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Preparing for the End of the Public Health Emergency

YouCompli

CMS Updates to beneficiary PHE waivers that matter to healthcare compliance Sharon Parsley, JD, MBA, CHC, CHRC, contributes regularly to the YouCompli blog. In this article, she discusses several issues that hospitals and health systems need to consider as a result of the scheduled end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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Scarcity Is Not an Excuse to Discriminate: Age and Disability in Health Care Rationing

Bill of Health

The Colombian case reinforces that human rights and public health are not mutually exclusive. Importantly, this is reflected in the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights & Public Health Emergencies (2023). Can age and disability be considered in triage decisions in the face of public health emergencies?

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Updated CMS Guidelines for COVID-19 Tests and Booster Shot

Medisys Compliance

As Public Health Emergency (PHE) has extended beyond 16 th April 2022 by 90 days, various waivers are continued, making no change in billing guidelines in pandemic. In fact, concerned authority extended the current COVID-19 pandemic telehealth waivers for five months beyond the end of the public health emergency.

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What is HIPAA Enforcement Discretion?

HIPAA Journal

In the context of HIPAA enforcement discretion, the Secretary can waive sanctions and penalties that result from non-compliance with the following standards of the Privacy Rule: 164.510 – Uses and disclosures of Protected Health Information requiring an opportunity for the individual to agree or object.

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June Regulatory Update

Verisys

A big thanks to our compliance team, who monitors state, federal, and international updates. It finalizes requirements to provide education about COVID-19 vaccines, and to offer vaccines to residents, clients, and staff. See below for changes from several states introducing legislation.

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Nursing Home Update: CMS Unwinds Vaccine Mandate and More Regulations as Public Health Emergency End Nears

Hall Render

COVID SNF Notification Requirements. CMS expects all providers to be in compliance with the requirements for PASARR with all admissions taking place after May 11, 2023. Three-Day Prior Hospitalization/Qualifying Hospital Stay. For this alert, “nursing homes” refers to skilled nursing facilities (often known as “SNFs”).

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New COVID-19 Variants and Symptoms

American Medical Compliance

According to Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner, Dr. Allison Arwady, the BA.4 5 COVID-19 variants are not presenting drastically different symptoms. 5 variant has accounted for over 50% of all COVID-19 cases in the United States, with BA.4 How Are COVID Symptoms Shifting With New Variants?