Med-Net Compliance

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Two recent cases highlight the importance of skilled nursing facilities maintaining and enforcing social media policies and procedures, and proactively educating staff in acceptable practices. The employee posted the photo with emoji symbols and tagged a coworker in the post.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

Lawsuits to enforce these regulations have hit many companies. Many of the early DIY tools omitted the clues that disabled visitors depend on—for instance using raw markup to make a phrase look like a heading when they should use an HTML tag for headings. ” (page 32 of the PDF). The tools are doing better, though.

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 25, 2022

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the resolution of eleven investigations in its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Right of Access Initiative, bringing the total number of these enforcement actions to thirty-eight since the initiative began.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Enforcement. Medicare and Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facilities are expected to comply with all applicable regulatory requirements, and CMS has a variety of established enforcement remedies. Vaccination Enforcement – Flexibility. F-888 is the citation tag that was created under 42 CFR Section 483.80(i),

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

ASCA members can view an ASC-specific surveyor tag tool. Updates and proper billing practices are crucial after recent enforcement actions and penalties. Audits, fines, repayment demands, and government program suspensions are enforcement actions. These consequences hurt ASCs financially and reputationally.

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Healthcare Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

link] Tags: MCN Healthcare , Policy Management Software , Policy Management System , Policies and Procedures , Nursing Policies , Nursing Procedures The post How to Utilize Policy Management Software to Improve Quality of Care appeared first on MCN Healthcare. link] Irving, A. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare.

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McBrayer Law Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Posted In COVID-19 , Drug Enforcement Agency ("DEA") , Prescription Drugs , Telehealth , Telemedicine At the end of January, the Biden Administration announced that May 11, 2023, would mark the end of the federal public health emergency (PHE) declarations that have been in place for the last three years.

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Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

At the Justice Department, Mr. Josephs brought high-profile criminal prosecutions of, and civil enforcement cases against, entities and individuals engaged in health care and financial fraud, including pharmaceutical companies, dietary supplement sellers, and telemarketers. Nate Lacktman. Mark Josephs. Let’s start with Mark.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 6, 2022

CMS enforcement will occur in the states where there is not an injunction in place. The key dates and enforcement action thresholds are as follows: Phase 1. Planning for compliance is important and can save a facility from enforcement actions. Currently Excluded State. Phased Approach of Compliance. Surveys Start.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 5, 2024

The FTC is also actively enforcing the FTC Act with respect to trackers, with BetterHelp having to pay $ 7.8 Unauthorized consumer data collection through third-party trackers, tags, and pixels. For example, Novant Health agreed to pay $6.6 million to consumers as refunds for disclosing sensitive health data without consent.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Wade, many states have begun to enforce abortion bans. Following the hypothetical above, as the number of cycles required to become pregnant skyrockets from one or two to twelve, the price tag also goes up from $30,000 to $180,000 or $360,000. Jackson Women’s Health overturned Roe v. A single cycle of IVF costs an estimated $30,000.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 16, 2020

TigerTouch allows providers to control communication by initiating communications with a patient’s cell number via text message, thus solving phone-tag and voicemail problems. The system also enables care providers to securely exchange photos, videos and file attachments on their smartphones. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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