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JANUARY 17, 2025

NATIONAL 340B contractor boosts profits while driving up patient costs: Report A vital hospital revenue stream under threat Aetna suit against private-equity radiologists tests No Surprises Act Americans want action on consolidation, private equity in healthcare, federal report finds Anti-Kickback Statute grows in scope: 5 things to know AWS and General (..)

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

for low readmissions after heart bypass Kentucky nurse pleads guilty in connection with nursing home case Norton Heart & Vascular implants Louisvilles first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker Norton West Louisville Hospital sees more than 2,500 patients in first month Signature HealthCARE Appoints Tim Lehner as New COO St.

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APRIL 1, 2022

OCR Announces Four HIPAA Enforcement Actions. Nursing Home Operating Expenses Could Balloon by $500K With Staffing Minimums in Place. Parkinson warns of new ‘enormous’ business problem for nursing homes; highlights staffing-minimum alternative. Illinois Health System to Offer Hospital-at-Home Care.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

House report attacks, nursing homes fight back over allegations of deficient staffing, care and safe practices as pandemic hit. Senators Seek HHS Update to HIPAA, FBI Warns About Legacy Devices. Bank tells judge that Iowa nursing home residents are in a ‘precarious position’. Alabama hospital CEO resigns.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

manufacturing plant Riley Hospital for Children turns 100 years old Riley ranked among ‘Best Children’s Hospitals’ HealthLinc to take over two northwest Indiana pediatric offices Franciscan Health ER awarded accreditation IOWA More than 50 Iowa nursing homes have agreed to repay taxpayers $13.9

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Louis nursing home lost major Medicaid cash infusion Crisis at north St. Louis nursing home: Residents displaced, staff left in the dark Employees without pay, residents displaced after largest St. health care spending hits $4.5 Accused Of Filing False Claims Settles For $14.7M

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JUNE 30, 2023

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

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 31, 2020

The new product is billed as EHR-agnostic, secure and HIPAA-compliant and can be set up by downloading an app. Telemedicine is taking center stage during the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, where healthcare at a distance is profoundly needed. TalkWithYourDoc.com was developed by CPSI’s subsidiary Get Real Health. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 8, 2020

Acute care telemedicine technology and services vendor SOC Telemed and clinical practice management company SCP Health have announced a partnership to deliver scalable, flexible emergency and hospital medicine services via telemedicine. WHY IT MATTERS. SCP Health operates in 33 states and more than 400 facilities. ON THE RECORD.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

million recovered for Kent County Memorial Hospital workers denied overtime Connecticut ASC postpones surgeries after car damages building Connecticut judge nixes appeal for new ASC Connecticut psychiatrist settles fraud allegations CT OHS fines Johnson Memorial Hospital $153.5K

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 7, 2020

Hopdoc, a telemedicine technology and services startup backed by software developer DevDigital, is giving away a telemedicine platform to doctors for free to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Hopdoc’s secure telemedicine system is accessible on any device with a browser: phone, tablet or computer. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 20, 2020

As healthcare professionals look to telehealth solutions to halt the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Braidio announced the release of the telemedicine platform MyHealth Concierge, which runs over the network and cloud infrastructure of AT&T. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD. Email the writer: nathaneddy@gmail.com. Twitter: @dropdeaded209.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 16, 2020

To help fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the HHS Office for Civil Rights announced that during the coronavirus pandemic it would use discretion when enforcing HIPAA compliance for telehealth communications tools. Healthcare IT News has compiled a listing of telemedicine vendors in the age of COVID-19, a resource for health IT leaders.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2020

The application gives clinicians multiple options to consult over a secure, HIPAA-compliant connection to patients or other clinicians. The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus has created a red-alert need for healthcare at a distance, including telemedicine services and applications like the one developed at Caregility. ON THE RECORD.

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MARCH 17, 2023

NATIONAL AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology AHA pushes back on new 340B alliance Biden’s $6.8T Lawmakers are now mulling limits. Francis Hospital-Interquest Progresses In Colorado Colorado’s wealthiest hospitals favored in $1.2 and Del.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

settlement over data breaches that violated HIPAA: HHS Madera hospital CEO offered job, $150K check. million in federal funding Dignity Health – Memorial Hospital awarded Primary Heart Attack Center Certification Kaiser trash inspections end in $49M settlement L.A. Care must pay $1.3M Was it meant to ‘improperly influence’ her?

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

nurse charged with stealing pain medications Mayo Clinic workers say they have terrible health insurance Mayo Clinic will mentor these 9 AI startups MISSISSIPPI Baptist Health to merge with Meridian-based Anderson Mississippi is one of the worst states for health care, new study says.

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Health Law RX

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Long Term Care facilities, including nursing homes. The vaccination requirements do not apply to staff at covered facilities who exclusively provide telehealth or telemedicine services outside of the facility setting and who do not have any direct contact with residents and other staff.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Dunleavy proposes extending Medicaid coverage for new mothers ARIZONA Banner Health pays $1.25M penalty over HIPAA failures from 2016 breach Arizona nursing school at risk of losing accreditation St. billion since pandemic U.S. billion since pandemic U.S. Blue Shield of California is counting on it.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Mercy’s new freestanding Marion ER to hold ribbon-cutting, open house Private-equity firm buys one of Iowa’s largest nursing home chains in $85 million deal University of Iowa Health Care Ribbon-Cutting UnityPoint Health – St. Vincent’s acquisition on Nov.

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JUNE 16, 2023

s Mary’s Center makes cuts under new leadership in ‘reset’ to strengthen care, operations George Washington University Hospital nurses schedule vote on union Mayor Muriel Bowser taps San Francisco health equity official Ayanna Bennett as next D.C. Baltimore, and Northern Virginia DELAWARE Bayhealth adds northern Del.

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MARCH 22, 2024

To qualify, facilities must close their beds Amazon’s physician acquisition strategy As Many Hospitals Continue to Face Significant Financial Challenges, MedPAC Recommends Highest Ever Medicare Payment Update Change competitors step in but breaking up may be hard to do CMS to launch new primary care ACO program Congress unveils $1.2T

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APRIL 21, 2023

into cutting opioids in hospitals ISU and University of Utah partnership aims to combat Idaho’s mental health crisis Presbyterian-UnityPoint merger moves forward St. Mississippi Dept.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

million grant to tackle physician shortage CBRE: Folsom sale shows resilience of medical office building values Cedars-Sinai COO reflects on healthcare tech failures Dignity California hospital CEO retires How safe is your hospital? case of emerging mpox strain; risk to public ‘very low’ California medical office building sells for $14.4M

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