News Briefs - Study Says Telemedicine Improved Quality of Doctors' Patient Care - Telemedicine helped improve the quality of doctors' patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic and has the potential for improving physician...more
10/8/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Information Technology ,
Labor Shortage ,
OIG ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
News Briefs - House Committee Approves Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 - A House committee voted to advance a bill that would extend telehealth flexibilities in Medicare for another two years. The legislation, called the...more
10/2/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Drug Pricing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
HRSA ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - HHS Offers 75,000 Pages in Defense of Nursing Home Staffing Mandate - The Department of Health and Human Services filed more than 75,000 pages of rule-making records with a federal court, beginning its formal...more
9/26/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biotechnology ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
News Briefs - Licensure Compact Aims to Allow PAs to Practice in Other States - By 2028, the nation as a whole will be short some 100,000 critical health care workers, according to a new report....more
9/23/2024
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Nurses ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Telehealth ,
Vaccinations
News Briefs - HHS Drops Appeal of Court's Ruling in Hospital Web Tracking Case - The Department of Health and Human Services is dropping its appeal of a June U.S. District Court ruling that vacated the government's...more
9/11/2024
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Telehealth ,
Web Tracking
News Briefs - Physicians Responsible for Meeting CMS Information Blocking Rules - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued a final rule that...more
8/29/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Joint Employer Rule Withdrawn by National Labor Relations Board - The National Labor Relations Board withdrew its appeal of a district court ruling that enjoined its "joint employer" final rule....more
8/5/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Health ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Labor Shortage ,
NLRB ,
Nursing Homes ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Survey Finds Decline in Telehealth Use Across Most Groups in 2022 - The percentage of adults who used telehealth in the past year dropped from 37 percent in 2021 to 30.1 percent in 2022, with declines observed...more
7/1/2024
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Nursing Homes ,
Ransomware ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Hospital Lobbies Join Attempt to Delay Noncompete Ban -Hospital lobbies have signed on to a multisector letter of 230 industry associations and chambers of commerce urging the Federal Trade Commission to bump...more
6/18/2024
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Ransomware ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Biden Places New Tariffs on Chinese Medtech Product Imports - The Biden administration announced its plan to increase tariffs on Chinese-made medical supplies as part of a broader push to tax imports from the...more
5/30/2024
/ Biotechnology ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospice ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medical Supplies ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Lawmakers Mull Lifting Restrictions on Physician-Owned Hospitals - Nearly 15 years ago, the construction of doctor-owned hospitals largely ground to a halt. But federal lawmakers now are considering bills that...more
5/21/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Private Equity ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Groups Urge Appeals Court to Revive Drug Price Negotiation Suit - Healthcare and drug industry groups urged a U.S. appeals court to revive their challenge to a law requiring manufacturers to negotiate the prices...more
5/13/2024
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Drug Pricing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Nurses ,
Telehealth ,
Whistleblowers
News Briefs - Hospitals, Physicians at Odds Over FTC Noncompete Ban - The Federal Trade Commission's final rule banning noncompetes nationwide has implications for hospitals and physician practices, with representatives from...more
5/6/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospitals ,
Nursing Homes ,
Physicians ,
Telehealth ,
Visas
News Briefs - House Subcommittee Considering 15 Bills to Expand Telehealth - A major House subcommittee is considering 15 bills to expand access to telehealth services as the clock ticks on a Dec. 31 deadline on pandemic-era...more
4/22/2024
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Hospitals ,
Nursing Homes ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Private Equity ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Telehealth Access Challenged as Internet Subsidy Program Ends - More than 23 million low-income households -- urban, suburban, rural, and tribal -- are enrolled in the federal discount program Congress created...more
4/15/2024
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - More Nonprofit Hospitals Adding Concierge Physician Practices - Nonprofit hospitals created largely to serve the poor are adding concierge physician practices, charging patients annual membership fees of $2,000...more
4/5/2024
/ Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Physicians ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - New HHS Task Force Aims to Oversee AI in Healthcare - Details are emerging on a new HHS task force faced with a monumental task: creating a regulatory structure to oversee utilization of artificial intelligence...more
3/26/2024
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
OCR ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - State AGs Urge Congress to Reform Pharmacy Benefit Managers - A bipartisan group of 39 state attorneys general sent a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to take "decisive action" to reform pharmacy benefit...more
3/4/2024
/ Biotechnology ,
Digital Health ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Settlement ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Experts Warn Hospitals Face Increased Risk for Cyberattacks - Cybersecurity experts are warning that hospitals around the country are at risk for attacks like the one that is crippling operations at a premier...more
2/27/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Nursing Homes ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Appeals Court Rejects Suit Seeking to Overturn No Surprises Act - Opponents of the No Surprises Act experienced another setback after an appeals court dismissed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the law. A...more
News Briefs - FDA Gives First Approval of Mass Canadian Drug Imports - The Food and Drug Administration has allowed Florida to import millions of dollars' worth of medications from Canada at far lower prices than in the...more
1/15/2024
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Nurses ,
Nursing Homes ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Price Transparency ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - House to Consider 19 Bills That Will Impact Healthcare System - The House of Representatives will consider 19 bills that affect various aspects of the U.S. healthcare system. The House Energy & Commerce...more
12/14/2023
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Private Equity ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Court Rules Nursing Homes Can't Face Retroactive COVID Suits - A state appeals court has rejected arguments that nursing homes sued for negligence in COVID-related cases early in the pandemic could be forced to...more
News Briefs - Lawmakers Reintroduce Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act - Federal lawmakers are trying again to push through immigration reform that would allow officials to recapture unused visas and reprocess them for...more
News Briefs - Google Cloud Unveils AI to Help Doctors with Search Capabilities - Google Cloud announced new artificial intelligence-powered search capabilities that it said will help healthcare workers quickly pull accurate...more
10/12/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicare ,
Nurses ,
Nursing Homes ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine