Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2025

Propel’s survey findings comport with research I’ve been tracking since the advent of the first Fitbit on the market launched at CES 2009.

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Health Populi

APRIL 6, 2022

Our desire for data liquidity has eluded us across the health/care ecosystem for too long, notwithstanding American taxpayers’ $35 bn investment in EHRs dating to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that embedded the HITECH Act funding EHR adoption for hospitals and physician practices.

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Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The letter exhorts the DEA to publish the proposed rule for a special telemedicine registration, something the DEA has said it would do since 2009 (yes, 13 years ago; not a typo). A few months after the 2019 deadline, the COVID-19 pandemic arose and, along with it, the official declaration of a PHE and associated rule waivers.

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Kaiser Health News

JANUARY 28, 2022

1, 2009, will be able to file appeals for nursing home coverage and reimbursement for out-of-pocket costs. The three-day inpatient hospital stay requirement is temporarily suspended due to the covid-19 pandemic.). .” A DOJ spokesperson declined to comment on whether government lawyers would appeal the new ruling.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Louis said these used to be big problems, but the intense build-out of networks during the COVID-19 pandemic means that nearly every geographic area of the U.S. and notify the clinician about the outcome of the request. I asked about computer and Internet access in rural and impoverished areas. has passable Internet access.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

By Yael Hashiloni-Dolev and Nitzan Rimon-Zarfaty In 2009, Israel was one of the first countries to authorize social egg freezing , before it was declared non-experimental. Furthermore, it is assessed that during the COVID-19 pandemic, numbers increased and the average age of women using the service decreased.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 3, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated these challenges. In a setting of staff turnover approaching 100% even prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic , the concept of staff education is not relevant 5. Our nursing facility industry is about to crumble. There are precedents for this partnership.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This 2021 update takes into account the impacts and influence of COVID-19 on workers’ wellness, access to services, and of course, the cost of health plans. And you can also mine this Health Populi blog for my annual coverage of this report, going back to 2009.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Fragmented Healthcare Data is Costly for Patients and Providers Signed into law by President Obama in 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) mandated the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) across healthcare systems.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 9, 2022

The transition toward more digital recordkeeping in healthcare began in earnest in 2009 with the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The bottom line: paper is slow, digital is fast. Additionally, healthcare is a highly regulated industry.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 13, 2022

At the time, the 2009 HITECH Act and the introduction of the Meaningful Use program represented a momentous step in healthcare’s digital transformation. Jon-Michael Smith, Head of Healthcare & Life Science Analytics – Data Integration at Qlik.

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Jane Sarashon

MARCH 15, 2022

It’s more of an “and” than an “or,” we know now in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as financial health connects with mental health, physical health, and social/civic health. The healthcare system is failing in its purpose,” Mackey asserted. Yes, to healthy food.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 16, 2025

In response to a growing need for regulation and guidance in the field, the federal government has launched numerous initiatives to improve patient engagement through digital tools since 2009. The Impact of COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic further accelerated the adoption of digital tools among patients.

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Jane Sarashon

MARCH 17, 2022

The link in the previous sentence will take you to my post on the Fund’s 2009 report, citing a déjà vu experience of evidence that sounds all too similar to the 2022 profile]. I’ll point to one that’s become a key learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is mental health care.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 31, 2022

They were significantly increased in the HITECH Act of 2009; and, since 2015, they have been adjusted for inflation annually. However, there has been some confusion – especially during the COVID-19 pandemic – about who exactly is covered by HIPAA. Who can violate HIPAA?

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Since the introduction of the HITECH Act (Section 13410(e) (1)) in February 2009, state attorneys general have the authority to hold HIPAA-covered entities accountable for the unauthorized use or disclosure of PHI of state residents and can file civil actions with the federal district courts. OCR HIPAA Fines 2020.

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Health Populi

JULY 7, 2021

DG has joined other retail health providers in offering free COVID-19 testing; the dollar store collaborated with the Virginia Department of Health to do so.

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Health Populi

JULY 13, 2020

“The COVID-19 pandemic…has highlighted like never before the pitfalls of paying for healthcare based on the number of patients seen and services rendered,” a Modern Healthcare article asserted in mid-June 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has also taught clinicians and health care administrators about the value of data at the ready.

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Health Populi

APRIL 14, 2020

As COVID-19 diagnoses reached 200,000 in the U.S. ” Health Populi’s Hot Points: To further inform insights from the Gallup poll, I looked at a study From GfK on Navigating COVID-19, exploring changing consumers. in April 2020, Gallup gauged that barely 1 in 2 people felt they were thriving.

