Healthcare Compliance Blog

JANUARY 13, 2022

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and a Georgia hospital reached an agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The hospital will modify its policies and practices, train its staff on the ADA and the terms of the agreement, and will periodically submit reports about its compliance with the agreement.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

Issue: Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an employer cannot refuse to hire a woman based upon her pregnancy-related condition as long as she is able to perform the major functions of her job. The post New Jersey Healthcare Company Settles with EEOC for ADA Violation appeared first on.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 21, 2023

This article will discuss the importance of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in protecting the rights of people with long COVID and other disabilities in the workplace, in health care, and in disability and other benefits in order to chart an equitable path forward.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The patient could call a hospital before their arrival and ask for an ADA-based modification to the hospital’s mask-optional rule. The power imbalance in that moment never favors the patient, who has to weigh the benefits of masking against the perils of a sharp needle in an angry hand. The patient’s legal argument is sound.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 23, 2022

Some scholars note that in a post-COVID era, how courts approach interpretation of the ADA should change. This raises an important legal question: is the law that allows for disability accommodation too narrowly construed or applied?

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Bill of Health

APRIL 19, 2022

Ironically, these problems for plaintiffs may be traced to amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that were intended to expand coverage for plaintiffs claiming disability discrimination. These as-yet-unclear long COVID employees may not receive ADA protections, such as protection from wrongful termination.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 15, 2022

Activists, legal professionals, scholars, and policymakers must critically examine the limitations of our current disability laws and policies, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), to elucidate why disabled people continue to endure these inequities, including those related to economic insecurity.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Although the PWFA was modeled on the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), there are some subtle but important differences. Under both the ADA and PWFA, a “qualified” employee/applicant is one who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the job.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

By Aaron Steinberg, Ada Lin, Alice Bukhman, LaToya Whiteside, and Elizabeth Matos. Ada Lin is Bart J. And like most issues in the carceral system, BIPOC prisoners will be disproportionately impacted. Aaron Steinberg is Communications and Development Coordinator of Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts.

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Hall Render

MARCH 8, 2023

The court also held that Hurley properly engaged in the Americans with Disabilities Act’s (“ADA”) interactive process in response to the student intern’s accommodation request. Case Background Plaintiff in this action was a nursing student intern who suffered from anxiety disorder and a history of panic attacks.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits disability-based discrimination and requires employers, public entities, and businesses to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities unless doing so imposes an undue hardship on the party asked to provide an accommodation.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MAY 16, 2022

These tools may result in unlawful discrimination against people with disabilities, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA is a federal law that seeks to remove barriers for people with disabilities in everyday activities, including employment. Train appropriate staff on ADA requirements.

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MedTrainer

APRIL 12, 2024

This blog will share how healthcare compliance courses aren’t one-size-fits-all and why organizations should look for a comprehensive, curated library of educational offerings to maximize training time and cover all the compliance bases.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The Interplay Between FMLA and ADA The inquirer had suggested that an employee’s need to limit their workday to an eight hour day may be better suited as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

The unnecessary segregation is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. The ADA and the Olmstead ruling require state and local governments to make services available to people with disabilities in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

APRIL 15, 2022

This refusal violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits employers from failing to consider reasonable accommodations for employees with a disability. It is essential that administration and human resource representatives are aware of their state-specific laws, in addition to federal laws like the ADA.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

This violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Denial of needed surgery based on unfounded assumptions and stereotypes about disability violates the ADA and devalues the lives, health, dignity and independence of individuals with disabilities.”. Update as needed.

