HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Director of TPRM Strategy Morgan Hague, Manager of IT Risk Management at Meditology Services Leaps in healthcare technology continue to benefit humankind: from the advent of the X-ray in the 19 th century to dialysis, CT, MRI, and other machines in the 20 th century, to a new breadth of digital tools in this era.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 19, 2023

John Showalter, MD, Chief Product Officer at Linus Health The FDA’s recent accelerated approval of Leqembi was welcome news across the Alzheimer’s community. It is expected to be more than six times the size of the public health campaign for COVID-19. billion marketing the medication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Virtua Health is a nonprofit community health system with five hospitals, seven urgent care centers and 280-plus locations across South New Jersey and Philadelphia. achieved within days of the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic," said Dr. Tarun Kapoor, the health system's chief digital transformation officer.

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Med-Net Compliance

JUNE 22, 2022

Investigation of the case was conducted by the US Department of Veterans Affairs-Office of Inspector General (VA-OIG), VA Police Detroit and the Medicare Fraud Strike Force (MFSF) partners, a partnership among the Criminal Division, US Attorney’s Offices, and US Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services once again (for the ninth time) extended the public health emergency this past month , stretching it beyond mid-July. But sooner or later, that provision of the Public Health Service Act will draw to a close. We spoke recently with Allison M.

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 13, 2022

Two California brothers were both sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to pay $500 dollars in restitution after pleading guilty to misdemeanor conspiracy to steal or convert government property charges stemming from the theft of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards. Update your policies as needed.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 28, 2022

Since 2008, the US economy functioned with remarkably low inflation and interest rates. We leveraged our experience executing transactions, extensive network, and market analysis from our 16-year history of advising and selectively investing across the ever-evolving Health IT and Digital Health sectors to gather key market information.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

This past June, a John Doe plaintiff who was a patient at Baltimore-based Medstar Health System filed a class action complaint against Meta Platforms in the U.S. Meanwhile, in August, Novant Health disclosed a data breach related to the Java tracking script that may have affected 1.3 And several major U.S. million individuals.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

While it is currently unclear what types of data were stolen in the attack, UnitedHealth Group said personally identifiable health information, eligibility and claims information, and financial information are likely to have been compromised. United Health Group has also confirmed that it has paid out more than $3.3 40% of the $3.3

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. With support for multi-cloud deployments, telemedicine and personalized health, patient and clinician devices, and IoT devices deployed in the home, perimeter security will no longer be enough. to build out their cybersecurity program.

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Most of us have had the experience of preparing for an important conversation or interaction, only to leave it feeling defeated, misunderstood, and not even really heard. Discriminative Listening According to betterup.com , discriminative listening is a skill all humans are born with. Soldier on with your scripted remarks?

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. Jason Considine, Chief Commercial Officer at Experian Health Staffing shortages will continue to be a major pain point for providers in 2024 and have a direct impact on their bottom line.

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Lessons Learned about Consequences & Incentives Submitted by the AIHC Education Department Introduction The Office of Inspector General has released the new General Compliance Program Guidance or “GCPG” in late 2023. The British government decided to take action and offered citizens a bounty to redeem for dead cobras.

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Lessons Learned about Consequences & Incentives Submitted by the AIHC Education Department Introduction The Office of Inspector General has released the new General Compliance Program Guidance or “GCPG” in late 2023. The British government decided to take action and offered citizens a bounty to redeem for dead cobras.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

On Thursday, March 16, the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued OIG Advisory Opinion (“AO”) No. Section 1128A(a)(5) of the Act), the Proposed Arrangement nevertheless presented a minimal risk of fraud and abuse under the law on the facts presented.

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YouCompli

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Compliance officers can help protect revenue and reduce the risk of penalties by collaborating with the Finance and Reimbursement departments to navigate the dynamics of outlier payments and prospective repayment. The government alleged these increased charges resulted in the greater number of outlier payments.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Vincent North in Sherwood Washington Regional Medical System Names Lucas Campbell as VP & Chief Transformation Officer 4 more Arkansas hospitals awarded federal funds Arkansas Legislative Council approves Department of Human Services’ requests for $13.4M Opens in North Little Rock CHI St.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 30, 2023

Hospitals, doctors and other care providers need to have as much data and information readily available to use to treat patients and save lives; while at the same time keeping this sensitive information secure. At the same time, human lives are increasingly at risk. This is especially true when it comes to ransomware attacks.

