Healthcare It News

JUNE 23, 2023

In today’s hypercompetitive market, where retail disruptors such as CVS Health and Walmart Health are leveraging strong consumer-centric business models, substandard patient and member experience will cost payers and providers in reduced revenue and diminished market share. More than 330,000 U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

But using these technologies has also brought regulatory and privacy challenges and has consequences on the global healthcare systems and citizens. But using these technologies has also brought regulatory and privacy challenges and has consequences on the global healthcare systems and citizens. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

" CMH, which serves more than 400,000 people in the state, saw a significant decline in in-office visit numbers, said Martel, as well as a drop in the number of those seeking care through the emergency department and hospital admissions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2023

PrimaryOne Health is a federally qualified health center located in Central Ohio and is one of the largest FQHCs in the state. PrimaryOne Health provides comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services in accordance with the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

An expert panel will gather during the first day of the event to discuss how digital health can be improved via cross-border collaborations. Speakers will also be touching upon cross-border health policy implementation, and the challenges and facilitators that have contributed to successful collaboration between territories.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Virtua Health is a nonprofit community health system with five hospitals, seven urgent care centers and 280-plus locations across South New Jersey and Philadelphia. achieved within days of the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic," said Dr. Tarun Kapoor, the health system's chief digital transformation officer.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The following is a guest article by Bill Young, Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at SYSTRAN Keeping patient data confidential and secure remains a major healthcare challenge today, more than 25 years after the introduction of the 1996 Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act or HIPAA.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 7, 2024

For example, these tools enable right-time, omnichannel notifications that make it simple for patients to pay their bills and send balance reminders to improve the collection of healthcare payments, increase medical practice revenue and improve AR for hospitals and health systems. The following are their answers.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 19, 2023

John Showalter, MD, Chief Product Officer at Linus Health The FDA’s recent accelerated approval of Leqembi was welcome news across the Alzheimer’s community. It is expected to be more than six times the size of the public health campaign for COVID-19. billion marketing the medication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services' final rules regarding the Physician Self-Referral Law (also known as the Stark Law) and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute. The American Telemedicine Association this week issued a statement in response to the U.S. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

An ongoing lawsuit between two health IT companies raises questions that call for more discussion. has led independent observers to predict a shake-up in health care and the potential for future lawsuits. Department of Health & Human Services should be applied. PointClickCare Technologies, Inc. )

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Med-Net Compliance

JUNE 22, 2022

Investigation of the case was conducted by the US Department of Veterans Affairs-Office of Inspector General (VA-OIG), VA Police Detroit and the Medicare Fraud Strike Force (MFSF) partners, a partnership among the Criminal Division, US Attorney’s Offices, and US Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 10, 2023

Julian Flannery is founder and CEO of telehealth technology and services company Summus Global, which focuses on specialty care. For patients, having unanswered questions, receiving a new diagnosis or managing an existing chronic condition presents real challenges that induce stress, confusion and real risk to health and financial wellbeing.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 12, 2024

Federal guidelines like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) outline the responsibility of healthcare providers when it comes to creating, analyzing, and distributing Protected Health Information (PHI). In some cases, social engineering can be used as an avenue for ransomware and malware attacks.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 1, 2023

Virtual care technologies and artificial intelligence are helping health systems and healthcare retailers to improve care delivery. Amazon Clinic virtual care visits are now available in all 50 states The ability to access more immediate care via telehealth, including prescription refills, is now possible in every U.S.

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The Digital Health Corner

JULY 17, 2017

Perhaps the best definition of patient safety is that of the World Health Organization. Simply put, it is “…the prevention of errors and adverse effects to patients associated with health care.” Digital tools now present opportunities for unprecedented improvements in patient safety. Improving health literacy.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 20, 2023

Lee Barrett, Commission Executive Director of DirectTrust Not many of us remember a time when there weren’t interstates widely available to help us get to where we need to go. Winding roads and sleepy towns can be nostalgic, but they’re not great time savers when time is of the essence. interstate system. Today, that figure is 1.46

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services once again (for the ninth time) extended the public health emergency this past month , stretching it beyond mid-July. But sooner or later, that provision of the Public Health Service Act will draw to a close. We spoke recently with Allison M.

