Med-Net Compliance

JULY 13, 2022

Two California brothers were both sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to pay $500 dollars in restitution after pleading guilty to misdemeanor conspiracy to steal or convert government property charges stemming from the theft of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Zócalo Health set to deliver the only Latino healthcare experience focused on the culture of patients’ primary and social health needs. Zócalo Health , a Latino-founded healthcare service designed for Latino patients, announced today $5M in seed funding co-led by Animo, Virtue, and Vamos Ventures. million people.

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Verisys

JUNE 13, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services : The US Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule update concerning guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities (LTC) and Intermediate Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs-IID).

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Clinical Decision Support Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Government & Policy Patient Engagement AHRQ is helping the transition towards evidence-based recommendations to guide clinical decision-making that incorporates patients' needs and preferences. healthcare system needs to aspire to and is working towards.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 30, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General released a study examining how Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. What compelled the team to look into beneficiaries' use of telehealth? This past month, the U.S.

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Jane Sarashon

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As a constant observer and advisor across the health/care ecosystem, for me the concept of a “health plan” in the U.S. Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment. is getting fuzzier by the day.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Director of Data Science at Tredence Clinician stress rose significantly during the pandemic but has remained high even as COVID-19-related patient volumes and illness severity have subsided. In 2021, 62.8% hours entering electronic health records (EHR data), and managing patient loads of 2,000 or more.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. Digitally-enabled care is the future of telehealth – “telehealth” has become industry norm since the start of the pandemic and used as a catchall term for everything from virtual doctor’s appointments to at-home testing kits.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. CVS Health, Walgreens each to settle all opioid cases for $5B. Cullman Regional to build north Alabama’s 1st freestanding emergency department. USDA funds 11 rural Alabama health care projects with $7.3 CMS bumps ASC payments to 3.8

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

4 Health Systems Join Provider-Created Data Collective to Improve Care. These 10 states still have COVID emergency orders in place. Why asking about social determinants of health is so important. HHS expected to renew COVID-19 PHE for 11th time. Alabama Women’s Health Center Suffers Data Breach, 34K Impacted.

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Hall Render

APRIL 22, 2022

HHS Secretary Outlines FY 2023 Mental Health Investments at Senate Hearing. million in ARP funds to train health workers in local communities. Patient generated data can be a key factor in reducing health inequity. This nursing home chain reported the highest COVID death rate. HHS is giving $226.5 Then it deleted deaths.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nate Maslak, Founder & CEO at Ribbon Health. The ability to seek treatment from a doctor specializing in your specific medical need is beneficial and improves health outcomes. And consumers have come to expect and demand this personalization. Personalized Healthcare in Action . million in 2020.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 28, 2022

Act III of COVID: Navigating the Crosscurrents of Post-Inflation. Since 2008, the US economy functioned with remarkably low inflation and interest rates. The story began to change in late 2021 as steep inflation took center stage thanks to a near-perfect confluence of excess liquidity, demand acceleration, and supply constraints.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

David Gray When President Joe Biden recently declared on national television that “the pandemic is over,” he offered a glimpse into the strategy his administration will be using on COVID-19 going forward: We’re ready to move on. What this means for telehealth and connected health policy.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

David Gray When President Joe Biden recently declared on national television that “the pandemic is over,” he offered a glimpse into the strategy his administration will be using on COVID-19 going forward: We’re ready to move on. What this means for telehealth and connected health policy.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

But for those of us working with and innovating solutions for health and health care, #CES2021 was baked with health goodness , in and beyond “digital health” categories. In my consumer-facing health care work, I’ve adopted the mantra that our homes are our health hubs. The home gym.

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SQA

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Relevant matters are hereby announced as follows: As of 01 December 2022, the Electronic Certificates of Documentation for Export of APIs to the EU and Certificate of a Pharmaceutical Product will be put into use. Efforts should be made to promote and guide the use of electronic certificates.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 26, 2021

Hospitals across the country have been slammed with challenges over the course of the past 12 months as the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the U.S., creating all kinds of chaos for CIOs and other health IT leaders to contend with. This latest feature story has a special focus: children's hospitals.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 19, 2022

Amazon to offer behavioral health services through Ginger partnership. CDC ends social distancing, COVID-19 quarantines. CDC, amid criticism for COVID-19 response, plans reorganization as public health threats grow. House approves sweeping climate, tax, health care package. CALIFORNIA.

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Verisys

JANUARY 13, 2022

As the pandemic continues into the winter months and COVID disruptions continue to affect the healthcare workforce, states, payers, and providers should be aware of recent changes that will affect telehealth services and access to telemedicine. State-Level Changes Affecting Telehealth Services. Alternative standards of care.

