The Digital Health Corner

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Digital health technology has seen an incredible growth in the last few years, fueled by a combination of consumerization of wearable technologies, ubiquity of mobile devices, proliferation of technology incubators, attention by government health and regulatory agencies and involvement of large companies heretofore not focused on healthcare.

Public Health 68

Public Health Health Services Administration Patient Advocacy Governance 68

Medisys Compliance

MARCH 19, 2024

Additional Billing Considerations In addition to mastering the core billing codes, providers must also navigate supplementary elements integral to accurate billing: Place of Service (POS) Codes: Indicating the treatment setting (e.g., office, hospital outpatient), POS codes play a pivotal role in determining reimbursement rates.

Medical Billing Outsourcing 59

Medical Billing Outsourcing Medical Billing Health Services Administration Public Health 59

Health Law Advisor

MARCH 7, 2023

a cross-coverage situation), or where a practitioner is engaged in the “practice of telemedicine,” e.g. because the patient was physically located in a DEA-registered hospital, clinic, or physician’s office. 21 U.S.C. § 21 U.S.C. § 802(17).

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine COVID-19 FDA Compliance 52

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 14, 2023

News In a temporary rule, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) extended telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled medications for six months following the end of the public health emergency, through November 11.

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Ransomware Hospitals COVID-19 Health Services Administration 79

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 22, 2022

trillion omnibus appropriations bill has been released by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees which, if passed, will ensure that the government remains funded until September 30, 2023. The bill must be signed by the president on Friday this week, when government funding is set to expire. The text of a $1.7

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FDA Governance COVID-19 Medicaid 103

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

In November 2022, OCR and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which sees both Part 2 and HIPAA changes to better align these regulations. Proposed Part 2 and HIPAA Changes in 2023.

HIPAA 110

HIPAA COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Compliance 110

C&M Health Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

trillion spending package, which consists of all 12 fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations bills and funds the federal government through September 30, 2023, provides additional assistance to Ukraine, and makes numerous health care policy changes. 117-164 ) (the “Act”)—an approximately $1.7

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