Healthcare Law Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The government buys billions of dollars in healthcare-related goods and services every year, and no government procurement is perfect. If the answer is “yes”—or even “maybe”—healthcare companies may file a bid protest at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) or the U.S. 2021 CPD ¶ 325 (Nov. In Ohio KePRO, Inc. ,

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 24, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2021 Internet Crime Report , which reveals there were at least 649 ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure organizations from June 2021 to December 2021. billion in 2021 – a 28% increase from 2020.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?” ” Sixty-eight percent of provider executives surveyed by HRI said they plan to use more care navigators and coordinators in 2021.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 31, 2020

"A primary health IT focus for 2021 must be empowering clinicians with solutions that deliver relief today," said Laureau. " In 2021, "it will be critical for hospitals and health systems to put policies and resources in place that make the safety and well-being of frontline workers a top priority," said Lang.

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 14, 2023

in 2022, faster than 2021’s growth but notably slower than 2020’s, according to government actuaries. Healthcare spending grew 4.1%

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 9, 2024

More healthcare stakeholders in China are contributing to the government's vision to make smart Chinese medicine popular and standardised. The Chinese government is focusing on smart hospital construction to meet the perceived increase in healthcare services demand over the coming years.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 16, 2022

In August 2021, the Vice Society ransomware operation published data on its data leak site that had allegedly been obtained in a ransomware attack on United Health Centers of San Joaquin Valley. On August 31, 2021, Bleeping Computer was made aware of the data leak and made multiple attempts to notify United Health Centers.

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KFF

JULY 13, 2023

This report tracks funding levels of the donor governments that collectively provide the bulk of international assistance for AIDS through bilateral programs and contributions to multilateral organizations. government and not actual increases in commitments.

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 11, 2022

The report says that in FY 2021 the DOJ opened 831 new criminal healthcare fraud investigations. In FY 2021, the FBI opened 593 new healthcare fraud investigations. 2,947 investigations were pending at the end of FY 2021. The post Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Control Program Fiscal Year 2021 Report appeared first on Med-Net.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

billion in settlements and judgments have been recovered by the Department of Justice Department (DOJ) related to civil cases involving fraud and false claims in fiscal year 2021. Congress strengthened the False Claims Act by increasing incentives for whistleblowers to file lawsuits alleging false claims on behalf of the government.

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Jane Sarashon

JULY 14, 2022

People whose sense of well-being shifted positively in the past two years are finding greater personal purpose and financial health, we see in Sharecare’s Community Well-Being Index – 2021 State Rankings Report. basis, moving from the 2020 grey dot to the green 2021 score. states since 2008. points, versus 17.0

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

MARCH 7, 2022

Health insurers reported healthy earnings during the fourth quarter of 2021, thanks in large part to publicly funded programs Medicare and Medicaid. CHIR's Megan Houston reviewed earnings reports for nine major insurers and reports on the key market trends in the health insurance industry.

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KFF

JULY 27, 2022

A new report from KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) and The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) finds that donor governments disbursed US$7.5

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 3, 2021

HIMSS this week has unveiled the list of the first recipients of its 2021 HIMSS Changemaker Awards. Before that, he spent 17 years as CEO of HealthPartners, a cooperatively governed health plan and care system in Minnesota. They are: Aysha Al Mahri. President, Emirates Nursing Association. Abu Dhabi, UAE. Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 7, 2021

The healthcare industry has been hesitant to adopt cloud solutions- asking tough questions about return on investment, security, and data governance. As we peek ahead to 2021, we are seeing significant momentum and interest in cloud. The following is a guest article by Heather Haugen, PhD from Atos.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Australian government is investing A$312.6 According to Health Minister Mark Butler, the ICT modernisation budget will help reduce the administrative burden for over 2,000 providers and sustain the existing operations of the My Aged Care system, which helps connect senior folks to government-funded aged care services. billion ($2.5

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The New South Wales Government has recently expanded statewide its virtual urgent care service for children. Since it was piloted in 2021 during the height of the pandemic, it has kept two in three kids referred to the service from going to the emergency department , helping relieve some pressure.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

On January 19, 2022, the Massachusetts Medicaid Fraud Division announced that in calendar year 2021, more than $55 million was recovered from individuals and entities who defrauded the state. The post Massachusetts Medicaid Fraud Division Recovers Over $55 Million in 2021 appeared first on.

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New Jersey Healthcare Blog

MARCH 16, 2021

Below are the most recent health care related regulatory developments as published in the New Jersey Register in February and March 2021: On February 16, 2021 at 53 N.J.R. CMAs with certifications expiring between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020, are permitted to complete CEUs required for recertification up to March 19, 2021.

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Healthcare Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2021

However, this year, great strides were made at the World Health Assembly in May, where governments from around the world recognized the need to increase quality mental health services at all levels. The post World Mental Health Day – October 10, 2021 appeared first on MCN Healthcare. WHO World Mental Health Day Campaign.

