Healthcare Dive

MARCH 23, 2022

Sarah London specializes in data and technology and has quickly ascended the ranks at Centene, most recently rising to vice chairperson.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 23, 2022

By Scott J. Schweikart. The silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic is that it has opened the door to new opportunities to improve our society. For example, office changes brought about by the pandemic — e.g., remote working or telecommuting — made life easier for many workers with disabilities. However, as more of the workforce begins returning to the office, there are notable examples of employers pushing back on the increased accommodations realized during the pandemic, indicating that some ga

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 23, 2022

Study results showed two shots of Moderna's vaccine led to similar immune responses as those observed in young adults, although protection against omicron was modest.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2022

A University of Iowa study published this month in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare found that an at-home telemonitoring program was an effective and sustainable way to manage COVID-19 for patients. The goals of the program, as outlined in the study, were to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations, identify declining patients, escalate care when needed and provide support to patients and families.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 23, 2022

The agency has issued a flurry of recent warnings about diagnostics that have been illegally imported into the country as the demand for at-home coronavirus testing increased with the omicron surge.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 23, 2022

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

MARCH 23, 2022

The Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010. On the law's 12th birthday, Karen Davenport pays tribute to its hard-won coverage gains and describes the gaps that remain. Continue reading → The post Happy 12th Birthday, Affordable Care Act—You’ve Grown So Much! appeared first on Center on Health Insurance Reforms.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 23, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. DeliverHealth, a global provider of software and technology-enabled services for hospitals, health systems and group practices, today announced it has acquired San Francisco-based PresidioHealth, a healthcare technology and clinical intelligence company.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 23, 2022

New Jersey Brain and Spine (NJBS) has recently announced it was the victim of a cyberattack on or around November 16, 2021, that encrypted data on its network. NJBS said it immediately took steps to secure its network and engaged a computer forensic firm to investigate the security breach. While no evidence has been found to indicate there has been any misuse of patient data as a result of the attack, the forensics firm said the attacker may have accessed files containing patient data.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 23, 2022

Nate Treloar, COO & Co-Founder at Orbita. Advances in conversational artificial intelligence are transforming basic chatbots into intelligent virtual assistants that provide comfort and utility for healthcare consumers and the healthcare organizations that serve them. Most consumers have their minds made up about automated phone agents, and not too many people like them.

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MARCH 23, 2022

Present Biden has issued a warning about the increased threat of cyberattacks by Russian state-sponsored hackers as a result of the economic sanctions imposed on the country in response to the invasion of Ukraine. President Biden said the warning is based on “evolving intelligence that the Russian Government is exploring options for potential cyberattacks.”.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2022

Prior Authorizations are the bane of doctors existence and they affect the patient as well. Recently, I was able to sit down with Joe Anstine, CEO, and co-founder of PriorAuthNow , a company that is working to ease the tensions and difficulties of prior authorizations, to dive into this topic. Many people may not know […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2022

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2022

The combined company will enable healthcare organizations to simplify coding and physician documentation complexities DeliverHealth, a global provider of software and technology-enabled services for hospitals, health systems and group practices, today announced it has acquired San Francisco-based PresidioHealth, a healthcare technology and clinical intelligence company.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 23, 2022

The company plans to use the new funds to launch its Stim Assist and its Alife mobile app.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 23, 2022

A Louisiana woman has pled guilty to a one-count bank larceny bill of information, and was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. The charges stem from fraudulent bank transactions that occurred in August 2021. The woman bought stolen patient information that included dates of birth, social security numbers, and addresses. She then used the stolen patient information to fraudulently obtain debit cards, which were issued by the victims’ banks.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 23, 2022

This new tool builds on the company's previously released Clara Holoscan.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2022

Cybersecurity is not usually a top-of-mind item during a merger or acquisition, but experts say it should be. It doesn’t matter if you are a healthcare provider or a health IT company, there are real threats to data and system security as the organizations integrate together. Aggressively eliminating duplicate systems, for example, is highly recommended. […].

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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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Mobi Health News

MARCH 23, 2022

The app includes an AI software algorithm, which was cleared in 2020.

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Total HIPAA

MARCH 23, 2022

Are you an insurance agent who handles protected health information (PHI)? If so, you must comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) when it comes to marketing and communications. In this blog post, we’ll cover some essential considerations that insurance agents should keep in mind to ensure HIPAA compliance in their marketing and communications.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 23, 2022

The vital measurement features are currently available on MFine for Android.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

MARCH 23, 2022

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On February 2, 2022, the Gov. of Mississippi signed the “Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act” legalizing medical marijuana in the state. The law permits the use of medical cannabis to treat certain debilitating medical conditions, including cancer, Parkinson’s disease, [.].

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 23, 2022

What You Should Know: – 9am.health today announced it is expanding its virtual diabetes clinic through a strategic partnership with Ascensia to add the CONTOUR®NEXT ONE Blood Glucose Meter to Its patient toolkit. – 9am.health patients can now conveniently add Ascensia Diabetes Care’s blood glucose meter and test strips to their personalized treatment plan, with the meter offered free of charge to all patient care plans.

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Medisys Compliance

MARCH 23, 2022

Small and independent practices face unique challenges today, starting from move away from fee-for-service payment models to handling billing and coding activities all by themselves. The challenges of denial management have multiplied. ICD-10 and value-based reimbursement will have huge impacts on claims processing. Practices need be proactive on dealing with the constant change imposed by these outside forces.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 23, 2022

What You Should Know: – A staggering 100% of patients believe that telemedicine-supported Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) should remain available even after the pandemic comes to an end, according to new findings from a survey conducted by Bicycle Health. – The comprehensive survey studied over 900 patients suffering from opioid use disorder (OUD), and their attitudes about critical topics like recovery, telehealth, and stigma.

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NCG Medical Blog

MARCH 23, 2022

Evaluation and management coding, known as E/M coding, is a critical component of your medical practice since evaluation and management are likely part of any interaction you have with patients. As such, coding practices for E/M services need to be specific and can lead to suspicion or audits if your medical practice has a history of inaccurate E/M coding on claim submissions.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2022

Avant-garde Health will use the funding led by Fulcrum Equity Partners to more than double its team this year, and further accelerate its mission of advancing knowledge around improving health care delivery. Today, Avant-garde Health, announces the release of its CareMeasurement analytics platform across all surgical and procedure-based care areas, and $12M in Series A […].

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The Health Law Firm

MARCH 23, 2022

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In October 2021, attorneys who had acted as the class counsel in litigation suing UnitedHealth Group over mental health reimbursement policies asked a New York federal court to approve a $3.35 million fee award. If approved, it would be an award of attorney's fees in addition to the $10 million the insurer agreed to pay to settle their case.

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Jerri Lynn Ward

MARCH 23, 2022

This was posted on March 21, 2022. . “New 40 TAC §90.50, regarding emergency preparedness and response, requires an ICF/MR, whether licensed or exempt from licensure, to develop an emergency preparedness and response. plan that addresses the core functions of emergency management. This rule requires an ICF/MR to. designate an emergency preparedness coordinator, a facility staff person who has the authority to. manage the facility’s response to an emergency situation in accordance with the

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Med Law Blog

MARCH 23, 2022

Mike Cassidy was published in this month’s ACMS Bulletin. Find the article here.

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