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The Joint Commission Eliminates 14% of Its Standards Across All Accreditation Programs

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Effective January 1, 2023, The Joint Commission (TJC) eliminated 168 (or 14%) of its accreditation standards across all of its accreditation programs and revised 14 other standards. To further streamline its standards, TJC is...more

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In the Metaverse, Existing Healthcare Rules Apply

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Providers and platforms should know that healthcare in the metaverse — which may involve telepresence, digital twinning, and blockchain — is subject to ‘real life’ regulations. The metaverse uses technologies such as...more

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Alston & Bird Health Care Week in Review - February 2022 #4

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and...more

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California Mandates Vaccinations or Testing for Health Care Employees and State Workers

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On July 26, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California state workers, workers in health care, and workers in high-risk congregate setting will be required to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination or...more

Butler Snow LLP

New OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Focuses Only on Protections for Healthcare Workers

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* The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has disseminated an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) designed to impact and protect healthcare workers most likely to have contact with someone infected with the...more

Cozen O'Connor

OSHA’s New COVID-19 Guidelines and What They Mean for Employers

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On June 10, 2021, OSHA issued updated COVID-19 guidance for all employers, along with its much awaited emergency temporary standard focused on health care workers. Importantly, OSHA continued in the footsteps of the CDC in...more

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OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers from COVID-19

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In response to President Biden’s Executive Order issued on January 21, 2021, directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to take action to reduce the risk that workers may contract COVID-19 in the...more

Burr & Forman

DOL Issues New COVID-19 Safety Rule for Healthcare Providers

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OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard imposes new COVID-19 requirements on healthcare providers, most of which go into effect 14 days after publication in the Federal Register....more

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CMS Ties Reporting of COVID-19 to Medicare, Medicaid Conditions of Participation—and Imposes Civil Monetary Penalties

In a stunning move, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has linked reporting and tracking of the incidence and impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease to satisfaction of the Medicare Conditions of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

10 Post-Pandemic Regulatory Considerations for Telehealth Providers

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Until the COVID-19 public health emergency, the incremental emergence of telemedicine and telehealth in the modern era of healthcare delivery has been primarily fueled by efforts to lower healthcare costs, coupled with the...more

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COVID-19: Privacy and Cybersecurity Regulatory and Enforcement Guidance

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As industry continues to adapt to the evolving realities of shelter-in-place orders, companies face challenges in supporting an unprecedented remote workforce while balancing compliance with a variety of regulatory agencies....more

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Changing Legal Issues for Providers Regarding COVID-19: Long Term Care Was First – Who Will Be Next? - Healthcare Alert

Virtually everyone has seen numerous news reports each day for the past week about multiple confirmed cases of COVID-19 in long term care facilities. Those reports started with a skilled nursing facility in Kirkland,...more

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