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 13, 2022

Both defendants also admitted that Defendant 1 stole at least 20 CDC Vaccination Record Cards in March of 2021, that he sent his brother, Defendant 2, some of the stolen vaccination record cards, and that they agreed to use them and sell them to others for $50. Update your policies as needed.

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Med-Net Compliance

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) produced a new video on recognized security practices for organizations covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 18, 2024

Prior authorization is a hot topic for health systems, providers, and legislators. It’s here where AI can have an immediate impact, be trained on a health system’s own data, and be course-corrected to ensure highly accurate outcomes. It’s costly, inefficient, and responsible for patient care delays.

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A federal jury convicted a licensed Illinois psychologist of defrauding Medicare over the course of several years by causing the submission of fraudulent claims for psychotherapy services he never provided. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the US Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

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AIHC

AUGUST 8, 2023

Although the Cobra Effect and Perverse Incentives terms are loosely used together; they actually are different. Also, because physicians are paid for doing things, they are being incentivized to provide services patients might not need. You present later that morning and at least some of the wording irritates the audience.

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Med-Net Compliance

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

On November 3, 2022, the OIG released the results of a recent inspection of a nursing home by the Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General Audit and Inspections Division (OIG Inspections).

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Healthcare Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

On December 5, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (“ HHS ”), Office of Inspector General (“ OIG ”), released their Semiannual Report to Congress for the period beginning on April 1, 2022, and ending on September 30, 2022 (the “ Semiannual Report ”). [1]. million $1.19 billion Questioned Costs $1.17

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

How to use the SBAR Framework. The same tool nurses use to communicate about health emergencies – can help you secure investment in your compliance department. . While its primary use is in clinical cases, healthcare professionals across the organization are finding it useful for communicating with clinical leaders.

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 26, 2022

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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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 30, 2024

Layering AI on top of CCTA can enable health systems to use cath labs for intervention – rather than diagnostics – which could dramatically reduce a backlog of procedures, optimize resources, and streamline efficiency in cardiac care. healthcare industry.

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for overseeing and administering various healthcare programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This is just the beginning.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 17, 2020

In a hearing this week, members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions asked how many of those changes should be made permanent – and how to make sure the most vulnerable won't get left behind. At UVA, she said, "we saw a greater than 9,000% increase in the use of telehealth. Tina Smith, D-Minn.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2024

In short, revenue integrity simply means ensuring providers are paid appropriately for all services provided and in an efficient and compliant manner to prevent revenue leakage and compliance risk. That’s easier said than done. The Changing Landscape for Revenue Integrity How has revenue integrity changed over the years?

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Med-Net Compliance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

million scheme to defraud Medicare by billing for services under another doctor’s name after Medicare revoked his privileges to participate in the program. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, the podiatrist was revoked from participating in the Medicare program in January 2015.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 13, 2024

In short, revenue integrity simply means ensuring providers are paid appropriately for all services provided and in an efficient and compliant manner to prevent revenue leakage and compliance risk. Tanya Sanderson, RN, BSN, MBA, MHA, CLNC, CHFP, Sr. That’s easier said than done.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

While it is currently unclear what types of data were stolen in the attack, UnitedHealth Group said personally identifiable health information, eligibility and claims information, and financial information are likely to have been compromised. United Health Group has also confirmed that it has paid out more than $3.3 40% of the $3.3

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 27, 2024

Why is true inpatient coding automation the “holy grail” – as Kerry Gillespie, a former CFO at Intermountain Health and now an executive consultant at Warbird Consulting Partners, said to me at a Healthcare Financial Management Association roundtable last year? But recent developments have upended what’s possible.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

On Thursday, March 16, the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued OIG Advisory Opinion (“AO”) No. Section 1128A(a)(5) of the Act), the Proposed Arrangement nevertheless presented a minimal risk of fraud and abuse under the law on the facts presented.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. With support for multi-cloud deployments, telemedicine and personalized health, patient and clinician devices, and IoT devices deployed in the home, perimeter security will no longer be enough. to build out their cybersecurity program.

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