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Lawsuits Reinforce Importance of Health Care Websites being HIPAA Compliant

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After dozens of class-action lawsuits filed against health care providers across the country alleging their websites shared patient information with social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram, providers are again urged...more

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Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

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CMS Updates Hospital Compare Website

CMS recently announced updates to its Hospital Compare website. CMS provides the Hospital Compare website to give patients, their families and other health care stakeholders information on the performance of hospitals...more

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CMS Adds New Quality Measures To Nursing Home Compare Website

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To help residents and their families find a quality Medicare or Medicaid certified nursing home and to encourage nursing homes to achieve high quality by public reporting of quality measures, in 1988 the Centers for Medicare...more

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Connecticut legislation requires consumer health information website

Effective October 1, 2015, this legislation requires the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange (HIX) to establish, by July 1, 2016, a consumer health information website that contains information comparing the quality, price,...more

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RAC Program Update: CMS Appoints Provider Relations Coordinator

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On June 2, 2014, CMS posted a brief update on its Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program website announcing the creation of a “Provider Relations Coordinator” position within CMS. The announcement states that the role of...more

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