Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Over the years, while digital technology was quickly advancing, telehealth had a relatively low adoption rate due to poor reimbursement rates and regulatory challenges when it came to patient privacy and HIPAA compliance. According to CMS.gov , CMS is expanding access to telehealth services with Medicare.

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Compliancy Group

AUGUST 31, 2023

Office of Inspector General (OIG) Compliance Program Guidance Office of Inspector General (OIG) compliance program guidance is for individual providers like hospitals or nursing homes.

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HIPAA & Health IT

MAY 19, 2023

Brightree and MatrixCare Support Interoperability Thanks to legislative omissions, only 84% of nursing homes have adopted health information technology, and 60% don’t have the ability to share data with healthcare providers.

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HIPAA & Health IT

MAY 19, 2023

Brightree and MatrixCare Support Interoperability Thanks to legislative omissions, only 84% of nursing homes have adopted health information technology, and 60% don’t have the ability to share data with healthcare providers.

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MedTrainer

MAY 4, 2023

For example, in your rush to move appointments online, did you adopt telehealth technology that will no longer be compliant when all HIPAA Rules are enforced? CMS Burden Reduction Final Rule (84 FR 51732) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) permanently extended changes made to the Burden Reduction Final Rule.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

’ and highlights community partnerships in newly released Annual Report MARYLAND Baltimore jury awards $1.5M

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Hall Render

JUNE 30, 2023

for physician referral scheme In Los Angeles, hospital CEO pay could be capped Kaiser Permanente ratings affirmed amid healthy financial profile Nurses vote ‘no confidence’ in California hospital administration, board Nursing facility, management company settle physician kickback allegations for $3.8M

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

AMA scrutinizes lack of competition, consumer harms in Medicare Advantage plans. CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. CMS makes big changes to Medicare Shared Savings Program. HHS releases video on documenting recognized HIPAA security practices. percent in final rule.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 7, 2021

This interest, along with the recent mandate from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to drive interoperability, combined with a spate of current and upcoming rules, will soon create an important intersection – a crossroads, if you will. WEDI has close working relationships with both CMS and CAQH.

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Hall Render

JULY 22, 2022

CMS releases Medicare OPPS and ASC proposed rule. Director says multiple Arizona nursing homes had around 300 complaints. Long Beach Memorial avoids losing Medicare funding after serious patient care lapses. ESI Closes on 280-Bed SNF Sale; Blueprint Secures Deal for Connecticut Nursing Home. CMS proposes 2.7%

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

13-year Medicare payment dispute will return to HHS, court rules. Senators look to address privacy, new technology in renewed push to modernize HIPAA. Aspen University investigation: Students vent frustration amid nursing board probe into private college. Acute care at home brings the hospital to patients’ living rooms.

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Hall Render

APRIL 15, 2022

34 urban hospitals win challenge to Medicare rate formula change. CMS: End to pandemic waivers helps nursing homes ‘redirect efforts’ to meet residents’ needs. rate hike for Medicare Advantage, Part D plans in 2023. CMS pushes for mandatory flu vax monitoring among nursing home staff. CMS finalizes 8.5%

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Hall Render

MAY 17, 2024

Medicare fraud scheme One of Michigan’s largest insurers is altering telehealth billing. Medicare fraud scheme One of Michigan’s largest insurers is altering telehealth billing. Here’s Why. California to make $3.3 Luke’s Hospital sees record number of twin births Iowa Gov. What does it mean?

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Hall Render

JANUARY 19, 2024

Workers at another D.C. Bipartisan Ky. hospital company Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute appoints new CEO Kansas City University’s new research center aims to answer: ‘How do we keep people well?’ Bipartisan Ky.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Louis nursing home lost major Medicaid cash infusion Crisis at north St. Louis nursing home: Residents displaced, staff left in the dark Employees without pay, residents displaced after largest St. health care spending hits $4.5 Accused Of Filing False Claims Settles For $14.7M

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

settlement over data breaches that violated HIPAA: HHS Madera hospital CEO offered job, $150K check. million in federal funding Dignity Health – Memorial Hospital awarded Primary Heart Attack Center Certification Kaiser trash inspections end in $49M settlement L.A. Care must pay $1.3M Was it meant to ‘improperly influence’ her?

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Hall Render

AUGUST 4, 2023

1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% 1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% 1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% To Address SDOH Needs U.S. sues UnitedHealth over ‘thousands’ of denied claims What’s a fair price for a prescription drug?

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients’ lives at risk, researchers say States, FTC continue to target noncompetes: 3 updates The best hospital in each state, per Newsweek What to know about Stark law’s $9.2M for scholarships Yale New Haven investment leader departs DC D.C.’s

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

11 Plan To Slash $1.5B 11 Plan To Slash $1.5B face growing challenges to stay open KENTUCKY BehaVR merges with New York City-based Fern Health For years, a powerful Louisville hospital sued people for unpaid bills. renovation St.

