06
Feb
Health IT off to good start in 113th Congress
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by Liz Seegert Two exciting developments surrounding health technology, Medicare payments, and IT acquisition are already in the works in the 113th Congress. Details are provided in this article about a telehealth reimbursement bill introduced by Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-5), in his proposed legislation HR 6719; and about suggested removal of Medicare reimbursement limits for […]

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04
Aug
Two Little Mistakes Will Cost Chicago and Connecticut Home Care Agencies Thousands in HIPAA Reparations
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It can no longer be said that major HIPAA disasters happen to other people, people in the news, not “good agencies like ours.” They did happen to people you know, people just like you, just last month. If it could happen to Northwestern Memorial Hospital Hospice in Chicago and Hartford Hospital and VNA HealthCare in […]

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