McGuire Wood

MAY 23, 2022

Pharos Capital Group , with offices in Dallas and Nashville, pursues control equity and mezzanine investments in lower and middle market companies primarily in healthcare and business services. Founded in 1998, the firm targets the provider services and non-reimbursement industries within healthcare.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Dallas, TX-based home help service provider, Home Care Providers of Texas (HCPT), has recently announced that unauthorized individuals gained access to its network and used ransomware to encrypt files. The breach has been reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights as affecting up to 61,170 individuals. Circles of Care, Inc.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 9, 2023

The risk of a data breach at hospitals doubles in the year before and after mergers and acquisitions (M&As), according to a recent study by University of Texas at Dallas PhD candidate, Nan Clement.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 1, 2023

A member of the Sequoia Project, Parker Health is dual headquartered in Washington, DC and Dallas, TX, with offices in Menlo Park, CA. This funding empowers Parker Health to further its position as the industry’s most compliant and competitive solution helping expand our medical technology and services and to employ global teams.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

CVS Health announced on September 5 that it will acquire Dallas-based Signify Health, a network of 10,000 clinicians across 50 states with more than 50 health plan clients, including CVS's Aetna division, for $8 billion. times longer with a patient in the home than providers in average primary care office visits, according to the company.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The breach was reported to the Maine Attorney General as affecting 79,582, although since the breach is not yet showing on the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights breach portal, it is unclear how many patients were affected. The breach was reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights as affecting 1,857 individuals.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 18, 2023

District Court Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, on behalf of plaintiff Nicole Kolb, and similarly situated individuals. Conifer provides revenue cycle management and value-based care services and all Conifer entities are subsidiaries of, and therefore under the control of, Tenet Healthcare. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 21, 2022

On March 17, 2022, Dallas, TX-based JDC Healthcare Management, which runs more than 70 Jefferson Dental & Orthodontics practices throughout the state of Texas, reported a security breach to the Office of the Attorney General of Texas that has affected more than 1 million Texans. Wheeling Health Right Inc. Suffers Ransomware Attack.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 7, 2022

With staffing shortages at an all-time high, we’re seeing increasing demand for the outsourcing of this service,” said Bart Howe, HealthMark Group chief executive officer. HealthMark Group is based in Dallas, TX and has been named to both the Dallas 100 and the Inc.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

For older children in Dallas, a protective vaccine has been available for some months and, so far, more than 50 percent of high school students and more than one-third of middle/junior high students have received their vaccinations. We are off to a good start. However, we still have some ways to go. Help Protecting Our Children Is Here.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Three children’s hospitals selected Ovid Synthesis from Wolters Kluwer Health for clinical research: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Stanford Health Care and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. Data aggregator Edifecs appointed Stephen Ayers as Chief Financial Officer.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 25, 2022

The incident has not yet appeared on the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights breach portal so it is currently unclear how many individuals have been affected. Parkland Community Health Plan (PCHP) in Dallas, TX, has recently discovered a mismailing incident that saw the ID cards of 1,682 of its members sent to other health plan members in error.

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Hall Render

MARCH 1, 2024

The combined company oversees a 52 million-sf portfolio, including 40 million sf of outpatient medical office properties concentrated in high-growth markets such as Dallas, Houston, Nashville, Phoenix and Denver. Health care REITs Healthpeak Properties, Inc. and Physicians Realty Trust closed a $21B merger.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 10, 2022

The breach has been reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights as affecting up to 25,745 individuals. The incident has yet to appear on the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights breach portal, so it is currently unclear how many individuals have been affected. Alliance Physical Therapy Group. JDC Healthcare Management. Dr. Douglas C.

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Hall Render

MARCH 9, 2023

The new clinics will be located in Walmart Supercenters in Dallas, Houston, Kansas City and Phoenix. Knight Frank published its 2023 Wealth Report – The top property sectors according to high net worth investors are health care, logistics, office and residential. Walmart Health plans to open 28 retail health care clinics in 2024.

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Hall Render

JUNE 16, 2023

Marcus & Millichap released a new medical office report. Nationally, MOB vacancy is at 9.2%; traditional office buildings have a 17.5% Vacancy in retirement hotspots like Dallas, Phoenix, San Antonio and West Palm Beach have dropped around 200 bps. MOB vacancy has been relatively flat over the past few years.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 31, 2022

One Medical is a membership-based primary care service that offers its members 24/7 access to virtual care with strategically located physician offices across the country to supplement its technology-driven platform. By any measure, these are major moves by Amazon into health care and we are taking notice. About One Medical.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Among the hottest markets were Nashville, Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta, Austin, Raleigh/Durham and Miami, due to large and consistent population and job growth as well as above-average levels of economic diversity and employment. Thus far, the JV has purchased assets in Raleigh, NC; Baltimore, MD; and Lawrenceville, NJ.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Eleviant helps clients in manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, finance, and insurance industries elevate their businesses and provide quality user experiences through a wide range of customizable solutions that support new ways enterprises work, communicate, and scale.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

