HIT Consultant

MARCH 15, 2024

Expert Qualification: A novel qualification process ensures solutions meet rigorous standards through due diligence, clinical review, risk assessment, and quantitative analysis by medical professionals and data scientists. Expert Guidance: Gain valuable insights and specialized support from Mayo Clinic’s renowned team of experts.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 3, 2024

Epic Cupid Analyst – Bluebird Staffing Senior EHR Analyst, Epic Beacon – Ardent Health Services Sr. Note: These jobs are listed by Healthcare IT Today as a free service to the community. We encourage anyone applying to these jobs to do their own due diligence.

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Health Law RX

JANUARY 30, 2024

The M&A Safe Harbor is most useful if buyers perform a comprehensive regulatory due diligence prior to closing to allow sufficient time to comply with the required timeline. But robust pre-closing due diligence is not always practicable. Conduct a thorough risk assessment of seller’s compliance program.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

This does present an opportunity, however, as time has created both new service models and a deeper understanding of the needs of behavioral health. Now, a patient portal can become the digital extension of the practice and can facilitate the management of all these services, transitioning from a payment portal to a care portal.

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Total HIPAA

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Prove Your Due Diligence The decision to postpone setting up comprehensive policies, procedures, and HIPAA training could be detrimental. HIPAA Prime Our service, HIPAA Prime, offers a structured path towards compliance, including crucial steps like a Risk Assessment and subsequent reviews.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

JULY 6, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services, reached a $240,000 settlement with Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital following an investigation into a privacy breach. Vendor Due Diligence: Conduct thorough due diligence when selecting and working with vendors who have access to sensitive data.

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Innovaare Compliance

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Cigna’s Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplemental Benefits, Medicare Part D, and CareAllies businesses for $3.3 The sale allows Cigna to concentrate on its core business in employer-sponsored plans, which is expected to grow due to the U.S.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 3, 2023

To be profitable, value-based care requires more sophisticated financial management and back-office operations than traditional fee-for-service requires. Working with a third-party advisor can give you an edge by having a team ready to perform buy-side due diligence and provide guidance throughout the transaction quickly and efficiently.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Nathalie Feria, Manager at Kaufman Rossin’s Risk Advisory Services. Daniel Rosenberg, Manager at Kaufman Rossin’s Risk Advisory Services. Each business associate or vendor opens your organization to potential risk — and that risk increases as their access increases — so, do your due diligence. While the U.S.

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Verisys

JULY 20, 2023

An organization must verify all certifications and licenses for every provider who administers patient services. 3: Allowing a physician to treat patients before credentialing is completed Courts have held hospitals liable when a physician falsifies credentials, and the hospital fails to do its due diligence in verifying them.

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Innovaare Compliance

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Cigna’s Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplemental Benefits, Medicare Part D, and CareAllies businesses for $3.3 The sale allows Cigna to concentrate on its core business in employer-sponsored plans, which is expected to grow due to the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 16, 2023

The growth in the healthcare industry has resulted in an increase in the use of third parties to provide competitive products and services, making healthcare data more vulnerable than ever. As hackers become more sophisticated and creative, phishing, denial of service (DoS), and malware are on the rise. How was the data compromised?

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 20, 2023

Due to the sensitive nature of information discussed and shared in MSF projects globally, providing secure messaging services is a top priority for the Telemedicine program,” said Clara Mazon, director of Telemedicine at MSF. “We We look forward to working with Celo to improve access to secure messaging for MSF projects worldwide.”

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 15, 2023

The company provides web hosting functions and services for its clients, one of which was the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation (FHKC). FHKC contracted with Jelly Bean Communications Design on October 13, 2013, to provide web design, programming, and hosting services.

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Health Care Law Brief

JUNE 5, 2023

information or systems at risk by knowingly providing deficient cybersecurity products or services, knowingly misrepresenting their cybersecurity practices or protocols, or knowingly violating obligations to monitor and report cybersecurity incidents and breaches.” FHKC shut down its website’s application portal shortly thereafter.

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Compliancy Group

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

It focuses on five key trust service criteria: Security Availability Processing Integrity Confidentiality Privacy Achieving SOC 2 compliance ensures that an organization has implemented adequate controls and safeguards to protect patient data. Vendor Management Controls Organizations often rely on third-party vendors for various services.

