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4 Reasons Why the Adoption of FHIR Brings Immense Value to Medical Record Requesters

MRO Compliance

The HL7® FHIR® ( Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources ) standard is the accepted standard for exchanging healthcare information, regardless of how or where the information is stored. FHIR leverages widely used internet standards which facilitates the easy sharing of discrete packets of information known as Resources.

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Understanding Climate and Disability Justice: Mitigating Structural Barriers to the Right to Health

Bill of Health

In Jackson, Mississippi, where 80% of the population is Black, poverty levels are high (a function of structural racism), and 1 in 3 adults report having a disability, the harms of climate change-related flooding, droughts, and lack of safe drinking water were exacerbated last year by legacy of infrastructure deficits.

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Nurse Burnout Even Bigger Challenge Than Physician Burnout

HIT Consultant

Now it’s more like 3-4 years. The pandemic has contributed to increased utilization of this resource due to the declining availability of staff nurses and offers an alternative pathway to nurses outside of the traditional employment model, which may further negatively impact the already stressed system. .

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Ask and Tell: Family Caregiving as a Social Determinant of Health

Healthcare IT Today

I explained that between Covid waves and caregiving for my mom, I’d had to cancel and reschedule the most the screening test at least 3 times. 2012 May;60(5):1000. This could help people self-identify sooner, and clinics would ideally help the connect them with resources. She asked if anyone was helping me. J Am Geriatr Soc.

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Supreme Court To Review DOJ’s Authority to Dismiss Qui Tam FCA Suits Over Objections From Relators

Healthcare Law Blog

In Polansky , the relator filed his FCA claim in 2012 accusing defendants of overbilling Medicare by falsely certifying inpatient services as medically necessary.

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Crisis in the U.S. Healthcare Workforce: Why It’s Time to introduce AI

HIT Consultant

By incorporating AI and ML into electronic healthcare record (EHR) systems, hospitals with limited resources – whether it be due to geographic isolation or staffing shortages –may improve patient care and outcomes. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US), [link] (2012, accessed 11 January 2022). How Do We Ensure Equity?

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SCOTUS to Decide Whether the Government has the Authority to Dismiss an FCA Suit After Initially Declining to Intervene and, if so, on What Grounds

Healthcare Law Blog

Executive Health Resources, Inc. , Executive Health Resources (“EHR”) and the government argue that 31 U.S.C. In 2012, Polansky filed an FCA action. 3730(c)(3) (under the FCA, “if the government elects not to proceed with an action, the person who initiated the action shall have the right to conduct the action”).