Hall Render

JANUARY 6, 2022

Nursing homes face possible citations, civil monetary penalties, denial of payments and—as a final measure—termination of participation from the Medicare and Medicaid programs by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) as they embark on complying with the new CMS COVID-19 vaccine requirements for their staff.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission and The CARIN Alliance have partnered to bring both the CARIN Code of Conduct and EHNAC’s criteria review process to health plans, health systems, EHR vendors and others for reporting to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on their data practices and privacy protections.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2020

As 2020 comes to a close, healthcare industry leaders are looking ahead to 2021 with excitement and anticipation. The following is a guest article by Mike Noshay, MSE, Founder and Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer at Verinovum.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 3, 2021

HIMSS this week has unveiled the list of the first recipients of its 2021 HIMSS Changemaker Awards. Before that she served as director of the State Innovation Models Initiative at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. They are: Aysha Al Mahri. President, Emirates Nursing Association. Abu Dhabi, UAE. New York City.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Over 1,500 state anti-public health bills – introduced to thwart emergency powers, dismiss emergency declarations, prohibit masks, eliminate vaccine mandates, and restrict social distancing – were introduced between January 1, 2021 – May 20, 2022. Yet, only 185 of these bills actually passed.

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Health Law RX

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Medicare and Medicaid certified facilities will be required to ensure that their employees are vaccinated for COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on September 9, 2021. CMS will accept public comments after the rule is published.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 12, 2021

"[Telehealth] has played a critical role in ensuring the continuity of care for hundreds of thousands of Australian patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting the health of patients and health professionals," a government statement read. Around 89,000 providers are now using telehealth services. million ($22.8

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HIPAA & Health IT

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

President Biden issued an Executive Order on September 9, 2021 (the “EO”) that will lead to required COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid funds. This covers approximately 50,000 health care providers across the country.

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Med Law Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most institutional care settings. Also, all eligible workers must be fully vaccinated by January 4, 2022. A copy of the CMS press release can be found at [link].

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Verisys

JUNE 13, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services : The US Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule update concerning guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities (LTC) and Intermediate Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs-IID).

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

A separate program, the HRSA COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund, is available to reimburse providers for COVID-19 vaccine administration to underinsured individuals whose health plan either does not include COVID-19 vaccination as a covered benefit or covers COVID-19 vaccine administration but with cost-sharing.

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Health Populi

MAY 20, 2021

You’re stressed, I’m stressed; most of us have felt stress in the COVID-19 era which began in the U.S. Nearly eighteen months later, a 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer update finds that consumers’ trust in the health care industry is under stress, too — in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2020.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 21, 2022

According to the vendor, 19 different languages are available for use. "Most of our patients, which are primarily Medi-Cal and Medicare patients, do not have time to wait on hold to speak with their healthcare provider," said Mojarras.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 5, 2021

The Philips Future Health Index 2021 report found that nearly two in three healthcare leaders are prioritizing investments in telehealth – but that priorities will shift to artificial intelligence in three years. " THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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Health Care Law Brief

DECEMBER 22, 2021

On November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Physician Fee Schedule (“PFS”) Final Rule. This will result in lower rates of Medicare payment on a unit of service basis (while the inflation rate is above 7%). Vaccinations. Telehealth.

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Healthcare Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In addition, the Semiannual Report included a summary chart of OIG reports issued, expected recoveries, and criminal and civil actions, which is copied below in comparison to the same numbers from the parallel period in 2021: [2]. 2] See Semiannual Report to Congress—April 1, 2021, Through September 30, 2021 (hhs.gov). [3]

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Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2021

In the 19th and 20th centuries, segregated black hospitals were emblematic of separate but unequal health care,” begins the editorial introducing an entire issue of JAMA dedicated to racial and ethnic disparities and inequities in medicine and health care, published August 17, 2021. than on white people.

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Health Law RX

APRIL 27, 2023

5 During the pandemic, federal public health authorities and health oversight agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, state and local health departments, and state emergency operations centers requested COVID-19 data, including PHI, from business associates.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 26, 2023

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also temporarily expanded telehealth options for all Medicare and Medicaid recipients. To support healthcare providers, OCR announced a Notice of Enforcement Discretion covering telehealth remote communications for the duration of the public health emergency.

