Kaiser Health News

JANUARY 28, 2022

25 ruling, which came in response to a 2011 class-action lawsuit eventually joined by 14 beneficiaries against the Department of Health and Human Services, will guarantee patients the right to appeal to Medicare for nursing home coverage if they were admitted to a hospital as an inpatient but were switched to observation care, an outpatient service.

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 12, 2024

Healthcare compliance is the process of following the laws, regulations, and ethical standards that govern the healthcare industry. Medicare and Medicaid (1960s): The introduction of government-funded healthcare programs brought about increased scrutiny and regulation. What is Healthcare Compliance?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 31, 2021

At the same time, 90% of respondents said they expect their companies to grow this year, with one-third innovating new services and products and nearly 60% saying they are experiencing expansion due to COVID-19. Nearly nine in 10 U.S. companies said they plan to raise capital in 2021, compared with 70% in the U.K.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have taken a bold step by mandating a standard for prior authorization. Yet in a traditional fee-for-service payment model, prior authorization by payers is absolutely crucial. Without it, overtreatment would skyrocket, causing pain to patients and bankrupting the payers.

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Health Law Advisor

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The total recoveries in fraud cases brought with respect to the health care and life sciences industries fell to the lowest level since 2009. billion was recovered in qui tam cases in which the government declined to intervene. By contrast, $777 million was recovered in cases where the government intervened or otherwise pursued.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Healthcare compliance is the process of following the laws, regulations, and ethical standards that govern the healthcare industry. Exclusion from Government Programs: Entities found non-compliant may be barred from participating in government healthcare programs like Medicare and Medicaid. What Is Healthcare Compliance?

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In 2009 and 2010, further improvements were made to the False Claims Act and its whistleblower provisions. Congress strengthened the False Claims Act by increasing incentives for whistleblowers to file lawsuits alleging false claims on behalf of the government. billion recovered under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.

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MedTrainer

JUNE 29, 2023

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

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Title III: Tax-related health provisions governing medical savings accounts. Title V: Revenue offsets governing tax deductions for employers. The responsibility for accomplishing this purpose is delegated to the Secretary for Health & Human Services (HHS).

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Since 2009, HITECH has given “teeth” to HIPAA law. This act was signed into law by President Obama back in 2009. Does your practice have a procedure for notifying the Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary when there is a breach of 500 or records? What’s the difference between HIPAA and HITECH?

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Warner suggests the only way to improve healthcare cybersecurity rapidly is through a collaborative effort involving the public and private sectors, with the federal government providing overall leadership. The white paper suggests several areas where policies could be changed to improve cybersecurity in the healthcare industry.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 2, 2023

Bill Charnetski, EVP, Health System Solutions & Government Affairs at PointClickCare Traditionally, long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) facilities have not benefited from the same health IT investments or funding as other care sectors. Since the U.S. Since the U.S.

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The Health Law Firm

JULY 11, 2012

Maury Regional Hospital, located in Columbia, Tennesse, has agreed to pay the federal government over $3.5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that occurred between 2004 and 2009. The hospital self-reported after its own compliance program revealed billing problems for ambulance services.

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The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 9, 2013

This is according to an audit report of the hospital’s billing practices that found the hospital allegedly overbilled the health care program in 2009 and 2010. The report was released on October 8, 2013, by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG).

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Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The letter exhorts the DEA to publish the proposed rule for a special telemedicine registration, something the DEA has said it would do since 2009 (yes, 13 years ago; not a typo). ” - Stacey Hughes, EVP Government Relations and Public Policy, American Hospital Association. ” The AHA letter is available here.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

“HITECH” is the acronym for the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH Act), which is title XIII of division A and title IV of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Pub. In 2020, the U.S. The consequences for noncompliance with the HITECH Act can be severe.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

“HITECH” is the acronym for the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH Act), which is title XIII of division A and title IV of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Pub. In 2020, the U.S. The consequences for noncompliance with the HITECH Act can be severe.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Whistleblowers continue to be one of the federal government’s greatest assets in FCA cases, as whistleblowers filed 652 qui tam suits in 2022 with recovery totaling $1.9 The government initiated 296 FCA cases on its own last year without input of a relator, which is the highest volume of DOJ initiated cases since the 1986 FCA amendments.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 3, 2022

increase, home health services seeing a 1.4% Staff salaries have increased over 20% this last year, yet rates paid to the facilities have stagnated and fee-for-service compensation for physicians and nurse practitioners has declined by up to 7.5 %. Why should the government be in the job of making nursing homes better?

