Jane Sarashon

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The NIH crafted one for patients enrolled in clinical trials, the American Hospital Association served one up in 1973, and many individual health providers like the University of Pennsylvania Hospital ( aka Penn Medicine) have developed patient bills of rights for consumers entering their hospital systems.

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Medisys Compliance

APRIL 8, 2022

Due to the provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the CMS continues to evaluate the inclusion of telehealth services that were temporarily added to the Medicare telehealth services list during the COVID-19 PHE (Public Health Emergency). Newly Added Modifiers.

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Medval Compliance Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Transparency in healthcare has historically been defined as the “making available to the public, in a reliable, and understandable manner, information on the health care system’s quality, efficiency and consumer experience with care, which includes price and quality data, so as to influence the behavior of patients.” [1]

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Prescription Drug Pricing Medicare Medicare Hospitals 52

AIHC

JUNE 6, 2023

We can all be hopeful that use of AI will improve disease diagnosis and monitoring, clinical workflow augmentation, and hospital optimization. Can AI Streamline Medical Coding & Billing Functions? This is certainly an area where advanced technology is needed to reduce overhead, improve compliance and reduce billing errors.

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Jane Sarashon

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As a constant observer and advisor across the health/care ecosystem, for me the concept of a “health plan” in the U.S. Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment.

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Kaiser Health News

DECEMBER 22, 2021

potentially threatening the ability of the nation’s health care system to tend to patients with ailments other than covid. This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KHN, Joanne Kenen of Politico and the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Rachel Cohrs of Stat and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet.

Medicare 63

Medicare Medicare Medical Billing Public Health 63

Hall Render

MARCH 15, 2024

NATIONAL 3 things to expect from the pharmaceutical supply chain in 2024 Absence of AI hospital rules worries nurses American Academy of Dermatology votes to keep its diversity policies after anti-DEI proposal Are digital health partnerships replacing M&A? From -6.8%

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

AIHC

JUNE 6, 2023

We can all be hopeful that use of AI will improve disease diagnosis and monitoring, clinical workflow augmentation, and hospital optimization. Can AI Streamline Medical Coding & Billing Functions? This is certainly an area where advanced technology is needed to reduce overhead, improve compliance and reduce billing errors.

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Compliance Medical Billing HIPAA Due Diligence 52

Hall Render

MARCH 11, 2022

AHA urges Congress to address health care workforce challenges. 50 best hospital, health systems supply chains in the US, per GHX. CMS Innovation Center Launches New Initiative To Advance Health Equity. Cybersecurity companies offering US hospitals free protection. Biden administration requests $22.5B

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

HIT Consultant

MAY 9, 2022

From documenting clinical care to filing medical claims and registering patients, paper documents have been entrenched in healthcare processes since the inception of modern hospitals. Billing and claims: Achieving accurate and timely reimbursement is a primary concern for hospital leaders.

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FDA COVID-19 Public Health Compliance 98

Hall Render

MAY 19, 2023

Supplemental Grant for Rural Health Programs UAMS to Study Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Breast Cancer Treatment Arkansas Children’s Hospital Auxiliary Donates $1.4 to Partners The federal COVID-19 emergency is ending. to Partners The federal COVID-19 emergency is ending.

Nurses 40

Nurses COVID-19 Hospitals Nursing Homes 40

Hall Render

APRIL 12, 2024

in billing fraud Arizona system names new CEO Banner Health CEO Peter Fine to retire after 24 years, handing the reins to health system president Four UArizona bioscience startups selected for Flinn Foundation program Gov. to Develop Wearable Blood Loss Detector An Academic Lifeline for Rural Hospitals CHI St.

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Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals Medicaid 40

Hall Render

MAY 12, 2023

NATIONAL 4 Healthcare Design And Construction Trends To Watch AHA urges court to preserve ACA preventive services requirement pending appeal AI may pose ‘existential threat,’ physicians warn in BMJ Biden’s nursing home staff mandates expected soon CareFirst, Noom program aims to ‘retrain’ the brain of members with obesity, (..)

COVID-19 40

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

Hall Render

AUGUST 19, 2022

Amazon to offer behavioral health services through Ginger partnership. Ambulatory surgery centers compete with hospitals for outpatient dollars. CDC, amid criticism for COVID-19 response, plans reorganization as public health threats grow. CDC to regain control of hospital pandemic data despite criticism.

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

Hall Render

MARCH 1, 2024

in 2023 income Ransomware group leader told hackers to attack hospitals, FBI, HHS say The 23 health systems pushing Congress to act on virtual care Three examples of how AI is going to change medicine U.S. R1 RCM posts $3.3M R1 RCM posts $3.3M R1 RCM posts $3.3M R1 RCM posts $3.3M R1 RCM posts $3.3M R1 RCM posts $3.3M

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Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Hospitals 40

Kaiser Health News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

territories; addressing the end of the public health emergency; and scrutinizing telehealth policy. Advocates are targeting such places because coverage for hundreds of thousands of people could be at risk, especially as the official end of the public health emergency looms.

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Medicaid Medicaid COVID-19 FDA 63

Hall Render

MARCH 8, 2024

of Health Services announces first-ever chief heat officer Valley exec on track to raise $2B for pediatric health system Gov. of Health Services announces first-ever chief heat officer Valley exec on track to raise $2B for pediatric health system Gov. NATIONAL 34.5% NATIONAL 34.5% NATIONAL 34.5%

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals COVID-19 40

Hall Render

JUNE 2, 2023

NATIONAL 9 health systems working with Amazon, Microsoft, Apple 293 hospitals at immediate risk of closure AHA chair-elect participates in CEO roundtable on rural health care crisis AHA report demonstrates benefits of 340B program AHA Urges OCR to Suspend or Amend Online Tracking Guidance AMA and others launch collective call for health equity in Rise (..)

