Jackson Lewis

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Ten states filed a lawsuit challenging CMS’ Interim Final Rule (IFR) requiring COVID-19 vaccination amongst a wide range of staff working at Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers. Learn more.

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Jackson Lewis

DECEMBER 16, 2021

On December 15, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted, in part, the federal administration’s motion to stay the nationwide preliminary injunction enjoining the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (“CMS”) from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate nationwide as to non-plaintiff states. Louisiana et al v.

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Verisys

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

– The best resource for monthly healthcare regulatory compliance updates. Compliance Updates: November 2023 Here is our monthly regulatory update. A big thanks to our compliance team, who monitors state, federal, and international updates. The post November 2023 Regulatory Compliance Updates appeared first on Verisys.

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 13, 2022

Two California brothers were both sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to pay $500 dollars in restitution after pleading guilty to misdemeanor conspiracy to steal or convert government property charges stemming from the theft of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards.

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Healthicity

JANUARY 27, 2022

Supreme Court regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Most of us are aware of the recent decision by the U.S.

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Compliance Now

DECEMBER 20, 2021

On Friday, December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision allowing OSHA to enforce its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employers with 100 or more employees. The CDC document “Key Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines” Information about protection against retaliation and discrimination.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 12, 2022

Food and Drug Administration is planning to develop updated versions of booster vaccines that are specifically targeted to protect against Omnicron and its variants. Furthermore, the FDA is encouraging COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers to update their booster shots to protect against BA.4 Second COVID-19 Booster.

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MedTrainer

MAY 4, 2023

That includes many compliance professionals. There are plenty of compliance implications for the end of the Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023 , and an assessment is a great place to start. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is ending the vaccination requirement, which is one less item on your compliance list!

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Kate Behan, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Arcadia A so-called “tripledemic” — the convergence of flu, RSV and COVID-19 — led to significant morbidity and mortality, and it also forced the cancellation or delay of numerous medical procedures at overwhelmed health systems. It’s not hypothetical — the pandemic proved this was possible.

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 8, 2022

Because the LTC facility population was at the highest risk of COVID-19 infections, the CDC created the LTC PPP to prioritize vaccinations of that population as quickly as possible and while vaccine availability was limited. The company enrolled in the LTC PPP and scheduled its first vaccination clinic on Dec.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The CARIN Alliance works across the public and private sectors on compliance with digital health information sharing. In early 2021, the alliance worked with a number of healthcare organizations to develop a standard digital record model for organizations administering COVID-19 vaccines. ON THE RECORD.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 11, 2023

OCR is continuing to support the use of telehealth after the public health emergency by providing a transition period for health care providers to make any changes to their operations that are needed to provide telehealth in a private and secure manner in compliance with the HIPAA Rules.” You can view the OCR announcement on this link (PDF).

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YouCompli

AUGUST 2, 2022

This month’s article looks at COVID enforcements.?? ?. Healthcare compliance history has shown that when the government disperses significant funds, audits and enforcement associated with the disbursement of those funds will shortly follow. Considerations for healthcare compliance officers. MorseLife agreed to pay $1.75

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Compliance Now

JUNE 28, 2023

However, if the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends that COVID-19 testing and/or treatment be considered preventive care at any point in the future, HDHPs can resume covering those services without subjecting them to the plan’s deductible.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has retooled guidance it armed surveyors with regarding how to survey skilled nursing facilities for compliance with the CMS staff vaccine requirements. Vaccination Enforcement – Flexibility. Key Surveyor Guidance Revisions. Enforcement. 42 CFR Section 483.80(i)

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 13, 2022

Supreme Court today (January 13, 2022) issued a stay of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard that would have forced all private employers in the country with more than 100 workers to require COVID-19 vaccinations or masks and weekly testing for unvaccinated staff. We can help!

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A "consistent, transparent compliance and enforcement mechanisms" must also be established. As also recommended, these existing frameworks must be recognised across APAC jurisdictions; these can be translated into "clear technical requirements" for healthcare providers, manufacturers, and other stakeholders.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Relatedly, the pandemic treaty’s Implementation and Compliance Committee, a subsidiary body of the Conference of the Parties, should fully include the HR Principles within its mandate. WHO Member States are similarly negotiating “implementation” or “compliance” mechanisms under a revised IHR.

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Total HIPAA

MAY 10, 2021

Can an employer require that employees receive a COVID-19 vaccination? The EEOC has stated that employers may encourage or require COVID-19 vaccinations if their policies comply with the ADA, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) and other relevant state and federal workplace laws.¹.

