Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

THE PROBLEM The increasing economic pressures faced by people across all levels of society – combined with other recent public health disruptions, such as the pandemic – have placed a spotlight on the growing crisis. Homelessness is a complex and challenging phenomenon, not just in the U.S.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 3, 2022

Perhaps the most egregious aspect of Veltman’s case is that her son’s Medi-Cal termination violated a rule that prevents people from being disenrolled from Medicaid during the federal public health emergency that was declared at the start of the covid-19 pandemic. “This shouldn’t be happening.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2023

" Key components of the ATA's Health Data Privacy Principles include: Consistency Definition of Consumer Health data Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Consumer Rights Consumer Consent, Sale of Data & Opt-Out Enforcement THE LARGER TREND For 30 years the ATA has advocated on behalf of telehealth providers.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This synergy allows for effective management of both community health and individual patient needs, a concept detailed by Definitive Healthcare. Mental Health Integration : With approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. affecting about 6 in 10 adults. He founded GuideWell Inc.,

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Recently, NIST issued a draft update (SP 800-66r2) to its 2008 publication: An Introductory Resource Guide for Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule, and sought feedback from industry stakeholders ahead of the publication of the final version of the guidance.

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 26, 2024

In a press release accompanying the Final Rule, HHS reports that “The Final Rule strengthens th e Health Insurance Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule by prohibiting the disclosure of protected health inform ation (PHI) related to lawful reproductive healthcare in certain circumstances.” What Does the Final Rule Do?

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Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2021

Population health looks at life expectancy, for Los Alamos a high of 83.5 Fewer people in the area smoke, and Los Alamos also enjoys a high level of health-insured people: only 3% lack health insurance, compare with nationally 10.6% years compared with the national median of just under 80 years of age.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 9, 2023

Applicability of Notice Requirements Pursuant to the new law, “health care entities” must provide written notice, with certain supporting documentation, of “material transactions” to the DOH. [1]

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2023

And requests for patient data are predicted to intensify as health plans work to reduce per-member/per-month costs, earn higher STAR ratings, and meet the CMS 2030 value-based care goals. The definition of quality here includes four specific pillars. With a master’s degree in Health Policy and Management from Harvard T.H.

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Health Blawg

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The practices get information to help address social determinants of health via the platform as well. Four years in, the company is seeing positive results in terms of gaps in care closed, across the domains of both behavioral health and physical medicine.

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Jane Sarashon

APRIL 19, 2023

People have expanded their definitions of health in 2023, with mental health supplanting physical health for the top-ranked factor in feeling healthy. As such, every company is a health/care company, regardless of industry.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

Specifically, the Letter targeted the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Proposed Rule”) published by OCR in April of 2023, which proposed a number of revisions to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). [2] 6] Provide examples of “reproductive health care.”

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Jane Sarashon

APRIL 7, 2023

The Lancet ‘s collection of research published online on March 23, 2022 explores CDoH’s role in shaping public and individual health, along with potential calls-to-action for addressing these challengres.

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2023

You may not know that the company has a significant footprint in health care and financial technology. Start with the definition of patient access. What do people want from digital transformation for their health care experiences? And, over one-half of patients want more digital options for managing their care.

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Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2020

Everyday factors can make a big difference in a person’s current and future health risks and needs, we’re learning in the COVID-19 pandemic, detailed in a new Welltok research report, Social Determinants of Health Matter: Voice of the Consumer.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 29, 2022

A hospital or health insurer that invests in an employment program has no hope of recapturing presumed economic gains. Both the diagnosis and definitions of Long COVID accepted under the ADA limit eligibility , but there is hope that in the future these criteria will expand to include patients’ lived experiences.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

Refining Definitions for Fully Integrated and Highly Integrated D-SNPs (§§ 422.2 The obligation to comply with the special requirements would end 30 days after the latest of last disaster/emergency declaration is ended (whether state of federal) or there is no longer a disruption to access of health care. and 422.107).

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Health Blawg

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The practices get information to help address social determinants of health via the platform as well. Four years in, the company is seeing positive results in terms of gaps in care closed, across the domains of both behavioral health and physical medicine.

