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Bonus Features – July 24, 2022 – OCR resolves 11 HIPAA enforcement actions, ONC releases USCDI v3, and more

Healthcare IT Today

As described in the latest ONC Standards Bulletin , v3 expands the USCDI from 52 data elements in 16 classes to 94 elements in 19 classes, with additions focusing on equity, public health, and documenting health insurance coverage.

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Florida Medicaid Providers: Action is Required by October 1, 2022

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Governor Ron DeSantis’s “ Freedom First Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 ” includes funding for AHCA to increase reimbursement rates and capitation rates in order to ameliorate the cost increases to Providers and Plans. We have summarized below the most salient points: First Deadline – October 1, 2022. Impacted Managed Care Plans.

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Health Provider News – May 13, 2022

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Alaska needs to train more nurses, but it doesn’t have enough nursing faculty to meet demand. Arizona Hospital Safety Grades 2022: The Best And Worst. Banner invests in Atlas Health Partners, plans to double ASC footprint. training initiative for nurses, caregivers who work in long-term care facilities.

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Massachusetts DPH Delays Enforcement Penalties for State Surprise Billing Law

Healthcare Law Today

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has delayed the enforcement penalties for the new notice requirements under the “Patients First Law” until July 1, 2022. Both the federal and state laws took effect on January 1, 2022, each with various levels of delayed implementation and enforcement.

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2024 HHS-OIG Top Areas of Focus

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Ensuring the Financial Integrity of HHS Programs In fiscal year (FY) 2022, improper payments within healthcare programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) were estimated at a staggering $131.6 HHS estimated that over 15% of payments in FY 2022 were improper.

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Health Provider News – March 18, 2022

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Former CMS Chief Seema Verma Blasts Nursing Home Reform Proposals. Health Policy Brief: Pandemic-Driven Health Policies To Address Social Needs And Health Equity. How the PE Nursing Home Crackdown Could Affect the Home Health Industry. Drug Shortages Worsening, Pharmacists Say.

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Health Provider News – March 11, 2022

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How the Senate’s Cyber Bill Could Affect Health Sector. Providers happy nursing homes are among White House’s top priorities but disheartened at approach. OSHA conducting new wave of COVID-19 inspections among previously dinged hospitals, nursing facilities. HHS: What cybersecurity means for healthcare in 2022.