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Bill of Health
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Health law and policy in the United States are, in many senses, driven by a desire to control. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , which ended a constitutionally recognized right to abortion. The Intersection of Criminalization of Pregnancy & Drug Use.
The Health Law Firm Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issues investigative subpoenas through the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A.,
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Bill of Health
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Modern history is littered with examples of disease outbreaks in carceral spaces, including tuberculosis, influenza, and MRSA. Like these earlier carceral pandemics, the over 620,000 COVID-19 infections and 3,100 related deaths among incarcerated individuals to date simply expose how U.S.
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
For many of us, change is hard. In cybersecurity, change is essential to defeat two of the most common causes of data breaches: the ever-evolving attack styles of hackers and human error. According to the U.S.
Health Care Law Brief
MAY 6, 2022
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has issued a formal request for information from the public about how regulated entities are implementing industry recognized security practices. Department of Health and Human Services
The Health Law Firm Blog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issues investigative subpoenas through the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A.,
Health Law Advisor
DECEMBER 5, 2022
On December 1, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. These technologies generally operate in the background of a web session and may collect information automatically as the user visits a website. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Patricia M.
The Health Law Firm Blog
JANUARY 17, 2023
Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On December 14, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settled with New Vision Dental (NVD) over a potential HIPAA Privacy violation. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 4, 2022
What You Should Know: – Renee, the first-ever healthcare assistant that combines human support with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to alleviate the burdens of healthcare, today announced the nationwide rollout of its platform.
HIT Consultant
MARCH 19, 2023
John Showalter, MD, Chief Product Officer at Linus Health The FDA’s recent accelerated approval of Leqembi was welcome news across the Alzheimer’s community. It is expected to be more than six times the size of the public health campaign for COVID-19.
Healthcare IT Today
OCTOBER 19, 2022
The following is a guest article by Serrah Linares, Vice President of Partner Sales at Change Healthcare , and Rachel Mack Robinson, Founder and President at DotCom Therapy. Today in the U.S., nearly one in five children experience a mental health disorder. The U.S.
Bill of Health
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
By Elizabeth Weeks The most promising path forward in public health is to continue recognizing federal authority and responsibility in this space. This was accomplished by the U.S. Each of these workplace orders faced robust legal challenges , including two cases proceeding to the U.S.
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The following is a guest article by Rachel Podczervinski MS, RHIA, Vice President of Professional Services at Harris Data Integrity Solutions. Most notably, in 2022, efforts by industry organizations like Patient ID Now led to the temporary removal of Section 510 from the U.S.
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
What You Should Know: – Critical Insight, the Cybersecurity-as-a-Service provider specializing in helping critical organizations Prepare, Detect, and Respond in today’s threat environment releases its H2 2022 Healthcare Data Breach Report, which analyzes breach data reported to the U.S.
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 5, 2023
Understanding the Biden Administration’s Plans To Combat Cancer The Biden Administration is announcing new actions from inside and outside of government that will drive additional progress, drawing us closer to ending cancer as we know it today. HRSA, a part of the U.S.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Serrah Linares, VP of Partnerships, Change Healthcare. Children in America were increasingly struggling with mental health before COVID-19 , but the pandemic compounded an already growing crisis. Today in the U.S., nearly one in five children experience a mental health disorder.
Bill of Health
MAY 12, 2022
Adoption can be, and frequently is, a celebrated extension of kinship ties within Native communities. But we cannot ignore the historical context of adoption as a tool to empty tribal communities and delete tribal cultures. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, et al.
Bill of Health
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
One of the most important lessons from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic needs to be about health surveillance of marginalized health populations — indeed, “who counts depends on who is counted.”. Scholars have expressed concern for years that the U.S. However, the U.S.
HIT Consultant
JULY 28, 2022
Act III of COVID: Navigating the Crosscurrents of Post-Inflation. 2022 ushered in Act III of the market’s latest transitionary period: The Post-Inflation Era. Since 2008, the US economy functioned with remarkably low inflation and interest rates. HEALTH IT MARKET TRENDS.
Bill of Health
MARCH 15, 2022
According to the U.S. Census Bureau , people with disabilities have low rates of employment, low median annual earnings, and high rates of poverty. According to the U.S. Disability Justice has been called the “ second wave ” of the disability rights movement.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 25, 2022
What You Should Know: – Bicycle Health , today announced that its high-quality, evidence-based virtual opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment is now part of Evernorth’s behavioral health network. Evernorth is the health services business of Cigna Corporation.
Bill of Health
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Weatherization serves as an important yet strikingly neglected tool not only to meet vulnerable communities’ energy needs, but also to combat the negative health effects associated with the climate crisis. Department of Energy — a modest but nonetheless important savings.
Bill of Health
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Manta This month, New York became the latest to join the growing list of states that have ended their requirements for routine masking in hospitals and other healthcare settings. It also exposes hospitals to the risk of liability. As the U.S. By Nina Kohn and Irina D.
HIT Consultant
JULY 24, 2022
Elizabeth Hogan Hamacher, MHL, BSN, RN, VP of Clinical Services and Support, Podimetrics. Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the United States, with more than 34 million individuals living with the condition.
Bill of Health
JANUARY 10, 2022
Friday’s emergency hearing by the Supreme Court regarding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) vaccine-or-test mandate was extraordinary both in that it happened at all and what took place. It violates the rights of an individual impacted by the action. If the U.S.
Health Law Advisor
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
On the same day, the U.S. Department of Justice, acting on behalf of the FTC, filed a Complaint and Proposed Stipulated Order detailing the FTC’s allegations and the terms of the proposed settlement. We have also previously written about the U.S.
Bill of Health
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
I’ve often referred to the mind as a womb, or a laboratory of life, not a “thing,” but rather a place where thoughts and ideas are conceived. I didn’t have a front row seat in the Colosseum to this American tragedy; I was one of the 2.3
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 5, 2022
What You Should Know: This week, The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) responded to a Request for Information (RFI) from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health on the HHS Initiative to Strengthen Primary Healthcare.
HIT Consultant
JULY 26, 2022
What You Should Know: – RxLive , a provider of population health pharmacy solutions, today announced a $5 million Series A funding round led by SpringTide with participation by Cardinal Health. RxLive has raised a total of $8 million to date.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Now, IT staff burnout has escalated into major career jumps, with many hospital IT departments struggling to fill talent gaps from high turnover. Key Trends from the Health IT Industry Outlook Report in 2022. According to the U.S.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
Vatsala Kapur, Senior Director of Government Affairs at Bamboo Health. The U.S. With a post-pandemic spotlight on mental health and substance use disorder challenges, Congress and the Biden administration are working on multiple plans to address these issues.
Bill of Health
JANUARY 30, 2023
By Minsoo Kwon Telehealth services that specialize in the treatment of mental health concerns, such as Cerebral Inc., highlight the ongoing challenge of appropriately balancing accessibility of care with patient safety.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 19, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it is extending the public comment period by 30 days for two proposed regulations aimed at promoting the interoperability of health information technology (health IT) and enabling patients to electronically access their health information.
The Health Law Firm Blog
MARCH 7, 2022
Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On November 18, 2021, a Tallahassee surgeon was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for committing health care fraud, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,
Electronic Health Reporter
AUGUST 13, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity to expand and accelerate innovative uses of electronic health information via health information exchanges (HIEs) to support state and local […]. Editorial HIEs U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS
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