The Health Law Firm Blog

JULY 20, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On April 14, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization for the first Covid-19 diagnostic test that uses breath samples. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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Health Populi

JUNE 22, 2022

states to live in for health and health care are Hawaii, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Washington, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Maryland… Those are the top health system rankings in the new 2022 Scorecard on State Health System Performance annual report from the Commonwealth Fund. The best U.S.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 3, 2021

Licensed insurance agents will assist consumers in assessing their best options for these plans for the 2022 Medicare enrollment period which begins 15th October and ends 7th December 2021. For more on Hy-Vee’s growing role in health care, see my previous posts on their efforts, Health@Retail.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

APRIL 24, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On April 14, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization for the first Covid-19 diagnostic test that uses breath samples. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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AIHC

MAY 2, 2022

Written by: Melvin Miller, COO Tech, investments, efficiency, patient experience, underpayment recovery, and coding automation are some of the themes that will drive the revenue cycle market momentum in 2022 and beyond. In 2022, we anticipate the continuance of these trends and mega-mergers will be more of a norm than an aberration.

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Health Populi

JUNE 2, 2022

For millions of older people in America, health and well-being got worse in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Physical, mental and behavioral health took hits, depending on one’s living situation, social determinants of health risks, and even health plan, I write in the Medecision Liberate Health blog.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 12, 2024

Over 19,100 physicians left independent practices to join hospitals, health systems, or corporations in 2022 and 2023 alone. Key findings of the report include: Physician Practice Consolidation: The trend of medical practice consolidation continued through 2022 and 2023, with over 8,100 practices acquired in those two years alone.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In the recent IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Health Industry 2021 Predictions report, experts at IDC Health Insights offer their thoughts about the issues healthcare and life science organizations will contend with over the next year and beyond. WHY IT MATTERS. " ON THE RECORD.

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Kaiser Permanente

JANUARY 1, 2022

Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) have served as critical supports to children, pregnant women, parents, seniors, and individuals with disabilities – covering 80 million individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Maximizing eligibility redeterminations in 2022 and beyond. percent increase).

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 19, 2022

Suspicious activity was detected within its IT environment on March 14, 2022. The forensic investigation confirmed its systems were accessed by unauthorized individuals between March 11, 2022, and March 14, 2022. The breach has been reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights as affecting 119,513 group health plan members.

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Health Populi

JUNE 27, 2022

Declines in preventive care services like cancer screenings and blood glucose testing concern employers, whose continued to cover health insurance for employees during the pandemic. Castlight published the full research findings in April in the company’s 2022 Workforce Health Index.

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Compliance Now

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The end of the 2022 calendar year is fast approaching, and with it come numerous deadlines that can directly or indirectly impact employer group health plans. With this extension, employers need to make sure that 2022 forms are distributed to employees by March 2, 2023. The Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate.

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Compliance Now

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The end of the 2022 calendar year is fast approaching, and with it come numerous deadlines that can directly or indirectly impact employer group health plans. With this extension, employers need to make sure that 2022 forms are distributed to employees by March 2, 2023. The Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate.

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

FDA limits J&J COVID-19 vaccine due to rare blood clot risk. Travel nurses raced to help during Covid. Alabama hospital rationing medical supplies due to COVID disruptions in China. Alabama sees bump in COVID-19 cases, state health department monitoring. Oscar Health withdraws from 2 states.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2021

householders that experienced COVID-19 expect their 2021 December holidays will be impacted in terms of reducing their holiday gift or decor spending, canceling holiday travel plans to see family or friends, or canceling holiday events, according to the 2021 Aflac Health Care Issues Survey. Aflac polled 1,003 U.S.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 23, 2022

The compromised system contained medical information on all individuals who had been tested for COVID-19 between June 2020 and January 2022, including staff members, visitors, and other individuals, although not inmates. Lamoille Health Partners Hit with Ransomware Attack.

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Health Populi

MAY 4, 2023

” I’ve pulled out a few of the data points that speak to me about population health, prevention and early diagnosis (or lack thereof), and alarm bells on women’s health — notably, young women and girls. There is another data point in the study on women’s health and prescriptions — for ADHD drugs.

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Jane Sarashon

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

household budgets in February 2022, highlighted in a poll from Morning Consult : inflationary spikes for housing, food, and energy, and the COVID-19 Omicron variant forcing health care costs up for some consumers driving medical debt up. in January 2022. in January 2022. across the U.S.; in Arkansas.

