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1 Jul 2010, 4:36 pm by Deven McGraw
  Ultimately, policymakers at both the state and national level need to step up and set the baseline policies that will protect individual privacy while still allowing the data flows that are needed to improve health and health care. [read post]
2 Sep 2022, 4:33 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
LinkedIn SLP Health Care Risk Management & Operations Group, HR & Benefits Update Compliance Group, and/or Coalition for Responsible Health Care Policy. [read post]
3 Jun 2008, 1:25 pm
Clinicians will have at their fingertips all of the information needed to provide the best care; individuals will have access to this and other information that can help them engage and insert their values in the decision-making process about their health and care; and, secure and authorized access to health data will provide new ways that biomedical research and public health can improve individual health, and the health of… [read post]
10 May 2017, 3:14 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Healthcare providers, health plans, healthcare clearinghouses and their business associates (Covered Entities) can’t disclose the name or other protected health care information about a patient in press releases or other announcements without prior authorization from the patient. [read post]
17 Sep 2009, 8:47 am
  Citing the current debate about health care reform, Senator Leahy stated that “[w]hile we are debating these solutions, we should not lose sight of the fact that the health insurance industry currently does not have to play by the same, good-competition rules as other industries. [read post]
5 Sep 2012, 3:24 am by David S. Dessen, Esq.
Specifically, the Court held that the Secretary of HHS was authorized to employ statistical sampling and extrapolation as set forth in Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA, now known as CMS) Ruling 86-1 since the Medicare Act did not prohibit statistical sampling and such a procedure was consistent with the Secretary’s duty to prevent overpayments. [read post]
16 Apr 2009, 5:31 am
These managed care practices endanger the health of patients and threaten to undermine the emergency care system by failing to financially support America's health care safety. [read post]
21 May 2014, 10:31 am by SJM
The Court had regard to the wide margin of appreciation afforded to the State when prescribing health and care services and when allocating scarce resources to meet competing priorities within the community. [read post]
26 Jun 2018, 7:28 am by Michael Cook
  Services must be performed by individuals licensed by the state to provide personal care services, or in a manner that is otherwise consistent with state requirements.[2]Thus, it is clear that MA plans will now be authorized to cover personal care services in the home beginning in January 2019, if they so choose. [read post]
1 Apr 2023, 3:00 am by Sami Azhari
Specifically, this section protects employees of entities that receive CARES Act funds who report a violation of any federal law, rule, or regulation related to the use of those funds, or who report gross mismanagement, gross waste of covered funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety related to the use of covered funds. [read post]
16 Jan 2024, 12:18 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A continuous learner, prolific author, and popular public speaker, Cindy also has authored hundreds of highly regarded publications on employee benefits and other workforce, health care, managed care, privacy and data security, technology, and other related compliance, risk management, and public policy concerns. [read post]
The New York Times offers another window into concerns about pre-dispute binding arbitration provisions that are routinely found in nursing home agreements. [read post]
Data Outside of HIPAA The third category of proposals centers around data generated outside of the health care setting that still has implications on individual health and privacy, such as geolocation data, internet searches, financial data, and biometric data. [read post]
4 Jun 2009, 7:55 am
” Though it’s pretty vague, this could mean greater rationing of care through mechanisms such as pre-authorization requirements for diagnostic testing. [read post]
17 Nov 2021, 2:44 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
LinkedIn SLP Health Care Risk Management & Operations Group, HR & Benefits Update Compliance Group, and/or Coalition for Responsible Health Care Policy. [read post]
6 May 2009, 12:47 am
Welcome to the 4th edition of Palliative Care Grand Rounds. [read post]
4 Nov 2023, 9:07 pm by Cari Rincker
It designates a person who is authorized to make medical and personal care decisions for you if and when you are unable to make those decisions. [read post]
  HHS reasoned:  when a regulated entity collects the individuals’ IIHI through its website or mobile app, the information connects the individual to the regulated entity (i.e., it is indicative that the individual has received or will receive health care services or benefits from the covered entity), and thus relates to the individual’s past, present or future health care or payment for care. [read post]
22 Jan 2016, 2:30 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, J.D., Ph.D.
If the health care facility does not have a medical ethics committee, the facility shall refer the physician to a party that can provide consultation and recommendations. [read post]