This week’s Medicare updates include information on Hurricane Ida waivers and support, an updated emergency use authorization for bamlanivimab and etesevimab administered together, an OIG review of actions CMS can take to improve COVID-19 data from nursing homes, and more!
With the first month of fall arrived, it’s time to start thinking of the year ahead—and, of course, to finish the year strong. We’ve gathered some HIPAA compliance tips to consider while getting through the final third of the year and building some compliance momentum heading into 2022.
Audits are ramping up across the country, creating additional headaches for many healthcare organizations as they simultaneously struggle with the delta variant of COVID-19.
This week’s Medicare updates include an announcement on expanded payments for at-home COVID-19 vaccinations, dates for implementation of the Prior Authorization Model for Repetitive, Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transports nationwide, an OIG review of phlebotomy travel allowances, and more!
HHS recently issued its Summer 2021 OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter, covering the topic of controlling access to ePHI. HHS officials cited a Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations report that found 61% of analyzed data breaches in the healthcare sector were perpetrated by external threat actors and 39% were carried out by insiders.
CMS walked back some major policy changes and cemented others in the 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule. Brush up on the latest changes and ensure your hospital is ready to comply by October 1.