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US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

UAB Hospital locks down after shooting outside ED Alabama association pushes back on Biden nursing home staffing level mandate ALASKA Bartlett Hospital brings home health and hospice care back to Juneau Providence begins work on $11M crisis care stabilization facility Providence St. Here is what it will fund.

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

APRIL 22, 2022

1B joint venture sets sights on ASCs, medical office buildings. 3 hacker gangs targeting hospitals. CMS revises surprise-billing arbitration process. HHS Secretary Outlines FY 2023 Mental Health Investments at Senate Hearing. million in ARP funds to train health workers in local communities. HHS is giving $226.5

COVID-19 40

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

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

CALIFORNIA 8 ASCs opening in Florida, California and New York A bankrupt California hospital left a health care desert. CALIFORNIA 8 ASCs opening in Florida, California and New York A bankrupt California hospital left a health care desert.

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US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

NATIONAL 988 suicide hotline adds support for American Sign Language 3 Takeaways from Physician Compensation Trends Adventist Health completes merger with Montebello’s ailing Beverly Hospital AHA-supported bill to protect health care workers introduced in Senate AHA weighs in on CMS’ proposed ASC payment system AHA submits comments on CY 2024 (..)

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

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

NATIONAL Biden plans to end the Covid public health emergency this spring in a major shift to federal response Biden administration will end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11 Can a drugstore be your only doctor? Now hospitals are charging them.

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

Health Populi

APRIL 1, 2020

On a widespread basis, doctors and nurses are being gagged and muzzled by administrators for expressing their concerns, and penalized or even fired when they do speak out… The handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States will go down as the worst public health disaster in the history of the country.

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COVID-19 Doctors Nurses Governance 73

Hall Render

APRIL 7, 2023

NATIONAL AHA, AHCA warn CMS against unfunded nursing home staffing mandates AHA to Congress: Funding rural hospitals is critical for access AHA-supported bill to aid small rural hospitals reintroduced in Senate Biden won’t veto Republican-led bill ending COVID emergency CVS-branded hospitals?

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

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

Hall Render

APRIL 28, 2023

Why industry leaders are pushing back Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) Appoints Jessica L. Here’s what it means for patients U.S.

Nurses 40

Nurses Nursing Homes COVID-19 Hospitals 40

Kaiser Health News

JULY 24, 2023

He wrote that the Biden proposal removes an important lower-cost alternative and could leave some consumers facing “sky-high medical bills for up to one year” if their policies expire between open enrollment periods for ACA plans. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, who worked on the original ACA legislation. .”

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ACA Health Insurance Medicaid Medicaid 81

Hall Render

JANUARY 7, 2022

AbbVie to restrict 340B discounts to safety net hospitals. CDC shortens COVID isolation rules for health workers. CMS sends 335 hospitals price disclosure violation warnings. CMS sends 335 hospitals price disclosure violation warnings. COVID-19 hospitalizations up in 34 states.

COVID-19 40

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

Hall Render

JANUARY 20, 2023

for obesity rate, is getting heavier Medical Properties Trust Sponsors Children’s of Alabama Primary care group makes major local acquisition, doubling footprint in state ALASKA Juneau’s hospital is losing more than $1M a month Alaska’s flu season appears to have peaked.

Nursing Homes 40

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

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

342 hospitals have received price transparency noncompliance notices from CMS. How 5 health systems are spending their innovation investment dollars. The 55 hospitals penalized by Medicare 8 years straight over patient complications. Alabama’s Covid-19 positivity rate falling, giving hope to health leader.

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COVID-19 Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

JANUARY 14, 2022

Supreme Court blocks Biden Covid vaccine mandate for businesses, allows health-care worker rule. 19% of US hospitals critically understaffed, 21% anticipate shortages: Numbers by state. CMS going public with facility turnover, weekend staffing data. hospitals are hiring more foreign nurses. Arizona surpasses 1.5M

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Nursing Homes Nurses COVID-19 Vaccine 40

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

48 hospitals on Forbes’ list of best employers. Hospitals plead with Congress to tackle workforce shortages. Hospitals urge HHS to fix, not end, direct contracting model. Lawmakers call on Biden to end public health emergency. Only 14% of Hospitals Met Price Transparency Rule Compliance. .

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Nursing Homes Nurses COVID-19 Vaccine 40

Hall Render

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

340B safety-net hospitals lost $2.96M from drugmaker restrictions, AHA finds. American Hospital Association Throws Weight Behind Nursing Home TNA Legislation. CMS leader says health innovation must be accessible to everyone. will keep Covid public health emergency in place at least until mid January. CALIFORNIA.

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency. Bill would use CMS’s Five-Star system to punish consistently 1-star nursing homes. How hospital CIOs, IT leaders prepared for the new information-blocking rule. USDA awards health care grants to rural hospitals in Mississippi, Alabama. CALIFORNIA.

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

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

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The report’s insights are based on surveys FMI has conducted over the past two years, as the Foundation has observed that consumers broadening their definition of health to include emotional health, energy levels, and sleep quality. Health care delivery in the U.S.

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Doctors Nurses Public Health Medical Billing 123

Kaiser Health News

JANUARY 20, 2022

” Meanwhile, the emergence of the omicron variant of the coronavirus caused covid cases to spike to record levels in January, stressing hospitals and health systems. Those with chronic health conditions, who face the potential of high medical bills, usually enroll early in the standard open enrollment period. .

Health Insurance 71

Health Insurance COVID-19 Medical Billing Hospitals 71

Hall Render

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

11 Plan To Slash $1.5B 11 Plan To Slash $1.5B 11 Plan To Slash $1.5B

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Nursing Homes Hospitals 40