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Combatting Elder Abuse in Long-Term Care: Challenges and Opportunities of Electronic Monitoring

Bill of Health

One place where aging adults are likely to experience elder abuse occurs in long-term care (LTC) environments; this has been described as a “public health concern” in relation to the nursing home setting. Another approach to regulation has been to use guidelines , as instituted by the State of Maryland in 2003.

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ECHO Model Proven Effective for Improving Diabetes Care in Rural Areas

HIT Consultant

Addressing the Gap in Diabetes Care Diabetes affects over 37 million people in the United States, making it a major public health concern. A Proven Model for Knowledge Dissemination Since its inception in 2003, the ECHO Model has been successfully used to disseminate knowledge in rural and underserved communities.

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Combating the spread of Coronavirus in China through continuous temperature monitoring

Mobi Health News

VivaLNK, a Santa Clara-based connected health startup, recently announced that Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center (SPHCC) is using the startup’s continuous temperature sensor to combat the spread of Coronavirus in China.

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Physicians Beware! Groups Providing DME, Prosthetic Devices, and Other Medical Supplies to Their Medicare Patients Risk Violating the Strict Liability Stark Law Since the Expiration of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Health Law Advisor

9] See OIG Special Advisory Bulletin on Contractual Joint Ventures, April 2003, available at [link] (last accessed Aug. Nothing discussed in this blog post prevents Medicare beneficiaries from obtaining DME via mail or home delivery from a non-physician supplier. [9] 11, 2023)

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HHS-OIG Excludes Theranos Founder and CEO from Federal Health Programs for 90 Years

HIPAA Journal

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has added the founder and CEO of the health technology firm Theranos, Inc. to the OIG exclusion list , which means Elizabeth Holmes is prohibited from participation in Federal health care programs for 90 years.

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What the Supreme Court’s Expected Ruling on Affirmative Action Might Mean for US Health Care

Bill of Health

Bollinger and the Fourteenth Amendment In this 2003 case involving the holistic admissions program at the University of Michigan Law School, which was patterned after Harvard’s, the Supreme Court revisited its decision in Bakke.

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What Does the HIPAA Security Rule Cover?

HIPAA Journal

These two instructions led to the publication of the “ Standards for Electronic Transactions ” in August 2000 and the “ Security Rule Standards ” in February 2003. However, in a separate section of Subtitle F, the Secretary is instructed to submit “recommendations with respect to [the] privacy of certain health information”.

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