Hall Render

AUGUST 10, 2023

On August 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its Final Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) and Long-Term Care Hospital (“LTCH”) PPS rule for fiscal year (“FY”) 2024 (“Final Rule”). The Final Rule increases the rate for IPPS payments by 3.3% in FY 2024 but applies a 0.2%

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Health Populi

JULY 20, 2018

The smartwatch category, with fitness tracking, is hot in 2018, some “smarter” than others. But evidence is growing for telehealth and a more remote health monitoring tools, some undergoing scrutiny by the FDA. We have reached a tipping point now that Medicare begins to pay for some virtual care services.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 31, 2018

Omron is submitting the HeartGuide watch for FDA review this year and once cleared, the device will be the first blood pressure monitor that accurately reads BP right from the wrist. Omron seeks to jump that hurdle through FDA clearance.

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Pharmacy Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2018

She accused RS and Gobea of charging Tricare, Medicare and Medicaid excessively high rates for certain compounded drugs. Copyright © 2018 The Health Law Firm. The Relator’s FCA Suit. The relator McKenzie Stepe, a former RS sales representative, originally filed her complaint in December 2013. All rights reserved.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In fact, in January 2021, the FDA released an Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) Action Plan, a clear indication of the technology’s explosive growth and legitimacy within healthcare. Zeynep Icten, Ph.D., Director of Data Science Solutions at Panalgo.

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Jane Sarashon

JULY 29, 2022

” It turns out that if Medicare Part D paid for the 184 most common generic medications for enrollees based on Costco’s cash-prices for the same products, the U.S. billion in 2018. government would have saved $2.6 Costco isn’t only beloved for the $1.50

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The virtual trial, to be sure, is not a new concept: One team of researchers counted more than 1,100 trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov employing connected digital products for remote data collection in both 2017 and 2018, the organization observed. ” The FDA is hinting that some of these changes could be here to stay.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

biotech pins hopes on 3 drug approvals as battles with FDA continue Luxury senior living facility coming to D.C. CT’s Medicaid reimbursement rates lower than peer states: report Better safety training, reporting, escorts for CT home health care workers focus of new legislation D.C.

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AIHC

JANUARY 28, 2022

For more information on filing compliance cost reports, attend the Medicare Cost Report Camp in March 2022 presented by KraftCPAs and sponsored by the American Institute of Healthcare Compliance. This is calculated based on the hospital’s relative share of uncompensated care nationally. This is known as the hospital “market basket.”

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Health Law Advisor

MARCH 7, 2023

In 2018, Congress passed requirements under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act, requiring DEA to create a special registration for opioid addiction treatment via telehealth by October 2019. Impact On Off-label Prescribing of Controlled Substances.

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CMS.gov

APRIL 15, 2019

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The SSAs visit and survey every Medicare and Medicaid participating nursing home in the nation at least annually to ensure they are meeting CMS’ health and safety requirements as well as state licensure requirements. Ensuring Safety and Quality in America’s Nursing Homes.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

Aprima belongs to CommonWell, has done some FHIR development, and Michael would like to see Congress condition Medicare reimbursement on real interoperability. The FDA is interested in the platform as well, for post-market surveillance applications. Comments […] article in more detail was originally published. Comments Comments.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

Aprima belongs to CommonWell, has done some FHIR development, and Michael would like to see Congress condition Medicare reimbursement on real interoperability. The FDA is interested in the platform as well, for post-market surveillance applications. Comments […] article in more detail was originally published. Comments Comments.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

Aprima belongs to CommonWell, has done some FHIR development, and Michael would like to see Congress condition Medicare reimbursement on real interoperability. The FDA is interested in the platform as well, for post-market surveillance applications. Health Care Law and Consulting. You should follow me on Twitter: @healthblawg.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

Aprima belongs to CommonWell, has done some FHIR development, and Michael would like to see Congress condition Medicare reimbursement on real interoperability. The FDA is interested in the platform as well, for post-market surveillance applications. You should follow me on Twitter: @healthblawg.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

Aprima belongs to CommonWell, has done some FHIR development, and Michael would like to see Congress condition Medicare reimbursement on real interoperability. The FDA is interested in the platform as well, for post-market surveillance applications. Health Care Law and Consulting. You should follow me on Twitter: @healthblawg.

