Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 13, 2023

On a relative basis, we were fortunate compared to many others in that our basic clinical and operational models for telepsychiatry existed well before the PHE and we continued to operate during COVID-19 without relying heavily on many of the PHE’s specific telehealth flexibilities.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 7, 2024

Cybersecurity Landscape in Healthcare The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated healthcare organizations’ digital transformation initiatives. More than ever before, it’s critical that healthcare decision-makers and regulators prioritize cybersecurity in order to ensure patient safety and quality care.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Compliance Considerations for Best Outcomes Written in collaboration with the AIHC Volunteer Education Committee Delivering mental health services via telehealth has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic. Higher rates of use of telehealth are now standard in many practices since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

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MedTrainer

JULY 28, 2023

During public health emergencies or outbreaks, such as COVID-19, the OIG may inspect HHS responses and programs to assess their efficiency and effectiveness in handling urgent situations. This ensures that medical facilities are not engaging in malpractice and following program rules and regulations.

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Verisys

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

This is especially true in emergency situations such as pandemics, where staffing and financial resources normally used for credentialing are diverted to the care of critically ill COVID-19 patients. CMS has also waived certain requirements during the COVID-19 crisis.

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AIHC

APRIL 25, 2022

As AIHC advises, another resource is legal advice through your malpractice insurance company. During the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), many states waived this requirement or provided specific exceptions. But due to COVID and the PHE, temporary policies allow this modality to deliver some services.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

NYU’s Langone hospital system decided that — outside of the Emergency Room — patients would generally only be required to mask “if they have fever and cough” (query what percentage of individuals with recent COVID-19 infections did not have this specific combo of symptoms — spoiler: it’s probably high ).

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Physician Credentialing Company

JULY 23, 2024

Background Checks: Any criminal record, dishonesty issues, and malpractice claims. If we talk about compliance controls, they are likely to rise due to COVID-19, which highlights the need to check that vendors and their representatives are trained and qualified to avoid imposing risks on healthcare workers and patients.

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Bill of Health

JULY 31, 2024

professional licensing, informed consent, malpractice liability, and fiduciary duties) while these guardrails run counter to the presumed equality of speakers outside of this relationship. The premise is that individuals within the professional relationship are protected by a variety of legal guardrails (e.g.,

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Ebbs and flows in the need for nurses and the number of students entering nursing programs are common, but the COVID-19 pandemic caused a more severe nursing shortage than has been previously experienced. Association of simulation training with rates of medical malpractice claims among obstetrician–gynecologists. References.

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Health Populi

APRIL 5, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the field across many industry segments. Three in five said their growth was due to COVID-19. Investments in the digital health sector have fast-grown in the past decade, reaching $14bn in 2020 based on Rock Health’s latest read on the market.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The longer the pandemic continues, the more obvious it is how effective the sweeping federal and state laws shielding medical providers from malpractice associated with COVID-19 have been. population experiences multiple COVID-19 infections do not meet any of them.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 14, 2022

public health infrastructure nor American political culture support the kind of muscular central government mandates that have characterized the COVID-19 policies of many other countries. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. caused in the course of providing medical services in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.”

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Health Law Advisor

JUNE 1, 2023

19] The point is there are lots of reasons to believe that there may be racial differences in the meaning and value of physician notes that would end up then impacting the effectiveness of the sepsis algorithm. Do the algorithms give rise to liability under state tort law, including malpractice and product liability law?

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

FDA limits J&J COVID-19 vaccine due to rare blood clot risk. Travel nurses raced to help during Covid. Alabama hospital rationing medical supplies due to COVID disruptions in China. Alabama sees bump in COVID-19 cases, state health department monitoring. Covid-19 continues climbing in state.

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Hall Render

JUNE 10, 2022

COVID-19 rising in Alabama, experts believe cases are higher than reported. Alaska’s Covid-19 emergency order to end July 1. Alaska’s COVID-19 data shows 25% rise in cases reported to state since last week. Medical malpractice trends in Northwest Arkansas. CALIFORNIA.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 20, 2024

hospital Nemours Children’s Health plans $130 million investment at Wilmington campus New trial ordered in Temple Health’s $45M malpractice case Operating engineers union wins St. operating loss, -10.2% United Therapeutics ‘no longer pursuing’ nearly 350 acres in Hackett Hill area NEW JERSEY 4 N.J.

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Hall Render

APRIL 29, 2022

Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden administration from ending Title 42 Covid border restrictions for migrants. Hospitals to OSHA: Do not finalize COVID-19 standard for healthcare workers. Alaska reports an increase in COVID-19 cases and rising hospitalizations. CMS Proposes $1.6B CALIFORNIA.

