to beneficiaries. See, e.g. , id. at 77781, 77782–3, 77789–90, 77791.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

If the pandemic has taught us anything about public policy, it is that the model of countercyclical federal aid — which expands at the onset of an economic crisis but abates as that crisis is resolved — is fundamentally inadequate when applied to the realm of public health. Consider that between 2008 and 2020, U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 18, 2022

Healthcare IT News sat down with this digital health investor to talk about digital health investment trends during the pandemic and where he sees funding trending in 2022 and beyond. Norden is particularly passionate about funding companies focused on the Medicaid population – a traditionally tricky and often ignored area.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 5, 2022

However, as a board-certified physician in addiction medicine and chief medical officer of a nationwide addiction medicine practice, waiting on government funding was not an option as we treated patients struggling with opioid use disorder (OUD) during the COVID pandemic.

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Health Law Advisor

MARCH 7, 2023

Background on the Ryan Haight Act The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 (the “Ryan Haight Act”) made certain amendments to the CSA which established controls on the remote prescribing of controlled substances. Provider Education and Understanding About New Prescribing and Recordkeeping Requirements.

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YouCompli

AUGUST 16, 2023

Another Tactic: Take an Active Interest in Leaders If you are new to an organization, conduct a meet-and-greet meeting with your healthcare leaders to learn more about them. First, after studying their policies and procedures, you could learn about the department and their processes by interviewing the leader(s) and staff.

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Health Populi

JULY 1, 2019

Patients knew this – PLM was emphatic about transparency in its community and the company never hid what they were doing with people’s data. For more color, read Jane’s April 2008 report, “The Wisdom of Patients,” where she wrote about PLM in its start-up phase (see section on page 20 entitled “ An Ongoing, Live Outcomes Study ”).

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The GNH became part of Bhutan’s Constitution in 2008, and the first Index report came out in 2012. ” Tyler then talked about his wife and daughter, who are both teachers. Good governance. The third category, a single domain, lives on its own because it’s fundamental: good governance.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 28, 2022

Since 2008, the US economy functioned with remarkably low inflation and interest rates. Smaller companies that were raising large amounts of capital and feeling bullish about going up against the large incumbents may struggle to access capital and become prime acquisition targets for the incumbents. ABOUT HEALTHCARE GRO WTH PARTNERS.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Challenges in diagnosing sleep apnea and research that shows positive airway pressure treatment can lower healthcare costs motivate healthcare organizations and government agencies like the U.S. There is also news from federal agencies about deaths attributed to recalled PAP machines, and a new five-year, $4.1

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 17, 2023

In a February 28, 2023, update on its HIPAA enforcement actions, OCR explained that it has received more than 322,579 complaints about potential HIPAA violations. Since fiscal year 2017, complaints about potential HIPAA violations have increased by 28% and reports of large data breaches – more than 500 records – have increased by 100%.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 17, 2023

For the third year in a row, citizens in most of the world see business as the most-trusted institution, above government, media, and NGOs, found in the 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer , unveiled this week at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In the U.S. ” One in three Democrats said the same.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 1, 2022

Consider more CMS oversight : Between 2008 and 2018, states spent a total of $44.1 billion on their MES and eligibility and enrollment systems, according to a 2020 report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). About Brett Furst. Following are three suggestions for a way forward for the Medicaid of tomorrow: 1.

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Health Populi

APRIL 10, 2019

In no state did the rate of diabetes decline in the ten years between 2008 and 2018. As pharma industry execs testify this week on Capitol Hill about how prescription drugs get priced and distributed, the overwhelming majority of Americans believe that drug prices are too high and require government regulation.

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Drug & Device Law

JULY 31, 2023

We have blogged several times about the somewhat esoteric issue of whether intangible items – chiefly computer software, website algorithms, and other electronic information – is treated as a “product” for purposes of imposing strict liability on their creators. 2008 WL 11344752, at *2 (D. April 22, 2008); Isham v. at 1291-92.

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Drug & Device Law

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Back in 2008, the United States Supreme Court held, in Riegel v. 312 (2008), that essentially all product liability claims against manufacturers of FDA pre-market approved (“PMA”) medical devices were preempted. That rationale is about as far from the Supreme Court’s holdings in TwIqbal , quoted above, as it is possible to be.

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Drug & Device Law

JUNE 1, 2023

2008) (same). 2008), aff’d , 250 P.3d 3d 1065, 1078 (Idaho 2008) (dissent). Thus, Illinois Supreme Court precedent on whether a trial court undertakes a gatekeeping role for expert witnesses is about a clear as mud. Pickus , 2008 WL 1926721 (Me. Schafer , 385 S.W.3d 3d 822, 833 (Ark. Alpharma, Inc. , See Bocian v.

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