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Biosafety Labs, Public Safety, and Politics

Bill of Health

The purpose: to research highly contagious diseases affecting animals and humans, such as foot and mouth disease. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which will retain jurisdiction as owner/operator, “NBAF is necessary to meet the requirements of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 (HSPD-9).” The location of this lab?

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3 Reasons Insurance Agents Need to Follow HIPAA

Total HIPAA

Health insurance agents became covered under HIPAA with the HITECH Act of 2009. The inclusion of insurance agents was a response to the increasing use of electronic health records and the need to safeguard patients’ medical information.

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Trust Is a Key Social Currency for COVID-Embattled Consumers

Health Populi

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. How do health care providers build trust?

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Tennessee Hospital Agrees to Pay $3.59 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Concerning Ambulance Services

The Health Law Firm

million to settle False Claims Act allegations that occurred between 2004 and 2009. Maury Regional submitted a voluntary self-disclosure to the US Attorney's Office and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG).

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Health Care Data Wars: Stretching the Regulations on Information Blocking and The New Burdens of AI

Healthcare IT Today

and was prevented from using bots and screen scraping to get access to patient data. Now we’ll see how Real Time responded and look at the new burdens that AI is placing on health care as revealed by the case. APIs such as promoted by Amazon.com in retail were simply missing in health care. Progress has been slow.

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The Critical Shift in ASC EHR Adoption: Overcoming Barriers

HIT Consultant

Electronic health records (EHRs) are one of many health IT advancements in recent years, and they prove to have a significant impact on both providers and patients alike. While an EHR optimizes workflow efficiencies for providers, it also enables a more comprehensive view of a patient’s health.

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HITECH Compliance

AIHC

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.