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The HIPAA Definition of Covered Entities Explained

HIPAA Journal

The HIPAA definition of Covered Entities is generally explained as health plans, health care clearinghouses, and health care providers that conduct electronic transactions for which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has developed standards. 2) A health care clearinghouse. (3)

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Senate HELP Committee weighs the future of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In a hearing this week, members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions asked how many of those changes should be made permanent – and how to make sure the most vulnerable won't get left behind. At UVA, she said, "we saw a greater than 9,000% increase in the use of telehealth. Tina Smith, D-Minn.

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The Balance Between Promoting Data Sharing and Ensuring the Privacy and Security of Sensitive Health Information

Healthcare IT Today

Most of the data that we are looking to share is highly sensitive health information, the kind of information that cybercriminals love to hold for ransom. Department of Health and Human Services to be much more active in the enforcement of healthcare privacy following recent, and increasing, events like the data breach with Change Healthcare.

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June Regulatory Update

Verisys

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services : The US Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule update concerning guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities (LTC) and Intermediate Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs-IID).

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Can I hear you now? 

YouCompli

This overly simplistic definition fails to address the inherent challenges that keep many people from being a good listener in life and, more particularly, in the workplace. Most of us have had the experience of preparing for an important conversation or interaction, only to leave it feeling defeated, misunderstood and not even really heard.

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Four Critical Listening Skills for Compliance Officers 

YouCompli

This overly simplistic definition fails to address the inherent challenges that keep many people from being a good listener in life and, more particularly, in the workplace. Most of us have had the experience of preparing for an important conversation or interaction, only to leave it feeling defeated, misunderstood, and not even really heard.

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5 Key Facts to Know About FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization Process

Exeed Regulatory Compliance

How Emergency Use Authorization of Medical Products Helps Provide Relief During a COVID-19 Major Crisis. It is a public health emergency of massive scale that has affected nearly all aspects of our life. The current COVID-19 global pandemic continues to remain out of control.