AIHC

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Written by Joanne Byron , BS, LPN, CCA, CHA, CHCO, CHBS, CHCM, CIFHA, CMDP, COCAS, CORCM, OHCC, ICDCT-CM/PCS The Federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule helps Americans know the cost of a hospital item or service before receiving it. In the US, hospital prices vary widely but are not visible to patients or the public.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nate Maslak, Founder & CEO at Ribbon Health. The ability to seek treatment from a doctor specializing in your specific medical need is beneficial and improves health outcomes. And consumers have come to expect and demand this personalization. Personalized Healthcare in Action . million in 2020.

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Redox

MARCH 20, 2024

Why zero trust is important in healthcare 2023 was the worst-ever year for breached healthcare records , increasing by 156% over 2022. Distributed networks and the dissemination of health data over multiple locations have also accelerated zero trust adoption. Our zero trust implementation allowed us to meet all of those goals.

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YouCompli

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Compliance officers can help protect revenue and reduce the risk of penalties by collaborating with the Finance and Reimbursement departments to navigate the dynamics of outlier payments and prospective repayment. The government alleged these increased charges resulted in the greater number of outlier payments.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 21, 2023

Clarissa Riggins, Chief Product Officer, Experian Health How do you solve a persistent and growing problem like claims denials? But hope rings eternal among caring, compassionate, creative revenue cycle management professionals across the country at health systems large and small.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 28, 2022

2022 ushered in Act III of the market’s latest transitionary period: The Post-Inflation Era. Since 2008, the US economy functioned with remarkably low inflation and interest rates. Act I: Pre-COVID (Pre-2020) Act II: Post-COVID (2020 – 2021) Act III: Post-Inflation (2022 – ?). Executive Summary.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Accountable Care Compliance & Legal Government & Policy Telehealth Workforce Healthcare organizations must urge the Senate to pass critical telehealth legislation, and enact at least a two-year extension of the important PHE-era policies while working toward a permanent solution. 13, 2022, unless it’s renewed yet again.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Accountable Care Compliance & Legal Government & Policy Telehealth Workforce Healthcare organizations must urge the Senate to pass critical telehealth legislation, and enact at least a two-year extension of the important PHE-era policies while working toward a permanent solution. 13, 2022, unless it’s renewed yet again.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services once again (for the ninth time) extended the public health emergency this past month , stretching it beyond mid-July. But sooner or later, that provision of the Public Health Service Act will draw to a close. We spoke recently with Allison M.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

It’s always been pretty obvious that factors such as wealth, race, education, and the quality of food and water have enormous impacts on health. Given that the field is increasingly digitized and data-driven, health IT is responsible for collecting and analyzing social determinants of health (SDoH).

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 15, 2024

Many businesses and organizations came to an abrupt halt as all systems using CrowdStrike received the infamous blue screen of death. Richard Bird, Chief Security Officer at Traceable AI The CrowdStrike event serves as an incredibly important reminder that the digital world is nothing more than a tool that serves the human world.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. Digitally-enabled care is the future of telehealth – “telehealth” has become industry norm since the start of the pandemic and used as a catchall term for everything from virtual doctor’s appointments to at-home testing kits.

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Bill of Health

AUGUST 4, 2023

The purpose: to research highly contagious diseases affecting animals and humans, such as foot and mouth disease. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which will retain jurisdiction as owner/operator, “NBAF is necessary to meet the requirements of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 (HSPD-9).” The location of this lab?

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The agreement includes adoption of a non-discrimination policy, training of staff, written notification to the Department of Justice of future complaints, and $10,000 in compensatory damages for the individual. The US Attorney’s Office prioritizes the protection of the civil rights of all individuals,” said United States Attorney Haanstad.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2024

In the same step, the number of regulations governing the sector has grown in complexity, which stems from movements including the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative and fallout from the reversal of federally protected abortion access. Healthcare’s most valuable data is their patient or policyholder data.

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SQA

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Relevant matters are hereby announced as follows: As of 01 December 2022, the Electronic Certificates of Documentation for Export of APIs to the EU and Certificate of a Pharmaceutical Product will be put into use. Efforts should be made to promote and guide the use of electronic certificates.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 30, 2023

Hospitals, doctors and other care providers need to have as much data and information readily available to use to treat patients and save lives; while at the same time keeping this sensitive information secure. At the same time, human lives are increasingly at risk. This is especially true when it comes to ransomware attacks.