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YouCompli

JANUARY 4, 2023

For instance, Wroth is “addressing compliance with Sections 1557 and 504, as well as the ADA. Telehealth is another area that supports better patient care and carries regulatory complexity for the program overall and for ADA compliance. For instance, both the ADA and 1557 require that there be a coordinator to field complaints.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 22, 2022

To whatever modest degree, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was a step toward decoupling “impairment” and “disability,” placing the responsibility to provide accessibility for people with disabilities on society: the education system, urban designers, and employers.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 17, 2022

Often seen as a last-step workplace accommodation, some suggest that remote work could be reasonably inferred to be an accommodation under the ADA. The normalization of remote work has enabled many people with disabilities to be meaningfully included in workplace culture for perhaps the first time.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

The alleged conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended by the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAA), which makes it unlawful to discriminate against, fail to hire, and fail to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

JANUARY 19, 2022

The alleged conduct violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In addition to the $31,750 the company was ordered to pay, the three year consent decree which settled the lawsuit provides for injunctive relief, training on the ADA, and compliance-related reporting to the EEOC.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Sometimes it feels like we have real choices — about which devices to use, which therapists to quit seeing, for instance.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 29, 2022

Both the diagnosis and definitions of Long COVID accepted under the ADA limit eligibility , but there is hope that in the future these criteria will expand to include patients’ lived experiences. As we contemplate what it means to build back better, I hope we completely reimagine our view of acquired disability and how we respond to it.

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Total HIPAA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Our weekly blog is one of the many services we offer. In this combo podcast and blog post, Jason Karn, Total HIPAA’s Chief Compliance Officer, interviewed Erik Kangas, founder and CEO of LuxSci. Subscribe to our blog and follow us on social media ( Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn ) to stay connected and informed.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 1, 2022

One of the most persistently frustrating aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as currently applied to schools and workplaces, is its emphasis on the eligibility of qualifying individuals for accommodation, rather than on population-based removal of barriers to participation. The ADA is a floor, not a ceiling.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 7, 2023

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MedTrainer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For these reasons, compliance training must accommodate different languages, cultural nuances, and be ADA and WAG compliant. Moreover, cultural nuances often dictate how individuals perceive authority, responsibility, ethics, and even risk. If using a training vendor, ensure the vendor is providing training that meets all these requirements.

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Verisys

MAY 3, 2023

Is your information ADA-compliant? Implement written policies and procedures regarding your healthcare organization’s commitment to state and federal standards. Measuring effectiveness : Who has access to standards, policies, and procedures? Can employees easily locate them? Do your policies and procedures meet industry standards?

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MedTrainer

AUGUST 25, 2023

Rashid also says training programs will continue to face increasing scrutiny from regulatory and accrediting agencies, requiring that courses be taken through approved providers, are interactive with multimedia, be ADA-WCAG compliant , and in some instances, must incorporate learning formats such as scenario-based learning.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 29, 2022

By Xochitl L. The coronavirus pandemic changed the world in countless ways, and for a moment it challenged the pre-pandemic separation of — in Hannah Arendt’s terms — the Private and the Public. To Arendt , the Public is defined as the sole realm where a human can live in full, as a person integral and part of a community as an equal.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

And second, we need tools to conceptualize and assess the societal impact of widespread, enduring, and subtle changes to health and particularly brain function.

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Hall Render

MAY 24, 2023

AI Tools and the Americans with Disabilities Act This latest technical assistance document on AI and Title VII follows the EEOCs May 2022 technical assistance document on employers’ use of algorithmic or AI decision-making tools under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”).

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MedTrainer

JUNE 5, 2023

Because it’s required for all DEA-registered practitioners, there are a variety of ways to achieve compliance and a long list of accredited bodies that offer compliance training: The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) American Medical Association (AMA) The American Osteopathic Association (..)

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MedTrainer

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Ensures that individuals with disabilities have equal access to healthcare services and facilities. Specifically, the laws enforced by the HHS and OCR are: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin.

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Health Law Advisor

JUNE 17, 2022

For additional information about the issues discussed above, or if you have any other legal or regulatory compliance concerns, please contact the Epstein Becker & Green attorney who regularly handles your legal matters, or one of the authors of this blog post. * 1] Thomas Dobbs v.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Other increasingly viable employee lawsuits are ADA disability discrimination or Title VII claims , possibly bolstered by federal government guidance from the U.S. Ek and allowed to stand by the state supreme court in 2022). Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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