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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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Additionally, the solution gives them the ability to book cleaning services. The New South Wales Government has recently expanded statewide its virtual urgent care service for children. The service was initially offered across South Eastern Sydney, Western Sydney and HNE LHDs.

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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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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?” ” "In the year ahead, the industry will work to determine which virtual visits make the most sense, and where and how they should take place."

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

Overview Digital health services have exploded since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and behavioral health services have seen large increases in utilization. ii] Investments in behavioral digital health services have the potential to transform the healthcare system in several key areas.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 28, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published guidance that details security and resilience best practices to adopt when utilizing cloud services. The guidance was developed under CISA’s Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) project, which was established and funded through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 9, 2022

Smart phones, wearable devices, telemedicine platforms, artificial intelligence software, internet applications, and other digital health technologies are advancing and transforming disease diagnosis, therapy, and other medical practices by physicians, direct-to-consumer services for better health and well-being, and other healthcare services.

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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.

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Health Populi

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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 3, 2021

HIMSS this week has unveiled the list of the first recipients of its 2021 HIMSS Changemaker Awards. Al Mahri is also group chief nursing officer at Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, or "SEHA," where she was the first senior nursing leader to identify the importance of the nursing informatics specialty. Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

and Australia, Wellpath delivers medical and behavioral healthcare services to nearly 300,000 patients located in inpatient and residential treatment facilities, civil commitment centers, and local, state and federal correctional facilities. Shawn Valenta is vice president for healthcare cloud in clinical services at Wellpath.

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Healthcare Law Blog

APRIL 13, 2022

The California Department of Managed Health Care (“DMHC”) issued a recent guidance interpreting the application of the No Surprises Act (“NSA”)—a new federal law prohibiting out-of-network healthcare providers from balance-billing patients for certain emergency and non-emergency services—in California. 36,925 (July 13, 2021).

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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 Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Division investigates and prosecutes providers who defraud the state Medicaid program, MassHealth.

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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 IT Today

APRIL 15, 2024

About Access Access is the largest privately held records and information management services provider worldwide, with operations across the United States, Canada, Central America, and South America. Access provides transformative services, expertise, and technologies to make organizations more efficient and more compliant.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 30, 2022

In August 2021 , the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) put in place requirements for service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Similar suits have been brought throughout the country by service members across the military branches. Following the government’s request, the Supreme Court granted a partial stay.

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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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Healthcare Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2021

In addition, a WHO survey conducted in mid-2020 clearly showed that “services for mental, neurological and substance use disorders had been significantly disrupted during the pandemic.” The post World Mental Health Day – October 10, 2021 appeared first on MCN Healthcare. 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year.

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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. Best HIPAA Compliant Email Encryption Services.

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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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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. Medically Unnecessary Services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 1, 2021

When the pandemic hit in March 2020, the biggest worry for OLV Human Services in Lackawanna, New York – as with most agencies – was that the most vulnerable population served would possibly have interruptions to their services due to face-to face services being canceled. " Sheila Hunt, OLV Human Services.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Wisconsin Department of Health Services: Accidental Disclosure of PHI via Email. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has recently confirmed that there has been an accidental disclosure of protected health information via email. Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP: Files Potentially Stolen in 2021 Data Breach.

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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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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, now entering its fourth year in 2023, legislators, executives, and judges at every level of government have sought measures to derail efficacious public health interventions. By James G. And that’s where they are wrong. Yet, only 185 of these bills actually passed.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 30, 2023

The Australian National Audit Office has conducted a review of the expansion of telehealth services across the country by the Department of Health and Aged Care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. FINDINGS Based on the state audit , the department fell short in governance, risk management, and evaluation of the telehealth expansion.

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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? AHA Trustee Services. doi: 10.1111/nuf.12514.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The Australian government has set aside A$106 million ($76 million) over four years to support what it calls "permanent" telehealth, which will ensure flexibility in healthcare delivery and continuous health consultations via phone or online. Around 89,000 providers are now using telehealth services. WHY IT MATTERS.

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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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Healthcare It News

MAY 17, 2022

A 2021 WHO report found that over the past seven years, despite a slight upwards bump during the pandemic, health literacy in Germany had actually declined. Nordic countries have long-established digital services, with many interactions with government already occurring online. But the rates are uneven.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Consulting Firm Spun Off From PwC in 2018 Bain Capital said it would acquire Guidehouse , a consulting firm that advises government organizations and businesses, in a deal valuing it at $5.3 The move is the latest by private equity firms to scoop up professional services providers as consulting growth in certain areas slows.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Calls to action suggested by DHAGE include more inclusive and accessible health services by in-house and private sector companies, while barriers to digital services identified included a lack of digital skills and connectivity. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

“We launched the advisory group in 2021 to address the unique ways telehealth could be used to eliminate health disparities in the U.S.," "Expanding and establishing permanent access to telehealth services is a great first step in providing these solutions." " she said in a statement.

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Health Law Advisor

AUGUST 30, 2023

United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”)(“TMA III”). TMA III challenged certain portions of the July 2021 No Surprises Act (“NSA”) interim final rules proposed by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, along with the Office of Personnel Management (the “Departments”).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Their multivariable regression model analyzed weekly EHR metadata, comparing the same measures for one year before the pandemic – August 2018-September 2019 – with the same period one year after its onset – August 2020-September 2021. hours in September 2021, according to the study. before the pandemic to 8.18

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