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How Medicare Advantage Programs Can Address Social Risk and Improve Health Outcomes

HIT Consultant

When a new member joins, MA plans usually lack insights into beneficiaries claim history, morbidity risk, and health behaviors. Without that data, understanding social risk becomes difficult for identifying beneficiary needs, guiding interventions, and ultimately improving health outcomes.

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HIPAA Compliance in the Age of Big Data: Ensuring Patient Privacy in Healthcare Data Analytics

HIT Consultant

Mateusz Krempa, COO, Piwik PRO As healthcare providers increasingly embrace big data, they find themselves at a crossroads: the challenge of using relevant data to improve patient care while ensuring the highest levels of privacy and compliance with regulations like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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Safeguarding Patient Privacy Through EMR Compliance

Compliancy Group

Bringing about positive health outcomes depends significantly on sharing protected health information (PHI) with other doctors, facilities, and insurers. Understanding the HIPAA rules and the security steps to take can help protect patient information and maintain EMR compliance.

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Preventing Non-Compliance Consequences in Healthcare

Verisys

In the healthcare industry, compliance with regulatory standards is not merely a requirement but a cornerstone of safe, effective, and ethical patient care. When healthcare organizations fail to meet compliance standards, the consequences can be severespanning legal and financial realms. What is Non-Compliance in Healthcare?

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Ditch the “Department of No” & Embrace the Business of Compliance 

YouCompli

How do you become a more valuable compliance professional? Thats our theme this year at the HCCA Compliance Institute in Las Vegas — how to become more valuable by concentrating on the Business of Compliance. Make the compliance role more valuable to the business. Find information about accessing those sessions.)

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HHAeXchange Acquires Sandata Technologies, Enhancing Ability to Serve Homecare Providers, Payers, and Caregivers Nationwide

Healthcare IT Today

Best Positioned to Deliver Transformative Technology that Accelerates the Industry’s Evolution and its Ability to Improve Health Outcomes HHAeXchange , a leader in homecare management solutions for providers, caregivers, managed care organizations (MCOs), and state Medicaid programs, today announced that it has acquired Sandata Technologies.

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The Role of Reporting in Combatting Nursing Home Abuse 

American Medical Compliance

Providers should familiarize themselves with these guidelines to ensure compliance. Ensure compliance, boost efficiency, and foster trust by enrolling your large team in our customized, free course development program today. Following Protocols : Most facilities have established protocols for reporting nursing home abuse. Click here.