New Board would recognize evolution of cardiology into distinct medical specialty. Washington (September 21, 2023)— Many of the nation’s most prominent cardiovascular organizations, representing tens of thousands of physicians, unite today to pursue the creation of a new Board for cardiovascular medicine. The proposed new Board would be independent of the American Board of Internal…
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On September 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting proposed rule, which seeks to establish comprehensive nurse staffing requirements to hold nursing homes accountable for providing safe and high-quality care…
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Cigna Healthcare Removes 25 Percent of Medical Services From Prior Authorization, Simplifying the Care Experience for Customers and Clinicians Latest Removal Represents an Additional 600+ Medical Services BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswireThis link will open in a new tab./ — Cigna Healthcare, the health benefits provider of The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI), announced the removal of…
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Medicare Updated Telehealth Factsheet Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updated and released their Medicare Learning Network (MLN) factsheet on Telehealth Services. Pre-COVID, CMS published an updated Telehealth Factsheet annually, although throughout the course of COVID the factsheet had been updated less frequently as temporary policy changes made it difficult to keep…
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FTC/OCR Letter Cautions Against Online Tracking Technologies + End of HIPAA Enforcement Discretion In a joint letter, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have issued a stark warning to healthcare providers about the potential privacy and security hazards posed…
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