Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

More than one-in-four interventional medical equipment application support specialist interactions with hospital surgical teams will happen remotely. In 2020, over 70% of US application support specialists, provided surgical support remotely– via phone or video calls.

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US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Hospitals 211

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 28, 2022

Of course, in healthcare, some work – such as surgical procedures – must be conducted in a clinical setting. Work is not a physical place you go to anymore, so having leaders trained to handle the remote staff will be essential. Region Tag: Global Edition. Work from anywhere.

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Hospitals Telemedicine Governance 190

Hall Render

JANUARY 6, 2023

Becker’s published a roundup of over 100 hospital and health system projects costing $100 million or more in 2022 , including 20 with a price tag north of $1 billion. On the social determinants front, St. John’s Health in Jackson, WY recently voted to purchase two apartments for housing its hospital workers , with a budget not to exceed $1.3

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Nurses Hospitals Medicaid Medicaid 40

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

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. A trained technician or nurse is also always present and can enter the Cube to help the patient, if requested to do so.

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ADA Health Care Access HIPAA Doctors 95

Med-Net Compliance

JULY 25, 2022

A surgical group practice with nine locations in the Greater Houston, Texas, area failed to provide an individual timely access to their health information. Train all staff on HIPAA and privacy regulations. Document that these trainings occurred and file the signed training document in the employee’s education file.

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HIPAA US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses 59

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

Understanding ASCs Regulatory Changes and Their Billing Practices Outpatient surgery centers (ASCs) perform many surgical procedures outside of hospitals. ASCs are required to evaluate risk, develop policies, procedures, and a communication plan, as well as train and test their final plan.

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Compliance Medicare Medicare Medical Billing 52

Compliancy Group

JULY 18, 2022

Memorial Hermann has agreed to corrective actions including additional training of billing department employees and annual reporting requirements. Right of Access Violation Tags Houston Southwest Surgical Associates with $65,000 HIPAA Fine.

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HIPAA Compliance Hospitals Nurses 98