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The Institutionalization Missing Data Problem

Bill of Health

One of the most important lessons from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic needs to be about health surveillance of marginalized health populations — indeed, “who counts depends on who is counted.”. with IDD are more likely to be diagnosed with and die from the virus, especially when residing in congregate group homes.

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OIG Enhances Focus on Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents

Med-Net Compliance

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has announced that they will be enhancing their focus on potentially preventable hospitalizations of Medicare-eligible skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents. and 42 CFR § 483.25).

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The Biggest Threat to Our Health Isn’t the Next Pandemic or Cancer…It’s Climate Change

Health Populi

and the issue of pandemic preparedness for the next “Disease X” became part of global public health planning. But the biggest health threat to human life is climate change, according to a new report from the World Health Organization titled The Health Argument for Climate Action.

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Health Care Providers Must Wait for RAC Appeal Hearings While Medicare Beneficiaries Receive Top Priority

The Health Law Firm

Health care providers were told they would not be able to submit any new appeals until the existing backlog clears, which could take two or more years. Indest III, J.D., Indest III, J.D.,

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Resident Burned after Smoking Cigarette While Connected to Oxygen

Med-Net Compliance

A nursing and rehab center in North Carolina is being investigated by the State Agency after a resident accidently set herself on fire in her room. The local police department reported that a woman at the nursing home was connected to an oxygen tank and tried to smoke a cigarette, causing a burst of flames that badly burned her.

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Tools, Technology Already Exist for HIEs to Succeed

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Sonia Chambers, Executive Director at West Virginia Health Information Network. Infrastructure is available nationally for states to leverage and customize locally for their unique Health Information Exchange needs. Some ready-made CSS tools that states will find useful include: .

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OCR Announces Resolutions to Eleven HIPAA Violations 

Med-Net Compliance

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the resolution of eleven investigations in its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Right of Access Initiative, bringing the total number of these enforcement actions to thirty-eight since the initiative began.

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