The HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2024

BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy Services has proposed a settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit that was filed in response to a 2021 data breach that exposed the data of up to 350,000 patients. The settlement has received preliminary approval from the court and the final settlement hearing is scheduled for August 22, 2024.

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Accepted Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

How to write a letter of recommendation for medical school The best med school letters of recommendation fulfill the following five criteria: 1. Other obligations or an unexpected illness or obstacle will keep some recommenders from following through. Give your recommenders deadlines – and follow up when necessary!

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

General Seeking Site Medical Informatics Leads (North, Central, and South Zones) Important Updates for All Connect Care Prescribers (Launches 1-9) Between the Charts: CMIO Newsletter for Prescribers - Issue 12 Now Available All User Bulletin - Dragon Medical One Issues All User Bulletin - Daylight Savings Time and Scheduled Outages (November 3, 2024) (..)

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Health Prime

APRIL 18, 2024

This process starts when a patient schedules an appointment and ends when the provider receives payment for the services rendered. RCM commands 24% of surveyed CFO’s time, followed closely by operations (18%) and cost management (17%). Strategy formulation takes 16%, while internal and external partnerships each claim 8%.

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Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 20, 2023

I’ve been following the general conversations and have been particularly interested in AI’s potential to improve diagnostic performance. I started with a steroid two years ago, but the pain was too severe and I ended up with an injection in my back. What follows is the suggested reply to the partner of a patient of mine.

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Valant

MARCH 26, 2024

Intake, scheduling, billing, patient portal functions, clinical reporting, and other basic functions of your practice should work the same across all providers, staff, and locations. Learn about your patients’ experience with the patient portal , scheduling, intake, and billing/payments. Contact Valant today to set up a demo.

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Valant

MARCH 1, 2024

As your practice grows, a strong team will include front and back-office staff to handle patient communication, scheduling, billing, etc. This includes EHR solutions that support functions such as intake, scheduling , clinical documentation , billing , patient communications , and offer a convenient patient portal.

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Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

Congress can’t agree on much before the 2024 summer recess, there’s one bipartisan stroke of political pens in Washington, DC, that could provide some satisfaction for both patients and doctors: bring telehealth back to patients and providers permanently. Whether you’re a patient or a physician in the U.S., While the 118 th U.S.

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Northwest Career College

OCTOBER 24, 2024

As of September 2024, the average annual salary for a Legal Assistant in the United States is $48,215, or roughly $23.18 Examples of this are filing, scheduling appointments, and calling clients. The following question helps employers determine how you would react under stress and solve the problem presented to you.

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Valant

JANUARY 16, 2024

Unbillable admin tasks outside of appointment times can eat up a shocking amount of your day. Maybe you want to see more clients, but see no feasible way to add to your schedule because of logistical burdens. When clients are empowered to manage their own information, you no longer have to mediate the process, which can free up time.

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Accepted Blog

MAY 22, 2024

Historically, this group has included the following populations: American Indians and Alaska Natives; Blacks and African-Americans; Hispanics, Latinos, and individuals of Spanish origin; and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. over the previous year) and of Hispanic, Latino, and Spanish Origin matriculants (4.5%

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Practice Builders

APRIL 30, 2024

Healthcare providers that want to grow their online presence and establish meaningful patient connections must learn how to integrate social media into their SEO strategies as we approach new trends in 2024. How are healthcare SEO and social media connected in 2024?

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Arkenea

AUGUST 16, 2024

billion in 2024 and is anticipated to reach $10.06 percent during 2024 to 2029 forecasted period. The USA is projected to generate maximum revenue in 2024 ($2,061 million). Additionally, integration of fitness apps with wearables and social sharing features is expected to bolster the market growth in 2024 and beyond.

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Arkenea

AUGUST 15, 2024

billion in 2024 and is anticipated to reach $10.06 percent during 2024 to 2029 forecasted period. The USA is projected to generate maximum revenue in 2024 ($2,061 million). Additionally, integration of fitness apps with wearables and social sharing features is expected to bolster the market growth in 2024 and beyond.

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Valant

MARCH 20, 2024

Inconsistencies in follow-up care and in treatment adherence can also indicate potential variations in the quality of care delivered. As practices scale up, they often encounter unique complexities in managing patient care, administrative tasks, and regulatory compliance.

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Valant

JANUARY 30, 2024

And keeping up with evolving audit requirements is essential, as regulations are updated or revised. Ongoing training ensures the team stays up-to-date and fosters a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring that patient care and satisfaction don’t wind up on the back burner during an audit.

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CollaborateMD

JUNE 18, 2024

This guide will set your practice up for success in the fast-evolving healthcare landscape. from 2024 to 2030. They also increase the likelihood of patient follow-through. This includes SMS messaging, web-based patient portals and appointment scheduling, and instant eligibility verification. The potential is astronomical.

