Bill of Health

APRIL 25, 2023

By Jonathan Howard On June 29, 2021, Dr. Harriet Hall penned an essay on the website Science Based Medicine titled “A New COVID-19 Myth?” 6 This didn’t stop her from making a nearly identical podcast in May 2022 titled “Living with COVID,” 7 which declared “we now have all the necessary tools to end the COVID ‘emergency phase’.

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Med-Net Compliance

JUNE 22, 2022

A registered nurse from a veteran’s hospital in Detroit pleaded guilty to charges related to COVID-19 vaccination record cards fraud. Employees and applicants of healthcare facilities must provide truthful information regarding their vaccination status and understand the penalties for engaging in fraud.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 31, 2022

Vaccines are no longer our only medical intervention for preventing severe COVID-19. Older and medically vulnerable people who continue to face high risk of COVID-19 illness after vaccination should not be asked to wait in line behind adults who refused vaccines.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

A group of large healthcare technology vendors has come together to make information on COVID-19 vaccinations more readily available.

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Symplr

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

COVID-19 time line, February 2021: The distribution of COVID-19 vaccines was in its early stages. And with rapidly decreasing emphasis on social distancing and masking, health systems wisely continue to exercise caution when it comes to hospital visitor vaccine policies and vendor credentialing and vaccines.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 27, 2022

(NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) announced the initiation of a clinical trial study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of an Omicron-based vaccine candidate in healthy adults 18 through 55 years of age. – Cohort #3 (n=205): Vaccine-naïve participants will receive three doses of the Omicron-based vaccine.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 24, 2022

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is failing parents by preventing off-label use of our existing COVID-19 vaccines in the under-five set. Parents of children under five years old need to navigate omicron-fueled rising pediatric hospitalization rates while their kids remain entirely unvaccinated.

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Health Law Attorney

JANUARY 13, 2022

In June 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“ OSHA ”) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ ETS ”) that would require, amongst other things, employers with 100 or more employees to adopt a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. An overview of the OSHA Vaccine Policy requirements can be accessed here.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

What Has Everyone Excited about COVID-19 Vaccines for 5-11-year-olds? With the rollout this month of the COVID-19 vaccine for those 5-11 years of age, we can now directly protect children with asthma for whom COVID-19 infection is an even bigger hazard for our children during the pandemic.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 18, 2020

As the various COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the nation and the world, we thought it was time to talk with some experts to understand what this rollout is going to mean for healthcare IT. Luckily, we were able to get together the following panel of experts to share what they see in the future […].

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The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 6, 2021

As some states lift COVID-19 restrictions, the business community is still grappling with the dynamic between the COVID-19 vaccine and workplace operations. To address this, some US employers have elected to adopt mandatory vaccination policies.

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Healthcare Law Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Addressing Declines in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates and COVID-19 Treatment. A pre-Thanksgiving analysis of this data revealed that just 45% of SNF residents and 23% of SNF staff were up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. [i].

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 14, 2020

For the 51st episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the COVID-19 Vaccine. Obviously, being a healthcare IT publication, we’re not going to dive into any of the clinical details of the vaccine.

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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

Cases of COVID-19 are still occurring across the United States due to more contagious Omnicron variants. Doctors and scientists worry about the effectiveness of current vaccines in protecting older populations against Omnicron infections. Therefore, experts are highly recommending booster vaccines. 5 sub-variants.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 1, 2022

What You Should Know: – The first large, real-world study of the effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy found these vaccines, especially two initial doses followed by a booster, are effective in protecting against serious disease in expectant mothers whether the shots are administered before or during pregnancy.

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Health Law Pulse

JANUARY 21, 2022

A little over one week later, we reported that the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency after COVID-19 was detected in eighteen countries, infecting almost 10,000 people and killing more than two hundred. The post COVID-19 Update: More Reflections on a Pandemic appeared first on Health Law Pulse.

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Medisys Compliance

APRIL 20, 2022

Billing and coding guidelines for various medical specialities are constantly getting updated due different COVID-19 variants. In fact, concerned authority extended the current COVID-19 pandemic telehealth waivers for five months beyond the end of the public health emergency. Shop & Stop, Walgreens and Walmart.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Indian government is upgrading its COVID-19 vaccination platform, CoWIN, to digitally track people's vaccination status against common preventable diseases, including measles, rubella and COVID-19. Eka Care helps fast-track OPD token implementation in public hospitals.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Healthcare technologists are our next line of defense against COVID-19. Without them, the vaccine rollout will take years. The following is a guest article by Lori Jones, Chief Revenue Officer and President, Provider Market at Olive.