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Since 2009, HITECH has given “teeth” to HIPAA law. This act was signed into law by President Obama back in 2009. Does your practice have a procedure for notifying the Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary when there is a breach of 500 or records? What’s the difference between HIPAA and HITECH?

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Jane Sarashon

MARCH 15, 2022

Mackey told NPR in this interview that, “In fascism, the government doesn’t own the means of production, but they do control it. Health Populi’s Hot Points: John Mackey has held this view on food for a long time. And that’s what’s happening with these reforms.”

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 19, 2013

The nonprofit organization is accused of fraudulently billing Medicaid and other government programs for health services provided by some of its Texas clinics between 2003 and 2009, according to the DOJ. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast recently paid $4.3

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 18, 2022

While the lag in adoption isn’t a perfect science, higher adoption rates in other care settings can be attributed to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009. As government regulators and payers are asking for more and more data, an EHR becomes necessary to keep track of it all.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted in 2009, helped right of access policies evolve to reflect the growing use of EHR systems. HIPAA Enforcement HIPAA compliance it monitored by the Health & Human Services (HHS) enforcement agency, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The US Department of Justice has joined a whistleblower suit filed against Halifax Hospital by the hospital's director of physician services, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal. Elin Baklid-Kunz filed a lawsuit against Halifax in 2009. The US Department of Justice filed its part of the lawsuit on Friday.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

In February 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), less formally known as the Stimulus Bill. The policy’s acronym fully spelled-out was the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009. trillion in 2009 when HITECH was signed into law to $3.7

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Health Populi

JULY 9, 2020

Combine these new life-flows with conflicting information about the nature, severity, and life-span of COVID-19: From three levels of government leaders: The President and the Executive Branch at the Federal Level, Governors of States, and Mayors of cities; Public health agencies, especially the U.S. Health citizens in the U.S.

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Jane Sarashon

MARCH 17, 2022

The link in the previous sentence will take you to my post on the Fund’s 2009 report, citing a déjà vu experience of evidence that sounds all too similar to the 2022 profile]. primary care teams may be a function of underinvestment in certain types of social services. “PCPs in Canada and the U.S. and care for society.”

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

Studies have shown that the rate of hospital consolidation – which has more than doubled since 2009 – is driving healthcare costs up, creating worse health outcomes, and reducing services available to patients. where maternal mortality rates already far exceed other industrialized nations. Rob Cohen, CEO at Bamboo Health.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

Remember, this is the federal government, so getting almost halfway through the throat-clearing phase of fleshing out an idea in about six months or so really is a sprint.) The final piece of this trifecta is the privacy rule applicable to substance abuse service providers, aka 42 CFR Part 2. Hey, coordinated care is a good idea.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

Remember, this is the federal government, so getting almost halfway through the throat-clearing phase of fleshing out an idea in about six months or so really is a sprint.) The final piece of this trifecta is the privacy rule applicable to substance abuse service providers, aka 42 CFR Part 2. Hey, coordinated care is a good idea.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 28, 2022

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) establish a feedback mechanism to improve the effectiveness of its data breach reporting process.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 28, 2022

In the first half of 2022, we have observed that a few sectors saw their median multiples tick up relative to the period between January 2017 – December 2021, namely Analytics (by 1.3x), Infrastructure Technology (by 0.9x), and RCM Services (by 0.7x). for companies over $1 billion in enterprise value. HEALTH IT CAPITAL RAISES (NON-BUYOUT).

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Vatsala Kapur, Senior Director of Government Affairs at Bamboo Health. A bipartisan group in Congress proposed the 988 Implementation Act , with the goal to increase access to behavioral health services, especially those in crisis through the three-digit number, akin to 911.

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Total HIPAA

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settled a whopping 19 HIPAA violation cases. Your company may also incur the cost of legal fees and client protection services, like credit monitoring. What We Know About the SolarWinds Breach Looking back at key HIPAA changes under 2009 law.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 1, 2023

Since then, there have been initiatives such as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) which was signed into law in 2009, and from which came the Health Information Technology for Economic Clinical Health (HITECH) Act to promote the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) among providers.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Several respondents say that government regulations from the Meaningful Use era, starting in 2009, make it hard to comply without loading each note down with duplicate information. Follow the money. A related motivation was suggested by to two administrators with nursing backgrounds: Joy Avery and Donna Pritchard from CipherHealth.

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