ACMA Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This process can include patient demographics, charts, labs, and any clinical documentation that will aid in proving the necessity of the medication or service. This can include verifying information with the pharmacy and obtaining all required documentation from the patient’s health record, as mentioned above.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The good news for administrators is that they are permitted to submit affidavits or other documents from outside the administrative record that show that the conflict of interest played no role in the decision-making. A documented history of arbitrary claims denials by the administrator. 3d–, 2023 WL 3303865 (W.D. May 8, 2023).

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Mobius MD

AUGUST 8, 2024

Despite the many headaches caused by a growing clinical documentation burden, it’s great to know that the best EHR systems are improving. This list of the top 3 EHRs follows rankings from the Best in KLAS Software and Services Report. Finally, Epic’s prestigious reputation gives it a leg up in the industry.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

On July 31, 2023, the California Office of Health Care Affordability (“OHCA”) released draft regulations concerning pre-transaction review of so-called “Material Change Transactions” as part of its legislative mandate to review transactions which could have potential impacts on the costs of health care in the State of California.

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Relias

APRIL 27, 2023

To keep up with all of it, your staff needs constant training. Better retention As many as 58% of medical practices said that staffing is their biggest challenge for 2023, according to an MGMA Stat poll. It’s hard even for experts to keep up. But efficient follow-up is equally important,” said Hayes.

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Practice Index

MARCH 31, 2024

With several documents related to the contract being released on Thursday (28th April) afternoon, we've taken a look at the contract updates to give you a head start on the requirements of the contract so you're up and running quickly. CHOL002 is replaced by CHOL004 with wording as follows: CHOL004. mmol/L or lower.

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Arkenea

JULY 12, 2024

Key Statistics: As per the 2023 survey published by the CDC , the number of people younger than age 65 uninsured was 24.7 percent of the adults between the age group 18–64 were uninsured, as per the 2023 survey. percent of children younger than age 18 were uninsured, as per the 2023 survey. This takes up precious time.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JUNE 30, 2023

On June 23, 2023 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a draft guidance document with foundational considerations for researchers that are developing psychedelic drugs for the treatment of medical conditions. The following provides a review of each section of the draft guidance.

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Valant

JANUARY 25, 2024

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) released updates for 2024 related to behavioral health, which went into effect October 1, 2023. The following changes will affect mental health coding: hepatolenticular degeneration (formerly E83.0, now E83.01) Parkinson’s disease (formerly G20, now G20.-)

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Accepted Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The individuals who agree to write your letters of recommendation (LORs) are doing you a favor, so the least you can do is make their job easier by following proper LOR etiquette. If you ask for their recommendation too close to the deadline, you might end up without one. Do not give them an incomplete package of materials.

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Myndshft Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Unfortunately, The Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care as Required by Doctors Act of 2023, AKA the Gold Card Act, would only apply to services and medical devices. Additional labor hours are often needed to complete paperwork, follow up with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), and maintain records. Legislative efforts like H.R.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Will they be happy to wake up every weekday morning and go to work? The 2023 Medscape survey found that plastic surgery is now the happiest specialty, with 71% of physicians reporting they are “very happy” or “happy” outside of work. The following answers were quoted in the survey results 6 : “I do absolutely no charting at home.” “I

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Shelise Valentine is an important nursing leader , and we’re pleased to profile her as part of the Champions of Nursing Diversity Series 2023. In this role, I was half of the MD/RN dyad, working with the Medical Director of OB, and I provided the following: Real-time support for nurses and physicians on L&D.

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The Healthcare Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

Below is a photo of a mobile Live Facial Recognition project outside a Soccer Match in London November 2023: Photo, Matthew Holt) Machine learning and AI have allowed FRT to soon displace voice recognition, iris scanning, and fingerprinting. Part of this goes back to Covid – and not just the Wuhan experiments.

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Relias

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This free resource is accessible online and can play an essential part in your internal compliance program in 2023, a year of increased oversight by CMS. The report is available for the following facilities: Skilled nursing facilities. This information is critical for targeted training for staff who need to skill up in this area.

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Practice Index

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

I know this has come up a bit in the Practice Index forum lately and I spoke to Robyn Clark, a Managing Partner, about it before today’s session. This gives you time to read over how they think they’re doing, and any other issues that they’re likely to bring up in the meeting, giving you time to prepare a response.

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Relias

MARCH 17, 2023

For 2023, its list of patient safety goals for hospitals includes the following: Identify patients correctly. Everyone who enters a healthcare setting should protect themselves and those they encounter by following hand hygiene guidelines. Document risk levels and create mitigation plans for each patient.

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Doximity

MARCH 29, 2024

The Nomination Survey asks eligible candidates to nominate up to five residency programs that provide the best clinical training in their specialty, which is then weighted to construct an analysis that is nationally representative of the opinions of board-certified U.S. physicians in that specialty. Satisfaction Surveys are open year-round.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2023

Thursday, May 4, 2023, is World Password Day. How Long Does it Take a Hacker to Brute Force a Password in 2023. It is common for users to avoid creating unique passwords and they end up reusing the same password for multiple accounts. We recommend a minimum password length of 14 characters. Source: Hive Systems.

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Accepted Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The National Institutes of Health, or the NIH, define competencies as the following: “Competencies are the knowledge, skills, abilities and behaviors that contribute to individual and organizational performance.” So, what happened between 2011 and 2023? What’s the goal of them? [2:27] 2:27] Sure.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 25, 2024

The take-home message is that wearing a surgical mask for 2 weeks during the winter season of 2023 reduced the spread of self-reported viral illness. The study does not find a benefit on documented covid-19 infections, though it lacked power for this. This study's follow-up is just too short.

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Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Some programs are very clear about not wanting anything but the primary and secondary applications, and you should always follow their instructions. There are always applicants who get later interviews, however, so don’t give up hope. Don’t give up! Second, check whether you fall within their range of accepted students.

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Accepted Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Let’s start with some really easy questions: your background, where you grew up, and how on earth you got interested in admissions from biomedical engineering. [2:39] And basically I grew up in that city, that little small town in northwest Louisiana and now apparently the home district to our current speaker of the house.

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Relias

JUNE 1, 2023

More technology is not always the best solution In a recent healthcare provider survey , half of healthcare executives said the revenue cycle is a top priority for software investment in 2023. From the least complex workflows to the highest complexity workflows, finding a minute here or there can add up quickly,” said Hermosillo.

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Relias

JUNE 1, 2023

More technology is not always the best solution In a recent healthcare provider survey , half of healthcare executives said the revenue cycle is a top priority for software investment in 2023. From the least complex workflows to the highest complexity workflows, finding a minute here or there can add up quickly,” said Hermosillo.

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Relias

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Journal of Nursing Education published a research article documenting the history and use of the expression, “Nurses eat their young.” According to the 2023 NSI National Health Care Retention and RN Staffing Report , the average cost of turnover for a bedside registered nurse is $52,350.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Here is UK guidance Testing for COVID risks prolonged absences, and already 90%+ kids have documented serology for prior COVID19. First, there is no specific therapy that is proven to work in 2023 against current strains. If you feel up to going to work, go for it. All kids will get COVID now and repeatedly in their lives.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

AUGUST 14, 2023

The draft Merger Guidelines were published on July 19, 2023, by the Agencies just weeks after the FTC issued newly proposed rules under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR).

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The Healthcare Blog

APRIL 2, 2024

United channeled almost $52 billion of that cash into buying health-related businesses, nearly all of which end up housed inside Optum. Source: 2023 UNH 10K For most of the past decade, Optum has been driving force of incremental profit growth for United. billion in 2023 (55% of total). in the third quarter of 2023.

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Relias

JULY 20, 2023

Maternal mortality is closely linked to social and behavioral factors As documented extensively, higher U.S. Managing gaps in mental health services by expanding the scope of services offered, increasing training on mental health for all staff, and reviewing documentation practices can also help.

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CareerStep

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The American Medical Association (AMA) reported that as of spring of 2023, the U.S. Medical billing professionals, on the other hand, are responsible for submitting claims and following up with health insurance companies to collect payment. But, what do medical coders and billers do? And why are they in demand?

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Here is UK guidance Testing for COVID risks prolonged absences, and already 90%+ kids have documented serology for prior COVID19. First, there is no specific therapy that is proven to work in 2023 against current strains. If you feel up to going to work, go for it. All kids will get COVID now and repeatedly in their lives.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

This has a chilling effect on women visiting a doctor, picking up a prescription from a pharmacy, or taking other necessary actions to support their health,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “Many Americans are scared their private medical information will be shared, misused, and disclosed without permission.

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