Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Leaders from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT offered some help for healthcare organizations who will face broader information blocking compliance in 2022 – specifically with regard to the sharing of electronic health information, or EHI. In a blog post , Kathryn Marchesini and Michael Lipinski offer providers, certified health IT developers and health information networks/exchanges some clarity on a deceptively simple question: "So, what is EHI anyway?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The healthcare industry was starting to recognize the importance of high value data as they moved from fee-for-service reimbursement to value-based care models – but the COVID-19 pandemic made it even more apparent that hospitals need the ability to access and integrate data from multiple sources in order to make meaningful clinical and business decisions.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Sponsor: DocuSign Primary topic: Privacy & Security Topic: Cloud Computing Patient Engagement Privacy & Security Resource Central: White Papers External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: The paperless future of healthcare and life sciences Region Tag: Global Edition Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it was making almost $48 million available in American Rescue Plan funding for public health capacity in rural and tribal communities, through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. The money can be used to address health IT needs, as well as to expand the public health workforce in continued response to COVID-19.

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MRO Compliance

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Follow the (Medical) Record: Beth Friedman and Data Aggregation. In this episode, host Don Hardwick interviews Beth Friedman, senior partner at FINN Partners about the rise of data aggregation, its risks, and what HIM professionals should consider in the year ahead. HealthcareNOW Radio Podcast Network · Follow the (Medical) Record: Beth Friedman, senior partner at FINN Partners.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 23, 2021

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Supreme Court sets Jan. 7 special hearing on vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. hlandi. Thu, 12/23/2021 - 15:41.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 23, 2021

It's a seismic acquisition, one that was first floated more than 13 years ago. Now that it's finally happening (pending regulatory approval), observers assess the deal and offer thoughts on what's next.

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Kaiser Health News

DECEMBER 23, 2021

A record 13.6 million Americans have signed up for health coverage for 2022 on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, with nearly a month remaining to enroll in most states, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. President Joe Biden’s top health advisers credited the increased government subsidies, which lowered out-of-pocket costs, for the surge in enrollment.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The company’s first products are sensors that can be installed in operating rooms to collect procedure data and improve surgical quality.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 23, 2021

One of the hardest things in the world is balancing everything that comes in life. There’s never enough time to do everything you want to do. There’s always something more that could be done for something you care about. As I think about my life, I could spend every waking hour thinking about my kids […].

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 23, 2021

"There’s no need to wait until October 6. Anyone ready to share more than the USCDI v1 is welcome and encouraged to do so as permitted under applicable law.

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Med Com Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Starting January 1 st , 2022, healthcare consumers will find new protections in place against unexpected, out-of-pocket costs associated with surprise billing. Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part I : The No Surprises Act , which was enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021, contains interim final rules which protect patients and guarantors enrolled in health benefits from surprise medical bills when receiving emergency services, non-emergency services from non-parti

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OSHA Law Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled expedited arguments on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s decision to lift the Fifth Circuit’s stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). To read the article in its entirety, please click here.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The Federal Communications Commission today approved an additional 68 applications for funding commitments totaling $42,702,383 for Round 2 of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program. This is the FCC’s fifth funding announcement of approved Round 2 applications, bringing the total to over $208 million awarded to health care providers in each state, territory, and the District of Columbia.

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NCG Medical Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Did you know that healthcare data breaches cost US industries $6.2 billion per year ? With such a high cost, it’s more critical than ever to ensure that your medical practice is taking the best steps possible to avoid a HIPAA breach and continue to safeguard your patients’ information. Keep reading to get a refresher on HIPAA policies relating to personal health information breaches and how to avoid them.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 23, 2021

If you’re looking for a little something different to watch as you pass your time in the holidays, check out the video discussion between three great healthcare and digital health podcasters. In this video, three podcasters from the US, Europe, and Australia came together in a podcast collaboration to reflect back on the past year […].

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Verisys

DECEMBER 23, 2021

By Tracey Tokheim, Senior Director of Product Management at Verisys Corporation. Many healthcare providers justifiably experience confusion over the terminology surrounding provider enrollment, which is only getting more complicated with the ongoing changes in healthcare. A common confusion is the difference between provider enrollment and provider credentialing.

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FACIS® helps organizations mitigate patient and organizational risk. Maintaining compliance and safeguarding against fraud and abuse in today’s changing healthcare landscape can be challenging. Most healthcare organizations screen and monitor providers against the OIG but that’s only ONE of FACIS®’ primary sources. FACIS® pulls data for every taxonomy from the lowest level employee to the highest level licensed professional.

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Jackson Lewis

DECEMBER 23, 2021

This month, Doximity issued its Fifth Annual 2021 Physician Compensation Report. With the continued strain of the pandemic spanning 2021, the self-reported physician data reflected widespread burnout and early retirement, especially by female physicians. With respect to physician compensation, Doximity findings demonstrated: While average doctor pay increased 3.8 percent between 2020 and 2021, there was a decline of real income compared to 2020 given the CPI 6.2% rate of inflation in 2021.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Also, Iktos and the University of Dundee partner to design drugs for tropical diseases.

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Jackson Lewis

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In December 2020, Congress passed the “No Surprises Act” (NSA) as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. The NSA applies most commonly in situations where a patient receives out-of-network medical services from a provider to whom the patient had no meaningful opportunity to consent, as in the case of emergency room care or a service performed by an ancillary provider in connection with a scheduled surgery, such as an anesthesiologist.

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