In a country that is still struggling with an opioid epidemic, and where there are enough rules and laws regulating the dispensing of medication to fill a tome, it makes sense that medical providers across the nation are...more
4/4/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employees ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Physicians ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Prescription Drugs ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws
On October 28, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that, if enacted, would, among other things, substantially alter how and how much Medicare pays for outpatient services furnished by hospitals. The...more
10/30/2015
/ Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Debt Ceiling ,
Federal Budget ,
Generic Drugs ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
HRSA ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part B ,
OPPS ,
Pending Legislation ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rebates ,
Section 340B ,
Sequestration
On July 13, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) issued a long-awaited proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that would revise the requirements that long-term care (LTC) facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare...more
7/16/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Binding Arbitration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Comment Period ,
Elder Abuse ,
Employee Training ,
Federal Register ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Long-Term Care ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Neglect ,
Nurse Practitioners ,
Nurses ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Quality Assurance Programs ,
Training Requirements