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Reporting Elder Abuse on the Claim

AIHC

Part 4 in a series of articles to support World Elder Abuse Awareness Written by Joy Rose , MSA, RHIA, CCS, CHA, CHPS ICD-10-CM Rules for Coding Abuse World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was June 15. It is not uncommon for providers to evaluate suspected or confirmed cases of elder abuse.

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Elder Abuse Awareness for the Healthcare Workforce

AIHC

Part 1 in a series of articles to support World Elder Abuse Awareness Written by Joanne Byron, BS, LPN, CCA, CHA, CHCO, CHBS, CHCM, CIFHA, CMDP, OHCC, ICDCT-CM/PCS Please feel free to repost, print and make available to your workforce members. Detecting elder abuse can be difficult. Victims are fearful and anxious.

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Making Sense of Older Americans Act Updates

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The final OAA rule took effect March 15, 2024, and regulated agencies have until Oct. 1, 2024, to comply with the updates. If your healthcare organization works with OAA-regulated agencies, it may be time to refresh employee compliance training around emergency preparedness, preventing elder abuse, and avoiding conflicts of interest.

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Health Provider News

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attorney general settles lawsuit against SmileDirectClub Embattled board chair resigns from struggling Tennessee hospital HCA buys Nolensville site eyed for satellite facility Memphis nursing home under investigation for allegations of elder abuse Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt named best in Southeast by U.S.

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Health Provider News

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Nurses with multi-state licenses will soon be able to practice in Pennsylvania Redeemer Health gets rating downgrade, looking for partner Top hospitals for gastrointestinal care in Pennsylvania UPMC Health Plan names new chief risk and compliance officer U.S.

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Health Provider News

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To qualify, facilities must close their beds Amazon’s physician acquisition strategy As Many Hospitals Continue to Face Significant Financial Challenges, MedPAC Recommends Highest Ever Medicare Payment Update Change competitors step in but breaking up may be hard to do CMS to launch new primary care ACO program Congress unveils $1.2T