Bill of Health

MAY 13, 2022

By Kimberly McKee. Adoption is a reproductive justice issue. Pretending otherwise ignores how adoption is used as a red herring in anti-abortion arguments. A recent invocation of this faulty logic occurred in Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s questions during the November 2021 oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Coney Barrett’s statements implied that the option to relinquish infants vis-à-vis adoption rendered abortion availability unnecessary.

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Healthcare Dive

MAY 13, 2022

Renewed efforts to pass federal requirements for healthcare employers come as some systems are implementing their own policies to keep workers safe.

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Bill of Health

MAY 13, 2022

By Lina Vanegas. I am a transracial and transnational displaced person. I was separated from my country, language, and culture and taken to Michigan, which has no connection to me or my ancestors. I was taken there to create a family for strangers who had the privilege and resources to buy me. I had family in Colombia and I was far from being a true orphan.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 13, 2022

In recent years, the retail industry has been colliding with the healthcare industry. Some call it the retail revolution. This revolution has been characterized by the rapid advance of large retailers into and across healthcare delivery and technology. Driven in large part by healthcare's move toward consumerism and patient experience, the revolution also is powered by technology innovation – as well as how providers and patients have been responding to the pandemic.

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Bill of Health

MAY 13, 2022

By Gregory Luce. Annulling or legally ending an adoption is not a new concept, but it has rarely applied to the benefit of adopted people. Instead, informal practices, as well as specific legal frameworks dating back more than 100 years, have long-supported a “right of return” policy for adoptive parents who no longer feel an adoption is beneficial or even desired.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 13, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Hearing loss has long been one of the most common health issues of all. At the very least, it is one of those conditions that will affect the majority of people in their later years. […]. The article How Hearing Loss Is Changing Around The World appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 13, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Chronic pain is often a result of an injury or accident, but it can also be a persistent and ongoing condition unrelated to an accident or injury. In cases like these, the pain can become […]. The article Why Chronic Pain Must Be Treated With Compassion From Medical Professionals appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 13, 2022

McKenzie Health System in Sandusky, MI, has recently started notifying 25,318 patients that some of their protected health information has been stolen in a recent security incident which has caused disruption to the operations of some of its systems. On March 11, 2022, suspicious activity was detected within its IT systems. Steps were immediately taken to secure those systems and a third-party investigator was engaged to determine the nature and scope of the security breach.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 13, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Throughout history, there has always been a sort of reverent mysticism surrounding healthcare providers. Oftentimes, the patient would turn to their doctor – a person who, curiously enough, might not have had extensive healthcare knowledge […]. The article How Technology Is Modernizing The Patient-Doctor Relationship appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 13, 2022

Though studies have shown delivering medication abortion via telehealth is safe and effective, varying state laws can make it difficult for providers and companies to offer the two-pill regimen.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 13, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Seniors, until relatively recently, might not have considered the possibility of aging in place, meaning they stay in their homes. Instead, there was often the automatic assumption that older people would move in with family […]. The article The Best Home Technology For Seniors appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 13, 2022

Digital health companies should focus on creating frictionless experiences that connect seniors to their care teams.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 13, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Angela Kennedy, director of strategic operations, medical specialty societies, IQVIA. In 2016, the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) resulted in new regulations that fundamentally changed the way deidentified patient data is accessed and utilized.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 13, 2022

Every leader in healthcare is thinking about employee morale. Creating an environment where people want to work and where they enjoy their job has never been more important than it is now. We see this every day as the Great Resignation has shown that people really want this and they now have the flexibility to […].

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 13, 2022

The Five Eyes intelligence alliance, which consists of cybersecurity agencies from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, has issued a joint alert warning about the increasing number of cyberattacks targeting managed service providers (MSPs). MSPs are attractive targets for cybercriminals and nation-state threat actors.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 13, 2022

Happy Friday everyone! And Friday the 13th at that. I hope you’ve had a great week and been able to accomplish a lot. The nice thing in healthcare is that every day you have a chance to help many people. You make a difference in people’s lives. That’s to be celebrated. That means it’s time […].