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Kaiser Health News

JUNE 16, 2022

Ariane Buck, a young father in Arizona who sells health insurance, couldn’t make an appointment with his doctor for a dangerous intestinal infection because the office said he had outstanding bills. beset by a health care system that is systematically pushing patients into debt on a mass scale, an investigation by KHN and NPR shows.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

This past June, a John Doe plaintiff who was a patient at Baltimore-based Medstar Health System filed a class action complaint against Meta Platforms in the U.S. Meanwhile, in August, Novant Health disclosed a data breach related to the Java tracking script that may have affected 1.3 And several major U.S. million individuals.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Health equity and technological innovation are top priorities for the healthcare industry – with new standards, technology and policy driving the way. Despite innovations, a new study from the Yale School of Public Health finds the nation is losing ground on access to healthcare, with more barriers now than 20 years ago.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 18, 2024

In doing so, we encouraged contributors to comment on the Principles’ potential usefulness as guidance in addressing real emergency situations, as well as any possible gaps and weaknesses. They also were intended to be of application to a wide range of emergencies, not public health emergencies specifically.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 15, 2022

Health Equity is a complex challenge with multiple root causes and contributing factors making it difficult to know where to start. For many government and healthcare organizations, mapping health equity using a Geography Information System (GIS) was the best place to start. Incorporating Race into GIS Dashboards.

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Kaiser Health News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra stood outside the small public library. He came to talk about the Biden administration’s efforts to protect farmworkers from extreme heat and wildfire smoke, two emerging public health issues at the forefront of the climate crisis.

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AIHC

AUGUST 2, 2022

Written by: AIHC Blogger This educational article is based on clinical information as of the publication date and primarily based on government and coding guidelines to assist coders, billers, clinical documentation improvement professionals and auditors address appropriate documentation for filing claims in the United States.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

This post launches a new Digital Symposium: Supreme Court Preview: Key Health Law Issues for the 2024 Term , guest edited by Cary Franklin , Professor of Law, McDonald/Wright Chair of Law, and Faculty Director of the Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy and the Williams Institute at UCLA Law; and Lindsay F.

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SQA

OCTOBER 18, 2022

SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary for July and August 2022. Health Canada. Counterfeit COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kits Found in Ontario, 05 August 2022. Health Canada is warning consumers about counterfeit BTNX Rapid Response COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits (25-pack boxes) found in Ontario. Health Advance Inc.

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Health Law Advisor

JANUARY 30, 2023

On November 18, 2022, the Alliance Defending Freedom (“ADF”), a conservative legal group, filed a motion with the federal district court in the Northern District of Texas against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to withdraw approval of Mifepristone, an FDA-approved drug used to end pregnancies in the first trimester. [1]

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Hall Render

JUNE 7, 2024

News ranks hospitals in health equity. These hospitals earn top honors. These hospitals earn top honors. facility Southern Research CEO talks biotech incubator, future of Birmingham medicine ALASKA Juneau’s hospital is bleeding cash. list includes 3 from Arizona ARKANSAS Children’s Miracle Network Raises $5.4M

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Hall Render

JUNE 21, 2024

NATIONAL 50% of U.S. to buy property. NATIONAL 50% of U.S. to buy property. NATIONAL 50% of U.S. to buy property. The deal fell through, but that won’t solve Bartlett’s budget issues. Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly considers $38.5M Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly considers $38.5M

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Hall Render

APRIL 29, 2022

County Struggles with Income Affect Social Determinants of Health. Healthcare deals decline 34% in Q1 2022: 8 things to know from KPMG. HHS puts $90 million toward addressing health disparities through data. More than 400 nursing home closures projected for 2022: report. Banner Health to build new hospital in Buckeye.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Cohen and Carole Joffe A new story of abortion in America is upon us. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Indeed, much to the surprise of many — including the two of us — the best data we have so far reveals that the number of abortions performed in the United States has increased after the decision.

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Hall Render

MARCH 31, 2023

in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? What happens if it disappears?

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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Hall Render

JULY 28, 2023

million for rural hospital expansion Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse Phoenix Children’s Building New 44,000-Square Foot Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Firefighters oppose Banner’s planned $400M hospital There’s a growing nurse shortage in Arizona.

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Hall Render

MARCH 11, 2022

AHA urges Congress to address health care workforce challenges. 50 best hospital, health systems supply chains in the US, per GHX. CMS Innovation Center Launches New Initiative To Advance Health Equity. Cybersecurity companies offering US hospitals free protection. Biden administration requests $22.5B

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Hall Render

MARCH 18, 2022

Amazon Pharmacy partners with health plans for discount drugs. Health Policy Brief: Pandemic-Driven Health Policies To Address Social Needs And Health Equity. HHS putting $35 million toward mental health support for children, young adults. How the PE Nursing Home Crackdown Could Affect the Home Health Industry.

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