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House bill would compel states to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

and Guam, was formally introduced in the fall of 2014 in recognition of the fact that physicians will increasingly practice in different states via telehealth. Physicians can qualify to practice medicine in multiple states, receiving separate licenses for each, via one application within the compact. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., THE LARGER TREND.

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What You Need to Know About Marijuana Rescheduling

Bill of Health

Since 2014, Congress has passed spending amendments that limit the use of federal funds for enforcement against state-compliant medical marijuana programs. Schedule 3 drugs must be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA,) prescribed by a doctor, and distributed by a pharmacy. From 2009-2018, several U.S.

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Dental Fraud Schemes Uncovered

Compliancy Group

In one case, the dentist himself was involved, practicing on a revoked license. for Medicaid Fraud In March 2014, the Maryland Board of Dental Examiners received complaints against Seyed Hamid Tofigh, DDS, claiming the dentist posed a risk of harm, and suspended his license. As a result, his license was revoked in 2015.

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Preventing Unlicensed Individuals and Subsequent Fraudulent Claims Submission

Provider Trust

District Attorney alleges that Pickering was hired in 2019 as a licensed physician’s assistant at a family practice in Norcross, Georgia but had not been a licensed physician’s assistant in Georgia, or any state, since March 2014. The Importance of Conducting License Verification and Monitoring. According to the U.S.

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California and North Dakota Hospitals Report Cyberattacks

HIPAA Journal

The attacker was discovered to have accessed patient data, including names, medical record numbers, dates of birth, and clinical information such as allergies, diagnoses, medications, and doctors’ notes. Fernald Developmental Center campus in Waltham, MA, which was sold to the city of Waltham in 2014.

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How health systems can better protect patient privacy

Healthcare It News

Before what he referred to as the major ramp up in attacks against healthcare that began in 2015, there was "an appreciable minority of patients who were uncomfortable providing all their information to their doctors," he told attendees at the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum in Boston earlier this month.

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Asante Discovers 9 Years of Unauthorized Medical Record Access by a Physician

HIPAA Journal

Asante, an Oregon-based health system with three hospitals and more than 30 primary care facilities, has started notifying certain patients that their medical records have been accessed by a local doctor who had no treatment relationship with the patients.