HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Caroline Cook, Privacy Consultant, GDH Government Consulting Services, has shared her thoughts. As a teenager, I volunteered in hospitals and nursing homes. That led to my serving as the Privacy Officer for the hospital beginning with the implementation of the Privacy Rule. My professional goals changed over time.

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 30, 2024

What types of healthcare facilities are required by the government to have a compliance program? In this blog, we’ll outline what types of healthcare facilities are required by the government to have a compliance program and why compliance is crucial for both healthcare organizations and the agencies that support them.

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Hanys

APRIL 11, 2025

Standing membership call on state and federal issues April 15 HANYS' Sepsis Program: Applying the CDC Hospital Sepsis Core Elements April 16 Nursing home back-to-basics series: Site visit readiness medication management April 23 Unlocking healthcare excellence: A DMAIC journey to process improvement April 24 Fiscal policy update April 24 Government (..)

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 13, 2023

In February, the company announced a partnership to serve as a catalyst for enrolling hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare providers and to help them with targeted population health initiatives. While not only a path to improving health equity, affordable broadband access could benefit cost control in healthcare.

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Hanys

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Nursing home Quality Assurance Performance Improvement and root cause analysis process Oct. 29 HANYS' Sepsis Program: Applying the CDC Hospital Sepsis Core Elements Oct. 31 Nursing home back-to-basics series: Site visit readiness Nov. 5-6 Government relations update series Nov.

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Hanys

APRIL 4, 2025

Government relations update April 11 Standing membership call on state and federal issues April 15 HANYS' Sepsis Program: Applying the CDC Hospital Sepsis Core Elements April 16 Nursing home back-to-basics series: Site visit readiness medication management April 23 Unlocking healthcare excellence: A DMAIC journey to process improvement April 24 Fiscal (..)

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The Health Law Firm

MARCH 13, 2013

Individuals working in the health care industry, whether for hospitals, nursing homes, medical groups, home health agencies or others, often become aware of questionable activities. In many cases the activity may amount to fraud on the government. Often they are even asked to participate in it.

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The Health Law Firm

MARCH 14, 2013

Individuals working in the health care industry, whether for hospitals, nursing homes, medical groups, home health agencies or others, often become aware of questionable activities. In many cases the activity may amount to fraud on the government. Often they are even asked to participate in it.

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Hall Render

JUNE 8, 2023

Over 500 nursing home providers gathered in Washington, DC recently to protest an upcoming minimum staffing rule that CMS is currently drafting. KPC Promise Hospital may be evicted from Merit Health River Region Hospital in Vicksburg, MS.

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Hanys

OCTOBER 11, 2024

15 Quick hits session: Fiduciary governance Oct. 25 Nursing home Quality Assurance Performance Improvement and root cause analysis process Oct. 29 HANYS' Sepsis Program: Applying the CDC Hospital Sepsis Core Elements Oct. 15 Quick hits session: Fiduciary governance Oct. 23 Fiscal policy update call Oct.

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A Montana nurse who admitted to stealing opiates while working at multiple healthcare facilities was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release. The government alleged in court documents that the defendant diverted opiates in 2021 while working at multiple healthcare facilities.

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The Health Law Firm

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Ron DeSantis signed a bill that protects businesses, governments, and healthcare providers in Florida from COVID-19 lawsuits if they make a reasonable effort to follow guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus (whatever that means).

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In this article, I’ll show how many hospitals, payers, and other institutions are acting on that data. Of course, the staff of a clinic or hospital don’t go around looking for apartments the way they actively look for a long-term care facility.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

Devices for medication adherence, blood pressure, blood sugar, and others help patients track metrics from their homes and enable providers access to the information in real-time to manage care remotely. In this way, patients can more efficiently reach their health goals or obtain the support needed to avoid an ED visit or hospitalization.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 24, 2022

We have included a summary of a number of the Year in Review articles, along with several stories on the skilled nursing industry. The American Hospital Association is asking Congress to add $25B to the provider relief fund to help hospitals respond to recent COVID-19 surges per Becker’s Healthcare.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Recently, a Hudson County, New Jersey-based health system (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging a conspiracy, in violation of the Sherman Act, § 2, between multiple parties to monopolize the general acute care hospital services market in Hudson County, New Jersey.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 16, 2021

Throughout the health care field, clinical and administrative staff complain about the burden of collecting data required by government regulations–often with no idea what purpose the data serves.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Alaska Healthcare Compliance Resources Let’s start with the important state government agencies you’ll need to work with: The Alaska DHSS Division of Public Health The Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association provides support and resources to hospitals and nursing homes throughout the state, helping to ensure that patients receive the care (..)

