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1 Jul 2019, 11:48 am by opedit
State representative Kelly Hancock, authored legislation that provides a mediation process for consumers to dispute medical debt that is due to balance billing practices. [read post]
22 Jan 2019, 9:00 am by Staff
Due diligence is required before any medical practitioner buys a medical practice that provides mental health or substance abuse services. [read post]
19 Oct 2020, 5:00 pm by Shea Denning
The face-covering requirement does not apply to persons who: cannot wear a face covering for health or safety reasons, are actively eating or drinking, are communicating with someone who is hearing-impaired in a way that requires the mouth to be visible, are temporarily removing their face covering to secure medical services or for identification purposes, who are complying with a directive from law enforcement, or are under five years old. [read post]
29 Sep 2017, 5:17 am by CheshireParker
As the government’s response to the opioid epidemic continues to make national headlines, law enforcement authorities in North Carolina are taking aggressive action to combat the over-prescription and diversion of opioid medications within the state’s borders. [read post]
8 Aug 2022, 12:03 pm by The Petrie-Flom Center Staff
On August 4, 2022, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra declared monkeypox a national public health emergency(PHE). [read post]
27 Mar 2020, 9:07 am by Steven Boutwell
The expansion of telehealth benefits under Medicare is being made by CMS on a temporary and emergency basis under the 1135 waiver authority. [read post]
11 Nov 2014, 12:24 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is reminding health care providers, health plans, health care clearinghouses (Covered Entities) and their business associates that the privacy rules of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) requiring Covered Entities and their business associates to limit the use, access and disclosure of patient’s protected health information (PHI) continue to apply during emergency… [read post]
15 Jun 2016, 5:50 am by Jeremy Alexander and Nancy Halstead
  Because the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and implementing regulations restrict the patient-identifiable health information that “covered entities,” like Orlando Regional Medical Center, are permitted to disclose without proper patient authorization or consent. [read post]
31 Dec 2012, 8:19 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Adopted Rule Reviews The Texas Medical Board adopted the review of Chapter 197, Emergency Medical Service, §§197.1 – 197.6, pursuant to the Texas Government Code, §2001.039. [read post]
20 Oct 2020, 7:55 am by Patricia Hughes
The University of Windsor Faculty of Law Centre for Cities has recently released its report about municipal states of emergency, States of Emergency (“the Report”), co-authored by Dr. [read post]
7 Jan 2021, 10:54 am by anne
Pharmacists were able to submit claims for payment that failed to comply with the prior authorization requirement by using an “Emergency Override Code. [read post]
10 Mar 2009, 11:30 pm
Steven Lash, President and CEO of Satori World Medical, spoke with HealthBlawg last week about Satori's take on medical tourism, including its method of sharing cost savings with consumers who use Satori's services through employer-sponsored health plans.The audio file of my interview with Steven Lash (about 20 minutes long) is available for download/podcast. [read post]
18 Feb 2019, 12:59 pm by Jeff Wurzburg (US)
  CMMI believes that this model “will allow the beneficiaries to access the most appropriate emergency services at the right time and place” and will “encourage local governments, their designees, or other entities that operate or have authority over one or more 911 dispatches to promote successful model implementation by establishing a new medical triage line for low-acuity 911 calls. [read post]
25 Mar 2020, 3:41 pm by admin
For example, the following Medicaid Authorizations can be requested: Suspend Medicaid fee-for-service prior authorization requirements. [read post]
26 Apr 2021, 3:47 pm by sushmitha.p@thomsonreuters.com
  Allegedly the plaintiffs received medical services at a medical center in New Mexico and were charged unreasonable and excessive fees. [read post]
26 Apr 2021, 3:47 pm by sushmitha.p@thomsonreuters.com
  Allegedly the plaintiffs received medical services at a medical center in New Mexico and were charged unreasonable and excessive fees. [read post]