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Integrated EHR enables shift to virtual post-discharge follow-up

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

From 2006 to 2010, they explained, an integrated delivery system staggered implementation of an integrated EHR across 17 hospitals. WHY IT MATTERS. The research team studied nearly 250,000 hospital discharges in patients with diabetes from 2005 to 2011.

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Physician Indicted for Medicaid Fraud and Invasive and Medically Unnecessary Testing

Med-Net Compliance

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the indictment of a physician and his company for defrauding Medicaid by forcing patients to get unnecessary and invasive medical tests. From January 2006 to August 2017, the physician allegedly gave?gift

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A Disproportionate Share Payment Calculation Case in the Post-Chevron Era

Bill of Health

The plaintiffs argue that those enrolled in the SSI program at the time of hospitalization qualify, whereas the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, argues that only those entitled to receive SSI cash payments qualify.

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SAC Health Theft Incident and Multiple Ransomware Attacks Reported

HIPAA Journal

The break-in was discovered on March 4, 2022, with the subsequent investigation confirming on April 22, 2022, that six boxes of paper documents had been stolen from the facility, which included files relating to patients served by SAC Health in 1997 and between 2006 and 2020.

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Linden to Acquire Aspirion

McGuire Wood

Founded in 2006, the company specializes in motor vehicle accident, third-party liability, workers’ compensation, Veterans Administration, out-of-state Medicaid, and Medicaid eligibility and enrollment claims. Aspirion , based in Columbus, Ga., is a full-service revenue cycle management company.

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Featured Health IT Job: Healthcare Data Analyst

Healthcare IT Today

Founded in 2006 by healthcare leaders, NYeC works to help New York State achieve the Triple Aim of improving the patient experience of care, delivering better health outcomes, and reducing costs.

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Seventh Circuit Clarifies “Authoritative Guidance” for the False Claims Act

Hall Render

However, some of the defendant’s customers typically paid less than the retail price for their medications through several discount programs that the defendant offered between 2006 and 2015. This footnote originated as a footnote in a memorandum issued by CMS in October of 2006. Practical Takeaways.