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 29, 2023

These entities may include: Contractors Distributors Agents Consultants These and other service providers who have access to protected health information (PHI) , or operate on behalf of the organization, must be compliant. This is where technology steps in – specifically with the use of third-party compliance software.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In addition to the monetary costs stemming from a data breach, organizations also face remediation activities, regulatory inquiries, service disruptions, and a hit to their reputation. The first step in preventing a data breach is to utilize solutions and services that meet strict regulatory compliance standards.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 22, 2023

Look no further than a 2023 survey conducted by Transaction Network Services (TNS) finding that 60% of consumers prefer to engage with a phone call rather than any other method with their healthcare provider. Improved Lead Generation Process Voice communication remains critical to the patient journey.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 26, 2023

The HIPAA Administrative Simplification Regulations apply to group health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and healthcare providers that transmit health information electronically in connection with a transaction for which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has adopted standards (i.e.,

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Hall Render

JUNE 22, 2023

A third-party review pointed to insufficient due diligence, turnover in management and inadequate in-house real estate expertise as contributing to the abandonment of the project. VCU Health is expected to lose $80M by exiting a construction project that would have redeveloped the Richmond (VA) Public Safety Building.

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YouCompli

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The ability to use AI to optimize innovation of care models, increase patient access, scale, grow services and market share, and reduce the cost of healthcare is exciting and transformative. If not already at the table, be ready to deploy the same due diligence and compliance program oversight as part of your vendor oversight initiatives.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 24, 2022

You may feel the same way about HIPAA after scrolling through the thousand-plus related pages on the Health and Human Services website. It also defines how PHI must be managed by companies that provide services to covered entities ( business associates – BA).

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 31, 2022

The evidence that there may be a misunderstanding about what a HIPAA violation is comes from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Enforcement Highlights web page. Category 1 – Unaware of the HIPAA violation and by exercising reasonable due diligence would not have known HIPAA rules had been violated.

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Verisys

JULY 27, 2023

And better outcomes affect your bottom line in many ways: Patient safety and satisfaction Higher reimbursement rates Reputational supremacy Physician attraction and retention However, maintaining a dedicated staff of quality providers, support staff, and reputable suppliers of goods and services can be challenging.

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MedTrainer

AUGUST 2, 2023

It’s why many healthcare organizations use credentialing software or credentialing services to expedite the process. 5 Tips: How to Select a Credentialing Service With so many roadblocks and potential delays, a credentialing service or software is often a wise investment.

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Verisys

JULY 5, 2023

Verisys performs verification and due diligence on all possible matches identified through the screening process to determine true and correct matches. We use trusted data to protect your patients, ensure compliance, and speed up provider enrollment.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Fulcrum targets companies within healthcare services, healthcare IT, B2B SaaS, and technology-enabled services. Management is a key focus for MCP and we work with our investors to assist us in due diligence, customer introductions, and ongoing advice and counsel to our portfolio executives.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

For specialty groups in particular, the ability to successfully engage patients in their financial responsibility for care can significantly strengthen financial stability and their ability to invest in new services, equipment, staff development and more.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Consider people with a customer service background from a number of other industries, including retail. Everyone’s busy, and it could be tempting to shortcut some of the due diligence for screening potential candidates. Also, think outside traditional job postings when appropriate. Be Thorough.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 4, 2023

The collection is only the first stop in a lengthier journey to effectively harness any available information related to the quotidian operations, client services, and long-term plans of a business. That’s why it’s important for every organization to prioritize data analysis. In the healthcare sector, this primarily applies to patient data.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

On April 12, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a final rule updating key regulations pertaining to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (“PACE”) (the “ Final Rule ”). Overall, these changes, summarized below, will offer significant administrative and operational flexibilities.

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Health Law Advisor

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

It also covers home health care services agencies as defined under N.J.S.A. New Jersey health care entities considering a change of control must review these requirements during the due diligence review, and then memorialize them in any contract setting forth the change in control between the former and successor entity.

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 29, 2022

One of the trendy marketing terms being used by equipment and service providers in the security space is “HIPAA Compliant Environment.” Do you take the time to do real due diligence on what they deliver? HIPAA Compliant Environment or a Culture of Compliance – Connecting all the Pieces.

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Change Management Assess how changes to your IT environment are documented, tested, and approved, ensuring they do not introduce vulnerabilities or disrupt services. Physical Security Ensure that your physical premises, including data centers and offices, are secure and protected against unauthorized access or environmental threats.

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a warning regarding online tracking technologies. A joint risk audit of your vendors involving compliance and IT would demonstrate such due diligence.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Here are a few examples: It would have been impossible for the Department of Health and Human Services to predict state legislation in respect of the mandatory reporting of abuse, neglect, and domestic violence at the time the Privacy Rule was published; but federal laws – such as OSHA – existed and had mandatory reporting requirements.

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