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AHA says OCR's online tracking tool rules need to go

Healthcare It News

In a letter to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, the American Hospital Association said the U.S. The association said the rule has resulted in consequences that contravene OCR's efforts to encourage hospitals to share non-private healthcare information with the public.

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HHS & DOJ FY 2022 Enforcement Targeted Fraud in COVID-19, Telemedicine, Opioid and Prescription Drugs, and Substance Use Treatment Centers, Among Other Initiatives

Sheppard Health Law

HCFAC uses advanced data analytics to monitor and target high-risk public and private healthcare programs, providers, and trends to identify HHS’s most significant risk areas and to better target fraud, abuse, and waste. During fiscal year 2022 (FY 2022), over $1.7 billion was returned through HCFAC’s enforcement actions.

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Singapore Consults on Groundbreaking Health Information Bill

Triage Health Law

Mandatory participation by all licensed healthcare providers in the National Electronic Health Records (NEHR) First and foremost, the Bill will mandate participation by private healthcare providers in a centralized database of patient health records, known as the NEHR. This includes: Patient Demographics (e.g.,

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Why Family Caregivers Need Help from the Healthcare Establishment

HIT Consultant

Google doesn’t take you to a hospital website. At hospital discharge, a written discharge summary with instructions for what the patient needs to remain stable at home is provided. There continues to be overwhelming and seemingly never-ending competition for resources, posing serious challenges to our healthcare infrastructure.

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The Growth of Patient-Centered Care with Shanil Ebrahim | E. 110

Vie Healthcare

And to me, first and foremost, it starts with leadership commitments, whether your ministers or C-suite execs at hospitals to re-envision what healthcare should look like from a patient’s perspective. So that’s kind of giving you a contrast between those public health systems and the private healthcare systems, right?

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Brazilian Health Insurance Company Sami Secures $18M

HIT Consultant

“Brazil is the third largest private healthcare market in the world, behind only the United States and China, and we believe Sami has the best technology and product to disrupt this sector, especially at a time when the incumbents are suffering greatly,” Santiso points out.