Healthcare Law Insights blog

AUGUST 15, 2023

Large managed care plans have been squarely in DOJ’s crosshairs for years, but a late July 2023 Justice Department settlement agreement with one regional healthcare provider’s Medicare Advantage Plan offers a glimpse into an issue health systems and providers with their own managed care plans need to track.

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Care Plan Insurance Medication 52

Minority Nurse

MARCH 22, 2023

I wanted to uncover the world of medicine and was given the great opportunity to travel as a Locum Tenens Nurse Practitioner from 2016 to 2018. As nurses, we see first-hand, time and again, that providing “equal” care to patients is not enough. Every day I see the impact of individualized, patient-centered care.

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Care Plan Follow-Up Communication Hospital 98

Arkenea

MARCH 5, 2025

A statistic from a 2018 Harris Poll on behalf of Stanford Medicine survey revealed that more than half (59%) of the primary care providers believed their EHR system needed a major overhaul. Therefore, planning the customization process carefully and implementing necessary safeguards to protect data integrity is crucial.

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Tests Patient Care HIPAA Patient Records 52

The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

OCR issued a request for information in December 2018 asking HIPAA-covered entities for feedback on aspects of HIPAA Rules that were overly burdensome or obstruct the provision of healthcare, and areas where HIPAA updates could be made to improve care coordination and data sharing. Recent Changes to HIPAA Enforcement.

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Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2019

At this point, then, Holt moved the question to health care, addressing the group in a “raise your hand” question: “Who would abolish private insurance for a government run health care plan?” Gillibrand chimed in, discussing her “transition plan” to achieve Medicare for All. .

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Huddles/Rounds Insurance Hospital Patient Satisfaction 74