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American Medical Compliance

JULY 22, 2022

5 COVID-19 variants are not presenting drastically different symptoms. 5 New COVID-19 Variants. 5 variant has accounted for over 50% of all COVID-19 cases in the United States, with BA.4 5 are the most prevalent types of COVID-19 in the United States. Immunity and the New COVID-19 Variants.

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American Medical Compliance

JULY 22, 2022

5 COVID-19 variants are not presenting drastically different symptoms. 5 New COVID-19 Variants. 5 variant has accounted for over 50% of all COVID-19 cases in the United States, with BA.4 5 are the most prevalent types of COVID-19 in the United States. Immunity and the New COVID-19 Variants.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 17, 2020

VigiLanz, a clinical surveillance company, announced the launch of a new mass vaccination support software. The company is offering Vigilanz Vaccinate free to its existing customers to help frontline healthcare teams stay safe.

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Total Medical Compliance Resources

MARCH 28, 2022

Numbers of new cases of COVID-19 infections are at the lowest they have been in months. These decisions are based on new tools created by the CDC to reduce risk of exposure and possibly infection and to reduce the burden this pandemic has placed on especially the hospital system. Hospital admissions.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 26, 2020

If the vaccine candidates stay on track, an approved vaccine could hit the market by early 2021 or sooner.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A new report predicts that cybercriminals will use strategies honed in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis to wreak havoc in 2021. "Hospitals and clinics must continue to be vigilant in keeping their cybersecurity programs up-to-date and under regular review," it continued. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

After a year dominated by COVID-19, and even with the rising challenges of the delta variant, Healthcare IT staffing is rebounding. To complicate matters more, the rising number of vaccine mandates across hospital systems has the potential to put the entire industry in a serious bind.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

What You Should Know: Labcorp announced that it is offering an observed collection of COVID-19 PCR testing in over 500 patient service centers nationwide. In addition, Labcorp COVID-19 PCR tests may be conducted at doctors’ offices, hospitals and health systems, urgent care facilities and many drive-thru testing sites.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The Catholic Health Association (CHA) is urging Americans to “love thy neighbor” by getting the COVID-19 vaccine, Sister Mary Haddad wrote in an editorial published in Modern Healthcare, published on September 3, 2011. who have been anti-vaccine in the COVID era. Sister Mary is CEO and President of CHA.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort is about to change in a big way. As recent data from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggests, vaccine supply will outstrip demand in just a few weeks, meaning the country will have more shots than available arms. […].

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 8, 2021

Renown Health shattered that myth when they rolled out Epic’s MyChart for COVID-19 vaccine appointments. There is a long held IT myth that adults 75 years and older are not capable of or don’t want to use the latest technology. It turns out with proper planning and support; older adults are more than capable of […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2021

might be finally turning a corner in the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, the COVID-19 pandemic has catapulted the importance of data analytics and data in general, said Lupu of Sanford Health. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said recently that the U.S. " Dr. Roxana Lupu, Sanford Health.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

As an emergency medicine resident at a large academic hospital in Los Angeles, I see how incarcerated patients’ suffering is sanctioned by hospitals and medical professionals, despite their pledge to do no harm. J was brought to the Emergency Department with a cough, but after a test, we learned he was COVID positive.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 21, 2021

Also, NHS Scotland and Microsoft develop track and trace system to help businesses.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

COVID-19 and the U.S. health system The COVID-19 pandemic had devastating effects on the United States, and brought these long standing health inequities and policy failures – from resource allocation to public health coordination – into the view of the general American public.

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Hanys

AUGUST 5, 2022

Together, the organizations distributed about 5,000 boxes of fresh produce and provided free COVID-19 vaccinations, test kits, health screenings and education. In response to growing food insecurity, SJEH collaborated with The Campaign Against Hunger to distribute fresh produce and non-perishables every week.

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McBrayer Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

More > Tags: CMS , coronavirus , COVID-19 , Healthcare Organizations , Healthcare Provider , Healthcare Providers , hospitals , Mandatory vaccination. Here’s what healthcare employers need to know.

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