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Medicare Patients Win the Right to Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage

Kaiser Health News

A three-judge federal appeals court panel in Connecticut has likely ended an 11-year fight against a frustrating and confusing rule that left hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries without coverage for nursing home care, and no way to challenge a denial. The trial took place in 2019. ” On Jan.

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Digitalization in healthcare empowers patients

Healthcare It News

It facilitates access to health data for patients and authorized ELGA health service providers – attending physicians, hospitals, nursing homes or pharmacies. Pickering BW, Gajic O, Ahmed A (2013) Data utilization for medical decision making at the time of patient admission to ICU. Harvard Business Review.

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South Florida Nursing Home Chain to Pay $17M in Whistleblower Suit

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A Miami-based nursing home chain has agreed to pay a record $17 million to settle a False Claims Act suit that was brought by its former Chief Financial Officer (CFO). By George F. Indest III, J.D., A Sophisticated Kickback Scheme.

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Health Care Providers Must Wait for RAC Appeal Hearings While Medicare Beneficiaries Receive Top Priority

The Health Law Firm

By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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The Biggest Threat to Our Health Isn’t the Next Pandemic or Cancer…It’s Climate Change

Health Populi

After her death in 2013, the Southwark Coroner’s Court found that air pollution “made a material contribution” to her death, “a landmark decision” according to a government advisor on air pollution. ” Ella lived in Lewisham in southeast London.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2022 – Spring

SQA

ANVISA’s RDC 665/2022 (link in Portuguese) replaces previous regulations, including RDC 16/2013 and IN 08/2013, and went into effect on 02 May 2022. ANVISA has issued a new resolution that updates Brazilian Good Manufacturing Practices (BGMP) for medical devices and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) products.

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Changing Hands, Not Washing Them: CMS’ First Report on Nursing Home M&A Data

C&M Health Law

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released data —for the first time—reporting on mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, and changes of ownership of Medicare enrolled hospitals and nursing homes over the past six years.