Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 145: Dr. Pat Hymel, CEO, Indicator Sciences
Pamela Para on Effective Investigations in Healthcare
Bob Dylan, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and one of the greatest American songwriters of all time, has effectively used wind as a metaphor in a number of songs he has written, each with its own distinct message....more
Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 9 (September 2020) - The fact that people are the weakest link in compliance is a truism in the privacy and security world. But just how weak is this link, and how likely is it that...more
House committees consider Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact - The House Health Care and Government Operations Committees held separate hearings on Tuesday on S.125, a bill that allows Vermont to join the Interstate Nurse...more
Push to end surprise medical billing - The Senate Finance Committee heard from providers and health insurers on S.309, a bill that prohibits certain provisions in contracts between health insurers and health care...more
Governor delivers budget address - Gov. Phil Scott delivered his budget address on Tuesday, focusing on the demographic crisis and a shrinking workforce as the state’s biggest challenges....more
DVHA presents budget adjustment proposal - The House Health Care Committee heard from Department of Vermont Health Access Commissioner Cory Gustafson on Tuesday on his department’s 2020 budget adjustment. ...more
The U.S. healthcare industry remains at a crossroads. The healthcare reform legislation passed under President Barack Obama in 2010, officially called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) but widely referred...more
Connecticut state and federal courts faced a number of significant health care issues last year. We have summarized those cases that we think are particularly relevant to Connecticut hospitals, group practices and individual...more
The Vulnerability of Healthcare Information - According to a report the Brookings Institute issued in May 2016, 23% of all data breaches occur in the healthcare industry. Nearly 90% of healthcare organizations had some...more
After New York became the 22nd state to enact a telemedicine commercial coverage statute, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an amendment changing the statute. The amendment makes sweeping changes to telehealth coverage under New...more
Latest Healthcare False Claims Act Roundup and Top 3 Best Practices to Reduce Exposure - As the legal landscape in healthcare becomes increasingly complex, healthcare companies that receive federal program funds face...more
Rebecca was a nurse at North Cypress Medical Center, in Texas. Back in 2011 she was treated for an eating disorder at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center, in Illinois. When she sought reimbursement under the...more
Lessons From the Frontlines: Strategies for Supporting Informed Consumer Decision-Making in the Health Insurance Marketplace - Editor's Note: As marketplaces prepare for the third open enrollment period, consumers are...more
Note: This is a companion piece to our parallel article discussing the various Delaware commercial insurance coverage requirements in the Act. Delaware Gov. Jack Merkell signed into law, on July 7, 2015, a bill...more