Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Since the introduction of COVID vaccines in 2021, if not before, Democratic leaders have rolled back mandates and devolved the responsibility of preventing disease to individuals and families.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 2, 2022

In another study by Harvard scientists, the monetary value of simulation training was assessed by examining malpractice claims. 2 The researchers observed a statistically significant reduction in malpractice claims for trained gynecologists and obstetricians who have participated in simulation training. Journal of Nursing Regulation.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2023

Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach LLP (HPMB) is a New York City-based medical malpractice law firm. On or around Christmas Day 2021, the LockBit ransomware gang gained access to its network and encrypted files.

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Health Populi

APRIL 5, 2021

For growth, Beazley learned that 90% of business were planning for growth in 2021, 62% were raising capital, and one-third were innovating new products and services. The two key risks were client complaints due to misrepresentation, and cyber-attack or system failure. Three in five said their growth was due to COVID-19.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 5, 2022

– Healthcare & Life Science M&A activity plummeted to 338 deals in Q2 2022 versus 535 in Q2 2021 and a record 565 deals in Q4 2021. RVUs are applied to each service for work, medical practice expenses, and malpractice expenses. in Q2 2022, which was in line with the S&P 500 decline of 16.4%. from $34.61

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Telemedicine Medicaid Medicaid Malpractice 98

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Researchers found that more babies were delivered safely due to training with sophisticated patient simulators and that this reduction in harm to mothers and infants also resulted in a reduction in malpractice claims. Association of simulation training with rates of medical malpractice claims among obstetrician–gynecologists.

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Health Law Advisor

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Announced in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) will be a new type of Medicare provider starting January 1, 2023. Existing CAHs and rural hospitals with fewer than 50 beds will be eligible to convert to an REH.

Medicare 52

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 17, 2022

By early 2021, the legislative wave had slowed, despite a handful of late entries from, for example, Texas. It is tempting to diminish the legislative activity as merely an extension of the politically motivated tort reform agenda that began with malpractice reforms introduced in the 1970s. Shield Pathology.

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MedTrainer

APRIL 11, 2024

billion in malpractice costs and almost 2,000 preventable deaths. million in 2021 and 51.9 National Institutes for Health Communication Breakdowns Errors or failures in communication among healthcare providers, patients, and caregivers, lead to misunderstandings, delays in treatment, or inappropriate care. There were 45.9

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

According to CRICO’s national CBS Database, 66% of malpractice cases in telemedicine from 2014 to 2018 were connected to misdiagnosis. As for 2021, 43 states implemented service parity (which is also called coverage parity). According to the 2021 research, 25% of adults 65+ never use the internet. Misdiagnoses. Cybersecurity.

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Telemedicine Licensing Nurses HIPAA 98

MedTrainer

APRIL 18, 2024

Credentialing Delays: The credentialing process can be lengthy, often involving gathering and verifying extensive documentation, including education, training, licensure, certifications, malpractice history, and references. billion in 2021, will reach $5.6 billion by 2030.

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Kaiser Health News

MAY 11, 2022

At least several OB-GYNs in the Austin area received a letter from a pharmacy in late 2021 saying it would no longer fill the drug methotrexate in the case of ectopic pregnancy, citing the recent Texas laws, said Dr. Charlie Brown, an Austin-based obstetrician-gynecologist who provided a copy to KHN. “They can absolutely do that.”

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Med Law Blog

MAY 1, 2023

Please note that the potential for ulterior financial motives does not automatically presume that the intent is somehow suspect, in the same way that potential medical malpractice concerns does not legitimately question the clinical motives of all other providers. Surgery Partners, Inc.

Nursing Homes 52

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

A 2021 Forrester Consulting survey found that 81% of them ranked implementing and maturing sustainability initiatives as their top near-term business priority – higher even than boosting profitability and improving patient experience. Healthcare leaders recognize this.

Malpractice 97

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MedTrainer

APRIL 18, 2024

This may include proof of licensure, certification, accreditation, malpractice insurance, DEA registration (if applicable), and other supporting documentation. billion in 2021, will reach $5.6 Credentialing Documentation: Behavioral health providers must gather and submit extensive documentation for the Medicare enrollment process.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

AUGUST 4, 2023

In 2021, a dental practice in North Carolina disclosed a patient’s PHI in response to a negative online review. Check the rule of the Malpractice Insurance your practice uses – some forbid responses to any reviews. Limit who has access to respond to online reviews.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed into law on December 27, 2020, created a new Medicare provider type called an REH. Background.

Payment Systems 40

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AIHC

MARCH 14, 2023

First enforced in the United States on April 5, 2021. We also encourage consulting with your malpractice Risk Attorney. If consulting with your malpractice company isn’t an option, it is highly advised to seek legal advice from a HIPAA privacy expert. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) began an enforcement initiative in 2019.

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AIHC

JANUARY 5, 2022

Written by: Joanne Byron , BS, LPN, CCA, CHA, CHCO, CHBS, CHCM, CIFHA, CMDP, COCAS, CORCM, OHCC, ICDCT-CM/PCS As a result of the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, several No Surprises Billing Act regulations went into effect on January 1, 2022, for providers, facilities and air ambulance services. Identify eligible cases.

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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).

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Hall Render

JUNE 10, 2022

Medical malpractice trends in Northwest Arkansas. Florida hospital offers to discharge alleged malpractice victim’s bills in exchange for silence, daughter says. during 2021. Shooter in 2021 attack on Allina Health clinic found guilty of all 11 charges. Arkansas receives second $786.6 million; now, where to spend?