CBRE published a new podcast titled I Feel Good: Walgreens and the Evolution of the Modern Pharmacy featuring Walgreens’ Chief Real Estate Officer. 42Floors released new data on the top 25 medical office markets in the U.S. Houston, Dallas, Chicago and Washington D.C. The top 5 markets in terms of total square feet are L.A.,

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

CBRE published a new podcast titled I Feel Good: Walgreens and the Evolution of the Modern Pharmacy featuring Walgreens’ Chief Real Estate Officer. 42floors released new data on the Top 25 Medical Office markets in the U.S. Houston, Dallas, Chicago and Washington D.C. The top 5 markets in terms of total square feet are L.A.,

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 13, 2023

In one memorable case, a hospital employee posted negative comments on social media after treating the suspect in the fatal shooting of a police officer. . In 2019 a Dallas, Texas, dental practice had to pay a $10,000 settlement to the U.S. Because her comments included PHI, the result was a HIPAA fine and professional discipline.

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Kaiser Health News

MAY 27, 2022

Almost three-quarters of the bill would be a “facility fee” for the in-office procedure at a colonoscopy clinic. Although San Antonio has plenty of gastroenterology offices, more than two dozen of them are controlled by the same private equity-backed group. But shopping around proved frustrating.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Southwestern Health Resources in Dallas, Texas, is a clinically integrated network with 5,500 community providers and more than 700,000 covered lives in North Texas. As a value-based care organization, it provides population health management for its parent organizations, Texas Health Resources and UT Southwestern Medical Center. THE PROBLEM.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Barrow Brain and Spine relocates office to 6K-square-foot location. California health system promotes interim HR officer to permanent post. Blueprint Negotiates Sale of 44,000 SF Medical Office Building in Indianapolis. Sioux Center Man Accused Of Assaulting Nurse, Law Officer At Orange City Hospital. That Number is 3.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 10, 2022

Wang, Chief Medical Officer of COTA, Inc. An experienced community oncologist with extensive expertise in real-world data and evidence, Dr. Wang is a trained oncologist and hematologist who has served the Dallas/Fort Worth area for over a decade.

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YouCompli

JUNE 1, 2022

In another case, a nurse in a Dallas hospital administered a medication (undiluted vitamin K) too quickly. Compliance officers should watch for : Nurses who have either lost licensure in one state, appear to be hopping around from state to state, or have citations and discipline from nursing boards in other states.

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Med Com Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Accurate and compliant medial documentation and efficient claims processing at the point of care doesn’t have to fall on our front-line providers and it doesn’t have to be kicked to the back office. It can be addressed front and center, in a compliant fashion, with our platform.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Mike Parson signs bill improving healthcare access in rural communities MONTANA Physician to pay $85K to settle Controlled Substance Act violations Cascade City-County Health Officer reflects on her first year Bozeman Health to open new patient care tower NEBRASKA Two health clinics are set to close in rural Nebraska. Others could follow.

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Hall Render

JUNE 30, 2023

New Cornell Scott Hill Health Center in New Haven Dixwell ‘Q’ House ‘a blessing’ North Haven medical office building sells for $1.5M Here’s how new laws aim to fix that. MedStar Transport Celebrates 40 years of service C. On Saturday, Florida hospitals start asking patients’ immigration status.

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Hall Render

JULY 28, 2023

Here’s why you may not have heard HAWAII State health department confirms it will investigate complaints against Moiliili care facility Hawaii reports dramatic increase in congenital syphilis Hawaii’s health care system receives top scores IDAHO Ammon Bundy, co-defendants to pay $52.5M

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Large New Medical Office Building Planned for Santa Rosa. Denver Ranks as 9th-Largest Medical Office Market in the U.S. Highly sought medical office property in West Hartford Center sells for $3.3M. Teladoc names first-ever chief health equity officer. Dallas’ State Psychiatric Hospital Will Have 100 Pediatric Beds.

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Hall Render

APRIL 18, 2022

For this reason, companies are hesitant to renew office leases. A record amount of office space is expected to hit the market this year. only 43% of employees have returned to the office according to data from Kastle Systems and Korn Ferry. Offices leases covering 243M sf of U.S. office space will expire in 2022.

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Hall Render

JUNE 2, 2023

The clinics are located in Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston and El Paso. H2c published Q1 medical office building (MOB) transaction volume data. During the legislative session, Mayo pushed back on legislation requiring minimum nurse staffing levels. HCA Healthcare has agreed to acquire 41 urgent care clinics in Texas from FastMed.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 1, 2023

If a healthcare employee accidentally views the records of a patient, if a fax is sent to an incorrect recipient, if an email containing PHI is sent to the wrong person, or if any other accidental disclosure of PHI has occurred, it is essential that the incident is reported to your Privacy Officer. These are really two different questions.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 13, 2023

Major updates include: a) HCA is in discussions to acquire Wise Health in Texas, a two-hospital system in Dallas-Fort Worth; b) HCA announced plans to build a new 60-bed, $233 million hospital on 40 acres of land near Ashland, VA; and c) HCA acquired 56 acres in Las Vegas for $62 million, although plans for the site haven’t been announced.

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Hall Render

MAY 19, 2023

to Partners The federal COVID-19 emergency is ending. 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

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