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Mobi Health News

MAY 13, 2022

Also: Baby tech company Owlet and diagnostics-focused Cue Health plan on submitting for regulatory clearances this year.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 13, 2022

Med-Metrix, LLC (“Med-Metrix”, or the “Company”), a leading provider of technology-enabled, Revenue Cycle Management (“RCM”) solutions, backed by A&M Capital Partners (“AMCP”), announced it has acquired PatientPal, Inc. (“PatientPal”). PatientPal is a provider of patient engagement, front-end RCM software solutions, including patient scheduling, price estimation, eligibility verification, prior authorization and payment solutions.

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 13, 2022

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MAY 13, 2022

A federal judge ordered four interrelated Maryland providers of assisted living, adult day care, and transportation services to pay a total of $364,604 to 132 employees due to numerous pay practice infractions. Half of the amount is what they owed to the employees in back wages and the other half is for liquidated damages. A US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation found that the providers violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by doing the following: Failing to combine

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Compliancy Group

MAY 13, 2022

Each month, we review healthcare breaches to determine the leading cause and how the incidents could have been prevented. We do so by examining the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) online breach portal. The OCR publicly posts healthcare breaches that affected 500 or more patients to ensure that all affected patients know their information could have been potentially compromised.

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McGuire Wood

MAY 13, 2022

Riverside Partners has announced it has completed an investment in UnisLink Holdings. UnisLink , based in Phoenix, Ariz., provides revenue cycle management and population health management services. Founded in 2009, the company serves independent physician groups, accountable care organizations and value-based care groups. Riverside Partners , based in Boston and founded in 1988, seeks investments in growing middle-market healthcare- and technology-oriented companies.

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Hanys

MAY 13, 2022

Hear from industry leaders on issues like workforce challenges, complex case discharge delays and health equity, connect with peers from across the state and find inspiration and innovative thinking at our annual conference, June 16 – 17. Check out the full schedule and register online.

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

NATIONAL. 340B hospitals amplify loss projections as more drugmakers unveil restrictions. FDA limits J&J COVID-19 vaccine due to rare blood clot risk. HHS appeal of No Surprises Act on hold. HHS awards $16.3M toward telehealth for family planning. Nurses make exit plans after RaDonda Vaught’s conviction. Travel nurses raced to help during Covid.

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Hanys

MAY 13, 2022

Check out the full May 26 agenda and register today for the Statewide Hospital-Home Care Collaborative for COVID-19 and Beyond - Workforce Summit. Featuring sessions on developing and sustaining the healthcare workforce, don't miss this opportunity to gain insight from statewide experts and a national perspective from the AHA.

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

On March 25, 2022, a Tennessee jury found Nurse RaDonda Vaught guilty of “criminally negligent homicide” and “gross neglect of an impaired adult.” Nurse Vaught will be sentenced in May and may face a jail term of three to six years. This particular case has captured a great deal of attention. Many health care practitioners and health care associations, such as the American Nurses Association, have understandably expressed significant concern over this decision.

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Hanys

MAY 13, 2022

The May edition of Trends reviews a case study of CVS highlighting why board members should understand the strategic threats posed by market disruptors and encouraging them to work with those organizations and become disruptors themselves.

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Kaiser Health News

MAY 13, 2022

It’s estimated that millions of people in the U.S. use period-tracking apps to plan ahead, track when they are ovulating, and monitor other health effects. The apps can help signal when a period is late. After Politico published on May 2 a draft opinion from the Supreme Court indicating that Roe v. Wade , the law that guarantees the constitutional right to an abortion, would be overturned, people turned to social media.

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Hanys

MAY 13, 2022

They created an interdisciplinary pain team to support primary care providers with opioid risk mitigation and utilization, pain regimen optimization and chronic pain stabilization. Learn more in our Member Spotlight.

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HealthLaw Prof Blog

MAY 13, 2022

Alicia Ely Yamin (Harvard Law School), Stefania Negri (University of Salerno), Roojin Habibi (York University), On Sea Monsters and Sandcastles: Revisiting International Legal Frameworks regarding Public Health and Human Rights in Global Health Emergencies, Yearbook of Int’l Disaster Law Online.

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