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Medisys Compliance

APRIL 20, 2022

On 4 th April 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will pay for a second COVID-19 booster shot of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines without cost sharing as it continues to provide coverage for this critical protection from the virus.

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Verisys

JUNE 13, 2023

A big thanks to our compliance team, who monitors state, federal, and international updates. It finalizes requirements to provide education about COVID-19 vaccines, and to offer vaccines to residents, clients, and staff. See below for changes from several states introducing legislation.

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Health Law RX

APRIL 27, 2023

To soften the transition, OCR is providing a 90-calendar-day period (ending on August 9, 2023, at 11:59 pm) to give covered entities and business associates relying on the telehealth services notification additional time to come into full compliance with the HIPAA rules. There is not a similar transition period for the other notifications.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

As the slower-than-expected COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues around the United States, experts have noted the importance of the "last mile" – getting dosages into the arms of patients. "We took a customer live in four days last week specifically because of the COVID vaccine," de Zwirek said.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2021

"Early on, when vaccine supply was limited, Sanford Health followed state eligibility guidelines and then stratified the list based on patient risk factors, prioritizing the highest-risk patients and inviting them to be among the first to schedule COVID-19 vaccination appointments." " Clark Averill, St.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 18, 2024

Judge Zione Ntaba’s contribution highlights how courts in Malawi decided cases relating to the Government’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic , including, in particular, the provision of social security measures in parallel with lockdown measures, and the policy proposals relating to mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 18, 2022

Also, people who received COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters may suffer from false negative results. This is because their immune systems are likely to trigger symptoms earlier on to help fight off COVID-19. American Medical Compliance (AMC) is a leader in the industry for compliance, Billing, and HR solutions.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has armed surveyors with detailed instructions on how to survey skilled nursing facilities for compliance with the CMS staff vaccine requirements. The surveyor’s Entrance Conference Worksheet update includes COVID-19 Vaccine review and COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Matrix.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 26, 2023

In the context of HIPAA enforcement discretion, the Secretary can waive sanctions and penalties that result from non-compliance with the following standards of the Privacy Rule: 164.510 – Uses and disclosures of Protected Health Information requiring an opportunity for the individual to agree or object.

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American Medical Compliance

JULY 22, 2022

5 variant has accounted for over 50% of all COVID-19 cases in the United States, with BA.4 Researchers claim that these variants are noticeably less sensitive to the antibiotic components of current COVID-19 vaccines than other omicron variants. 5 are the most prevalent types of COVID-19 in the United States.

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American Medical Compliance

JULY 22, 2022

5 variant has accounted for over 50% of all COVID-19 cases in the United States, with BA.4 Researchers claim that these variants are noticeably less sensitive to the antibiotic components of current COVID-19 vaccines than other omicron variants. 5 are the most prevalent types of COVID-19 in the United States.

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YouCompli

MARCH 29, 2023

CMS Updates to beneficiary PHE waivers that matter to healthcare compliance Sharon Parsley, JD, MBA, CHC, CHRC, contributes regularly to the YouCompli blog. In this article, she discusses several issues that hospitals and health systems need to consider as a result of the scheduled end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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YouCompli

APRIL 5, 2023

How Compliance Can Leverage the OIG’s 7 Elements and HHS Roadmap With the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) coming in May, many healthcare compliance leaders are in the process of slowly returning their organizations to normal. Be sure to implement ongoing staff education programs.

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Health Care Performance

JANUARY 11, 2022

COVID-19 stretched resources and lengthened to-do lists, and has made it harder to keep up with HIPAA compliance. They know the pandemic strains healthcare facilities, and a cyberattack might be more successful on a provider facing a COVID-19 surge. First, hackers are opportunists. Probably not.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 14, 2022

In a January 13 statement , CMS clarified that the decision would not change the compliance deadlines for health care employers in the 25 states, territories and the District of Columbia, where the CMS IFR was already in effect. Covered facilities should not delay compliance efforts, though, as we do not expect lengthy deadline extensions.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 18, 2021

Ronan Brown, SVP and Head of Integrated Global Compliance, IQVIA. The world has been in urgent need of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and diagnostic tools. The pandemic has given rise to new norms in drug development that will influence the future of the industry as we know it. About Ronan Brown.

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Total Medical Compliance Resources

MARCH 28, 2022

Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines. Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines. Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines. People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask. Get tested if you have symptoms.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

An investigation was started that day and discovered that the first and last names of clients were exposed, and in some cases the clients COVID-19 vaccination status was accessed. Additional information is available in the Med-Net Corporate Compliance and Ethics Manual, Chapter 5 Privacy Plan, PP 2.0

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