Bill of Health

MARCH 27, 2024

By Vincent Joralemon As therapies using drugs like MDMA, psilocybin, and LSD advance through the FDA research and approval pipeline, patients should be prepared for steep price tags attached to these procedures. Although this may be highly cost-effective (considering the cost of untreated PTSD), insurers may balk at the price tag.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Primary topic: Government & Policy Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Under Armour sells off MyFitnessPal for $345M; HHS rolls out five-year health IT plan Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Primary topic: Government & Policy Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: HHS requiring hospitals to report flu data; mental health a preferred use for telehealth Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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McBrayer Law Blog

JANUARY 14, 2022

Posted In COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Mandatory vaccination policies Thursday afternoon, the United States Supreme Court ruled to block the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) issued by the U.S.

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McBrayer Law Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Posted In Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) , COVID-19 , Mandatory vaccination policies More > Tags: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services , CMS , COVID-19 , employer mandate , Healthcare Compliance Issues , Healthcare Provider , Healthcare Providers , Mandatory vaccination.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Region Tag: ASIA Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Population Health News A passion for AI in healthcare As group chief technology officer and deputy chief medical information officer at National. By Thiru Gunasegaran | October 05, 2021.

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McBrayer Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

More > Tags: CMS , coronavirus , COVID-19 , Healthcare Organizations , Healthcare Provider , Healthcare Providers , hospitals , Mandatory vaccination. Here’s what healthcare employers need to know.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

A new study published in this month's issue of Health Policy and Technology found, however, that healthcare organizations may face obstacles when it comes to complying with the law. Sometimes failing to comply can carry a big price tag: The U.S.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Connected Health Government & Policy Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth The fate of virtual care adoption is tied to the fate of broadband expansion. Region Tag: Global Edition. Craig Settles Six years ago I had a stroke and telehealth saved my life. Make no mistake, I am a believer!

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 21, 2020

Government & Policy Interoperability Telehealth The director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay writes about significant acceleration of digital transformation across the UK.

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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. Update as needed.

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McBrayer Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2021

Posted In COVID-19 , Hospitals , Mandatory vaccination policies , Workplace health Amidst the new surge of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. As the need for a fully vaccinated healthcare workforce grows more critical, this FDA announcement paves a smoother path for healthcare facilities’ employee vaccine mandates.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2020

This will require workforce provisioning of equipment and policies and procedures for managing a remote workforce. Region Tag: Global Edition Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: UW Medicine CIO's advice: prepping IT systems for COVID-19 Featured Decision Content: Ensure you can support telework.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 29, 2022

Region Tag: ASIA Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Patient Engagement Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed News Data is the new oil, but we need to know how to share and use it responsibly This HIMSS22 Asia-Pacific conference speaker believes a framework for responsible sharing of data. By Adam Ang | June 29, 2022.

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Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 8, 2022

CMS has identified three (3) specific CoP tags for surveyors to cite, including: 42 C.F.R. d)(1) (Emergency Preparedness, Training Programs) with CMS referencing “requirements for hospitals to train staff and to have policies and procedures aimed at protecting both their workforce and their patients. §482.13(c)(2)

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2020

Connected Health Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Government & Policy Patient Engagement Telehealth With its three-pillar approach to modernization, the U.S. Region Tag: Global Edition Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Technology is radically improving care for veterans Featured Decision Content:

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-886. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-887. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-888. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-884. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-885. COVID Staff Vaccine.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Ironically, this affordable-pricing strategy was pioneered by ransomware attackers in recent years, who have moved away from huge price tags that had their victims defiantly abandoning data, and become clever in sizing ransoms such that a business’s easiest choice is to pay up. The recent bill H.R.7898

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Many of these treatments are drug-based gene therapies–- but they come with an extremely high price tag. And for decades, no definitive answer or policy has been found. Treatment with Zolgensma, a gene therapy treatment which has been shown to be effective in treating SMA, costs $2 million – a very high price tag.