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Total HIPAA

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Throughout 2021, Total HIPAA has focused on providing information that will keep your organization HIPAA compliant and secure by blogging on relevant topics that matter. This is our last blog of 2021. Based on your clicks, here are Total HIPAA’s Top 10 Blogs of 2021. Total HIPAA strives to be your one-stop HIPAA shop.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 4, 2023

More residential aged care residents in Western Sydney can now access an IT-enabled urgent care service by the New South Wales government following its expansion. THE LARGER CONTEXT The Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) first introduced the inTouch service in 2021 to provide at-home care for over 45,000 COVID-19 patients.

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OSHA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The Unions also point out that they petitioned for review of OSHA’s healthcare ETS issued on June 21, 2021, claiming it was too narrow, and that action is still pending before the D.C. Meanwhile, the government has opposed the motions for the 6 th Circuit to review the case en banc with all sixteen active judges.

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Health Law Advisor

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement statistics for fiscal year (FY) 2021. [1]. billion, FY 2021 marks DOJ’s largest annual total FCA recovery since FY 2014, and more than twice the $2.3 Marking another record, DOJ’s health care recoveries in FY 2021 in non- qui tam actions ($3.6

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

billion from False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases in the federal fiscal year 2021, “the second largest annual total in False Claims Act history” and more than doubling the FCA recoveries for the DOJ from fiscal year 2020. Whistleblowers themselves received $237 million in 2021. billion of the funds collected.

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SQA

JUNE 10, 2021

SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary #4, 2021. Brazilian Regulators Update Economic Monitoring Requirements for Some Medical Devices, 26 March 2021. The new regulation takes effect on 01 April 2021. ANVISA: The Advances of 2020 in Regulatory Quality Improvement, 31 March 2021.

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Healthcare Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

As hospitals have become increasingly complex organizations, effective governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) strategies have become essential for ensuring patient safety and regulatory compliance. What are the Key Components of a Successful Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Strategy? Nurs Forum , 56(1):89-94. doi: 10.1111/nuf.12514.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 29, 2023

THE LARGER CONTEXT The project started in 2021 as a proof of concept between Personify Care and the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) with support from the SA government's Go2Gov programme. Health IT company Personify Care has bagged a A$5.6 million ($3.7

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 9, 2024

Robotic telesurgery continues to take off in Indonesia with the support of the government of Iran. The Robotic Telesurgery Center, a project between the two governments, is being expanded to connect the western and eastern islands of Indonesia at a distance of 3,500 kilometres.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

21-1052 to determine whether and on what statutory grounds, the government, after initially declining to intervene, may subsequently intervene and dismiss a qui-tam False Claims Act (“FCA”) suit. Executive Health Resources (“EHR”) and the government argue that 31 U.S.C. Executive Health Resources, Inc. , United States ex rel.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 27, 2021

President Biden’s first few days on the job gave us a very clear view on how he sees conquering COVID: through a whole-of-government approach to public policies that bolster directly addressing the virus, along with the many forces shaping how we got here and how to come out of the pandemic era stronger. ” The plotline goes….

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Victoria to complete Altera EMR rollout across Gippsland The state government of Victoria has committed to finishing the deployment of an integrated EMR system across the rural region of Gippsland. It recently announced A$12 million in funding over four years to support health services in the region to upgrade their systems.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In 2019, China announced a new law prohibiting Chinese organizations from sharing genetic data with foreign groups without government approval. Government officials recently have expressed concern about the open-access sharing of U.K. Other countries have taken notice. citizens’ health data with China.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 25, 2021

In advance of that discussion, I wanted to feature remarks shared by Brad Smith, Microsoft President, that I recently heard at CES 2021 , the annual (this year, virtual) meeting convening the largest community of consumer electronics stakeholders globally. But it wasn’t just JFK’s moonshot remarks that were inspiring.

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New Jersey Healthcare Blog

MARCH 3, 2021

Below are the most recent health care related regulatory developments as published in the New Jersey Register in December 2020 and January 2021: On December 7, 2020, at 52 N.J.R. scheduled for September 1, 2020, until September 1, 2021. On January 4, 2021, at 53 N.J.R. On January 4, 2021, at 53 N.J.R. 8:33 and N.J.S.A.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 30, 2022

In August 2021 , the U.S. Supreme Court weighed into one such case: the Court granted the government’s request for a partial stay to allow the Navy to continue to use vaccination status in making deployment and assignment decisions while the litigation proceeds. On March 25, the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court Stay.

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SQA

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary, #1 2021. ANVISA has Published its Annual Management Plan (PGA) for 2021, which Comprises 61 Goals and Actions, 16 December 2020. NMPA Adjusts Classification Catalog and Down-Classifies Some Medical Devices, 19 January 2021. Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA).

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