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Hall Render

MARCH 31, 2023

in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? What happens if it disappears?

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Bill of Health

MAY 23, 2022

In Health Freedom Defense Fund, Inc. It focuses on the text of the 1944 Public Health Services Act (PHSA), which the Biden Administration claims authorizes the CDC’s transit mask order. Gries, Michael Kranzlein, Nathan Schneider, Brian Slocum, and Kevin Tobia. The district court’s reasoning exemplifies modern textualism.

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MRO Compliance

MAY 18, 2022

In 2021 , more than 550 organizations reported healthcare data breaches to HHS, impacting more than 40 million individuals, with a single data breach estimated to cost $9 million. A small breach can be a simple release of information (ROI) process error involving a patient’s protected health information (PHI). Social media.

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Hall Render

MARCH 25, 2022

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act becomes law. Here are the top health systems by patient reviews. OSHA accepting new comments on healthcare worker COVID-19 protection rule. OSHA will hold hearing on permanent COVID-19 standard for healthcare workers. FDA to revive facility visits.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

NATIONAL 988 suicide hotline adds support for American Sign Language 3 Takeaways from Physician Compensation Trends Adventist Health completes merger with Montebello’s ailing Beverly Hospital AHA-supported bill to protect health care workers introduced in Senate AHA weighs in on CMS’ proposed ASC payment system AHA submits comments on CY 2024 (..)

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MedTrainer

JULY 21, 2022

These hackers are costing health organizations millions of dollars and threatening the safety of patients. In January of 2018, Hancock Health of Indiana experienced a serious ransomware attack that forced their entire network to shut down. Another complication that healthcare organizations face is the US HHS itself.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients’ lives at risk, researchers say States, FTC continue to target noncompetes: 3 updates The best hospital in each state, per Newsweek What to know about Stark law’s $9.2M

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Total HIPAA

JUNE 7, 2021

Phishing, ransomware, and supply chain attacks have surged in 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated the demand for cloud-based offerings. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is also increasing crackdowns on companies that experience data breaches.

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Hall Render

APRIL 26, 2024

NATIONAL 5 numbers on the rise of Stark law violations 3 takeaways on the new federal data privacy proposal after its first public showcase 80% of Change Healthcare restored after cyberattack Authentication failure blamed for Change Healthcare ransomware attack Biden administration issues new rule to protect privacy of those seeking reproductive health (..)

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Hall Render

APRIL 29, 2022

County Struggles with Income Affect Social Determinants of Health. Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden administration from ending Title 42 Covid border restrictions for migrants. Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden administration from ending Title 42 Covid border restrictions for migrants. CMS Proposes $1.6B

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Hall Render

APRIL 14, 2023

NATIONAL 94% of Organizations Experienced a Cyberattack in 2022 AHA blog: Strengthening crisis management in rural health care Biden signs bill ending Covid-19 national emergency Cancer drug shortages are creating dire circumstances for some patients CMS Releases FY24 IPPS Proposed Rule, Seeks to Boost Rates by 2.8%

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency. Bill would use CMS’s Five-Star system to punish consistently 1-star nursing homes. USDA awards health care grants to rural hospitals in Mississippi, Alabama. East Alabama Health Joins Apprentice Partnership. Unity Health appoints new CEO.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

How CVS, Amazon and Walgreens are pushing into primary care, home health. Like ordering from Amazon: Where health tech is heading, according to 3 CIOs. Medical groups to Biden: ED boarding at a ‘crisis point’ Nursing home groups request public health emergency extension. deal to combine with Summit Health.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has completely transformed the World Order and exposed striking realities of the global healthcare infrastructure by revealing the tendencies of various countries to deal with public healthcare emergencies. The pandemic also revealed that the United States has failed to draft efficient health insurance policies.

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SQA

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Health Canada. Counterfeit COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kits Found in Ontario, 05 August 2022. Health Canada is warning consumers about counterfeit BTNX Rapid Response COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits (25-pack boxes) found in Ontario. products in color and typeface and uses the BTNX Inc.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 7, 2022

CDC shortens COVID isolation rules for health workers. COVID-19 hospitalizations up in 34 states. FDA expands use of Pfizer vaccine, green-lights boosters for children 12-15. Health systems eye outpatient sector as hospital M&A continues to slump. Alabama seeing rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations.

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Hall Render

MARCH 17, 2023

NATIONAL AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology AHA pushes back on new 340B alliance Biden’s $6.8T Lawmakers are now mulling limits.

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