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Severe Wound Care Is Shifting to Post-Acute Care

Relias

According to a 2021 report from the United States Government Accountability Office, Medicare spending on stays for severe wound care declined about 2% from $2.06 billion in fiscal year 2018. The decrease in per stay spending was likely driven, in part, by a change in where beneficiaries received care,” stated the report.

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New HIPAA Regulations in 2022-2023

The HIPAA Journal

The purpose of the HIPAA Safe Harbor Bill was to encourage healthcare organizations to adopt recognized cybersecurity practices to improve their defenses against cyberattacks. The bill also requires the HHS to decrease the length and extent of any audits in response to those breaches if industry security best practices have been implemented.

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