Medisys Compliance

MARCH 19, 2024

Additional Billing Considerations In addition to mastering the core billing codes, providers must also navigate supplementary elements integral to accurate billing: Place of Service (POS) Codes: Indicating the treatment setting (e.g., office, hospital outpatient), POS codes play a pivotal role in determining reimbursement rates.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 12, 2023

Some definitions imply care is continuous within the same healthcare organization (or Organized Health Care Arrangement), while others extend the definition to multiple healthcare settings. An example of this is a patient’s journey from a physician’s office to a hospital, then to a care home, then to a home health service.

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Hall Render

JUNE 20, 2024

Desert Tox is a provider of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration-certified laboratory testing services. The acquisition solidifies Premier Biotech as a full-service provider of oral- and urine-based toxicology testing services.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Hall Render is proud to introduce the Black Health Care Executive Spotlight , a monthly series celebrating the achievements and contributions of Black leaders in the health care industry. This installment of Hall Renders Black Health Care Executive Spotligh t series features Willie Payton Jr. Willie Payton Jr.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Over the past several years, CMS engaged in efforts with the American Medical Association (“AMA”) and other interested parties to update coding and payment for evaluation and management (“E/M”) visits, with the goal of reducing administrative burden.

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YouCompli

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Also useful is the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) website, which offers an abundance of free information and tools. SAMHSA even has an evidence-based practices resource center that compliance professionals can share with providers to help develop patient best practices.

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Health Law Advisor

MARCH 7, 2023

a cross-coverage situation), or where a practitioner is engaged in the “practice of telemedicine,” e.g. because the patient was physically located in a DEA-registered hospital, clinic, or physician’s office. 21 U.S.C. § 21 U.S.C. § 802(17).

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 2, 2022

No matter the actual number of service hours, as illustrated above and below,” the Justice Department wrote, “existing staffing appears inadequate to ensure timely access to various types of care.” Wellpath’s inconsistent and harmful medication practices: Wellpath facilities have also been accused of medication mismanagement.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 19, 2021

One group that doesn’t fit the stereotypical substance abuse profile is health care workers, about 10% of whom are abusing drugs, according to figures from both the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the American Nurses Association (ANA). At work, of course.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

In addition, the Act establishes a new section of the Social Security Act to extend Acute Hospital Care At Home waivers and flexibilities, and appropriates $5 million for the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to publish a report on the Acute Hospital Care At Home Initiative by 2024. [8]

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In 2018, HHS released an update of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's regulation to block the sharing of drug abuse treatment information for billing and payments, despite care coordination benefits cited by hospitals and providers that commented on the rulemaking.

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C&M Health Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

Starting in 2023, the Administration will promulgate regulations to implement the Act’s provisions and to issue reports to Congress as required by statute, including on telehealth utilization, the Acute Hospital Care At Home program, pandemic preparedness efforts, and clinical trials reform, among others.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

In November 2022, OCR and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which sees both Part 2 and HIPAA changes to better align these regulations. Proposed Part 2 and HIPAA Changes in 2023.

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Hall Render

APRIL 18, 2025

The preliminary injunction bars the federal government from conditioning, withholding or terminating federal funding on the basis that a hospital or other entity provides gender-affirming care to minors.

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Hall Render

MARCH 13, 2025

The preliminary injunction bars the federal government from withholding funding on the basis that a hospital or other entity provides gender-affirming care to minors. Washington v. Trump , 2:25-cv-00127 (W.D. On February 7, 2025, the states of Washington, Minnesota and Oregon brought a claim in the U.S.

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