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Three Challenges Impacting Healthcare License Verifications

Provider Trust

Organizations across the healthcare continuum have experienced several workforce trends that are creating gaps in license monitoring and verifications. In this post, we’ll explore three current challenges impacting the healthcare license and credential verification process. See our Telehealth Credentialing Guide for more information.

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Patient Data Compromised in Ransomware Attacks on Family Christian Health Center & Jackson County Hospital

HIPAA Journal

The system contained patients’ names, birth dates, insurance card numbers, driver’s license numbers, and copies of patients’ insurance cards and driver’s licenses. FCHC said information about the dental care provided, credit card numbers, and the Social Security numbers of affected dental patients were not affected.

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States Take Action to Stop Nurses From Certain Schools From Caring For Patients

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In late February 2023, multiple states began taking action against licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and registered nurses (RNs) because of the FBI's "Operation Nightingale." By George F. Indest III, J.D., This is also being pushed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCBSN).

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AHRQ program seeks provider organizations to help improve hybrid telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

She is a team scientist, licensed psychologist and associate professor at Baylor College of Medicine. She has established two novel integrated health psychology services at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (2010–2016) and Baylor College of Medicine (2016–present).

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Florida Faces Yet Another Challenge for Medical Marijuana Licenses

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Despite a previous law change allowing more Florida growers to try and obtain medical marijuana licenses, the state faced another challenge on July 6, 2016. Now a grower can challenge the decision if its application for a license was not originally granted. Indest III, J.D.,

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Indiana Physician Fraud Conviction Highlights Compliance Risks

Hall Render

Between January 2016 and May 2020, he submitted over 7,000 claims for services he did not provide, amassing over half a million dollars in fraudulent payments. Thus, this case serves as a reminder of the potential for severe consequences for health care fraud, including imprisonment, hefty fines and the loss of a medical license.

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Medical School Curricula Should Reflect Disease Burden

Bill of Health

disease burden in 2016 and how often conditions are mentioned in the 2020 edition of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 , an 832 page book sometimes referred to as the medical student’s bible. Recently, I looked into discrepancies between U.S. Both neck and back pain are also often mentioned as symptoms of other conditions (e.g.,

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