HIPAA Journal

MARCH 24, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2021 Internet Crime Report , which reveals there were at least 649 ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure organizations from June 2021 to December 2021. billion in 2021 – a 28% increase from 2020.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

More than 40 million patient records have been compromised this past year by incidents reported to the federal government in 2021.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 24, 2024

reduction in inpatient hospitalizations for mental health crises from 2015 – 2021, resulting in cost savings of more than $62 million to federal and state governments. RESULTS Since beginning the iPad program, there has been a 93.1%

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 25, 2022

With at least six weeks before final numbers are in, the Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool website is reporting 713 major healthcare data breaches in 2021, an increase of more than 7.5 By the Numbers: Major Healthcare Data Breaches Increase in 2021. million records in 2021.

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Healthcare Law Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The government buys billions of dollars in healthcare-related goods and services every year, and no government procurement is perfect. If the answer is “yes”—or even “maybe”—healthcare companies may file a bid protest at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) or the U.S. 2021 CPD ¶ 325 (Nov. In Ohio KePRO, Inc. ,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?” ” Sixty-eight percent of provider executives surveyed by HRI said they plan to use more care navigators and coordinators in 2021.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 31, 2020

"A primary health IT focus for 2021 must be empowering clinicians with solutions that deliver relief today," said Laureau. " In 2021, "it will be critical for hospitals and health systems to put policies and resources in place that make the safety and well-being of frontline workers a top priority," said Lang.

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KFF

APRIL 24, 2024

A new KFF analysis finds donor government funding for family planning efforts in low- and middle-income countries totaled US$1.35 billion in 2022, a decline of 9% (US$129 million) compared to 2021 ($1.48 This figure marks the lowest level of funding since 2016 ($1.31

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 16, 2022

In August 2021, the Vice Society ransomware operation published data on its data leak site that had allegedly been obtained in a ransomware attack on United Health Centers of San Joaquin Valley. On August 31, 2021, Bleeping Computer was made aware of the data leak and made multiple attempts to notify United Health Centers.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

MARCH 7, 2022

Health insurers reported healthy earnings during the fourth quarter of 2021, thanks in large part to publicly funded programs Medicare and Medicaid. CHIR's Megan Houston reviewed earnings reports for nine major insurers and reports on the key market trends in the health insurance industry.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 7, 2021

The healthcare industry has been hesitant to adopt cloud solutions- asking tough questions about return on investment, security, and data governance. As we peek ahead to 2021, we are seeing significant momentum and interest in cloud. The following is a guest article by Heather Haugen, PhD from Atos.

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 11, 2022

The report says that in FY 2021 the DOJ opened 831 new criminal healthcare fraud investigations. In FY 2021, the FBI opened 593 new healthcare fraud investigations. 2,947 investigations were pending at the end of FY 2021. The post Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Control Program Fiscal Year 2021 Report appeared first on Med-Net.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It was announced that the government service will be an anchor tenant of IT giant Microsoft's upcoming hyper-scale cloud in New Zealand. Whakarongorau has been delivering free, government-funded, and round-the-clock national telehealth services across seven digital channels since 2015.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

They also highlighted AMC's use of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) as part of its investment governance. Launched in 2021, it has saved over 10,587 hours of staff hours and over 315 million in operational costs.

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 14, 2023

in 2022, faster than 2021’s growth but notably slower than 2020’s, according to government actuaries. Healthcare spending grew 4.1%

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Jane Sarashon

JULY 14, 2022

People whose sense of well-being shifted positively in the past two years are finding greater personal purpose and financial health, we see in Sharecare’s Community Well-Being Index – 2021 State Rankings Report. basis, moving from the 2020 grey dot to the green 2021 score. states since 2008. points, versus 17.0

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

billion in settlements and judgments have been recovered by the Department of Justice Department (DOJ) related to civil cases involving fraud and false claims in fiscal year 2021. Congress strengthened the False Claims Act by increasing incentives for whistleblowers to file lawsuits alleging false claims on behalf of the government.

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Provider Trust

AUGUST 9, 2022

During the fiscal year 2021, the report states that the federal government won or negotiated over $5 billion in healthcare fraud judgments and settlements. billion was returned to the government or paid to private persons. The DOJ opened 831 new criminal healthcare fraud investigations in 2021. Monetary Penalties.

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KFF

JULY 13, 2023

This report tracks funding levels of the donor governments that collectively provide the bulk of international assistance for AIDS through bilateral programs and contributions to multilateral organizations. government and not actual increases in commitments.

