HIT Consultant

APRIL 18, 2024

– Founded in 2017, Two Chairs is dedicated to creating a world where everyone has access to exceptional mental healthcare. They are recognized as a top employer for therapists, boasting over 500 licensed professionals with expertise in 90 areas.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

An Illinois licensed practical nurse (LPN) was convicted and sentenced for failing to administer lifesaving measures to a resident in a nursing home in 2017. Additionally, the LPN’s nursing license was suspended for an unspecified period of time. Discussion Points: Review your policies and procedures on CPR. Update as needed.

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Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

Deploying telehealth with assured payment regardless of communications format would help practices better manage schedules and professional resources allowing licensed clinicians to each practice at the top of their license, conserving in-person “facetime” for those patients requiring in-person encounters.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 27, 2024

Patients opting for virtual care will be connected with a licensed clinician within minutes, 24/7. Since its inception in 2017, Curai has delivered affordable, on-demand, and high-quality virtual primary and urgent care services.

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Licensing 52

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Established in 2017 through a collaboration between Independence Health System, St. News and World Report’s High Performing Hospitals and Best Regional Hospitals, among others.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 9, 2023

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has announced its 44th enforcement action under its HIPAA Right of Access initiative with a $15,000 financial penalty for David Mente, MA, LPC, a licensed counselor that provides psychotherapy services in Pittsburgh, PA. The HIPAA Right of Access allows individuals to obtain a copy of their health information.

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Provider Trust

MARCH 13, 2023

So, let’s say they were revoked in 2019; then they would issue the certificate and the diploma as if the student had attended between 2016 and 2017.” State licensing boards nationwide have annulled the licenses of dozens of nurses who obtained fake degrees and used them to gain or secure employment.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Ensuring adherence to licensing requirements, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration oversees Medicaid, coordinating essential healthcare access to vulnerable populations. The Florida Board of Medicine is responsible for regulating practitioner licenses and provides the guidelines providers must adhere to.

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Pharmacy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

On December 5, 2017, the Florida Senate Health Policy Committee approved a bill that would allow the Florida Board of Optometry to offer practical and written “certification” examinations to applicants. The bill would assist optometrists who were licensed before July 1993 and, therefore, were not required to be “certified.”.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Nothing in health care happens overnight, and this concept has been hatching since 2017, GC’s press release explains. Marc Harrison, most recently CEO of Intermountain Health, to take on the CEO role for the launch of a new health services company: HATco, the Health Assurance Transformation Corporation.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 30, 2022

Founded in 2017, Epicore Biosystems is a digital health company developing advanced sweat-sensing wearables that provide real-time personalized health insights for hydration, stress and wellness. Tackling Asia’s Dehydration Crisis Through Sweat-Sensing Wearable Technology.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 4, 2021

Amazon has described Care Medical – which shares much of its branding , like the signature arrow, with the retail giant – as "an independent medical practice licensed in Washington state." Carena was acquired by Avizia in 2017.). " The practice, as STAT notes, lists a P.O.

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The Health Law Firm

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On December 5, 2017, the Florida Senate Health Policy Committee approved a bill that would allow the Florida Board of Optometry to offer practical and written “certification” examinations to applicants. ” Certified vs. Licensed. Indest III, J.D.,

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Licensing 40

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 23, 2022

Webb Mason provided patient data to Quantum Group in 2017 to assist with marketing efforts for Highmark, and that information has potentially been accessed by unauthorized individuals. Notification letters were sent to affected individuals on March 10, 2022. Highmark Inc., Highmark stressed that its own IT systems were not compromised.

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HIPAA Licensing Health Insurance Governance 118

Pharmacy Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2018

On December 4, 2017, a Florida federal judge refused to dismiss the federal government’s False Claims Act (FCA) suit against a compounding pharmacy. The firm’s attorneys include those who are board certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law as well as licensed health professionals who are also attorneys. December 4, 2017).

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The Health Law Firm

JUNE 19, 2017

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On May 31, 2017, Florida Governor, Rick Scott, signed into law House Bill 229 ( Ch. 2017-41, Laws of Florida ), which made changes to the statutory basis for Florida's impaired practitioner programs. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 29, 2022

Founded in 2017, Brightside offers its anxiety and depression care through Cigna and recently partnered with Aetna, now giving 30M insurance members nationwide access to Brightside’s care. Expert Care to Overcome Your Anxiety & Depression.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 13, 2021

– Insignia has an exclusive worldwide license for the Patient Activation Measure® (PAM®). Insignia has an exclusive worldwide license for the Patient Activation Measure® (PAM®), which was created by a team of researchers at the University of Oregon led by Dr. Judith Hibbard, who has joined Phreesia in an advisory role.

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Health Outcomes Patient Satisfaction Licensing Medicaid 52

Verisys

APRIL 7, 2023

Former surgeon Christopher Duntsch, known as Dr. Death, was sentenced in 2017 to life in prison for maiming or killing 33 out of the 37 patients he operated on over a two-year period. Yet many healthcare organizations do not tap historical data or records from other jurisdictions and license types.

