Healthcare It News

APRIL 29, 2024

Salesforce for public health and other government agencies could integrate natural language processing to ease administrative burdens and generate richer case files. With the new platform, government users would also be able to leverage Appointment Assistant, Slack and Visual Remote Assistant.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Through the secure collection, documentation, reporting, access and use of data across provider types, ONC aims to address health inequities that have their root causes in poverty and racism. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

There are 1,844 rural hospitals operating in the U.S. That number is down by 19 in the 2019 calendar year, the worst year of rural hospital closings seen in the past decade. That hockey-stick growth of closures is shown in the first chart, where 34 rural hospitals shut down in the past 2 years.

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Bill of Health

JUNE 15, 2023

Merck alleges that the price negotiation program operates as a price control because it effectively requires manufacturers to accept the maximum fair price as a condition of participation in Medicare and Medicaid. Covered entities include various federally funded clinics and hospitals that serve low-income patients.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Making HPH-CPGs a Condition of Participation (CoP) for CMS : The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could require adherence to HPH-CPGs as a condition for participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs. About Ty Greenhalgh Ty Greenhalgh is Industry Principal of Healthcare at Claroty.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 4, 2022

"As a result of reaching a tipping point on these issues, I believe 2022 will see the beginning of a Peace Corps-type effort to address burnout through a combination of industry innovation and government incentives," he said.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 23, 2025

The federal False Claims Act prohibits someone from knowingly presenting or causing a false claim for payment if the federal government will pay for that claim. These settlements involved managed care providers, physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, laboratories, and other medical facilities. While the $1.67

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 10, 2022

The good news is the federal government has waived several of these unwarranted legal barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Non-hospital pharmacies are precluded by law from dispensing methadone and are often unwilling to stock and dispense buprenorphine. Second, individuals with OUD often lack access to critical pharmacy services.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Caroline Cook, Privacy Consultant, GDH Government Consulting Services, has shared her thoughts. As a teenager, I volunteered in hospitals and nursing homes. That led to my serving as the Privacy Officer for the hospital beginning with the implementation of the Privacy Rule. I’ve worked in healthcare for over 30 years.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

million being defrauded from Medicaid, Medicare, and private health insurance programs. The payments were intended for hospitals for providing covered medical services. The arrests were related to a series of scams that spoofed hospital email accounts. million, and $6.4 million, and $6.4

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Bill of Health

MARCH 15, 2022

During the early months of the pandemic, disabled people became unemployed at disproportionate rates , likely related to substantial employment declines in certain industries, such as retail and hospitality, where disabled people are overrepresented. In July 2021, the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 20, 2025

My career spans over three decades in health information technology, health policy and public health, including roles at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and in state government. What are some of the government initiatives and reimbursements that support this approach?

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 18, 2022

Social determinants of health are major contributors to health inequity and rising healthcare costs in vulnerable populations such as Medicaid beneficiaries. That said, hospital social workers and nurse discharge planners are accustomed to having to help patients with these types of issues during an inpatient admission.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2025

The HEI Reward Factor will assess how well plans serve beneficiaries with social risk factors such as low income, disability, or dual eligibility for Medicaid. The new HEI is part of a broader effort by the federal government to use payment as a mechanism to spur action on closing health equity gaps.

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Health Populi

JULY 16, 2020

The median charge for hospitalizing a patient with COVID-19 ranged from $34,662 for people 23 to 30, and $45,683 for people between 51 and 60 years of age, according to FAIR Health’s research brief, Key Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients published July 14th, 2020. They used two ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes for this research: U07.1,

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Healthcare It News

JULY 11, 2024

Department of Health and Human Services has already required Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources APIs in all certified electronic health record systems across the provider ecosystem, which currently covers 97% of hospitals and more than 80% of ambulatory provider organizations, Tripathi noted.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The following is a guest article by Aaron Timm, EVP and Chief Commercial Officer at Vivalink In recent years, Hospital-at-Home (HaH) programs have been accepted more widely as a way of providing acute-level care to patients at home. with its introduction of the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) waiver in 2020.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 30, 2023

This change is yet another signal that the country is working to move past the pandemic, which falls in line with recent moves by the federal government to move the pandemic to a more controlled phase. Further, what should CIOs and other health IT leaders at hospitals and health systems be doing to address new telemedicine challenges?

