Healthcare It News

MAY 2, 2024

" Several members of Congress used their time to ask how the company intends to help patients, providers and government employees exposed and continuing to suffer financial strain in the outage. " But the presence of older backups, and upgrades in process, doesn't excuse UHG for some observers.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) in 2021 with the aim of enhancing transparency in entity structures and ownership as well as combating terrorism, money laundering, and other forms of corporate misconduct. non-publicly traded entities), regardless of the degree to which they are already regulated at the state level.

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Health Law RX

JUNE 27, 2023

Executive Health Resources, Inc., the Court held that, despite declining to intervene at the outset of a case, the Government retains the authority to intervene later, including for the purposes of seeking dismissal pursuant to and consistent with Federal Rule 41(a) ( U.S. 3730(c)(3)). 4th 376, 390 (2021)). SuperValu Inc.,

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Healthcare Law Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

2021), allowing the Court to review the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) authority to dismiss qui tam suits brought under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), over objections by the relators. The FCA allows the federal government to recover fraudulently-obtained federal funds, plus significant additional monetary damages and penalties.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 3, 2022

Many nursing homes lack the resources required to provide residents with the care they need and deserve, which results in low wages, insufficient staffing levels, high workloads and low morale. million—between February 2020 and November 2021, with decreasing employment nearly every month. million to 1.35

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 26, 2022

4.7bn diagnostic imaging procedures were performed globally in 2021, representing a strong recovery over 2020. The accelerated post-pandemic demand for teleradiology services has posed a new set of challenges for vendors, such as ensuring adequate resourcing capacity. Radiologist shortage leading to improved compensation.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 27, 2023

billion on revenue of $324 billion, a large increase from the previous $288 billion in revenue in 2021. From 2021 to 2022, a new report indicates that there was an 84% increase in health care bankruptcies. The number of large health care bankruptcy filings in Q4 2022 was almost 3 times the number of filings in Q1 2022.

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Health Populi

APRIL 21, 2021

And with patients’ collective exposure to and experience with virtual care in 2020, demand for these services is persisting in and beyond 2021. The third-leg of TripleTree’s 3-part vision for virtual care is home-based patient monitoring and engagement, detailed in this chart from the report.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Research respondents identified the need for more efficient use of resources and growing consumer demands as the leading reasons for pursuing patient access technology. Codoxo’s study was conducted over claims submitted across various geographic regions from September 2019 to July 2021. Top 20 Provider Specialties Adopting Telehealth.

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Innovaare Compliance

MARCH 1, 2022

in 2021 to $170.00 3] The bid is prepared from credible baseline pricing data. annually on average between 2021 and 2029 compared to 4.4% A software application can cover large data sets, save human resources and even preemptively identify improper payments. in Social Security benefits.

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Hall Render

JUNE 1, 2022

She served on the 2021 Nominating Committee and has previously held numerous positions within the Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group, including serving as the Vice Chair of Educational Programming, the Vice Chair of Strategic Planning and Special Projects and the Vice Chair of Research and Website.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 24, 2022

Kaufman Hall released its 2021 M&A Year in Review. The number of M&A transactions was down (2020 included 79 transactions and 2021 included 49), but the size of the deals were larger in 2021 (16.3% Cain Brothers released its 2021 M&A Year in Review. of the deals were mega-mergers, compared to 8.9%

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 21, 2023

million patients affected by data breaches in 2021 alone. The majority of healthcare providers simply do not have the technical expertise or resources needed to develop, implement and integrate complex digital solutions into their existing working landscape.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings for large healthcare organizations in 2022 are tracking 28% higher than in 2021, and this comes after large healthcare organization bankruptcies in 2021 were 44% behind 2020 levels. Only 120 DCTs were initiated globally, or a meager 0.4% of all initiated trials, in 2019.

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Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 16, 2022

To seek a higher sentencing guidelines range, the government often relies on a defendant’s “intended” loss,” rather than the “actual” loss. 3(A); (ii). defense counsel should consider carefully how to show that actual loss is less than the government asserts. 2021) (en banc).

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 20, 2022

This year, ransomware groups are targeting mid-sized victims to reduce government scrutiny, so no healthcare system should consider itself too small to worry. Network resources including EHRs , scheduling systems, and email can be offline for days or weeks. There is no right or wrong answer to this question. Now, what do you do?

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 29, 2022

Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, the rate of reporting of safety data has been unprecedented with the EMA reporting a 93% increase in the volume of adverse event reports reported in 2021 compared to 2020 1. . extraction of AE terms, medical history, concomitant medications, etc.);

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 13, 2021

million in 2021 and is expected to reach $390.9 This could prove a real headache, especially because the healthcare sector is already a prime target for cyberattacks and many providers are strapped for resources as a result of the demands of the coronavirus pandemic. 3) API testing for healthcare can be more difficult.

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Redox

DECEMBER 21, 2023

I called 2021 weird , then 2022 just as weird , but 2023? Here are some specific reflections: FHIR adoption: We missed the mark on our HL7® Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) growth prediction. Many eyes are on the EU’s AI Act as it could set a global precedent for AI governance. Decidedly weirder. is drafted.