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Healthcare Law Blog

AUGUST 3, 2022

Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) recommendations, causing the providers to submit false claims for payment to Medicare for the services mis-using the probes. The complaint alleges that Prometheus put vulnerable Medicare patients at risk to gain a marketing advantage by reducing overhead costs associated with its systems.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 18, 2022

Notably, since 2018, mental health has been the top clinical indication to receive investment, growing from $1.4 Companies like Pear Therapeutics, Limbix, Applied VR and Click Therapeutics are treating people with clinically validated and FDA-approved (or pending) digital interventions. billion that year to $5.1

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 23, 2024

The FDA launched an investigation into Theranos that found that the allegations in Carreyrou’s article were correct. Theranos and Homes denied the allegations and threatened to sue Carreyrou; however, in 2018, Homes stepped down from her position as CEO, and following an FBI investigation the company was shut down.

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Healthcare Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On November 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the contract year 2025 proposed rule for Medicare Advantage (“MA”) organizations and Part D sponsors (the “Proposed Rule”). The UM committee was established in April 2023 in the 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (CMS-4201-F).

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

Sleep has been a key theme at CES, which I began to note in 2018 in this post on prescribing sleep for health at CES. The public health crisis, combined with Medicare Advantage and other payors’ regimes, supported an economic model for the hospital-to-home movement. Sleep-as-medicine for all ages.

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Hall Render

JUNE 9, 2023

NATIONAL As AI advances in healthcare, industry players wrestle with its risks AHA Comments on FY 2024 Proposed Rule for Skilled Nursing Facilities AHA rebukes ‘flawed’ study on hospital finances AHA urges CMS to consider inflation, staffing in light of proposed inpatient rehab rule AHCA prepared to sue over minimum staffing mandate AMA, (..)

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Segal forecasts that medical cost trends will moderate for 2019, lower than 2018 rates. in 2018 — still several times greater than wage growth expectations. They’ll begin to apply to the FDA in early 2019 to make and sell the generic drugs. The prices of medicines prescribed in outpatient settings rose, on average.

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Health Populi

MAY 14, 2018

Smart Pharmaceuticals Index (NQSSPH) from May 11, 2018, the date when POTUS and Secretary Azar made their announcement. Incentives for lowering list prices for medicines, such as FDA requiring that drug companies include list prices in ads and bringing more transparency to Medicare drug pricing and generic competition, and.

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Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2018

In 2018, spending on branded prescription drugs will fall in wealthy countries, while spending on specialty drugs will increase, resulting in flat medicines spending. Specifically, $19 billion worth of biotech spending will find biosimilar competition starting in 2018 for the first time. In the U.S.,

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2018

This year’s Temkin Experience Index ranked health insurance among the lowest consumer-facing experiences, and Interbrands’ released their 2018 Best Global Brands report this week — which names only a couple of health-focused companies.

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Hall Render

JULY 14, 2023

Rhode Island for training Beth Israel Lahey names hospital president New treatment reduces brain tumors by average of 91% in trial: Mass General UMass Memorial, Shields grant $1.4M to 18 central Mass. nonprofits MICHIGAN Ascension St. Not everyone is happy.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 3, 2018

There may be no other issue on voters’ collective minds for the 2018 mid-term election that so unites American voters. adults favor having the FDA approve more generic, over-the-counter (non-prescription, or switched Rx’s), and biosimilar drugs to encourage more competition. Check out the table’s third row: overall, 2 in 3 U.S.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 25, 2018

We know that a top issue driving American voters to the 2018 mid-term polls was health care, in at least two dimensions: direct costs to the voters (as patients and taxpayers); and, personal and collective concerns about losing coverage due to pre-existing conditions. Expect health care costs and access to be at least as important to U.S.

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