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Provider Trust

MARCH 13, 2023

Three schools across Broward County and Palm Beach County, Florida, were involved in this multimillion-dollar fake diploma scheme: Siena College of Health, Palm Beach School of Nursing, and Sacred Heart International Institute. In addition, an estimated 37 percent of student nurses with fake diplomas passed the NCLEX.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 8, 2023

health care Skilled nursing providers embrace bill nixing staff mandate, despite uncertain fate US News to begin rating ASCs ALABAMA Birmingham business lands pharmacy contract with Louisiana hospital Madison Co. NATIONAL 8.5M NATIONAL 8.5M NATIONAL 8.5M NATIONAL 8.5M NATIONAL 8.5M NATIONAL 8.5M

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 4, 2021

But for health IT, things sped up. When new technologies were needed to solve fast-moving healthcare challenges, hospitals and health systems could not afford to wait the time it normally took to stand up IT. This is the ninth installment in Healthcare IT News ' Health IT Lessons Learned in the COVID-19 Era feature story series.

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Most of us have had the experience of preparing for an important conversation or interaction, only to leave it feeling defeated, misunderstood and not even really heard. According to betterup.com, discriminative listening is a skill all humans are born with. Discriminative Listening: . Soldier on with your scripted remarks?

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Hall Render

JULY 28, 2023

million for rural hospital expansion Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse Phoenix Children’s Building New 44,000-Square Foot Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Firefighters oppose Banner’s planned $400M hospital There’s a growing nurse shortage in Arizona.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 21, 2023

Clarissa Riggins, Chief Product Officer, Experian Health How do you solve a persistent and growing problem like claims denials? But hope rings eternal among caring, compassionate, creative revenue cycle management professionals across the country at health systems large and small.

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Medisys Compliance

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The use of past technologies has peaked, and novel advanced technologies are about to have a significant impact on how we live. These laws governing secrecy are, however, constantly changing, and if not followed correctly, can result in heavy fines. Doesn’t that sound like a lot on the plates of the medical settings?

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Hall Render

AUGUST 19, 2022

Amazon to offer behavioral health services through Ginger partnership. CDC, amid criticism for COVID-19 response, plans reorganization as public health threats grow. House approves sweeping climate, tax, health care package. Joint Commission’s New Accreditation Standards Tackle Health Disparities. CALIFORNIA.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2021

We probably had about 3,000 people who were authenticated to deliver and use our telemedicine platform. Among the topics we discussed: the value of voice recognition, the path toward effective decision support, building a bigger comfort level for machine learning and the future of value-based contracting and more.

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Hall Render

MARCH 25, 2022

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act becomes law. Here are the top health systems by patient reviews. Sensitive health data of 50 million Americans hacked or breached last year: analysis. Private equity’s pandemic-era health care push. 12 million dollar drug lab, mental health center coming to Dothan.

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AIHC

AUGUST 2, 2022

Written by: AIHC Blogger This educational article is based on clinical information as of the publication date and primarily based on government and coding guidelines to assist coders, billers, clinical documentation improvement professionals and auditors address appropriate documentation for filing claims in the United States.

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Hall Render

APRIL 29, 2022

County Struggles with Income Affect Social Determinants of Health. HHS puts $90 million toward addressing health disparities through data. Nearly half of rural hospitals lose money on childbirth services. Juneau clinic offers new option for treating opioid use disorder. Banner Health to build new hospital in Buckeye.

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SQA

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Relevant matters are hereby announced as follows: As of 01 December 2022, the Electronic Certificates of Documentation for Export of APIs to the EU and Certificate of a Pharmaceutical Product will be put into use. Efforts should be made to promote and guide the use of electronic certificates.

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SQA

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Health Canada. Health Canada is warning consumers about counterfeit BTNX Rapid Response COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits (25-pack boxes) found in Ontario. The counterfeit devices were sold online by a distributor named Healthful Plus without the required license to import, distribute, or sell medical devices in Canada.

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Drug & Device Law

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Executive Health Resources, Inc. , 2023) (federal government may unilaterally obtain dismissal of FCA claims, and calling the constitutionality of the FCA’s private enforcement mechanism into question) ( here ); Quishenberry v. Executive Health Resources, Inc. , United States Department of Health and Human Services , 58 F.4th

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