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Hall Render

MARCH 14, 2025

Aurora Spine completes enrollment in lumbar fusion study California GI group faces wrongful termination, retaliation lawsuit California healthcare district replaces CEO How Stanford is doing home care differently COLORADO 5 years later, long COVID patients still getting treated in Colorado 22 Fort Collins-area providers are leaving Village Medical.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

native Drew Weissman wins Nobel Prize for contributions to Covid-19 vaccines Massachusetts health system files for bankruptcy Milford Regional signs letter of intent to join UMass Memorial Health State report calls 2022 a ‘devastating year for hospital finances’ ‘The environment has been improving’ for women in Mass.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

native Drew Weissman wins Nobel Prize for contributions to Covid-19 vaccines Massachusetts health system files for bankruptcy Milford Regional signs letter of intent to join UMass Memorial Health State report calls 2022 a ‘devastating year for hospital finances’ ‘The environment has been improving’ for women in Mass.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Affirms NLRB’s COVID-19 Bonus Pay Order Atlantic Health System Announces CEOs Intended Retirement Atlantic Health Systems Maternity Centers Recognized by U.S. operating margin in Q3 JLL Arranges $13.4M Former Montana health staffer rebukes oversight rules as a hospital wish list How this Montana hospital went from a 2.5%

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Hall Render

JUNE 2, 2023

Hospital president will update community DC A CT hospital’s single missing digit threatened $42M in COVID-19 relief payments Amazon-owned One Medical is coming to Rosslyn Children’s National Hospital is advancing phase 2 of its Walter Reed campus overhaul D.C. tax break for Norwood jobs; 42 other Mass.

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Hall Render

JUNE 7, 2024

million bird flu shots to U.S.

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Hall Render

MAY 26, 2023

KENTUCKY COVID-19 emergency declaration has ended, but Kentucky’s health care worker crisis hasn’t Health tech startup Quovis receives big boost from Louisville investor Markey’s NCI designation: A decade of impact on cancer research Norton Healthcare still reeling 2 weeks after cyber attack St. to train nurse educators Mass.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 1, 2023

with more than 5 Magnet designations Four more years: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Wellstar re-up contract Hospital fails to dodge $10M malpractice verdict after attempting to pin payment on radiologist New survey reveals insight into Georgia’s maternal health crisis New chief medical officer hired for St.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 11, 2023

DC How Mary’s Center CEO Tollie Elliott stays grounded in tough moments Local COVID-19 numbers creep up, get harder to track As opioid deaths mount, D.C. million expansion plan MidState Medical Center seeks permission for $8.4M hospital performs its first robotic knee replacement surgeries Ga.

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Hall Render

JULY 22, 2022

Covid-19 public health emergency extended in the US. Health systems eye perks of M&A post-COVID shock. Omicron variant fueling uptick in Alabama COVID-19 hospitalizations. Tracking COVID in Alaska: State reports uptick in hospitalizations and cases over past week. CMS proposes 2.7%

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Hall Render

MAY 10, 2024

Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’ biotech mulling sweetened acquisition offer D.C.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Healthcare Association names new CEO Digestive health company acquires Delaware practice, surgery centers GI Specialists partners with US Digestive Health Delaware COVID numbers fluctuate amid nationwide uptick FLORIDA Ascension St.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 16, 2024

Check list of latest federal quality ratings Obesity rates are skyrocketing in NJ post-COVID. Why Kaiser’s Risant Health set up base in DC MedStar Health Kids Mobile Medical Clinic Debuts New Look and Celebrates a $1.1 in pandemic loans, feds say South Jersey health systems see revenue rise in first half of 2024 Who is CHA Partners?

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Hall Render

AUGUST 16, 2024

Check list of latest federal quality ratings Obesity rates are skyrocketing in NJ post-COVID. Why Kaiser’s Risant Health set up base in DC MedStar Health Kids Mobile Medical Clinic Debuts New Look and Celebrates a $1.1 in pandemic loans, feds say South Jersey health systems see revenue rise in first half of 2024 Who is CHA Partners?

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

billion since pandemic U.S. leading cause of death is heart disease, Alabama’s matches that Alabama lawmakers put temporary hold on $1 billion contract for prison healthcare New rolling NICU a ‘game changer’ for critical babies in Alabama More than a dozen Alabama hospitals at immediate risk of closing; officials say hospitals suffer $1.5

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Hall Render

APRIL 7, 2023

NATIONAL AHA, AHCA warn CMS against unfunded nursing home staffing mandates AHA to Congress: Funding rural hospitals is critical for access AHA-supported bill to aid small rural hospitals reintroduced in Senate Biden won’t veto Republican-led bill ending COVID emergency CVS-branded hospitals?

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Hall Render

JULY 21, 2023

Million St. Vincent’s nurse, physician communication among top in Alabama UAB Hospital receives millions in state funds to expand ED 988 one year later: More needed to expand mental health in Alabama communities of color Alabama lawmakers hear from Pickens County on effort to re-open medical center ALASKA City OKs $8.1M 11th in mental health, No.

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Hall Render

MARCH 1, 2024

KXAN investigates Does UT Tyler Health Science Center’s deal with private equity shield doctors from malpractice suits? R1 RCM posts $3.3M in 2023 income Ransomware group leader told hackers to attack hospitals, FBI, HHS say The 23 health systems pushing Congress to act on virtual care Three examples of how AI is going to change medicine U.S.

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