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The Role of Qualified Medical Interpreters in Achieving Section 1557 Healthcare Compliance

HIT Consultant

Section 1557, known as the “Health Care Rights Law,” is the main nondiscrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). For healthcare providers, compliance with these regulations is not only a legal obligation but also critical to addressing health disparities and improving patient outcomes.

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What Does the OFAC Sanctions List Have to do With Russia and Ukraine?

Verisys

We’ll explore what the OFAC Sanctions List means for healthcare organizations, how maintaining compliance with OFAC rules reduces reputational, financial, and patient risk, and the steps individual providers and entities can take to be removed from the OFAC list. In 2016, Alcon Laboratories was slapped with a $7.6 However, the U.S.

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CMS Includes MAOs in Data Exchange and Prior Authorization Requirements

Healthcare Law Blog

Include functionality to determine requirements for any other data, forms, or medical record documentation required by the payer for the items or services for which the provider is seeking prior authorization and while maintaining compliance with the mandatory HIPAA transaction standards. Identifying Previous and Concurrent Payors and Opt In.