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Health Populi

JULY 9, 2020

Combine these new life-flows with conflicting information about the nature, severity, and life-span of COVID-19: From three levels of government leaders: The President and the Executive Branch at the Federal Level, Governors of States, and Mayors of cities; Public health agencies, especially the U.S. Health citizens in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2024

The acquisition will enable Brightside to help improve access to SUD treatment, which increased significantly beyond the onset of the opioid epidemic and through the COVID-19 pandemic. Centers for Disease Control said it measured 39% more SUD cases between 2018 and 2021, according to the company.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 28, 2022

Act III of COVID: Navigating the Crosscurrents of Post-Inflation. Act I: Pre-COVID (Pre-2020) Act II: Post-COVID (2020 – 2021) Act III: Post-Inflation (2022 – ?). The amount of investment going into Health IT is nearly half the Post-COVID peak, but still 27% higher than Pre-COVID levels.

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Health Law Advisor

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The total recoveries in fraud cases brought with respect to the health care and life sciences industries fell to the lowest level since 2009. Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement statistics for fiscal year (FY) 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022. [1] 1] While total recoveries exceeded $2.2

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Bill of Health

AUGUST 4, 2023

By Barbara Pfeffer Billauer On May 25, 2023 , merely six weeks before the Wuhan Biosafety lab lost its NIH funding amid the controversy of possible lab leaks and connection with COVID-19, the United States proudly opened the doors of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), the 14th biosafety level 4 lab in the U.S.,

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In addition to fielding scrutiny over mifepristone access , reviewing opioid regulations , and handling COVID-19 vaccine and treatment approvals in the midst of a pandemic, Califf will be overseeing the FDA at a time when public health advocates are anticipating agency action on several tobacco issues.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

million to resolve allegations that it paid kickbacks to physicians who attended its programs in connection with its multiple sclerosis drugs between 2009 and 2014. COVID-10 Related Fraud. The federal government provided significant levels of emergency funding throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. A health system paid $18.2

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 23, 2023

By Barbara Pfeffer Billauer Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, much air time and social media space has been allocated to the lab leak vs. natural spillover dispute regarding the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Debating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic is a fool’s errand. Generally, COVID-19 specimens are handled in BSL-3 labs.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

COVID-19 forced a spike in policy-makers’ interest and willingness to invest in public health; a spike that is unfortunately retreating to the old business as usual. To analyze the spread and control of COVID-19, the CDC is interested in data from 2020 and 2021.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 5, 2022

The LightStrike robot utilizes intense bursts of pulsed xenon ultraviolet (UV) light to quickly deactivate viruses, bacteria and spores on surfaces and is effective against even the most dangerous superbugs and multi-drug resistant organisms, including MRSA, C.diff, and SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). In 2009, the U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 6, 2023

. “Despite breathtaking medical advancements since President Harry Truman declared war on heart disease 75 years ago, researchers have observed a disturbing trend that started in 2009: America’s death rate from heart-related conditions is climbing again,” the detailed essay explains.

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Hall Render

JULY 26, 2024

Dominic’s mental health unit Mississippi mental health professionals say they’re seeing an increase in patients Certificate of Need laws stifling Mississippi’s healthcare system?

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Hall Render

JULY 26, 2024

Dominic’s mental health unit Mississippi mental health professionals say they’re seeing an increase in patients Certificate of Need laws stifling Mississippi’s healthcare system?

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The CARES Act was passed by Congress on March 27, 2020, to ensure that every American has access to the care they need during the COVID-19 pandemic and to address the economic fallout from the 2019 Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19. HIPAA Changes in 2020/2021 Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Remain in Effect.

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Hall Render

APRIL 26, 2024

Colleagues question well-connected doctor’s UMC contract Report: 91% vaccinated for measles in Nevada Lombardo order addresses shortage of health care workers UNLV’s School of Medicine taking steps to fill physician shortage in Nevada Nevada approves using COVID relief funds for West Hills Facility rehabilitation $11.7

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Hall Render

MARCH 29, 2024

after cyberattack CHI St. lawmakers agree to make it easier to build new hospitals Hoar Begins Construction on $18.3M lawmakers agree to make it easier to build new hospitals Hoar Begins Construction on $18.3M migrants are a housing challenge. migrants are a housing challenge.

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Health Populi

MARCH 5, 2020

Seven in 10 Americans are concerned about the coronavirus outbreak’s impact on the economy, and 6 in 10 people worried about someone they love getting sick from COVID-19. Public health is a real “thing,” I’ve been tweeting and writing about since before the advent of COVID-19.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

Those HIPAA updates were followed by the incorporation of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which saw the introduction of the Breach Notification Rule in 2009 and the Omnibus Final Rule in 2013. HIPAA Changes Due to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19.

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