Bill of Health
OCTOBER 21, 2022
By Dorit Reiss. COVID-19 vaccines are extremely safe , and serious harms are rare. But rare does not mean the risk is zero; thus, we need a way to determine which people have plausible claims of harm from the vaccines, and we must then compensate them quickly and generously. However, the regular torts system is not a good option for adjudicating these claims.
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Crossover has been working on extending its business model to payer clients for several years now, and will have more news to share by the end of the year.
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Mobi Health News
OCTOBER 21, 2022
During a discussion at the Frontiers Health Global Hybrid Conference, panelists said a more competitive funding environment could push startups and investors to focus on quality.
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2022
The addition of 42,000 NYSNA members brings NNU’s total membership to about 225,000 registered nurses.
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Medisys Compliance
OCTOBER 21, 2022
A rise in cash flow and enhanced processes will improve the efficiency of the billing process, which comes merely with timely and effective denial management. In no small measure, in the world of medical billing, the rejection of claims is a significant cause of annoyance and declining profits for doctors and a myriad range of healthcare providers. Thus, it is crucial for practices to pinpoint the causes, stop them from circling, and choose strategies that will help them become more financially
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2022
The second request, which CVS and Signify received on Wednesday, gives regulators another 30 days to review the transaction.
Health Care Compliance Brief brings together the best content for health law & compliance professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Tenet lowered its full-year guidance as labor costs were up slightly — a reversal for the operator that has seen declines in recent quarters unlike its for-profit peers.
HIPAA Journal
OCTOBER 21, 2022
63 data breaches of 500 or more records were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights in September, bringing an end to the downward trend in data breaches seen over the previous three months. September’s total was above the 12-month average of 59 breaches a month, with data breaches being reported at a rate of more than 2 per day. In 2017, data breaches were being reported at a rate of one per day.
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Information like dates and times of scheduled appointments may have been shared, as well as communications sent through the MyChart patient portal.
Health Law Checkup
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Thompson Coburn partner Mackenzie Wallace was the featured guest on a recent episode of AHLA's Speaking of Health Law Podcast, where she sat down with Bob Paskowski, Consulting Principal, PYA, to discuss the latest trends and challenges facing the provider and payer in today's health care market.
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Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2022
A spike in COVID-19 cases due to the delta variant in 2021 contributed to the operator’s decline in Q3 admissions.
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Rolland Carlson, CEO of Immunexpress. US hospital systems validate the safety, clinical utility, and robustness of newly FDA-approved devices, 510(k) cleared, before adopting them into clinical practice. This work occurs alongside evaluating how to integrate the medical device into the hospital system’s diagnostic paradigms, including in relation to quality improvement programs.
Healthcare Law Blog
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Effective January 1, 2024, the recently enacted California Assembly Bill 1278, [1] requires a physician and surgeon (defined as a physician and surgeon licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act or an osteopathic physician and surgeon licensed by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California under the Osteopathic Act, but not a physician or surgeon working in a hospital emergency room) to provide a written or electronic notice of the Open Payments database to a patient at the initial office vis
HIPAA Journal
OCTOBER 21, 2022
There are – and always have been – gaps in HIPAA and, after more than a quarter of a century, some have yet to be addressed. Most of the gaps in HIPAA are attributable to omissions from the original Act, provisions of HIPAA and HITECH that have never been enacted, and the increasing use of technology in healthcare. We have identified 5 gaps in HIPAA (there are plenty more) and discuss how these are being – or have been – filled.
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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.
Healthcare IT Today
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Town Hall Ventures Joins Union Square Ventures and City Light Capital as Company Expands Into Value-Based Care. Brave Health , the largest virtual mental health provider and engagement platform focused on serving Medicaid populations, today announced a $40M Series C funding round led by Town Hall Ventures, with existing investors Union Square Ventures, City Light Capital and others joining as well.
Digital Health News
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Our latest roundup brings you news of the establishment of one of the UK’s largest health and social care records powered by InterSystems and more.
