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Compliance is Everybody’s Business: Clinical, Revenue Cycle, IT, Sales and Marketing

YouCompli

Sharon Parsley, JD, MBA, CHC, CHRC contributes a monthly post on compliance officer effectiveness for the YouCompli blog. In this article she looks at specific ways to engage and communicate with Nursing, Physicians, Sales & Marketing, Revenue Cycle, and IT. In an inpatient setting, nursing is going to be a 24×7 business.

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HIPAA Risks from Employee Turnover in Healthcare

Compliancy Group

According to a recent report, the national turnover rate for registered nurses reached 27.1% This statistic highlights the reality that the demand for qualified and talented employees in the medical field is a challenge facing nearly every employer in the medical arena.

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FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Karen Rheuban, cofounder and director of the Center for Telehealth and medical director of telemedicine at the University of Virginia Health System. "In addition, we built other innovative applications of virtual services to improve patient compliance, such as a virtual cardiac rehabilitation program," she continued.

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Preparing Your Practice for Telemedicine Orthopedic Services

Medisys Compliance

Look for a platform that is secure, easy to use, and integrates with your electronic medical record (EMR) system. Clearly define the roles and responsibilities of each member of your staff who will be involved in telemedicine, including physicians, nurses, and administrative staff.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Advancing Quality of Care

AIHC

However, nursing notes disagreed: a nurse documented that the patient withdrew his lower extremities (LE) to stimuli on day 7, but not on day 8. On hospital day 9, a nurse documented “unable to move BLE [bilateral LE], sensation intact, team aware.” Read the article in full.

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2024 Final Rule: CMS Announces More Changes to Medicare Advantage but Declines to Reform the “60 Day Rule”

Health Care Law Brief

Determinations of medical necessity will need to follow national coverage determinations, local coverage determinations, or, where none are applicable, plans must follow publicly available, evidence-based coverage criteria. Final Rule at p.

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Security Breaches in Healthcare in 2023

HIPAA Journal

These investigations stemmed from reviews of HIPAA compliance in response to reported data breaches and investigations of complaints from patients and health plan members about potential HIPAA violations. reduction from the previous year. million individuals, followed by violations of the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule. .