Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

We spoke with the HIMSS government relations team for their thoughts on those priorities and more in 2023 and beyond. HIMSS has also aggressively supported the Connect for Health Act , and a bill that's expected to be reintroduced this year, said Amanda Krzepicki, government relations manager at HIMSS. " Leary said.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 10, 2023

With that increase, healthcare rose to become the third most attacked industry globally behind the government/military with 1,661 attacks a week (+46%) and education/research with 2,314 attacks a week (+43%). In 2009, the HHS started publishing a summary of reported healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 15, 2023

CISA said the RVWP program leverages existing services, data sources, technologies, and authorities including CISA’s Cyber Hygiene Vulnerability Scanning Service and the Administrative Subpoena Authority granted to CISA under Section 2009 of the Homeland Security Act of 2022.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

In February 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), less formally known as the Stimulus Bill. The policy’s acronym fully spelled-out was the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009. trillion in 2009 when HITECH was signed into law to $3.7

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Kaiser Health News

JANUARY 28, 2022

Patients had nothing to appeal because the government can’t change a decision it didn’t make, so no Medicare rule had been violated. ” A DOJ spokesperson declined to comment on whether government lawyers would appeal the new ruling. The trial took place in 2019. ” On Jan.

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Compliancy Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

HITECH The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act ) is an extension of HIPAA and part of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The HITECH Act pertains to the digital transmission of PHI and the measures organizations must take to uphold strict security and privacy standards.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Child, youth and family agencies, re-entry programs from prisons, and many other nonprofits, government, and tribal agencies. Reports provided by Casebook Louis says that their workflow tools and data model is based on millions of pages of government regulations related to social services data. And who offers these services?

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The federal government has been haranguing vendors and clinicians to make interoperable systems since the HITECH act was passed in 2009. A Process in Urgent Need of an Upgrade Clearly, prior authorization is crying out for standardization and interoperability. A CMS fact sheet offers more details on CMS’s thinking and plans.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 22, 2024

As recently as 2023, between 30 and 47 percent of hospitals across all sizes reported still using fax or mail to send and receive patient records, according to the Government Accountability Office. Sharing data through faxing and CDs is still very common. Healthcare interoperability – it’s so promising, but confusing at the same time.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2024

Compounding the impact, the government did not include behavioral health absence in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 incentives, said Jeremy Bloom, CEO of NorthSight Recovery, a behavioral health agency in Arizona.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Warner suggests the only way to improve healthcare cybersecurity rapidly is through a collaborative effort involving the public and private sectors, with the federal government providing overall leadership. Improve Medical Device Cybersecurity. This could lower overall risks, which could help to reduce the cost of insurance.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 2, 2023

Bill Charnetski, EVP, Health System Solutions & Government Affairs at PointClickCare Traditionally, long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) facilities have not benefited from the same health IT investments or funding as other care sectors. Since the U.S. Since the U.S.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 24, 2023

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals refused the defendants’ request to overturn the entire verdict but enforced the consequences of the government’s prejudicial delay by tying the conduct together with the government’s failure to toll the statute of limitations for many of its claims. The ruling in U.S. Aldridge v. Corporate Mgmt.,

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The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 9, 2013

This is according to an audit report of the hospital’s billing practices that found the hospital allegedly overbilled the health care program in 2009 and 2010. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The University of Miami Hospital allegedly owes Medicare $3.7

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 28, 2022

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) establish a feedback mechanism to improve the effectiveness of its data breach reporting process.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Title III: Tax-related health provisions governing medical savings accounts. Title V: Revenue offsets governing tax deductions for employers. Title II: Preventing health care fraud and abuse; administration simplification; medical liability reform. Title IV: Application and enforcement of group health plan requirements.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 19, 2023

These safeguards become even more demanding as consumers and government agencies call for increased transparency and access to personal data. In 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act , HITECH for short, became law, setting standards for electronic health records. Healthcare is no exception.

