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Top Security Certifications Required for Data Protection

HIT Consultant

A lack of regulatory compliance, network and technical vulnerabilities, unencrypted information, unsecured mobile devices, and weak credentials all play a part in putting a healthcare organization at risk for a data breach. Paul Banco, CEO of etherFAX    How secure is your data? How Can a Data Breach Be Prevented?

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Healthcare Software Investment: 5 Questions for Hospital C-Suite

HIT Consultant

Healthcare operations, or the nonclinical processes that help keep hospitals and health systems running, are one area where software investments can provide significant value. Health system decision-makers must ensure that new software investments simplify their existing operations and provide a return on investment (ROI).

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The Empathy-First Approach: Choosing Technology that Benefits All Healthcare Stakeholders

Healthcare IT Today

The current healthcare system is rife with administrative inefficiencies and redundancies, which can lead to delayed or denied payments for payers. Payers have to manage complex payment systems, track performance, and ensure regulatory compliance.

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What Are The Current Regulatory Changes And Compliance Requirements That ASCs Need To Be Aware Of In Their Billing Practices?

Healthcare IT Today

However, ASC billing practices must be followed to ensure proper reimbursement and regulatory compliance. Medicare Payment Resources CMS implemented an Ambulatory Payment Classification-based payment methodology in 2008. Outpatient surgeries at these facilities are convenient, affordable, and specialized.

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OIG Issues Final Information Blocking Enforcement Rule and Highlights the Potential for Referrals to the FTC and FCA Liability

Health Care Law Brief

The agency stated that, “by engaging in conduct that constitutes information blocking, a health IT developer of certified health IT may have falsified attestations made to ONC as part of the ONC Health IT Certification Program,” which, in turn, may “cause health care providers to file false attestations under MIPS [Merit-based Incentive Payment System].” (..)

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CMS Corrects Inadvertent Omissions in Recent Stark Law Regulatory Amendments, Clarifies Reach of the Prohibition Related to Indirect Compensation Arrangements

Health Care Law Brief

Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rules for the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS Final Rule) and 2022 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System (OPPS Final Rule).