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Kaiser Health News

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for having the highest numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable complications.

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AIHC

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Here, the court affirmed that hospitalization does not negate a persons right to bodily privacy when it noted that, It would be a strange doctrine that would decree that the sanctity of the right of privacyfully respected in a public restroom, is forfeited by the fact of falling ill and becoming hospitalized. 8] In Backus v.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 30, 2020

Signers pointed out that the authorities granted to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are restricted to the public health emergency period triggered by COVID-19. Senate HELP Committee Chair Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Meanwhile, U.S. Butterfield, D-N.C., and Glenn Thompson, R-Pa.,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 5, 2020

In March, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released new guidance regarding remote patient monitoring. The change was just one of a number of government initiatives enacted to support RPM, explained Tyler Fletcher, global head of medical, advertising and Americas consulting at GlobalData, during a HIMSS20 Digital session.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 27, 2025

Capacity Planning: AI tools help hospitals predict admission surges, ensuring adequate staffing and resources during peak demand periods. These improvements span internal and customer-facing operations at payers, care delivery organizations, and government entities such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and public hospitals.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Karen Iapoce, Vice President, Government Programs at ZeOmega Social determinants of health, such as socioeconomic status, education, and access to healthcare, have a profound effect on population health outcomes and contribute to health disparities. The following are quotes from our brilliant Healthcare IT Today Community on this topic.

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Hall Render

MARCH 12, 2025

Background of the Case Relator Rosales filed a qui tam action in June 2020 against a hospice care provider and its subsidiaries, alleging fraudulent conduct aimed at securing payments from Medicare and Medicaid. The central issue before the Fourth Circuit was whether this dismissal was warranted.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The government has signaled its support for reimbursing some telehealth services, at least in the short term. "The government can play a very positive role in telehealth by establishing clear standards and clear reimbursement guidelines," said Selesnick.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

National Nurses United and the California Nurses Association released a joint statement this past week criticizing Kaiser Permanente's aims to expand advanced hospital services into patients' homes. "The Advanced Care at Home Program does not limit the role of nurses in hospitals." WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to states about how to increase access to telehealth under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Examples of states that have used waivers under the Medicaid program to test expanded access to telehealth. WHY IT MATTERS. healthcare system."

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2020

Now, the question becomes : How many of those changes, particularly regarding temporary waivers issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will become permanent? "Currently there's parity between in-person and telehealth visits," Leary pointed out. "We anticipate a lot of discussion around that."

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 18, 2024

The Senate voted 77-18 to pass a bill Thursday that would punt a partial government shutdown, set to go into effect this weekend, back to early March. |

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Verisys

MARCH 6, 2025

All parties must adhere to both federal and state laws, including those set by governing bodies, and follow ethical standards that safeguard the well-being of patients. The primary governing bodies that set healthcare compliance standards include: The U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Located in the heart of North Philadelphia, Temple University Hospital serves one of the nation’s most economically challenged and diverse urban populations. More than 85% of the patients served by Temple are covered by government programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. ” USING FCC AWARD FUNDS.

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YouCompli

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Quality of Care and Quality of Life For decades, the OIG and other government enforcement agencies have emphasized the importance of the quality of care and quality of life for nursing facility residents. Lets review some of the highlights. The OIG expects nursing facilities to be proactive in their oversight of billing compliance.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual care programs. The majority of patients using the virtual-first clinic are females (70%), and the average age range has been 40-50.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Karen Iapoce, Vice President, Government Programs at ZeOmega The integration of digital health tools, telemedicine, and mobile health applications is greatly advancing population health management by improving access to care, enabling real-time health monitoring, and offering personalized treatment plans.

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 30, 2024

What types of healthcare facilities are required by the government to have a compliance program? In this blog, we’ll outline what types of healthcare facilities are required by the government to have a compliance program and why compliance is crucial for both healthcare organizations and the agencies that support them.

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Verisys

MARCH 6, 2025

In a high-stakes environment, like a hospital emergency room, efficiency and accuracy in staffing ensure that qualified medical professionals are available to provide immediate, high-quality care. Provider data quality is a fundamental necessity for the healthcare industry.

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