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PE Firms Rebrand Prison Healthcare Companies, But Care Issues Continue

HIT Consultant

This report examines Wellpath, a company that claimed more than 15,000 healthcare professionals serving over 300,000 adult and juvenile patients across the United States and Australia in 2019. Justice Department investigators were accompanied by medical and mental healthcare consultants for visits to the jail in January 2019 and August 2019.

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HIPAA Updates and HIPAA Changes in 2023

HIPAA Journal

OCR sought comments from HIPAA-covered entities about possible changes to HIPAA Rules in 2019 and beyond, which are mostly concerned with the easing of certain administrative requirements and the removal of certain provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule that have been limiting or discouraging the coordination of care.

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Expanded Medicare Telehealth Coverage for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Services Furnished by Opioid Treatment Programs

Healthcare Law Today

Prior to the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), to initiate treatment with buprenorphine at an OTP, a practitioner needed to perform a complete in-person physical evaluation. Background and History of Medicare Telehealth Coverage of SUD Treatment. Want to Learn More?

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The Wait is Over. Or Is It? DEA’s Proposed Rules Around Telemedicine Prescribing: Initial Impressions and Key Takeaways

Health Law Advisor

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. 19, 2021), [link] [6] U.S. 21 U.S.C. §