Healthcare IT Today
OCTOBER 21, 2022
The world of healthcare embracing the digital world has been a very well celebrated move. This move has helped so many people in so many ways. It allowed people to stay at home and be safe during the pandemic. It allows people in rural areas to connect to specialists far away without all of the travel. And it has been a huge benefit to everyone with mobility issues.
Becker's Health IT
OCTOBER 21, 2022
The healthcare industry is under attack. One of the nation's largest health systems, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, has been dealing with a ransomware incident that has led to EHR outages and canceled appointments at its hospitals around the nation. Some facilities are just now starting to get their systems back online.
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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.
HIPAA Journal
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Most sources of information answering the question when can PHI be disclosed refer to the standards of the HIPAA Privacy Rule that specify the required and permissible uses and discloses of PHI, and those that require the consent or authorization of the individual (§164.502 – §164.514). However, it is important to be aware that there are inconsistencies within these standards.
Becker's Health IT
OCTOBER 21, 2022
The North Carolina attorney general's office is investigating Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed and Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health for possibly sharing patient data with Facebook, an agency spokesperson confirmed to Becker's.
Med-Net Compliance
OCTOBER 21, 2022
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has recently posted the False Claims Act (FCA) settlements for FY 2022 Q1–Q4 on the risk spectrum. The government’s primary civil tool for addressing healthcare fraud is the FCA. Most of these cases are resolved through settlement agreements in which the government alleges fraudulent conduct and the settling parties do not admit liability.
Becker's Health IT
OCTOBER 21, 2022
The global cybersecurity workforce is at an all-time high of 4.7 million, yet 3.4 million more workers are needed to protect against the growing cyber threat, according to a new report from professional organization (ISC)2.
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HIPAA Journal
OCTOBER 21, 2022
A pharmaceutical sales rep has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit healthcare fraud and wrongfully disclosing and obtaining patients’ protected health information in an elaborate healthcare fraud scheme involving criminal HIPAA violations. Keith Ritson, 42, of Bayville, New Jersey, is a former pharmaceutical sales representative who promoted compound prescription medications and other drugs between 2014 and 2016.
Mobi Health News
OCTOBER 21, 2022
The company will speed up its clinical trial recruitment measures, raise awareness of post-approval treatments and support cancer research.
Compliancy Group
OCTOBER 21, 2022
As part of the practice of handling protected health information (PHI) during their regular duties, healthcare providers must take precautions to safeguard sensitive information. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommends ten practices that anyone handling PHI needs to implement, the fifth of which is healthcare asset management. What is Healthcare Asset Management?
HealthIT Answers
OCTOBER 21, 2022
By Don Hardwick - From Marcus Whitney’s opening plea “answer the call” to a standing-room-only session on the last day, attendees at the AHIMA22 Global Conference demonstrated their steadfast commitment to liberating, managing and protecting electronic patient information (EPI). The post Data Liberation Day Elevates New Call for Health Information Expertise appeared first on Health IT Answers.
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The industry has seen an increasing pace of ransomware, zero-day, and remote-code execution attacks. Learn how to defend against these against these attacks in this eBook.
Hanys
OCTOBER 21, 2022
The newest HANYS Marketplace partner 's Retrieve GED tool uses the latest technology to ensure the most accurate clinical protocols for documentation while helping teams more effectively monitor risk assessments and perform older adult-specific screening.
Healthcare IT Today
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Happy Friday everyone! It’s almost time for that 5 day wait for the weekend to be complete. Do you have any exciting plans this weekend? I don’t and that’s the best part. Since it’s Friday, you know that means it’s time for another edition of our Fun Friday series where we try to bring you some joy and laughs as you head into your weekend.
McGuire Wood
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Bain Capital Private Equity has invested in CitiusTech, according to a news release. CitiusTech , based in Princeton, N.J., is a provider of digital technology and consulting services to payer, provider, medical technology and life sciences companies. Founded in 2005, the company’s key focus areas include healthcare interoperability, data management, quality and performance analytics, value-based care, patient experience, medical imaging, connected health, payer-provider convergence, care coordi
Becker's Health IT
OCTOBER 21, 2022
West Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne started restoring its EHR and payroll systems weeks after a ransomware attack began immobilizing the IT networks of its parent company, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health.
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