Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 193: Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health with Dr. Jeniqua Duncan of CareSouth Carolina
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Texas House Bill 3749 (HB 3749), known as "Jenifer's Law," has undergone dramatic revisions since its introduction. What began as a bill that could have shuttered many IV hydration clinics has transformed into legislation...more
In recent years, there has been a steady migration of healthcare providers becoming tenants in retail shopping centers. These healthcare tenants are operating urgent care clinics, physician offices, freestanding emergency...more
Human Factors and User Experience testing play an important role in healthcare settings and in the development of healthcare products. They can greatly impact the delivery of care, and the patient experience delivered by...more
After months of delay, California’s healthcare minimum wage increase will finally take effect on October 16, immediately hiking wages to $21 per hour for workers at many healthcare facilities and as high as $23 per hour for...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has broad authority over marketing and advertising, including for medical spas and other healthcare businesses. While there aren't specific regulations tailored solely to med spas or...more
Matthew and Heather are joined by Dr. Jeniqua Duncan, the Chief of Value Based Care at CareSouth Carolina, a community health center that delivers medical services in the Pee Dee region and beyond. Dr. Duncan and our hosts...more
Amid the growing interest in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, especially with substances like MDMA, psilocybin, and ketamine, it becomes imperative to navigate the intricate landscape of legal considerations associated...more
A new law signed by Governor Newsom on October 13 will significantly impact California health care employers statewide by raising the minimum wage for nearly all health care employees – hourly and salaried – and providing...more
Health Care fraud is a growing national issue. The National Heath Care Anti-Fraud Association estimates that health care fraud costs the nation about $68 billion annually — about 3 percent of the nation's $2.26 trillion in...more
IV hydration clinics engage in sterile compounding activities (combining or mixing ingredients to create a custom drug/medicine for an individual patient), such as creating IV vitamin therapies, etc. This act of drug...more
On November 5, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued an interim final rule requiring that a wide variety of providers and suppliers participating in the Medicare program ensure their staff are...more
Get the latest updates on government initiatives related to physicians and clinics - HCCA’s Clinical Practice Compliance Conference provides insights, updates, and strategies that are pertinent to developing and managing...more
After announcing last week that healthcare workers (and state employees) will soon be required to either provide proof of vaccination or submit to weekly or bi-weekly COVID-19 testing, California issued an additional order...more
During the pandemic, millions of us — locked down, fearing infection, and in need of medical care — got a first dose of what some advocates say is an overdue health-care innovation: telemedicine. The federal government...more
While health practitioners work to manage COVID-19, the healthcare industry itself is being transformed by the challenges and opportunities of the pandemic. Hospitals are restructuring to meet fluctuating inpatient care...more
On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSO) memorandum (QSO-20-22-ASC, CORF, CMHC, OPT, RHC/FQHCs) addressing standards for infection control and...more
On July 9, 2019, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act No. 19-118 “An Act Concerning the Department of Public Health’s Recommendations for Various Revisions to the Public Health Statutes” (PA 19-118). ...more
California Senate Bill 425, introduced in February 2019, would require health facilities and clinics to report any allegations of sexual abuse or sexual misconduct made against a clinician within 15 days of receiving the...more
Against the backdrop of an unprecedented opioid epidemic claiming the lives of an estimated 130 Americans each day, Congress passed the federal Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for...more
In an Advisory Opinion posted earlier this week, the OIG gave the green light to a charitable pediatric clinic’s routine waiver of patient cost-sharing amounts. The OIG’s analysis hinged on several factors that, taken...more
• Revisions to the Code go into effect on January 1, 2020, giving companies nearly a year to review their compliance policies, training and strategic planning to ensure that their compliance programs align with the revised...more
On January 14, 2019, the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a favorable Advisory Opinion allowing a charitable pediatric clinic (Clinic) to routinely waive cost-sharing amounts for patients...more
On Dec. 28, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of voluntary cybersecurity practices and tools for the healthcare industry. The documents were the result of Section 405(d) of the...more
I. Certificate of Need Program - A. 2018-020, Ana Drive Operations, LLC d/b/a Hilltop at Glenwood I, Florence, AL: Proposes to convert sixteen(16) assisted living beds to sixteen (16) specialty care assisted living...more
Periodically over the years, and consistently since 2005, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) has received funding through the New York State budget process to provide capital support for infrastructure improvements...more