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Cybersecurity is Now a Patient Safety Issue, Suggests Sen. Warner In Congressional Report

HIPAA Journal

The white paper suggests several areas where policies could be changed to improve cybersecurity in the healthcare industry. Cybersecurity can no longer be viewed as a secondary concern; it must become incorporated into every organization’s – from equipment manufacturers to health care providers – core business models.”.

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DIR Reform: what you need to know

Natalia Mazina

DIR fees were implemented with the creation of the Part D program through the passage of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. Other criteria utilized by PBMs include medication adherence rates, generic compliance ratios, generic effective rate, and medication therapy management implementation.

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Physician Coding and Billing Enforcement: What to Watch For

YouCompli

It reflects remarks CJ made at HCCA’s 2022 Compliance Institute. For more insights from the Compliance Institute, download our white paper on how compliance professionals can help healthcare institutions mitigate risk.). Compliance officers should watch for: Follow the money.

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CMS Innovation Center Redesigns Direct Contracting Entity Model, Launches ACO REACH

C&M Health Law

The most recent example, announced late last month, includes the redesign and renaming of the controversial Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) model that aims to introduce value-based payment arrangements in traditional Medicare.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

doctor talks importance of diversity in health care Illinois hospital CEO dismissed amid board investigation Illinois paid sick leave legislation heading to Gov. grant to improve early cognitive decline detection via EHRs How Mass.

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Healthcare Consumerism – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Most health IT companies are held to a low standard of evidence of value and proof of ROI through marketing white papers and quantification that is not robust or systematically evaluated, rather than being required to demonstrate value through scientific peer review and journal publication. Florian Otto, CEO and Co-Founder at Cedar.