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How Facial Blood Flow Patterns Can Usher a New Era of Health Vital Monitoring

HIT Consultant

Keith Thompson, Chief Medical Officer of NuraLogix Those of us old enough to recall the 1960s TV series “Star Trek” were fascinated by Dr. McCoy when he would simply point a scanner at his patients and analyze their condition. This future state has been made possible since the advent of “Transdermal Optical Imaging” or “TOI TM ”.

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Nursing Home Psychologist Convicted of Healthcare Fraud Scheme

Med-Net Compliance

A federal jury convicted a licensed Illinois psychologist of defrauding Medicare over the course of several years by causing the submission of fraudulent claims for psychotherapy services he never provided. The psychologist was convicted of four counts of healthcare fraud.

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Operation Nightingale and Protecting Your Organization from Potential Licensure Fraud

Provider Trust

Between 2016 and 2021, over 7,600 fake diplomas were sold to nursing students who used the fraudulent degrees to qualify for the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX). In an interview with Yahoo News , Porrass revealed that undercover agents were used to investigate the fake degree claims. They just paid the amount.”

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Pennsylvania Names Ophelia First Virtual-First Opioid Use Disorder Center of Excellence

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Ophelia , a leading provider of virtual care for opioid use disorder (OUD), has been designated as a Center of Excellence (COE) by Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services. This number tragically surpasses the national average by a factor of two.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2022 – July/August

SQA

Health Canada. Health Canada is warning consumers about counterfeit BTNX Rapid Response COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits (25-pack boxes) found in Ontario. The counterfeit devices were sold online by a distributor named Healthful Plus without the required license to import, distribute, or sell medical devices in Canada.

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Health Provider News – February 10, 2023

Hall Render

Dunleavy proposes extending Medicaid coverage for new mothers ARIZONA Banner Health pays $1.25M penalty over HIPAA failures from 2016 breach Arizona nursing school at risk of losing accreditation St. billion since pandemic U.S. billion since pandemic U.S. billion since pandemic U.S. billion since pandemic U.S.

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Health Provider News

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Vincent and Morehouse School of Medicine of Atlanta to launch partnership Fayetteville nonprofit to offer state’s first-ever medical respite program for the unhoused Mercy Arkansas Hospitals receive designation Sage Health to Open Third Central Arkansas Location UAMS snags $11.5M after cyberattack CHI St. after cyberattack CHI St.