The Health Law Firm Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Do you have a medical, pharmacist, counselor, or nursing license in more than one state? Do you have a license in more than one profession? By George F. Indest III, J.D., Have you been notified that an investigation has been opened against your professional [.]

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The Health Law Firm Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The process of obtaining a nursing or health care professional license is not only challenging, but it’s also time-consuming. By George F. Indest III, J.D., If you have a criminal conviction or unique circumstance which may negatively impact your ability to be granted a [.]

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Provider Trust

APRIL 26, 2023

However, this solution comes with its share of compliance risks, especially if interstate licenses are involved. A travel nurse could be hired to work at a hospital located in a state where they are not licensed to practice. For starters, each state has its own process, rules, and regulations for monitoring licensed nurses.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law I represent many mental health counselors, social workers, psychologists, and professional counselors, defending them on complaints being investigated against their professional licenses. Indest III, J.D.,

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Provider Trust

JUNE 1, 2022

Organizations across the healthcare continuum have experienced several workforce trends that are creating gaps in license monitoring and verifications. In this post, we’ll explore three current challenges impacting the healthcare license and credential verification process. See our Telehealth Credentialing Guide for more information.

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MRO Compliance

JUNE 1, 2022

Information You Need to Know about a HEDIS Audit from Revenue Cycle Experts. Below we explore some common questions about HEDIS and review important information your team should know now and in the future. Below we explore some common questions about HEDIS and review important information your team should know now and in the future.

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Health Law RX

MAY 4, 2023

This article discusses only one of these new requirements: a PBM must obtain a license, called a certificate of authority, to act as an insurance administrator, which is commonly referred to as a third-party administrator, or TPA. Effect of new law on licensing Under the new law, a PBM will be required to obtain a TPA license from the OIR.

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Verisys

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A professional career can take a provider across state lines, and through an evolution of various license types. In order to see the full picture of an individual, the comprehensive whole of each state licensing board across all license types must be searched. Take the process back another step.

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Health Law RX

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Under Florida’s new Prescription Drug Reform Act, PBMs must be licensed as an insurance administrator (also known as a third-party administrator, or TPA). Under this new law, any entity that wishes to provide PBM services after January 1, 2024, must be licensed as a TPA. The TPA license application is available here.

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Provider Trust

OCTOBER 12, 2021

License verification, especially nursing license verification, is essential to ensuring that only the most qualified practitioners are seeing your patients. Additionally, of all licensed RNs, 84.5% Although license monitoring is vital, verifying healthcare licenses can be extremely complex and time-consuming.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 25, 2023

Licensed facilities and providers furnishing mental health or substance abuse services, along with their respective clinical and non-clinical staff who support inpatient and outpatient services. [5] outside of the United States or Canada have access to the patient information. 5] The Act is slated to take effect on July 1, 2023.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Licensed mental health counselors, psychologists, and other mental health care professionals are potential targets of licensure complaints from clients in any practice setting. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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Health Law RX

APRIL 21, 2022

As a condition of doing business in the healthcare field, persons and companies must generally obtain the appropriate licenses or approvals. To properly assess whether a person or a company meets the minimum substantive qualifications for licensure, state agencies require the submission of license applications. GAAP vs. SAP).

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 1, 2023

Healthcare organizations and their business associates that want to share protected health information in a HIPAA-compliant way must do so in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule, which limits the possible uses and disclosures of PHI, but de-identification of protected health information means HIPAA Privacy Rule restrictions no longer apply.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Although some states authorize the licensing board to investigate and [.] A licensure complaint against a professional counselor, mental health counselor, or other psychotherapist is usually initiated by the filing of a complaint with the professional board or other regulatory authority.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

MedLM, which intelligence has been proven comparable to licensed doctors by scoring 85% on the MedQA-USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination), has become the foundation of the CMUH's AI-assisted Physician system for making disease diagnosis, treatment planning, patient education, and medical research.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2023

Today, we’re featuring the Information Services Support Specialist position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. As a key member of our Information Services department, you’ll be responsible for addressing technical issues, providing hands-on troubleshooting, and maintaining optimal system performance.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Today, we’re featuring the Chief Health Information Officer position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. Hennepin Healthcare is currently seeking a full-time Chief Health Information Officer (CHIO) who will provide leadership for the organization’s strategies in Informatics, Analytics, and Information Technology.