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Health Blawg

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The practices get information to help address social determinants of health via the platform as well. Four years in, the company is seeing positive results in terms of gaps in care closed, across the domains of both behavioral health and physical medicine.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Doctors often refer to the “golden hour,” which is the concept that a patient needs to receive definitive care within an hour of injury to increase their chances of survival. visited an HRSA health center. live in low-cost health center deserts. of residents lacking health insurance. Social Determinants of Health.

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C&M Health Law

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Definitions. To enable alignment of Part 2 rules with HIPAA rules, the NPRM proposes to add definitions of terms that are relevant due to the alignment of Part 2 with HIPAA requirements. In some areas, HHS has modified definitions or the wording of certain phrases to match the corresponding language in HIPAA (e.g.,

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Health Blawg

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The practices get information to help address social determinants of health via the platform as well. Four years in, the company is seeing positive results in terms of gaps in care closed, across the domains of both behavioral health and physical medicine.

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Health Blawg

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The practices get information to help address social determinants of health via the platform as well. Four years in, the company is seeing positive results in terms of gaps in care closed, across the domains of both behavioral health and physical medicine.

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Health Blawg

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The practices get information to help address social determinants of health via the platform as well. Four years in, the company is seeing positive results in terms of gaps in care closed, across the domains of both behavioral health and physical medicine.

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Health Blawg

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The practices get information to help address social determinants of health via the platform as well. Four years in, the company is seeing positive results in terms of gaps in care closed, across the domains of both behavioral health and physical medicine.

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Health Blawg

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The practices get information to help address social determinants of health via the platform as well. Four years in, the company is seeing positive results in terms of gaps in care closed, across the domains of both behavioral health and physical medicine.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 16, 2023

Some define PHI as patient health data (it isn´t), as the 18 HIPAA identifiers (it´s not those either), or as a phrase coined by the HIPAA Act of 1996 to describe identifiable information in medical records (close – except the term Protected Health Information was not used in relation to HIPAA until 1999).

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

These agencies help maintain the integrity and quality of healthcare services in Idaho , protecting the public and promoting patient safety. Regulations Unique to Idaho To meet the standards of healthcare compliance in Idaho , there are a few additional regulations.

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Redox

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

As you might expect, this being healthcare and all, there isn’t one definition of “telemedicine”. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) : the use of connected electronic tools to record personal health and medical data in one location for review by a provider in another location, usually at a different time. rubs temples in exasperation*.

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Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2018

People with diabetes have, by definition, a pre-existing condition when they seek health insurance. The impact of eliminating this facet of the law would take a huge toll on the diabetes community’s financial health and access to services. Jost and Armour discussed the ramifications of the U.S.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Cost concerns are playing into peoples’ perspectives on health care reform proposals, with a majority of survey respondents saying they’d be more likely to vote for a candidate that would support expanding private health insurance reforms versus scrapping commercial insurance for a Medicare for All proposal.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

The Office of Health Strategy (“OHS”) will continue to be required to prepare a list of 10 outpatient prescription drugs that are determined to be provided at substantial cost to the state, considering the net cost, or critical to public health.

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Jane Sarashon

MARCH 17, 2022

To expand payment reforms rewarding health care providers accountable for continuity of care (and outcomes). Embracing and embedding social services by expanding our definition of health and well-being. Telehealth and virtual care, with embedded mental health on-ramps, will help to scale primary care access.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Terminology used for the various forms of telehealth technology are summarized below which applies to both general and behavioral health care use. Not all forms of technology are recognized as services which can be reimbursed by health insurance. This is also called “store-and-forward telemedicine.”

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Health Populi

JUNE 14, 2018

In the future when you think about “mobile” and “health,” consider adding this definition to your personal/professional dictionary. The unthinkable question is: do we have five generations to simply wait for this to happen?

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Hall Render

AUGUST 13, 2024

Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) published the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (the “Final Rule”). The definition is intended to be broad, similar to the definition of “health care.”

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Jane Sarashon

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

” An additional definition of the verb is, “ to feel or exhibit anger or revulsion.” In place of “government,” you might use the words “hospital” or “health insurance” or “drug company.”

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