The American Hospital Association (AHA) has urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to finalize its proposed “commonsense” amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to support reproductive…
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There are new cybersecurity tools for protecting patient safety that every healthcare organization should know about. In this video, two leaders in the field discuss two recent initiatives: The Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study, co-led…
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By Sarai Rodriguez
May 12, 2023 – In a case that shines a spotlight on patient discrimination, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reached a settlement…
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The U.S. DEA and HHS have extended telemedicine flexibilities for controlled medication prescriptions, initially granted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The extension, lasting six months until November 2023, allows virtual prescribing and promises a grace…
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This past week, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it would temporarily extend telemedicine flexibilities for the prescription of certain controlled medications granted under the COVID-19 Public…
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The COVID-19 public health emergency officially ends on Thursday, May 11, and with it comes an array of policy and procedural changes nationwide. How should health IT leaders be thinking about the end of…
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By Mark Melchionna
May 09, 2023 – Earlier this month, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced errors in Medicare reimbursement for some psychotherapy services, including those provided…
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Medicare improperly paid $580 million for psychotherapy care in the first year of the pandemic, including $348 million for telehealth services, according to an audit by the Department of Health and Human Services Office…
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During the first year of the COVID-19 public health emergency, Medicare improperly paid for $580 million of psychotherapy care, including $348 million of telehealth services, according to an audit by the Department of Health…
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By Sarai Rodriguez
May 04, 2023 – A coalition of 24 states united to appeal a Texas judge’s ruling that could essentially withhold medication abortion pills nationwide and jeopardize reproductive care access under the Title X family planning…
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