Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2024

The following is a guest article by Marlena Herrera, Director at Protegrity Healthcare organizations are becoming more lucrative targets for hackers, as their data is rich with extremely sensitive information and is often susceptible to vulnerabilities. Healthcare’s most valuable data is their patient or policyholder data.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. Digitally-enabled care is the future of telehealth – “telehealth” has become industry norm since the start of the pandemic and used as a catchall term for everything from virtual doctor’s appointments to at-home testing kits.

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The Health Law Firm

JANUARY 2, 2013

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is investigating a Tennessee-based nursing care company. Click here to read the entire article from the Wall Street Journal. By Danielle M. Murray, J.D.

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YouCompli

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Most federal healthcare payors such as Medicare and Medicaid reimburse most providers on a prospective basis. This is why Medicare publishes its rules on their Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) or its Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). The inflated charges resulted in inappropriate outlier payments from Medicare.

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The Health Law Firm

JANUARY 28, 2013

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. A family that owns a number of South Florida pharmacies is allegedly under investigation for Medicare fraud, according to a number of sources. Click here to read the entire Naples News article. Indest III, J.D.,

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Most of us have had the experience of preparing for an important conversation or interaction, only to leave it feeling defeated, misunderstood, and not even really heard. In this article, we will examine four essential listening skills that help compliance officers be more effective within their organizations.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Written by Joanne Byron , BS, LPN, CCA, CHA, CHCO, CHBS, CHCM, CIFHA, CMDP, COCAS, CORCM, OHCC, ICDCT-CM/PCS The Federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule helps Americans know the cost of a hospital item or service before receiving it. In the US, hospital prices vary widely but are not visible to patients or the public.

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YouCompli

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

I was responsible for allocating financial, human, and physical resources to accomplish certain tasks.   By doing so, you and your project team will be excellent stewards of the human and physical resources needed to complete the project. Was “project manager” in your current or previous job descriptions? Agree to due dates.

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reportedly launched an investigation into CVS’ practice for refilling prescriptions. Indest III, J.D.,

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nate Maslak, Founder & CEO at Ribbon Health. The ability to seek treatment from a doctor specializing in your specific medical need is beneficial and improves health outcomes. And consumers have come to expect and demand this personalization. This expectation is expanding into healthcare.

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Most of us have had the experience of preparing for an important conversation or interaction, only to leave it feeling defeated, misunderstood and not even really heard. In this article, we will examine a few of the main types of listening discussed in detail here 7 Types of Listening That Can Change Your Life and Work (betterup.com).

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Lessons Learned about Consequences & Incentives Submitted by the AIHC Education Department Introduction The Office of Inspector General has released the new General Compliance Program Guidance or “GCPG” in late 2023. One of the seven items, #5 is “Enforcing Standards: Consequences and Incentives.” The result?

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Lessons Learned about Consequences & Incentives Submitted by the AIHC Education Department Introduction The Office of Inspector General has released the new General Compliance Program Guidance or “GCPG” in late 2023. One of the seven items, #5 is “Enforcing Standards: Consequences and Incentives.” The result?

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The HIPAA definition of Covered Entities is generally explained as health plans, health care clearinghouses, and health care providers that conduct electronic transactions for which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has developed standards. 2) A health care clearinghouse. (3)

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 14, 2022

And since the conference was virtual, what better topic to start us off today than a consideration of the new Virtual-First trend that surfaced in 2021. We’ll follow that with a dive onto the couch to consider the conference’s mental health offerings and where the behavioral health sector is heading. During Day 4 of the J.P.

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Kaiser Health News

JANUARY 12, 2023

Julie Rovner is Chief Washington Correspondent and host of KHN’s weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” ” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A-Z,” now in its third edition.

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Drug & Device Law

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Executive Health Resources, Inc. , Executive Health Resources, Inc. , 2023) (rejecting any express anti-preemption presumption in Medicare case) ( here ); Baker v. 2023) (First Amendment bars state-law misrepresentation claims over “truth” of published scientific article) ( here ); National Association of Wheat Growers v.

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