Health Care Law Brief

JUNE 2, 2022

The onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) led to a surge in the use of telehealth by health care providers. For the reasons discussed below, DTC telehealth platforms should re-visit their compliance plans and be prepared for increased state and federal regulatory scrutiny.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JULY 5, 2023

On June 30, 2023, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) issued a notice to nursing home operators and administrators announcing that it will begin conducting assessments on July 10, 2023 of nursing homes’ compliance with the State’s minimum staffing requirements. No less than 2.2 HPRD (out of the 3.5 HPRD (out of the 3.5

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Provider Trust

JULY 26, 2022

District Attorney alleges that Pickering was hired in 2019 as a licensed physician’s assistant at a family practice in Norcross, Georgia but had not been a licensed physician’s assistant in Georgia, or any state, since March 2014. The Importance of Conducting License Verification and Monitoring. According to the U.S.

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MedTrainer

JULY 28, 2023

The OIG strives to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse within the department’s vast array of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiatives. That mean, maintaining compliance standards, efficient reporting, and conducting thorough internal audits are vital. Medicare/Medicaid Compliance Reviews.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A Texas federal district court determined in August 2022 that an emergency condition “must be present, rather than likely to be emergent,” which fails to guide real-time decisions of doctors treating pregnant patients in emergencies. Doctors facing vague abortion legal exceptions are reticent to provide some critical services. Hodge, Jr.,

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Information exchange and data availability are now a cost of doing business but establishing a robust strategy for that exchange and compliance with the new regulation from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology takes careful planning. Understand what constitutes “Electronic Health Information”.

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 3, 2024

Compliance Risks: Failure to complete PSV or inaccuracies in the verification process can expose healthcare organizations to compliance risks, resulting in fines, legal liabilities, or damage to their reputation. While it may present challenges, its impact on public health and healthcare excellence cannot be overstated.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 1, 2023

A limited data set under HIPAA is a set of identifiable healthcare information that the HIPAA Privacy Rule permits covered entities to share with certain entities for research purposes, public health activities, and healthcare operations without obtaining prior authorization from patients, if certain conditions are met.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Compliance Considerations for Best Outcomes Written in collaboration with the AIHC Volunteer Education Committee Delivering mental health services via telehealth has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic. This compact does not apply to nurse practitioners (NPs) because they are licensed under state boards of nursing and not medicine.

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Verisys

JANUARY 27, 2022

For example, waivers were put into place temporarily lifting the requirement that providers be licensed in the states that they provide telehealth services (see below). These license verification requirements have continued to change, so keeping up with regulations in telehealth is vital to compliance. Written by Verisys.

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New Jersey Healthcare Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Health care and high-risk congregate settings must retain a policy that requires its workers to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or complete COVID-19 testing one to two times per week. The order addresses what documents may be presented to show proof of vaccination. On September 7, 2021, at 53 N.J.R. See N.J.A.C. See N.J.A.C.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

"Quality assurance work was similarly focused on this relatively focused scope of service in order to ensure a level of patient satisfaction and HIPPA compliance comparable to that offered by face-to-face visits," Sinkoff said. licenses to medical and behavioral health providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 3, 2020

"We overhauled our telehealth training and onboarding effort to ensure provider acceptance, knowledge and compliance with best practice standards for tele-enabled practice." " Dr. Christina Olson, Children’s Hospital Colorado. To read this special report, click here. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Provider Trust

AUGUST 9, 2023

This post will delve into the key highlights, focus areas, and accomplishments presented in the semiannual report, shedding light on the OIG’s crucial role in safeguarding the integrity of federal healthcare programs and addressing emerging challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Simplify your Healthcare Compliance

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

We know that incarcerated patients often present at younger ages with more advanced stages of disease when seen by external health care providers. And we know that our prisons, jails, and detention centers employ doctors with suspended and limited licenses as the exclusive source for health care for incarcerated people.

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Provider Trust

MARCH 16, 2022

Each state has a department or agency dedicated to upholding the integrity of Medicaid programs and public health. But state Medicaid exclusion sources are varied and present significant challenges to manual screening processes. Guarantee Compliance with Automated Exclusion Monitoring.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose (posted on the Patient Safety Network October 31, 2023) A 2-year-old girl presented to the emergency department (ED) with joint swelling and rash following an upper respiratory infection.

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SQA

MARCH 25, 2021

The concepts presented in PDA Technical Report No. The approaches are intended to add value, support good business practices, and meet current compliance and regulatory expectations. Manufacturing Considerations for Licensed and Investigational Cellular and Gene Therapy Products During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, January 2021.

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Health Law Advisor

MARCH 1, 2023

In the era of abortion regulation and the wind-down of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”), new legislation in states such as Utah may be a sign of what is to come for online and telehealth prescribing. Utah Code § 58-83-306. Utah Code § 58-83-305. Once signed into law, the effect of H.B. 1] [link]. [2]

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Health Care Law Brief

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The legislative proposals related to health care, as contained in the Governor’s budget, were introduced as Senate Bill 4007 and Assembly Bill A3007. The bills propose to amend the Public Health Law (“ PHL ”) to introduce a new Article 45-A, named “Review and Oversight of Material Transactions.”

