This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
This means your organization must comply with the HealthInsurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). If you want to obtain or retain CMS certification in order to be reimbursed by services provided to patients with a Medicare/Medicaid health plan, you must comply with HIPAA rules and regulations.
NursingHomes: Skilled nursing facilities, long-term care facilities, and other types of nursinghomes. Additionally, compliance programs address a wide range of potential issues, including fraud, waste, and abuse. Is a Compliance Program Useful If It’s Not Mandated?
This report helps HHS fulfill its mission to improve the health and well-being of Americans while also providing suggestions for how healthcare organizations can stay ahead of the curve to avoid and combat fraud, waste, and abuse. Unfortunately, Medicare Advantage programs are not exempt from instances of fraud, waste, and abuse.
Healthcare compliance laws play a vital role in safeguarding patients’ rights, preventing fraud and abuse, and maintaining the integrity of healthcare systems. Office of Inspector General (OIG) Compliance Program Guidance Office of Inspector General (OIG) compliance program guidance is for individual providers like hospitals or nursinghomes.
Essentially, the AHCA regulates and coordinates the Medicaid system and the healthcare providers that offer medical services through that program to Floridians, so there is sharing of healthcare data and resources across the state through the Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis. What Are Florida AHCA Regulations?
Download the Ultimate List of Training Requirements for Long-Term Care to see a full list of federal training requirements for nursinghomes and skilled nursing staff broken down by role, with the applicable standard, CMS violation category, and frequency.
Oscar Health To Exit Colorado, Arkansas. Prism pays $650K to settle Medi-Cal fraud claims filed in San Diego. Synergy Health Partners Acquires SoCal Anesthesia Solutions, Inc. Newsom Proposes $125M Package To Expand Access To Reproductive Health Care In California. NursingHome Operator Leaving 8 Locations.
Former CMS Chief Seema Verma Blasts NursingHome Reform Proposals. Health Policy Brief: Pandemic-Driven Health Policies To Address Social Needs And Health Equity. How the PE NursingHome Crackdown Could Affect the HomeHealth Industry. Drug Shortages Worsening, Pharmacists Say.
GAO investigating private equity ownership of nursinghomes. HHS Secretary Outlines FY 2023 Mental Health Investments at Senate Hearing. This nursinghome chain reported the highest COVID death rate. Colorado Springs health clinic to pay settlement in fraud lawsuit. 3 hacker gangs targeting hospitals.
Health systems grow apprenticeships to tackle shortages. HHS alerts health sector to monkeypox-themed phishing campaign. House report attacks, nursinghomes fight back over allegations of deficient staffing, care and safe practices as pandemic hit. New report shows Idaho’s maternal and infant health trending worse.
Joint Commission’s New Accreditation Standards Tackle Health Disparities. Nursinghomes and long-term care facilities face increased turnover, look to new solution to attract workers. Maternal health care is disappearing in rural communities. Rat infestation closes Veteran Affairs nursinghome in Arizona.
News & World Report rankings Tennessee, Kentucky ranked among top 10 health crisis hotspots in US, report says They didnt care. in FY 2024 OSF HealthCare CEO to retire OSF hospital names new president Oversight of charged Illinois healthcare workers limited: Report Panorama Summit Orthopedics joins CommonSpirit State Sen.
Wade; expected to remain big issue in 2024 races Most nursinghome residents in Arizona still haven’t gotten their COVID-19 booster COVID-19 hospitalizations are up in Arizona and around the U.S.
1 Mass General Brigham to build AI products with Australian health tech company Mass General Brigham hospital workers to receive average 21% raises Mass General Brigham to integrate triage AI across system Mass General Brigham sued over infection control lapse Nurse practitioner pleads guilty to $7.8M
Humana sues to reverse cut to Medicare Advantage ratings Karen Lynch steps down as CVS Health CEO Nursinghome survey teams don’t always have to include nurses: federal appeals court Senate report: How private equity ‘gutted’ dozens of U.S. health care company acquires three Del.
They all have healthinsurance. Orthopedic Associates Surgery Center earns joint replacement accreditation Healthcare-associated violence is under reported, a CT researcher found using AI D.C.
They all have healthinsurance. Orthopedic Associates Surgery Center earns joint replacement accreditation Healthcare-associated violence is under reported, a CT researcher found using AI D.C.
health care spending hits $4.5 Yale New Haven sale key to Prospect hospitals’ survival, CEO says YNHH sale ‘paramount’ to CT Prospect hospitals’ survival, CEO says Connecticut hospital cut ED visits by nearly 50% Hartford HealthCare unveils new ‘health desk’ model Connecticut physician sentenced for $2.6M
AZDHS not protecting nursinghome residents by reviewing complaints. Health care company expects to earn nearly $10 million in annual profits from AZ prisons contract. Arizona Becomes 3rd State to Provide In-Home Care for Sick Children. Pritzker signs nursinghome reform legislation. NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Vincent Partners With Park Plaza Mall on Community Health Programs Former Arkansas Medical Board Chair Brian Hyatt Arrested for Medicaid Fraud New Provider in Arkansas Focuses on No-Rush Health Care Walker Foundation Pledges $1M to UAMS Radiation Oncology Center Five nonprofits to split $5.9 Luke’s receives $1.5
CMS gives nursinghomes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Launch Program to Improve Mental Health Care for Children in Arkansas. California physician charged with $53M mail fraud and money laundering scheme. Daniel Barchi named CIO of CommonSpirit Health.
