Medisys Compliance

APRIL 17, 2023

Introduction Diabetes is a chronic medical condition that affects millions of Americans, with an estimated 34.2 million individuals diagnosed with diabetes in the United States in 2021. There are several types of insurance plans available including private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 22, 2023

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced that in 2021, the nation spent $4.3 According to America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), many commercial insurers–up to 94% of them–are already providing such tools.

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Health Populi

MARCH 11, 2021

2021 is the 20th anniversary of the University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID). Note: I may be biased as a University of Michigan graduate of both the School of Public Health and Rackham School of Graduate Studies in Economics].

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Health Care Law Brief

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The “ Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part II ” (the “Part II Rule”), published on October 7, 2021, is the second interim final rule (IFR) implementing the No Surprises Act, following a prior No Surprises Act IFR (the “ Part I Rule”) published on July 13, 2021. 55980 at 55984 (October 7, 2021). [3]

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

How would you feel if you knew your doctor shared his/her password to your personal medical records with an unauthorized user? What if someone in medical billing shared his/her password to your account (containing your medical and financial identity) with someone not authorized to access your information?

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Hall Render

APRIL 22, 2022

Patient generated data can be a key factor in reducing health inequity. Supreme Court tosses Medicaid work requirement cases. San Francisco’s Laguna Honda Hospital Loses Medicaid, Medicare Funding. SuperCare Health sued after data breach of 318,000 patient files. Hospitals to receive a proposed 3.2% MASSACHUSETTS.

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Innovaare Compliance

AUGUST 8, 2023

As of January 1, 2021, every hospital within the U.S. Price transparency is a term that has recently become a leading factor among healthcare payers and providers. It’s a tool used to help patients know the price of a hospital service or product before receiving it.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 19, 2022

Connecticut ditches $20M health information exchange software. Two Health Insurers Grilled for Proposing Rate Increases of 20 and 25 Percent. Kaiser mental health worker strike to expand to Hawaii. Hawaii Health Department reports 2 more monkeypox cases, bringing total to 18. Novant Health patients.

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Health Law RX

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

By looking at the events that have transpired since the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which includes the No Surprises Act (the Act) , was signed into law, it is clear that the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (collectively, the Departments) have lost their way.

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Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In our November 9, 2021, blog post on the No Surprises Act (“NSA”), we discussed new consumer protections against surprise out-of-network bills. In addition to protecting insured consumers from balance billing, the NSA protects uninsured (or self-pay) individuals from many unexpectedly high medical bills.

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Kaiser Health News

JULY 20, 2023

” Medical bills have upended the lives of millions of Americans, with hospitals putting liens on homes and pushing many people into bankruptcy. “I have real concerns about this trend,” Stein said in 2021 about the state’s wave of hospital consolidations. . “There is no way I could pay for this.”

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Hall Render

APRIL 28, 2023

on EHR upgrade New SSM Health children’s developmental center opening today Illinois Capitol bills would give more money to community health centers Illinois physician selected for year-long NASA Mars simulation HSHS St.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 14, 2022

California medical group to pilot Google’s clinical software for outpatient care. Providers raise concerns over California’s value-based Medicaid reforms. Aspen Valley Hospital rolls out system of electronic health records. facility for homeless people seeking medical care. ’s Medicaid saga.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Alabama Medicaid Agency expands covered visits for cancer patients after cancer center push. After leading Alaska Health Department, Adam Crum named state’s Revenue commissioner. Patient advocacy group wants Elevance Health to overturn health insurance claims denials. Health systems make a play for women.

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Health Populi

MARCH 15, 2021

Now that hygiene protocols are well-established in health care providers’ settings, at least two other major consumer barriers to seeking care must be addressed: cost and access. voters support efforts to expand government subsidies for people to buy health insurance as well as for U.S. State Governors to expand Medicaid.

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Hall Render

APRIL 7, 2023

Judge denies challenge to measure that would cap LA hospital exec pay COLORADO Builders show little interest in city, hospital employee housing project Capitol Pain Institute acquires 3 Colorado practices, ASC Colorado lawmakers seek financial information from hospitals in larger debate over health care costs Colorado to advance $1.4

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Kaiser Health News

JULY 11, 2023

The growing interest in how tax-exempt hospitals operate — from lawmakers, the public, and the media — has coincided with a stubborn increase in consumers’ medical debt. Hospitals also claim as community benefits the difference between what it costs to provide a service and what Medicaid pays them, known as the Medicaid shortfall.

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Hall Render

MARCH 11, 2022

Virus hospitalizations at lowest point in Alabama since 2021. Colorado bill for new state behavioral health agency seeks sweeping safety-net reforms. Northeast Colorado Health Department: Transition period is not ‘the new normal’ with COVID-19. Case over $303K hospital bill reaches Colorado Supreme Court.

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Hall Render

JUNE 2, 2023

to resolve False Claims allegations Q&A with Ken DeFurio, CEO of the new Independence Health System St.

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