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Hall Render

APRIL 22, 2022

21 top management risks in healthcare for 2022. $1B This nursing home chain reported the highest COVID death rate. Fields, Prax discuss DHSS split, other Alaska health care initiatives. Skagway officials weigh the future of the town’s health clinic and housing shortages. Banner Health to build new hospital in Buckeye.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic forced consumers to define what were basic or essential needs to them; for most people, those items have been hygiene products, food, and connectivity to the Internet. A new report from CoverMyMeds details the current state of medication access weaving together key health care industry and consumer data.

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Health Populi

JUNE 1, 2022

or health care for a family of four. Welcome to this year’s 2022 Milliman Medical Index , which annually calculates the health care costs for a median family of 4 in the U.S. While costs in the Index fell in 2021 (seen in the bar chart), in 2022 the MMI increased at a rate similar to pre-pandemic levels.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

“Two intersecting and interdependent systems comprise democracy in the United States,” Eileen Salinsky, Program Advisor with Grantmakers in Health, wrote in a compelling essay in April 2022. APA found in its October 2022 Stress in America study that many Americans are so stressed, they cannot function.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 19, 2022

" Rural residents are in poorer physical condition, have more health risks and are more likely to lack health insurance, she added. However, since the COVID-19 pandemic, the health system shifted its focus to telehealth, seeing a greater than 2,000% increase in virtual patient encounters.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Cash for Colonoscopies: Colorado Tries to Lower Health Costs Through Incentives. Colorado ends daily reporting of COVID-19 numbers. Nuvance Health launches cognitive care-at-home program. IU Health to begin $300M expansion.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Today, BCG Digital Ventures (BCGDV), a subsidiary of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), has released a new report that sheds light on predicted healthcare innovations for 2022. “They represent a broad range of disciplines at Digital Ventures – from product, strategic design to engineering.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Today, BCG Digital Ventures (BCGDV), a subsidiary of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), has released a new report that sheds light on predicted healthcare innovations for 2022. “They represent a broad range of disciplines at Digital Ventures – from product, strategic design to engineering.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act would amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to treat benefits for telehealth services like excepted benefits. "We asked Congress and they listened.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 14, 2022

South Denver Cardiology Associates (SDCA) has recently announced it was the victim of a cyberattack in January 2022 in which files containing patient information were accessed and potentially stolen by hackers. Unusual network activity was detected on January 4, 2022, and the SDCA breach response process was immediately initiated.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

These 10 states still have COVID emergency orders in place. Why asking about social determinants of health is so important. HHS expected to renew COVID-19 PHE for 11th time. Southeast Health wants to receive additional property taxes. Alabama’s COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalization rate continues its decline.

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Health Populi

MAY 20, 2021

You’re stressed, I’m stressed; most of us have felt stress in the COVID-19 era which began in the U.S. Nearly eighteen months later, a 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer update finds that consumers’ trust in the health care industry is under stress, too — in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2020.

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Health Populi

MAY 19, 2020

Welcome to the annual Milliman Medical Index (MMI) , which gauges the yearly price of an employer-sponsored preferred-provider organization (PPO) health insurance plan for a hypothetical American family and an N of 1 employee. Health Populi’s Hot Points: The COVID-19 pandemic will dramatically impact the U.S.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 13, 2022

The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) expires at the end of this week, with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra expected to renew the PHE once more to extend through mid-July. By Cathy Zhang. What States Are Doing Now.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 8, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic led to sweeping healthcare policy changes that enable vulnerable Americans to receive affordable health coverage and access essential safety net benefits. However, the demand for healthcare is only going to rise, driven by the long-term impacts of Covid-19 and delaying care for other health conditions.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 1, 2022

The Houston Health Department has recently announced that the personal information and COVID-19 test results of 10,291 individuals have been exposed online as a result of a technical issue with its portal. The Houston Health Department said it detected the issue on January 6, 2022, and the portal was deactivated within 48 hours.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 14, 2022

At this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, the topic of the COVID-19 pandemic and its destructive impact was central to many of the discussions that took place. Even in the United States, where vaccination misinformation ran rampant throughout the pandemic, 67% of the population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Specifically, 2023 CAA’s extension applies to plan years beginning after December 31, 2022 and before January 1, 2025. We Look Forward to Seeing You at the Foley & Lardner Digital Health Legal Session and Reception in Tel Aviv. COVID-19: New Law Allows Free Telehealth without Blowing Tax Benefits of Health Savings Accounts.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 24, 2022

What happens to a health care ecosystem when the volume of patients and revenues they generate decline? How would that further impact the micro-economy of health care? A report from Trilliant on the 2022 Trends Shaping the Health Economy helps to inform our response to that question. Walmart) to do so, as well.

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