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Valant

MARCH 2, 2024

The up-front financial considerations include adequate staffing, suitable technology, and the necessary training. Rejected claims happen, but a software that simplifies claim creation, and that offers in-depth reporting features to back up the claims submitted, can reduce both claim denials the time spent on resubmitting or appealing denials.

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Northwest Suburban College

JUNE 27, 2024

As we move forward into the latter stages of 2024, the role of a pharmacy technician continues to be vital in the healthcare system. One of the most important safety practices we follow is verifying the accuracy of prescriptions. Following safety protocols extends beyond just handling medications.

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Mobius MD

JANUARY 9, 2024

APIs show up anywhere there’s a need to communicate data between systems. As of 2024, the leading EHRs have all enabled API integration. But if you’re curious about the future of health IT or just tired of not understanding technical jargon like HL7 and the JASON Report, the following resources are a nice start for further reading.

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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’s no uniform schedule for med school interviews. There are always applicants who get later interviews, however, so don’t give up hope. Don’t give up!

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Valant

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Novel Treatments for Anxiety Disorders Among antipsychotics, as of 2020, the only FDA-approved anxiety treatment is an older medication called trifluoperazine, which has the same problem with tardive dyskinesia following prolonged use ( Garakani et al.,

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Accepted Blog

JULY 8, 2024

You will detail your academic background and achievements, paid work/employment, extracurriculars, volunteer commitments, research, hobbies, and clinical experience in the Work/Activities section, which allows you to provide up to 15 entries, each with a short narrative description of 700 characters maximum (with spaces).

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Accepted Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

Follow these steps: Step #1: Calculate your stats and be kind to yourself. The 2024 MSAR shows that in the past four years, UC Davis has had 60 older students, while the University of Chicago has had three. Schedule your free consultation today! Without judgment or berating yourself, calculate your cumulative and science GPAs.

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Relias

JUNE 27, 2024

In our 2024 Nurse Salary and Job Satisfaction Report , we collected insights from 3,662 nurses across the U.S. We learned the following: Verbal abuse Nearly a third of nurses ( 31% ) had experienced verbal abuse from a colleague. Offer flexible scheduling and adequate breaks to allow nurses to balance their work and personal lives.

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Relias

JUNE 27, 2024

In our 2024 Nurse Salary and Job Satisfaction Report , we collected insights from 3,662 nurses across the U.S. We learned the following: Verbal abuse Nearly a third of nurses ( 31% ) had experienced verbal abuse from a colleague. Offer flexible scheduling and adequate breaks to allow nurses to balance their work and personal lives.

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Relias

JUNE 27, 2024

In our 2024 Nurse Salary and Job Satisfaction Report , we collected insights from 3,662 nurses across the U.S. We learned the following: Verbal abuse Nearly a third of nurses ( 31% ) had experienced verbal abuse from a colleague. Offer flexible scheduling and adequate breaks to allow nurses to balance their work and personal lives.

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De-Escalation Acute Care Follow-Up Collaboration 52

MedAssistantEDU.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Different categories of medical assistant certifications- Medical assistant certifications can be of the following type- a) Distance learning – In distance learning, the candidates learn their syllabus online over a period at the comfort of their home. They must maintain privacy by following the HIPAA compliance guidelines.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

JANUARY 12, 2024

Disappearing Doctors , an organization devoted to healing the healers, offers physicians a “safe, supportive, online community” of 800,000 members in 150 countries where physicians can anonymously “speak up and support one another” with respect to mental health challenges, “without fear or stigma.”

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Accepted Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Part of what you do when you sign up for medicine is like you didn’t sign up to sit in the classroom. You signed up to go in the hospital and see patients. A lot of them talk about where they grew up or who influenced them during their careers. They’re way up there. with a median science GPA of 3.9.

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Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2024

How AI can democratize and enchant health care – the WHO perspective In January 2024 I explored the World Health Organization’s report on Ethics & Governance of Artificial Intelligence for Health in my Health Populi blog. Let me explain from a global to a local lens…. Further value could be realized by integrating Copilot into the EHR.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

On Sept 3, 2024, Retraction Watch covered the story of an editor who resigned from a Springer journal after the publisher declined to publish an article he had accepted. We take all concerns raised about publications in the journal very seriously, and are following up on these per our policy and COPE guidelines.

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The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

After considering the comments and feedback, the HHS then releases a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which is followed by a comment period. As these proposals have not yet got to the NPRM stage, they are unlikely to be new HIPAA regulations in 2022 and may possibly not be enacted until 2024. New HIPAA Regulations in 2022.

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The Healthcare Blog

AUGUST 5, 2024

Trump inherits a 2024 $5 trillion federal budget with a $1.7 Trump is committed to reauthorizing the individual tax cuts from his 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which are scheduled to expire in 2025, which would add $3.3 This claim is repeated in the 2024 Agenda 47 materials. trillion to the deficit over the next ten years.

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