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Healthcare Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

The quality of care for patients rests on policy and procedure manuals, which are only as good as their policy management and accessibility. Is it possible that these adverse events are related to poor policy management? Is it possible that these adverse events are related to poor policy management?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

This remains true, said researchers from the Department of Population Health Sciences and Policy, even after adjusting for age, comorbidities and preferred language. "While telehealth has many benefits, especially during a global pandemic, it may create and/or exacerbate health disparities," wrote the research team.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 16, 2023

HIPAA-regulated entities using Google Analytics must refrain from exposing to Google any data that may be considered Protected Health Information (PHI), even if not expressly described as PII in Google’s contracts and policies. There are work arounds you can use to ensure your use of Google Analytics complies with HIPAA.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In this regularly updated special collection, we explore how hospitals and health systems are rolling out RPM initiatives: where they're seeing hurdles, which use cases are most successful, how they're getting help from their vendors, what policy and regulatory imperatives may be shaping the future of virtual care, and much more.

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Health Care Performance

JUNE 29, 2022

The new guidance for Phase 3 requirements includes the long-awaited F-Tag F895: Compliance and Ethics Programs. All nursing homes must have the following: Written compliance and ethics policies and procedures that: Reduce the risk of criminal, civil and administrative violations. Changes to the Psychosocial Severity Guide.

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Compliancy Group

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Categorization priorities can be set using a predefined policy pack, such as HIPAA , customized to fit an organization’s policies. Safeguard PHI: DLP software identifies, classifies, and tags sensitive information to protect and monitor PHI. HIPAA data loss prevention allows for both control and ease of access. .

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 13, 2023

We provide policies and procedures and employee training to prevent HIPAA violations. For example, if a patient posted a family holiday picture and tagged you in the post, a response like “so glad we could get him home for the holidays” will likely earn you a HIPAA violation. Make Sure You’re HIPAA Compliant. Find Out More!

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 15, 2022

In F-Tags 622 Transfer and Discharge and 624 Orientation for Transfer or Discharge, CMS requires careful preparation before a resident is discharged or transferred from the facility. Discussion Points: Review your policies and procedures on reporting nursing hours to CMS and on transfer and discharge. Update as needed.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Government & Policy Interoperability Population Health Telehealth One of the more remarkable features of the NHS’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been its rapid uptake of technology in the UK says director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Integrating technology for chronic disease management needs planning for functionality, processes, and leadership policies in place for it to be successful and improve overall health outcomes. As more and more wearable devices are coming into the market, planning chronic devices' management is getting more affordable and convenient.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Discussion Points: Review your policies on misappropriation of resident’s belongings or funds to ensure that they meet all requirements of the resident financial rights F-Tags 567 through 571. In addition to criminal charges, it is a violation of F602 Free from Misappropriation/Exploitation.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 20, 2020

Government & Policy Patient Engagement Pharmacy Privacy & Security Telehealth COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus, has entered the lexicon as if it was always there. Region Tag: Europe/UK Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: COVID-19: a technologist’s tale Featured Decision Content:

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Surveys CMS has two citation tags for violations of the Arbitration Regulations, F-847 and F-848. Nursing homes should review and revise their policies and procedures for staff to follow on agreements for binding arbitration.

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Health Law Advisor

AUGUST 8, 2023

Revised Definition of “Endorsement” The FTC proposed changing the Endorsement Guide’s definition of “endorsement” to make clear that social media user tags and other similar types of communications might constitute “endorsements.”

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 23, 2023

According to the breach notice, electronic medical records were not exposed, but tag image files from a data warehouse may have been obtained in the attack. Most of those files did not contain patient data, but VPN Solutions said some of the files could be linked to patient names.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

Discussion Points: Review your policies on misappropriation of residents’ belongings or funds to ensure that they meet all requirements of the resident financial rights F-Tags 567 through 571 in the State Operations Manual, Appendix PP.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Reforms in national health policies and budget constraints will increase the appeal and appetite towards Opex business models. Region Tag: Global Edition Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021 Featured Decision Content:

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2023

Medical record requests are digitized, and specific data requirements are tagged. With a master’s degree in Health Policy and Management from Harvard T.H. For example, MRO already engages with a broad network of payers for data exchange and is easily able to contract with new payers and other requestors.

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