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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 Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In 2009 and 2010, further improvements were made to the False Claims Act and its whistleblower provisions. Congress strengthened the False Claims Act by increasing incentives for whistleblowers to file lawsuits alleging false claims on behalf of the government. billion recovered under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

One of the key goals of health care reform, going back to HIPAA in 1996 and particularly the HITECH act of 2009, is to allow the free flow of patient data in a secure and privacy-preserving way. The government has placed heavy expectations for data interoperability on a sagging technical foundation. ” Indeed, it does.

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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). ” - Stacey Hughes, EVP Government Relations and Public Policy, American Hospital Association.

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The Health Law Firm

JULY 11, 2012

Maury Regional Hospital, located in Columbia, Tennesse, has agreed to pay the federal government over $3.5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that occurred between 2004 and 2009. By Miles Indest.

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

It claims that Halifax Health defrauded the federal government by submitting thousands of false claims for Medicare and Medicaid payments worth millions of dollars. Elin Baklid-Kunz filed a lawsuit against Halifax in 2009.

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 24, 2012

To read the entire False Claims Act complaint filed, click here.

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 19, 2013

The nonprofit organization is accused of fraudulently billing Medicaid and other government programs for health services provided by some of its Texas clinics between 2003 and 2009, according to the DOJ. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast recently paid $4.3

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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

AUGUST 3, 2022

Why should the government be in the job of making nursing homes better? In 2009, as part of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, the federal government set aside $27 billion for an incentive program that encourages hospitals and providers to adopt electronic health records systems (EHRs).

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Since 2009, HITECH has given “teeth” to HIPAA law. This act was signed into law by President Obama back in 2009. Be sure to use web sites that give you information that is accurate such as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights and U S Government Agencies.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 9, 2022

Bootstrapped since its formation in 2008, Evidence Partners pioneered the development of AI-enabled literature review software through the development of DistillerSR, which has had double-digit growth since the platform’s launch in 2009.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 7, 2023

Non-adherence first came to the forefront of awareness back in 2009, when the New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI) issued a report that found that failing to take medications as prescribed leads to poorer health, more frequent hospitalization, and a higher risk of death.

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 12, 2024

Healthcare compliance is the process of following the laws, regulations, and ethical standards that govern the healthcare industry. Medicare and Medicaid (1960s): The introduction of government-funded healthcare programs brought about increased scrutiny and regulation. What is Healthcare Compliance?

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 1, 2023

Since then, there have been initiatives such as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) which was signed into law in 2009, and from which came the Health Information Technology for Economic Clinical Health (HITECH) Act to promote the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) among providers.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 24, 2024

In this post, we discuss the critical laws governing healthcare security compliance. HITECH Act All organizations with HIPAA coverage must follow the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) guidelines. Organizations must also conduct a cybersecurity risk assessment at least annually.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 18, 2022

While the lag in adoption isn’t a perfect science, higher adoption rates in other care settings can be attributed to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009. As government regulators and payers are asking for more and more data, an EHR becomes necessary to keep track of it all.

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Jane Sarashon

MARCH 15, 2022

Mackey told NPR in this interview that, “In fascism, the government doesn’t own the means of production, but they do control it. Health Populi’s Hot Points: John Mackey has held this view on food for a long time. And that’s what’s happening with these reforms.”

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MedTrainer

JUNE 29, 2023

Healthcare is an industry governed by countless regulations. While it can sometimes feel like there’s dozens and dozens of different healthcare standards, the biggest governing policies really boil down to four major regulations. Why are Healthcare Regulations Important? Healthcare regulations are crucial for several reasons.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Healthcare compliance is the process of following the laws, regulations, and ethical standards that govern the healthcare industry. Exclusion from Government Programs: Entities found non-compliant may be barred from participating in government healthcare programs like Medicare and Medicaid. What Is Healthcare Compliance?

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