American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It is not just about following rules but about maintaining the highest standards of patient care and ethical behavior. Healthcare organizations must comply with many regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) , the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and various state-specific regulations.

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Compliance Officers Compliance Patient Advocacy Regulatory Compliance 102

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Enforced by the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the Privacy Rule established a set of standards that control the use and release of protected data by covered entities intended to protect patient data and privacy.

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HIPAA Patient Advocacy Fraud Health Insurance 59

Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Fraud and abuse, waste between $59 bn and $84 bn; and, Administrative complexity, wasting about $266 bn each year. Thus, administrative complexity, which includes billing and coding waste, and physician time spent reporting on quality measures, accounted for the largest component of waste in American health care.

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Prescription Drug Pricing Medicare Medicare ACA 108

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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Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses Hospitals 40

Kaiser Health News

JULY 24, 2024

Health insurance agents who fraudulently enroll consumers in Affordable Care Act health plans could be subject to criminal charges — and civil penalties of $10,000 to $200,000 — under legislation introduced Wednesday by Sen. “The bottom line is to stop fraud and help the consumer,” she said. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.),

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ACA Health Insurance Patient Advocacy Fraud 136

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority chooses new chief executive ARIZONA Arizona couple pleads guilty to $1.2B fraud scheme Banner names Seattle physician-scientist to C-suite role Bill would require Arizona hospitals to ask about immigration status Phoenix Children’s receives $2.25 The university says no.

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