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New Jersey Healthcare Blog

MARCH 3, 2021

On February 26, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Labor and Department of Treasury issued guidance removing barriers to COVID-19 diagnostic testing and vaccinations and strengthening requirements that plans and issuers cover diagnostic testing without cost sharing.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 26, 2022

Officials said use was largely driven by people accessing COVID-19 vaccination records and test results – in fact, less that 2% of patients who went to the emergency department had doctors or nurses look at their records. Care coordination network CarePort released its 2021 growth numbers. Partnerships.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has retooled guidance it armed surveyors with regarding how to survey skilled nursing facilities for compliance with the CMS staff vaccine requirements. i), the regulation that details the requirements related to COVID-19 vaccination of facility staff.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 14, 2022

On January 13, the Supreme Court handed down a pair of decisions on the CMS vaccine mandate rule and the OSHA vaccine-or-test rule. In short, the Court ruled in this opinion that CMS is not prohibited from implementing its vaccine mandate for Medicare-funded facilities (the Interim Final Rule or “IFR”).

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2022

Morgan Conference – COVID-19, the jittery stock market, the future of Medicare Advantage and recent industry changes. During today’s sessions, a number of health plans, health systems and physician organizations spoke to the current situation with COVID-19. billion in net income in the first ½ of 2021.

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Provider Trust

AUGUST 9, 2023

OIG also remains engaged with federal partners like the Department of Justice (DOJ) to identify and prosecute individuals who exploit the COVID-19 response for their own gain. During this reporting period, an individual was sentenced to three years of probation for fabricating false COVID-19 vaccine records.

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

COVID Vaccine Education. In May 2021, CMS issued an interim final rule that required SNFs to educate staff and residents on the risks and benefits of COVID vaccination and to offer or assist in accessing COVID vaccination for staff and residents. COVID Staff Vaccine.

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Hall Render

MAY 20, 2022

OIG: 25% of Medicare hospital patients experienced harm pre-pandemic. State Actions to Address Nursing Home Staffing During COVID-19. UAMS Study Found Large Segment of Arkansans Still Susceptible to COVID-19 in Late 2020, 2021. These were Idaho’s five leading causes of death in 2021. MASSACHUSETTS.

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

FDA limits J&J COVID-19 vaccine due to rare blood clot risk. Travel nurses raced to help during Covid. UChicago Medicine invests $607 million in community benefits for South Side and Southland regions in fiscal 2021. Illinois COVID Stats: Cases Up Nearly 30% in Last Week, Health Officials Say.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

13-year Medicare payment dispute will return to HHS, court rules. CMS may now enforce its COVID-19 vaccination policy for healthcare workers in all 50 states. CMS responds to states seeking vaccination mandate waivers. Despite slight decrease in COVID cases, high transmission rate continues. CALIFORNIA.

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New Jersey Healthcare Blog

JULY 22, 2022

509(a), Governor Murphy issued an Executive Order updating and clarifying timeframes for requiring covered workers at health care facilities and high-risk congregate settings to be up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, including having received a booster shot. 252, 253, and 271 (2021), and Nos. 290 (2022).

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

No COVID-19 boosters for 70% of nursing home staffs, AARP says. The 55 hospitals penalized by Medicare 8 years straight over patient complications. Contract Nurse Agencies Are Making Big Money in the Age of COVID-19. Medicare penalizes 40 hospitals in Florida for patient safety. Louis-area hospitals.

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Hall Render

APRIL 29, 2022

Hospitals sue HHS over Medicare billing calculation. Hospitals to OSHA: Do not finalize COVID-19 standard for healthcare workers. Permanent telehealth expansion could cost Medicare $25B over 1 decade. New Mississippi law bans COVID-19 vaccine mandates. MISSISSIPPI. NORTH CAROLINA.

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Hall Render

MARCH 25, 2022

Moderna wants the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6. Health data breaches swell in 2021 amid hacking surge, POLITICO analysis finds. Louisville health department leader who oversaw COVID-19 vaccine distribution has died. AMA survey shows widespread enthusiasm for telehealth.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

AMA scrutinizes lack of competition, consumer harms in Medicare Advantage plans. CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. CMS makes big changes to Medicare Shared Savings Program. 2 orthopedic hospitals facing Medicare readmission penalties. percent in final rule.

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Hall Render

APRIL 22, 2022

Bill banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates heads to Ducey’s desk. California to delay COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students. California weighing third COVID-19 ETS renewal. San Francisco’s Laguna Honda Hospital Loses Medicaid, Medicare Funding. CALIFORNIA.

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Health Law RX

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The first rule, issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (the “OSHA Rule”), will require private employers with 100 or more employees to ensure that each of their workers is either fully vaccinated, or tests negative for COVID-19 at least once per week. Verification. The CMS Rule.

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Health Law Advisor

MAY 3, 2022

DOJ’s enforcement action covers a broad range of alleged schemes, including misappropriation of Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments for personal use, manufacture and distribution of fake COVID-19 vaccination record cards, and billing for health care services that were either unnecessary or never provided. 2] See id. [3]

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