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AIHC

APRIL 25, 2022

Most Providers Utilize Audio-Only Telehealth More than two-thirds of providers utilizing telehealth use audio-only, according to a recent Telehealth Survey conducted November 2021 through December 2021 by the American Medical Association (AMA). Does Your Organization Have a Trained (Certified) HIPAA Privacy/Security Officer?

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SQA

APRIL 30, 2021

SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary #3, 2021. Commission Extends Transparency and Authorization Mechanism for Exports of COVID-19 Vaccines, 11 March 2021. The EC has extended until the end of June 2021 the transparency and authorization mechanism for COVID-19 vaccine exports. 726/2004, 09 March 2021.

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Health Care Law Brief

JULY 25, 2023

3] Given the foregoing statement, OIG enforcement actions, at least as a preliminary matter, are likely to focus on repeat offenders, or particularly flagrant conduct. 3] Final Rule, Section III.A. [4] 1] See 21st Century Cures Act, Pub. . 2] See Final Rule, Section III.A, available at: [link]. See also U.S. See also 42 U.S.C.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Remember to Comply With the 3 Pillars of Securing ePHI The three pillars to securing protected health information outlined by HIPAA are administrative safeguards, physical safeguards, and technical safeguards. Physical access control (physical safeguard) is a technique that prevents or limits physical access to resources.

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Total HIPAA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Here at Total HIPAA, we pride ourselves on providing helpful resources for all businesses striving for HIPAA compliance. government requires its agencies to follow these guidelines, and many other organizations would benefit from implementing these rules as well. Our weekly blog is one of the many services we offer.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 17, 2022

A business associate or vendor risk rating system will help you allocate resources to focus on higher-risk organizations. A recent example of the importance of vendor boundaries is the Volkswagen Group of America breach announced in June 2021 that disclosed that one of their vendors had exposed the data of more than 3.3

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Hall Render

JULY 14, 2023

Table B2: Utilization of Visits per 30-day Periods of Care by Home Health Discipline, CYs 2018-2022 Discipline CY 2018 (Simulated) CY 2019 (Simulated) CY 2020 CY 2021 CY 2022 Skilled Nursing 4.53 Providers need to be aware of any Home Health Resource Group (“HHRGs”) where the LUPA threshold will increase for 2024. Physical Therapy 3.30

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Health Law Advisor

MARCH 7, 2023

At a high-level, the proposed rules add three (3) additional circumstances to the existing and narrow set of instances where a DEA-registered practitioner can prescribe controlled substances without having personally conducted an in-person medical examination of a patient.

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Dot Compliance

JANUARY 14, 2022

between 2021, and 2028. Common risk areas often include (but aren’t limited to): Cybersecurity Audit management Government pricing General data protection regulation. Use of a risk matrix can help organizations prioritize which risks are most substantial, and therefore require immediate action or further allocation of resources.

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Innovaare Compliance

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The higher the ratings, the larger the bonus payments health plans receive from the government. New CMS star ratings criteria 2021. With the CMS release of the Final Rule for Contract Year 2021 on May 22, 2020, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans now have some near-term clarity regarding the many star-rating proposals made earlier this year.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 18, 2022

GSR Ventures, a $3 billion assets under management venture firm investing in early-stage digital health companies, is an unusual venture firm: The partners all are former practicing physicians and former successful healthcare technology entrepreneurs themselves. billion in 2021, according to Rock Health. billion that year to $5.1

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

These technologies are framed as a tool to connect patients to needed community resources. to assess the essential resource gaps of a patient. Following the screening process, if a patient has resource gaps, the patient can opt into receiving referral services. million in 2021. million in 2019 to $75.7

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Hospitals or health systems may not allocate adequate resources or staff to complete the medical credentialing process, resulting in lost revenue and stressed, overworked staff who are more likely to make mistakes. 3: Allowing a physician to treat patients before credentialing is completed. Mistake No. Mistake No.

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

New DC Hospital Safety Grades: 0 Get A Grade, 3 Get C, 1 Gets F. UChicago Medicine invests $607 million in community benefits for South Side and Southland regions in fiscal 2021. Troubled NC nursing home set to lose nearly all its government funding — and patients. COVID-19 case rates rise in DC region. Fort Kent hospital’s $13.6M

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Health Law Advisor

MAY 5, 2022

While regulatory and enforcement mandates require consistency, transparency and precision in the acquisition and utilization of sensitive data, the current governing AI environment, especially in health care, is one of an incomplete, and sometimes contradictory, patchwork of laws and regulations. million civil monetary penalty.

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SQA

AUGUST 2, 2021

SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary #5, 2021. Extra Guidance on Food Safety: A New Handbook to Accompany ISO 22000 Has Just Been Published, 09 March 2021. Keeping Clean: New Guidance on The Sterilization of Health Care Products Just Published, ISO Website, 02 March 2021. International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 15, 2022

The announcement follows Woebot Health’s $90 million Series B round in 2021 and brings total investment in the company to date to $123.5 These digital phenotyping solutions have been adopted by health organizations, tech, commercial and government entities. Core standards. Philips Capsule Surveillance receives 510(k) clearance.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that death from drug overdoses reached just under 108,000 between 2020 and 2021. The March 3 release of the model act by the White House is a positive step because it demonstrates the federal government’s commitment to deflection programs.

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