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Health Law Advisor

AUGUST 24, 2023

New York State cannabis agencies and related individuals were served with a lawsuit from four New York veterans (Carmine Fiore, William Norgard, Steve Mejia, and Dominic Spaccio, collectively, the “Plaintiffs”) related to the cannabis market and licensing structure on August 2, 2023. Codes R. & & Regs.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 9, 2023

Large language models frequently demonstrate the tendency to memorize contents of their training data, which can risk patient privacy in the context of models trained on sensitive health information. Does Med-PaLM 2's training corpus include protected health information? If so, how is the disclosure presented?

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Verisys

APRIL 15, 2024

At that point physicians will be able to list their Florida medical licenses with the IMLCC or obtain a compact medical license. The expiration date will be determined by the birth date of the licensee or, for entities, the anniversary of the original license date.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

JULY 11, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Do you have a medical, pharmacist, counselor, or nursing license in more than one state? Do you have a license in more than one profession? By George F. Indest III, J.D., Have you been notified that an investigation has been opened against your professional [.].

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The Michigan law firm, Warner Norcross and Judd LLP, has issued notification letters to 255,160 individuals advising them about an October 2021 security breach in which files containing their personal and protected health information were potentially accessed and exfiltrated from its systems. The breach was detected on October 22, 2021.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 11, 2022

The employee viewed names, addresses, dates of birth, appointment dates, diagnoses, vital sign information, medications, test results, and physicians’ notes. Some of the accessed records included partial Social Security numbers and health insurance information. Family Practice Center Reports October 2021 Hacking Incident.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Information exchange and data availability are now a cost of doing business but establishing a robust strategy for that exchange and compliance with the new regulation from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology takes careful planning. Understand what constitutes “Electronic Health Information”.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The process of obtaining a nursing or health care professional license is not only challenging, but it’s also time-consuming. By George F. Indest III, J.D., If you have a criminal conviction or unique circumstance which may negatively impact your ability to be granted a [.].

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The Health Law Firm Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Have you received a letter or e-mail from the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) organization accusing you of "Irregular Behavior" on a Step Exam? By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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The Health Law Firm Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law I represent many mental health counselors, social workers, psychologists, and professional counselors, defending them on complaints being investigated against their professional licenses. Indest III, J.D.,

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The Health Law Firm Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

If you are notified that you are under investigation, DO NOT take the easy way out by immediately relinquishing your license. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law You are reading Part 2 of this blog series. To read Part 1, click here. And DO [.]

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 16, 2023

Florida Medical Clinic, NorthStar Emergency Medical Services, Denver Public Schools, Wichita Urology Group, and The Bone & Joint Clinic have recently reported hacking incidents and the exposure and potential theft of protected health information. No financial information was compromised, and only 115 Social Security numbers were exposed.

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Hall Render

MAY 17, 2023

On April 18, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) published a Proposed Rule titled “Health Data, Technology and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithms, Transparency and Information Sharing” (“Proposed Rule”).

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The Health Law Firm Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law I represent many mental health counselors, social workers, psychologists, and professional counselors, defending them on complaints being investigated against their professional licenses. Indest III, J.D.,

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The Health Law Firm Blog

JUNE 15, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Licensed mental health counselors, psychologists, and other mental health care professionals are potential targets of licensure complaints from clients in any practice setting. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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Total HIPAA

MAY 23, 2022

What is Protected Health Information (PHI)? In the early 1990s, it became clear that computers and digital records would play a large role in storing health data and that something should be done to protect sensitive information. Driver’s license number. How Might I Come Into Contact with Protected Health Information?

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The Health Law Firm Blog

JULY 25, 2022

If you are notified that you are under investigation, DO NOT take the easy way out by immediately relinquishing your license. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law You are reading Part 2 of this blog series. To read Part 1, click here. And DO [.].

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The Michigan law firm, Warner Norcross and Judd LLP, has issued notification letters to 255,160 individuals advising them about an October 2021 security breach in which files containing their personal and protected health information were potentially accessed and exfiltrated from its systems. The breach was detected on October 22, 2021.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A former employee of Axia Women’s Health in Pennsylvania has been charged in a 39-count indictment for stealing patient information for personal gain. The information stolen by Latimer was used to open credit cards and make purchases totaling more than $31,000.

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