HIT Consultant

APRIL 20, 2022

Since the passage of the Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act in 2008, the U.S. As part of this VBC mode l, hospitals and health systems must store, track, and analyze a large amount of quality-related data for compliance and reimbursement purposes. Tom Zaubler, MD, Chief Medical Officer of NeuroFlow.

Medicare 98

Medicare Medicare Telemedicine Medicaid 98

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 18, 2022

Norden is particularly passionate about funding companies focused on the Medicaid population – a traditionally tricky and often ignored area. You are passionate about funding companies focused on the Medicaid population – a traditionally tricky and often ignored area. Hospitals are faced with impossible decisions.

Medicaid 211

Medicaid Medicaid COVID-19 Telemedicine 211

Health Law Advisor

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Lowest Total Recoveries Since 2008 Record-Shattering Number of New Cases Filed Health Care and Life Sciences Cases Continue to Dominate On February 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement statistics for fiscal year (FY) 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022. [1]

Fraud 52

Fraud COVID-19 Governance Medicaid 52

Hall Render

JUNE 30, 2023

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

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Health Populi

JUNE 13, 2018

Even with moderating medical trend growth, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expect that healthcare spending will account for 20% of the U.S. As with public sector healthcare spending (“entitlements” in the form of Medicare and Medicaid), healthcare spending crowds out U.S. economy by 2026.

Medicaid 63

Medicaid Medicaid Health Insurance Medicare 63

New Jersey Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

The chapter applies to State psychiatric hospitals and DMHAS services. 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.

Licensing 40

Licensing Medicaid Medicaid Nurses 40

Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Consider that between 2008 and 2020, U.S. If the point of “building back better” — to use the Biden administration’s preferred phrase — is enhancing the public health system’s resilience to future crises, using January 2020 as a benchmark is wholly inappropriate. public health expenditures fell by 30 percent.

Public Health 362

Public Health COVID-19 Public Health Professionals Governance 362

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 5, 2022

The Ryan Haight Act of 2008 generally requires prescribers to conduct in-person evaluations before prescribing buprenorphine but adjusting the rule to allow providers to e-prescribe the life-saving medication more broadly would expedite the start of therapy for thousands of patients.

US Department of Health and Human Services 98

US Department of Health and Human Services Telemedicine Governance Medicaid 98

Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Civil rights coalitions have deployed disability frames in immigration detention facilities , psychiatric hospitals , jails , and nursing homes to challenge public health failures, and brought voting rights cases to address restrictions on early voting and the availability of ballot drop boxes.

COVID-19 144

COVID-19 ADA Public Health Nursing Homes 144

Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The CFPB will also continue to monitor medical debt, and for good reason: this Kaiser Health News research program has been highlighting providers’ lawsuits suing patients for unpaid bills, such as this column asking, “Will your hospital sue you?”. One in three consumers pointed to prescription drugs as the highest spending category in U.S.

COVID-19 52

COVID-19 Health Insurance Public Health Hospitals 52

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 14, 2020

Rural hospital leaders say COVID-19 has magnified the need for access to telehealth – and that it's a mistake to rely on one-size, fits-all solutions for virtual care. Since January 2010, 126 rural hospitals have shut down, with nearly 600 more on the brink of closing.

Hospitals 204

Hospitals COVID-19 Medicare Medicare 204

Innovaare Compliance

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Armed with this regulatory compliance information, you should be in a better position to create accurate universes that comply with the latest Medicare and Medicaid protocols. Exclude all requests for concurrent reviews for inpatient hospital and inpatient SNF services, and notifications of admissions.

Regulatory Compliance 52

Regulatory Compliance Medicaid Medicaid Medicare 52

Health Populi

JANUARY 24, 2019

Now that EHRs are well-adopted in physicians’ practices and hospitals, patient data have gone digital, and can be aggregated and mined for better diagnosis, treatment, and intelligent decision making. Politics underpin what’s happening in health plans in the public sector, and I spoke a bit about Medicare and Medicaid.

Medicaid 69

Medicaid Medicaid Doctors Health Insurance 69