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What Is Involved With a Healthcare CMS Inspection?

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This means your organization must comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Examples of covered entities include health plans, clearinghouses, and certain health care providers including but not limited to: doctors, clinics, psychologists, dentists, chiropractors, nursing homes, and pharmacies.

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Health Provider News

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CT’s Medicaid reimbursement rates lower than peer states: report Better safety training, reporting, escorts for CT home health care workers focus of new legislation D.C. What they say sets them apart. Acquisition of BCBSLA Paused a Second Time It was the biggest health care deal in Louisiana history.

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Taking stock of the sudden evolution of telemedicine

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These may be technologies used from the home or that a doctor uses to improve or support healthcare services. Over the years, while digital technology was quickly advancing, telehealth had a relatively low adoption rate due to poor reimbursement rates and regulatory challenges when it came to patient privacy and HIPAA compliance.

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Health Provider News

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after home health provider reneges on Option deal Will the doctor see you now? Here’s why. Report: Amazon Pauses 50-State Virtual Care Service Expansion UnitedHealth acquires Amedisys for $3.3B Maybe not amid the changing healthcare landscape in the US. Here’s how new laws aim to fix that.

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Health Provider News – November 4, 2022

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CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. HHS releases video on documenting recognized HIPAA security practices. How California can add Black doctors to health care system. Owner of Chicago nursing home fined after 3 seniors died due to heat wave.

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Bonus Features – July 24, 2022 – OCR resolves 11 HIPAA enforcement actions, ONC releases USCDI v3, and more

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The HHS Office for Civil Rights resolved 11 investigations as part of its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative , issuing fines ranging from $3,500 for a Massachusetts psychiatric consultant to $240,000 for the 17-hospital Memorial Hermann Health System. “It

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Health Provider News – February 18, 2022

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Senators look to address privacy, new technology in renewed push to modernize HIPAA. Doctors: Pediatric COVID cases appear to be trending down. Aspen University investigation: Students vent frustration amid nursing board probe into private college. Acute care at home brings the hospital to patients’ living rooms.