Minority patients more likely to get unnecessary healthcare services … Religious leaders urge Senators to preserve Medicaid funding in new health bill … FDA makes first-of-its-kind request...
Medical records firm sues HHS over HIPAA document fees
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 11, 2018
A technology company that helps healthcare providers complete medical records requests is suing the Department of Health and Human Services over “irrational, arbitrary” HIPAA limits that cap...
Digital workplace platform launches self-service module
Mar 22, 2017
WorkJam, a digital workplace platform for hourly workers, has launched AI-Enabled Employee Self-Service module.
RACs recoil against bills
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2013
Independent Medicare auditors are criticizing two measures that would put stricter controls on Recovery Audit Contractors.
Leavitt announces new electronic health records advisory board
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Haymarket Media
Jun 07, 2005
A new advisory board will guide the nation’s health providers in their efforts to adopt a healthcare information technology system, Michael Leavitt, secretary of the Department of Health and Human...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Nov. 7
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 07, 2018
Court weighs death records request from Rehab Center at Hollywood Hills, citing 12 Irma deaths last year … Nursing home wins legal battle with former employee over wrongful termination … Sitting is...
Survey reveals importance of electronic referrals
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 31, 2019
Electronic referrals are a high priority with 70% of home health and hospice organizations reporting an increase in requests for referral data to be sent electronically over the past one to two years,...
Relatives of nursing home residents still challenging 2-year-old restraining order
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 16, 2004
Two years ago, the Christian Community Home of Hudson (WI) requested a temporary restraining order against nursing home visitors, charging them with harassment after they criticized the care their relatives...
Long-term care leaders support passage of budget deal
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 12, 2013
Prominent long-term care provider associations registered support for a bipartisan budget deal being considered by Congress this week, despite the fact that it would extend a period of reduced Medicare...
House subcommittee investigating CMS, nursing homes’ COVID-19 responses
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 17, 2020
The federal government and five of the largest nursing home operators are being targeted by a House panel in a newly launched investigation into the handling of the coronavirus crisis.