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The aging population, improvements in technology, and consumer preferences are driving the growth of home healthcare. This trend is likely to continue as more people seek out home healthcare services instead of going to a hospital or nursing home.

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 17, 2024

OIG Medicare compliance audits help ensure that hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities use program funds efficiently and in accordance with federal and state laws. Findings from OIG audits can identify compliance areas needing improvement. and cybersecurity threats.

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Healthcare Law Today

JANUARY 20, 2022

The federal government promulgated the No Surprises Act, which we discussed in prior blog posts here and here. This news comes as a relief to the provider community that has been working to understand the new notice and disclosure requirements that largely took effect simultaneously with the Federal No Surprises Act on January 1, 2022.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 5, 2023

New York Healthcare Compliance Resources Let’s start with the important state government agencies you’ll need to work with: The New York State Department of Health plays a vital role in promoting the health and wellbeing of New Yorkers.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 13, 2023

That’s quite different than West Virginia, where most providers are affiliated with a hospital and there are fewer and smaller associations. As Chair of WVHCA, she oversaw administration of hospital Rate Review, Certificate of Need, Clinical Data Analysis and Financial Disclosure. . A well-designed HIE can offer tremendous advantages.

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Provider Trust

JANUARY 25, 2024

Despite the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) efforts to target long-standing problematic areas (such as hospice, home health, hospital outpatient, and skilled nursing facility care), the battle against improper payments within Medicare fee-for-service programs remains challenging.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

While specific compliance requirements vary depending on the type of facility — from large hospitals and surgery centers to clinics and nursing homes — having a well-structured compliance plan is essential for all medical settings. But what exactly is a compliance plan in healthcare, and why is it so crucial?

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) represents and advocates for Nebraska’s hospitals and health systems, working to improve healthcare delivery and patient care across the state. The law controls the growth of healthcare services, particularly in areas such as rehabilitation and nursing home beds.

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Compliancy Group

AUGUST 31, 2023

Let’s delve into the importance of healthcare compliance laws and regulations, their impact on providers and organizations, and the guidelines governing their implementation. Healthcare compliance laws play a vital role in safeguarding patients’ rights, preventing fraud and abuse, and maintaining the integrity of healthcare systems.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

New Jersey Healthcare Compliance Resources Let’s start with the important state government agencies you’ll need to work with: The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) oversees various departments and initiatives aimed at ensuring public health, such as disease control, environmental health, emergency preparedness, and health equity.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Since the release of its first compliance program guidance (“CPG”) for hospitals in 1998, OIG has developed a series of voluntary CPGs directed at various subsets of the health care industry, such as hospitals, nursing homes, third-party billing companies, clinical laboratories, among many others.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 22, 2011

Hospital CIOs and security experts weigh in. After all, the on-demand, pay-as-you-go cloud model offers a way to reduce the costs of applications and storage-no small matter for hospitals faced with challenges to maintaining revenue margin health. – RICK SCHOOLER. PHI: A SPECIAL CASE?

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued new Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance For Nursing Facilities (“Nursing Facility ICPG”) for nursing home members of the health care compliance community. On November 20, 2024, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) for the U.S.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In return, the Austrian government loosened public restrictions. Germany has introduced compulsory COVID-19 vaccination limited to all employees in hospitals, nursing homes, facilities for the disabled, emergency services, medical surgeries and maternity facilities which must be applied by mid March. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 16, 2022

spread between nursing homes. These facilities, like most nursing homes, are for-profit businesses that pad their margins by cutting labor costs. In theory, all this care could be delivered in seniors’ homes and communities. Recall that the first COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The federal government plans to define “zero-emissions building” for the real estate industry. According to a new report , CMS’s minimum staffing proposal for nursing homes would require nursing home operators to hire 102,000 additional nurses at a cost of $6.8B.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 4, 2022

At the micro-level, the lack of data interoperability means that patient data cannot be easily shared between the hospital that the patient visited and the family physician that regularly takes care of them…or between the nursing home and the urgent care clinic. It doesn’t have to be this way.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Those damaged facilities include a hospital in Port Charlotte where winds from the hurricane tore open part of the roof for the intensive care unit and flooded the emergency room located on the first floor of the hospital. The applicant is a for-profit facility, as only PNPs are eligible; and.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2021

After her death in 2013, the Southwark Coroner’s Court found that air pollution “made a material contribution” to her death, “a landmark decision” according to a government advisor on air pollution. During the three years prior to her death, she was admitted to the hospital 30 times.

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