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Health Law Advisor

JUNE 1, 2023

uninsured rate in 2021 across race and Hispanic origin groups ranged from 5.7% Do the algorithms give rise to liability under state tort law, including malpractice and product liability law? According to the Census Bureau, the U.S. for White, non-Hispanic people to 18.8% 30] That example is eerily similar to the sepsis example.

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Hall Render

APRIL 14, 2023

million in federal funding to help homeless WakeMed adds 2 hospitals to large Garner development Syphilis cases have increased 133% from 2021-2022 in N.C. Where does it leave medication abortion in Pa.,

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses COVID-19 40

Hall Render

APRIL 29, 2022

California to increase awards in medical malpractice cases. in malpractice case. NC’s medical marijuana bill didn’t advance in 2021. Higher than normal Wyoming deaths continued in 2021. Nurses at 9 Tenet hospitals in California to raise awareness over staffing, turnover. Health care report: More questions than answers.

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Hall Render

MARCH 17, 2023

in unpaid care in 2021, AARP finds SOUTH CAROLINA Grand Strand Medical Center celebrates five year anniversary of behavioral health program Roper St. family caregivers provided $2.1B Medical Center ranked No. 1 hospital in Virginia 3 years after COVID arrived in Virginia, case numbers continue to fall As hospital cases among kids rise, Va.

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US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses 40

Hall Render

JUNE 2, 2023

million malpractice award from Midland hospital McLaren Northern Michigan opens behavioral health center in Cheboygan McLaren Health Care names 1st chief nursing officer Planned Parenthood of Michigan expands reach with virtual health center Trinity Health reports $283.5M tax break for Norwood jobs; 42 other Mass.

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US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

APRIL 7, 2023

workers were laid off in Q1 Fast closures of nursing homes in Massachusetts raise alarms and worry over patients Former executives at Billerica lead poisoning test maker facing federal charges Lawmakers eye reforms to Health Policy Commission oversight Mass. has one of the highest rates avoidable hospital visits in U.S.

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses 40

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

NATIONAL Addressing Staff Burnout In Healthcare Design Amazon completes $3.9B Can Hospitals Change in Time to Keep Them? medical workers 4 takeaways from Braselton hospital expansion presentation HAWAII Hawaii Gov.

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

leader: Compassion key to best health care Pittsburgh City Council approves new master plan for Allegheny General Hospital Proposed Pennsylvania medical office building denied following 15 hearings Rush University System for Health taps COO from Geisinger Temple Health posts $37.5M hospitals Prospect Medical Holdings has underfunded two R.I.

Nursing Homes 40

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

UChicago Medicine invests $607 million in community benefits for South Side and Southland regions in fiscal 2021. Judge awards $5 million to NH woman in medical malpractice case. Advocate Aurora Health, Atrium Health to form $27 billion system. Illinois Gastroenterology Group Data Breach Impacts 228K. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Some of N.H.’s

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

NH lawmakers launch review of Board of Medicine amid hospital malpractice reports. Utah ranked lowest among Medicaid expansion states for public health insurance coverage of low-income children in 2021. wants to get vaccine vans rolling again, as new COVID boosters arrive. Hospital beds are full – but not with COVID-19 patients.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

After record-breaking malpractice award, Coralville clinic files for bankruptcy. The highest-paid health system CEO in Greater Philadelphia made $10M in 2021. Indiana Health Systems Join Forces to get REaL Data. Ceremony marks construction of new hospital for West Lafayette. Iowa health center replacing CEO after employee death.

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Drug & Device Law

AUGUST 28, 2023

Even worse is standing based on the “considerable mental and emotional stress on emergency-room doctors,” purported injury from “divert[ing] time and resources away from their ordinary practice to treat [adverse reaction] patients, and even the possibility of increased malpractice insurance costs. 2023 WL 5266026, at *11. See Enriquez v.

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Drug & Device Law

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Even worse is standing based on the “considerable mental and emotional stress on emergency-room doctors,” purported injury from “divert[ing] time and resources away from their ordinary practice to treat [adverse reaction] patients, and even the possibility of increased malpractice insurance costs. 2023 WL 5266026, at *11. See Enriquez v.

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Drug & Device Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

2021) (hence the Pennsylvania reference above). Apparently, a fraudulent foreign-trained “doctor” treated the plaintiffs, none of whom claimed malpractice or any physical injury whatsoever. 2021), the Third Circuit reversed. 2020), leave to amend denied , 2021 WL 4267667 (S.D.W. 20, 2021). 4th 259 (3d Cir.

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Drug & Device Law

APRIL 10, 2023

2021 WL 7209363, at *2 (D. 23, 2021); In re Asbestos Litigation , 1994 WL 16805917, at *1-2 (Del. Right now, the schedule for the meeting has debate on the “Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Medical Malpractice & Miscellaneous Provisions” – which includes the medical monitoring proposal – set for Monday, May 22 at 10:30 a.m.

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Malpractice Governance Hospitals 59

Drug & Device Law

JUNE 6, 2022

They’re experienced at what they do and aren’t intimidated by plaintiffs’ counsel and their threats of malpractice claims if they don’t testify the way plaintiffs want them to. 2021) (applying Louisiana law). procedure that existed at the time of [plaintiff’s] injury”; malpractice was “intervening cause”) (applying Kansas law); Eck v.

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