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Biosafety Labs, Public Safety, and Politics

Bill of Health

The purpose: to research highly contagious diseases affecting animals and humans, such as foot and mouth disease. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which will retain jurisdiction as owner/operator, “NBAF is necessary to meet the requirements of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 (HSPD-9).” The location of this lab?

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The ‘Holy Grail’ of Coding Automation: Why Inpatient AI is Around The Corner

HIT Consultant

Why is true inpatient coding automation the “holy grail” – as Kerry Gillespie, a former CFO at Intermountain Health and now an executive consultant at Warbird Consulting Partners, said to me at a Healthcare Financial Management Association roundtable last year? But recent developments have upended what’s possible.

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Bonus Features – August 13, 2023 – 75% of executives thing generative AI has reached the point where it will reshape healthcare, 64% of patients would trust AI over a doctor to make a diagnosis, and more,

Healthcare IT Today

RockHealth.org announced its 2023 cohort of Innovation Fellows , with founders focused in areas such as mental health, end-of-life care, pediatric telehealth, and trauma care. Additionally, Microsoft announced that New York City’s Mount Sinai Health System has the largest production instance of Epic running on Azure in the world.

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Michigan Podiatrist Convicted of $1.8 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme

Med-Net Compliance

million scheme to defraud Medicare by billing for services under another doctor’s name after Medicare revoked his privileges to participate in the program. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, the podiatrist was revoked from participating in the Medicare program in January 2015.

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OCR Releases New Recognized Security Practices Video

Med-Net Compliance

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) produced a new video on recognized security practices for organizations covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules.

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New OIG Fraud Alert Focuses On Physician Contracts: What to Watch Out For

The Health Law Firm

The Health Law Firm On June 9, 2015, the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General issued a special fraud alert on physician compensation arrangements. It also is used to ensure that the arrangement reflects fair market value for bona fide services actually provided.

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Tools, Technology Already Exist for HIEs to Succeed

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Sonia Chambers, Executive Director at West Virginia Health Information Network. Infrastructure is available nationally for states to leverage and customize locally for their unique Health Information Exchange needs. Some ready-made CSS tools that states will find useful include: .