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Hall Render

APRIL 1, 2022

OCR Announces Four HIPAA Enforcement Actions. Nursing Home Operating Expenses Could Balloon by $500K With Staffing Minimums in Place. Parkinson warns of new ‘enormous’ business problem for nursing homes; highlights staffing-minimum alternative. Illinois Health System to Offer Hospital-at-Home Care.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

House report attacks, nursing homes fight back over allegations of deficient staffing, care and safe practices as pandemic hit. Senators Seek HHS Update to HIPAA, FBI Warns About Legacy Devices. Colorado senior-care company pauses expansion into Indiana after Medicare audit. million to resolve Medicare fraud claims.

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The GCPG standardized the seven Elements of a Successful Compliance Program, which differs slightly from the individual compliance guidance documents (CPGs) directed at various segments of the health care industry, such as hospitals, nursing homes, third-party billers, and durable medical equipment suppliers.

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Compliance US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Hospitals 52

AIHC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The GCPG standardized the seven Elements of a Successful Compliance Program, which differs slightly from the individual compliance guidance documents (CPGs) directed at various segments of the health care industry, such as hospitals, nursing homes, third-party billers, and durable medical equipment suppliers.

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Hall Render

APRIL 14, 2023

But hospitals say they can’t afford to pay California hospital nurses to receive raises of up to 30% California pharmacist pleads guilty to multi-year Medicare fraud scheme Carmichael-based Eskaton pays $5.5 and Delaware Delaware struggles to investigate nursing homes, assisted living facilities.

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Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses COVID-19 40

Hall Render

DECEMBER 15, 2023

s Vanda Pharmaceuticals pays $100M for commercial rights to Johnson & Johnson company’s drug Hundreds of DC’s Medicaid nursing home patients sent to Maryland Medical facility in DC’s Ward 8 gets $22.5M NATIONAL AHA pushes back on HHS proposal to penalize hospitals for cyberattacks AHA urges Congress to oppose H.R.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 29, 2023

NATIONAL 4 largest healthcare data breaches of 2023 Anesthesia practices sue CMS over reimbursement method Antitrust enforcements hit a high in 2022, with health deals impacted ASCs face leadership exodus CMS floats appeals process over observational stays CMS proposes additional Medicare appeals processes FTC eyes healthcare mergers, report shows (..)

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

judgment against nursing home chain over woman’s death Arkansas BCBS names VP of group market U of Arkansas to offer dual DNP-MBA program Unity Health welcomes Jacksonville community to new hospital Baptist Health Opens Behavioral Services Clinic in North Little Rock Arkansas Children’s Hospital gets $2.5

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

in repairs Sutter Health faces possible $519M payout in alleged double billing case COLORADO Denver Health sued by sons after father’s jail death How a Kaiser Permanente worker strike could affect Colorado patients Kaiser names regional president Medical Office Building in Littleton Sells for $6.1M

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 31, 2020

The new product is billed as EHR-agnostic, secure and HIPAA-compliant and can be set up by downloading an app. In an effort to fight the spread of the virus, the HHS Office for Civil Rights announced that during the coronavirus pandemic it would use discretion when enforcing HIPAA compliance for telehealth communications tools.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

American Hospital Association Throws Weight Behind Nursing Home TNA Legislation. Decades of neglect in nursing homes spur Biden plan for staff mandates. MGMA urges Congress to address Medicare payment cuts. Best Nursing Homes In FL: 44 Ranked ‘High Performing’ By U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2020

The application gives clinicians multiple options to consult over a secure, HIPAA-compliant connection to patients or other clinicians. Designed specifically for clinicians, the mobile version is available for both iOS and Android devices. And clinicians can invite guests such as family members into video calls directly. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 20, 2020

The HIPAA-compliant solution also enables access to online pharmacy, health records and insurance information, among other features. “Telemedicine enables remote physicians and registered nurses to facilitate non-emergency inquiries across states and even international borders,” said Rafael Solis, COO at Braidio.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 7, 2020

In an effort to fight the spread of the virus, the HHS Office for Civil Rights announced that during the coronavirus pandemic it would use discretion when enforcing HIPAA compliance for telehealth communications tools.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 8, 2020

In an effort to fight the spread of the virus, the HHS Office for Civil Rights announced that during the coronavirus pandemic it would use discretion when enforcing HIPAA compliance for telehealth communications tools.

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Hall Render

JUNE 23, 2023

Maryland AG urges White House to strengthen HIPAA for people getting abortions Westminster startup raising $2.3M in Portland affordable housing Maine House votes to lock transgender health care protections into law MARYLAND Bethesda health care startup Aledade rakes in $260M for more expansion, M&A Health IT company to pay $1.7M

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Hall Render

MAY 26, 2023

Children’s National Hospital hosts prom for patients battling illnesses Unfair labor complaints filed against George Washington University Hospital as nurses try to unionize DELAWARE ChristianaCare spin-out named ‘Most Promising New Company’ at Delaware Bio pitch event Delaware among states that struggle to provide nursing home oversight.

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Hall Render

MARCH 17, 2023

NATIONAL AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology AHA pushes back on new 340B alliance Biden’s $6.8T Lawmakers are now mulling limits. Francis Hospital-Interquest Progresses In Colorado Colorado’s wealthiest hospitals favored in $1.2 and Del.

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