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SQA

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Eudralex, Volume 4: GMP Guidelines and Annexes Revision of the EU GMP Guide Annex 11 “Computerized Systems” – Presentation of Concept Paper, 18 November 2022 On 16 November 2022, the European Medicines Agency EMA published a concept paper on the planned revision of Annex 11 “Computerized Systems.”

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Hall Render

JUNE 10, 2022

Shooting at Tulsa hospital exposes vulnerability of health care facilities. These are the compliance issues providers should be preparing for, post-PHE. Encompass Health opens rehabilitation hospital in Cape Coral. Multimillion dollar mental health center could soon be coming to Decatur. Hospitalization at home?

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Med-Net Compliance

AUGUST 19, 2022

In addition, she was never licensed by the State of Michigan as required under the Michigan Public Health Code. The woman continuously presented herself as a certified and licensed BCBA through professional business cards, verbal statements, and written documents. Where required, drug screens are also necessary.

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SQA

MAY 24, 2023

ANVISA Resumes Inspections in the Area of Technovigilance, 29 March 2023 In partnership with local Health Surveillance, ANVISA technical teams carried out in March 2023 two (2) medical device manufacturer inspections with an aim to strengthen the monitoring of these products in Brazil, ensuring their safety, performance, and quality.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 3, 2021

All Yale New Haven Health entities are on a single instance of the Epic EHR that spans Connecticut into western Rhode Island and Westchester County, New York. The health system has developed tele-stroke, tele-ICU and on-demand video visit programs. The crisis sets in.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

Clinicians need to spend their 10-15 minutes in an exam room talking to patients, answering questions, and practicing at the top of their license. Within healthcare, the technology and expertise exist to help providers, payers, public health, health information exchanges, and healthcare IT companies exchange data.

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New Jersey Healthcare Blog

JULY 22, 2022

509(a), Governor Murphy issued an Executive Order updating and clarifying timeframes for requiring covered workers at health care facilities and high-risk congregate settings to be up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, including having received a booster shot. Following a thorough review in compliance with Executive Order No.

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SQA

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Brazil’s New UDI Requirements for Medical Devices: Compliance Implications for Manufacturers, 02 August 2021. According to ANVISA Public Consultation 1051/2021 , the regulator plans a six-year rollout of UDI requirements in order to boost traceability and monitoring of medical devices and equipment commercialized in Brazil.

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Provider Trust

MAY 9, 2023

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) oversees all MFCUs and annually recertifies them, assessing each unit’s performance and compliance with the 12 MFCU performance standards and federal regulations and statutes. MFCUs employ large teams of attorneys, auditors, and investigators to help with their fraud investigations and prosecutions.

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SQA

DECEMBER 16, 2022

China’s Center for Medical Device Evaluation (CMDE) Update Compliance Guidelines and Recommended Paths for Clinical Evaluation Paths for Certain Medical Devices, 25 July 2022. 29 of 2022 , Technical Guidelines for Compliance with the Essential Principles of Medical Device Safety and Performance. CMDE Announcement No.

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AIHC

JUNE 22, 2022

Many facilities and groups who are accredited by an entity, such as JCAHO, AAAHC, AAAASF (just to name a few), are REQUIRED to complete this process for every provider who is rendering services within the group or facility, especially active, licensed, independent practitioners, or LIPs. That way, you will be able to streamline.

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SQA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Ma rketing authorization holders (MAHs) can now register their Industry Single Point of Contact (i-SPOC) who will inform EMA about the supply and availability of critical medicines identified in the context of a ‘public health emergency’ or a ‘major event’. ISPE Good Practice Guide: Critical Utilities GMP Compliance.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

The company’s Carnation Ambulatory Monitor (CAM) Patch is a P-wave centric ambulatory cardiac monitor and arrhythmia detection device that also is designed to improve patient compliance for both adults and children through its lifestyle-enabling form factor.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

With AI and automation, healthcare leaders and the frontline will be able to anticipate what is coming, accurately plan for staffing needs, reduce cognitive overload by making intelligent recommendations, and allow staff to operate at the top of their license. If managed incorrectly, this can actually impact outcomes.

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SQA

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In addition, it contains essential recommendations to avoid complications and protect public health. While preparing the patient’s compliance pack, the pharmacy misinterpreted the product to contain 500 mg of Calcium Carbonate when each tablet actually contained 500 mg of elemental Calcium. As a result, the patient received 2.5

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Lawmakers call on Biden to end public health emergency. License wait times reach crisis levels for healthcare workers. Only 14% of Hospitals Met Price Transparency Rule Compliance. Lack of ICU doctors presents challenges for healthcare in Idaho. 5 recent hospital, health system COO moves. MASSACHUSETTS.

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Hall Render

MARCH 3, 2023

million for youth mental health care KENTUCKY Pike County nursing home officials release statement following loss of Medicare agreement Three Humana executives drop $11.2M

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