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Bill of Health

AUGUST 4, 2022

More recently, as I have written previously , the unavailability of patents on genomic sequences has enabled researchers around the world to study the SARS-CoV-2 viral genome without fear of patent infringement and without the need to negotiate complex patent licensing agreements and pay royalties to the first researchers to determine its sequence.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 30, 2021

In 2017, the health system – which has 100 continuing care locations, including home care, hospice, PACE programs and senior living facilities – was in a bind, facing double-digit hospital readmissions of 16% across its high-risk Medicare population. Trinity Health has 94 hospitals across 24 states. THE PROBLEM.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Matternet, which has been flying Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) commercially over cities since 2017, will operate its technology under SkyGo’s license for BVLOS drone delivery, and transport urgent, high-value goods such as COVID-19 vaccines, blood, and lab samples across the Abu Dhabi’s health system.

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The Health Law Firm

APRIL 3, 2018

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On December 7, 2017, a woman who accused a Coral Gables Massage Envy masseur of sexual assault filed a civil lawsuit in Miami-Dade circuit court against that franchise’s owner. Indest III, J.D., The suit charges that First World Financial Corp.’s

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Licensing 40

The Health Law Firm

MARCH 5, 2018

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On December 7, 2017, a woman who accused a Coral Gables Massage Envy masseur of sexual assault filed a civil lawsuit in Miami-Dade circuit court against that franchise’s owner. Indest III, J.D., The suit charges that First World Financial Corp.’s

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Licensing 40

Pharmacy Law Blog

MARCH 8, 2018

On December 6, 2017, three nurse practitioners and a doctor were arrested following an Alabama federal grand jury indictment accusing them of operating a “pill mill.” December 5, 2017). December 5, 2017). By George F. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. According to the U.S. AL.com (Alabama News).

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Med-Net Compliance

JUNE 10, 2022

million to settle claims that it violated the Controlled Substances Act on numerous occasions between 2017 and 2020. From 2017 to 2019, an employee diverted more than 11,000 Schedule II controlled substances from the company. A Virginia hospital system has agreed to pay the United States $4.36

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Health Populi

JUNE 14, 2021

In 2017, HealthLeaders published an essay titled, “The U.S. Nurses, too, can operate at the top of their license and provide a lot of primary care. This Big Trend converges with another aging demographic: that of U.S. physicians themselves. physician workforce is getting old, fast.” were 55 years old or older.

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Med-Net Compliance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

24, 2017, through at least May 22, 2022 — the employer willfully denied the affected employees their overtime pay. The employees worked in numerous occupations, including direct support and intellectual disabilities professionals, residential aides, personal care assistants, home health aides, and licensed practical nurses.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Matternet, which has been flying Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) commercially over cities since 2017, will operate its technology under SkyGo’s license for BVLOS drone delivery, and transport urgent, high-value goods such as COVID-19 vaccines, blood, and lab samples across the Abu Dhabi’s health system.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The breach involved names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, financial account information, health insurance policy numbers, medical record numbers, Medicaid/Medicare IDs, and health information, including diagnosis and treatment information.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

According to the 2021 survey, the healthcare industry has held the top position in the reported data breach since 2017. Particularly the certification and license are one of the main challenges for nurses in telemedicine. With all-consuming personal data digitization comes an issue of data security. On-demand nursing. Viable software.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Founded in 2017, Carta Healthcare’s mission is to improve patient care by harnessing the value of clinical data. About Carta Healthcare. Through its combination of industry-leading, AI-driven technology, and multidisciplinary team of experts, Carta Healthcare has transformed the traditional clinical data abstraction process.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners and Medical Licensure Commission work collaboratively to regulate and license physicians, ensuring medical practice standards are maintained for the safety and well-being of the public in Alabama.

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The Health Law Firm

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On February 3, 2017, the city of Fort Myers, Florida, agreed to pay $149,000 to settle a discrimination-related real estate zoning and licensing dispute with Sovereign Health of Florida Inc., By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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Licensing 40

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

However, a 2017 survey lists medical tourism as an $11 billion business. While another country could pay to license CPT codes, that is likely cost-prohibitive relative to the number of patients who annually seek treatment in the United States. But the U.S. has been named the top worldwide medical tourism destination.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

The New York Wage Parity Act, Public Health Law sets minimum wage and benefit requirements for licensed home care services agencies (LHCSAs) that employ home care aides who render services to Medicaid recipients in New York City and three counties in New York. million to New York State for conduct between 2014–2017.

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New Jersey Healthcare Blog

JULY 22, 2022

771(a), the Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Consumer Affairs, State Board of Pharmacy proposed new rules setting forth the requirements to allow a pharmacy to have licensed pharmacists and registered pharmacy technicians perform limited pharmaceutical functions at a location other than on the premises of a pharmacy.

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