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White House challenging ACA; Congress mulling permanent telehealth reform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Government & Policy Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: White House challenging ACA; Congress mulling permanent telehealth reform Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Not All Surprises Are Presents: Preventing Surprise Medical Bills under the No Surprises Act

McBrayer Law Blog

Posted In Hospitals , medical billing , No Surprises Act To address surprise medical costs for consumers, Congress recently passed an extremely complicated bill: No Surprises Act (“The Act”). More > Tags: Healthcare Provider , Healthcare Providers , hospitals , insurance , No Surprises Act , out of network provider.

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A Christmas Miracle! Congress Agrees on a New Coronavirus Relief Bill

McBrayer Law Blog

Posted In Coronavirus , Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act , COVID-19 After nine months of negotiations and stalemates, Congress finally reached an agreement for a $900 billion relief package on December 20, 2020.

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Former CMS chief of staff previews 4 areas of value-based care in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

While Congress and CMS have considered permanently expanding access to telehealth and virtual care, there is a big price tag attached. Health providers quickly pivoted to make the most of temporary telehealth flexibilities when the COVID-19 public health emergency started in 2020.

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Workplace Violence: CMS Warns of Violations of Hospital Conditions of Participation

Healthcare Law Today

CMS has identified three (3) specific CoP tags for surveyors to cite, including: 42 C.F.R. However, ACEP and others have recently pushed for Congress to pass a bill that would require hospitals to develop more comprehensive workplace violate prevention plans mandated through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

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My Health, My Data – Thinking Consumers, Privacy and Self-Care at HIMSS 2023

Health Populi

” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses. The Act defines “consumers” as people residing in Washington state as well as people whose health data is collected in Washington and those identified through quote, “unique identifiers.”

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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Congress, government agencies, presidential candidates, consumers and the industry itself talk about the need to lower healthcare costs, but what does this entail? Experts from across the health IT field will share insights about everything from AI and cloud computing to telemedicine and population health. Collection. by September 30, 2019.