operating margin, $1B net gain halfway through its first year Illinois public health officials warn of “rising COVID-19 activity” St. facility near Calvin University Health care industry groups back Whitmer’s call for prescription drug cost review board Michigan Doctor to Pay $6.5
4 Health Systems Join Provider-Created Data Collective to Improve Care. Full 4th Circuit to tackle Medicaid fraud standard under False Claims Act. On Average, Two Nurses Are Assaulted Every Hour, New Press Ganey Analysis Finds. Census: 7% of people in Illinois lack healthinsurance. Locals are skeptical.
million for rural hospital expansion Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse Phoenix Children’s Building New 44,000-Square Foot Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Firefighters oppose Banner’s planned $400M hospital There’s a growing nurse shortage in Arizona.
The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M
The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M
for physician referral scheme In Los Angeles, hospital CEO pay could be capped Kaiser Permanente ratings affirmed amid healthy financial profile Nurses vote ‘no confidence’ in California hospital administration, board Nursing facility, management company settle physician kickback allegations for $3.8M
Children’s Hospital Colorado seeks congressional help on funding cuts UCHealth appoints new board members for Longs Peak, Broomfield hospitals CONNECTICUT Gov. New data shed light. Ochsner St. Martin redirecting ambulances due to flooding MAINE MaineHealth CFO announces retirement Sen. million bird flu shots to U.S.
Alejandro Quiroga as president and CEO Kansas audit sounds alarm on security flaws at Osawatomie State Hospital NRH noted by COMPASS for commitments to patient safety, healthcare quality KENTUCKY Baptist Health Paducah top 10 in U.S. presence Beth Israel Lahey Health reports $249M operating loss, -2.8%
NATIONAL 5 Stark law issues physicians are closely watching Anti-monopoly advocates urge FTC to block McKesson, Cardinal Health’s big-ticket oncology acquisitions Biden administration doles out $68.5M to resolve fraudulent lab testing allegations Lilly to invest another $4.5B to make breast cancer treatments safer St.
health dept. health dept. in 256-Slice CT scanner Lifepoint reports $200M+ economic impact in Cen Ky St. processed 1.5 million Medicaid enrollees in 12 months; one month left in ‘unwinding’ University of Maryland Medical Center physicians unionize, a first in the state Emergency room wait times are worse than bad.
’s most distinguished (and hardest-working) dogs Dozens laid off at the George Washington University Hospital GWU Hospital lays off dozens, citing ‘challenging time’ in health care MedStar agrees to pay in federal suit alleging disability discrimination MedStar, Justice Department reach settlement over allegations of ADA violations D.C.
in Medicare fraud settlement 10 behavioral health policy changes taking effect in 2025 An uncertain era for Stark law: 12 updates in 2024 CMS launches campaign to support nursinghome staffing rule CMS taps 4 states for behavioral innovation model: 5 things to know Epic files to dismiss antitrust lawsuit Healthcare company to pay $15.2
to Study Treatments for Vascular Abnormalities Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Nation’s First Ban on Gender-affirming Care for Minors Jason Demke Hired as COO at Mercy Hospital Fort Smit Pulaski Tech Awarded $5.7M
Medicare fraud scheme One of Michigan’s largest insurers is altering telehealth billing. Medicare fraud scheme One of Michigan’s largest insurers is altering telehealth billing. California to make $3.3 Luke’s Hospital sees record number of twin births Iowa Gov. What does it mean?
NursingHome Operating Expenses Could Balloon by $500K With Staffing Minimums in Place. Parkinson warns of new ‘enormous’ business problem for nursinghomes; highlights staffing-minimum alternative. Apprentice program addressing the nursing shortage crisis in Alabama. California nurses begin strike.
California’s ban on toxic IV bags marks a shift for health care plastics California Enacts Health AI Bill and Protections for Neural Data California finalizes earthquake requirements for hospitals: 5 things to know California hospital taps chief physician enterprise officer California officials announce settlements with L.A.
in billing fraud Arizona system names new CEO Banner Health CEO Peter Fine to retire after 24 years, handing the reins to health system president Four UArizona bioscience startups selected for Flinn Foundation program Gov. s health, hospital chief says Raising Ky.’s s health, hospital chief says Raising Ky.’s
Here’s how to find quality care CEOs turn attention from recovery to growth ARKANSAS Statistics show many northern Arkansas locations considered maternity care deserts How broadband expansion is bolstering rural healthcare Arkansas leaders work to close gap between medical school graduates and in-state residencies Program in south Arkansas provides (..)
million Mercy Iowa City Creditors Finally Getting Paid Northwest Iowa hospital, MercyOne in Primghar, to close next month Steindler Orthopedic opens clinic in Cedar Rapids Radiologist breaks ground on $250M health campus CSA opens new location as it seeks to retain workers, deliver services Iowa nursinghomes owe taxpayers $10.7
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 26,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content