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Healthcare Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2021

However, this year, great strides were made at the World Health Assembly in May, where governments from around the world recognized the need to increase quality mental health services at all levels. The post World Mental Health Day – October 10, 2021 appeared first on MCN Healthcare. WHO World Mental Health Day Campaign.

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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, he spent 17 years as CEO of HealthPartners, a cooperatively governed health plan and care system in Minnesota. They are: Aysha Al Mahri. President, Emirates Nursing Association. Abu Dhabi, UAE. Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 9, 2024

More healthcare stakeholders in China are contributing to the government's vision to make smart Chinese medicine popular and standardised. The Chinese government is focusing on smart hospital construction to meet the perceived increase in healthcare services demand over the coming years.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 21, 2024

THE LARGER CONTEXT The New Zealand government recently decided to recall some NZ$300 million ($200 million) for digital health initiatives over the next four years, including Hira. The budget savings come as the government doubled down on improving frontline services in Budget 2024.

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KFF

JULY 27, 2022

A new report from KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) and The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) finds that donor governments disbursed US$7.5

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

On January 19, 2022, the Massachusetts Medicaid Fraud Division announced that in calendar year 2021, more than $55 million was recovered from individuals and entities who defrauded the state. The post Massachusetts Medicaid Fraud Division Recovers Over $55 Million in 2021 appeared first on.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Australian gov't urged to raise My Health Record funding An organisation of general practitioners in Australia has called on the federal government to upgrade the country's digital health record system. CALHN first adopted digital pathways in 2021 by trialling Personify Care's platform across 20 specialties.

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New Jersey Healthcare Blog

MARCH 16, 2021

Below are the most recent health care related regulatory developments as published in the New Jersey Register in February and March 2021: On February 16, 2021 at 53 N.J.R. CMAs with certifications expiring between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020, are permitted to complete CEUs required for recertification up to March 19, 2021.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Australian government is investing A$312.6 According to Health Minister Mark Butler, the ICT modernisation budget will help reduce the administrative burden for over 2,000 providers and sustain the existing operations of the My Aged Care system, which helps connect senior folks to government-funded aged care services. billion ($2.5

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Total HIPAA

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Throughout 2021, Total HIPAA has focused on providing information that will keep your organization HIPAA compliant and secure by blogging on relevant topics that matter. This is our last blog of 2021. Based on your clicks, here are Total HIPAA’s Top 10 Blogs of 2021. Total HIPAA strives to be your one-stop HIPAA shop.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

8M to roll out AI in aged care The federal government has made new investments in its aged care research initiative. An initial $34 million ($22 million) was invested in ARIIA during its founding in 2021. The institutions also plan to set up a multinational event on health AI research. $8M

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Health Law Advisor

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement statistics for fiscal year (FY) 2021. [1]. billion, FY 2021 marks DOJ’s largest annual total FCA recovery since FY 2014, and more than twice the $2.3 Marking another record, DOJ’s health care recoveries in FY 2021 in non- qui tam actions ($3.6

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Healthcare Law Blog

AUGUST 3, 2022

is a reminder that the government will use the FCA to target medical device manufacturers for off-label use of medical devices, even where healthcare providers have decided the use is safe and effective. The government is attempting to prove materiality using Medicare’s coverage requirement that procedures must be “reasonable and necessary.”

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SQA

JUNE 10, 2021

SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary #4, 2021. Brazilian Regulators Update Economic Monitoring Requirements for Some Medical Devices, 26 March 2021. The new regulation takes effect on 01 April 2021. ANVISA: The Advances of 2020 in Regulatory Quality Improvement, 31 March 2021.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

billion from False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases in the federal fiscal year 2021, “the second largest annual total in False Claims Act history” and more than doubling the FCA recoveries for the DOJ from fiscal year 2020. Whistleblowers themselves received $237 million in 2021. billion of the funds collected.

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OSHA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The Unions also point out that they petitioned for review of OSHA’s healthcare ETS issued on June 21, 2021, claiming it was too narrow, and that action is still pending before the D.C. Meanwhile, the government has opposed the motions for the 6 th Circuit to review the case en banc with all sixteen active judges.

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SQA

APRIL 30, 2021

SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary #3, 2021. Commission Extends Transparency and Authorization Mechanism for Exports of COVID-19 Vaccines, 11 March 2021. The EC has extended until the end of June 2021 the transparency and authorization mechanism for COVID-19 vaccine exports. 726/2004, 09 March 2021.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 4, 2023

More residential aged care residents in Western Sydney can now access an IT-enabled urgent care service by the New South Wales government following its expansion. THE LARGER CONTEXT The Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) first introduced the inTouch service in 2021 to provide at-home care for over 45,000 COVID-19 patients.

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