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Major provisions of the final rule will expand access to medications for opioid use
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Effective August 2023, the District of Columbia requires employers to provide leave for parents and guardians to attend their children's school-related activities.
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FDA has required that manufacturers update their prescribing information for promethazine hydrochloride injection to include new safety information.
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Global average cost of a data breach reaches $4.45 million; cost of avoiding law enforcement after a ransomware attack increases by
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The DEA is warning the public of a widespread fraud scheme in which scammers impersonate DEA
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A group of Federal agencies recently updated guidelines to help health care organizations protect against ransomware
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Our Cyber Security Partner, Tokio Marine, has released the following important notice regarding organizations using Meta Pixel
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This recent bulletin discusses requirements under HIPAA for online tracking of patient
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is releasing updated and expanded recommendations for clinicians providing pain care for adult outpatients with short and long term
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BALTIMORE—The FBI is warning individuals employed in the healthcare industry of ongoing widespread fraud schemes in which scammers impersonate law enforcement or government officials in attempts to extort money or steal
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The Maryland Department of Health announced on 6/14/2022 that it is expanding the Maryland Primary Care Program during the open application period. Care Transformation Organizations (CTOs) and primary care practices can
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HHS, though the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) , is issuing guidance on how covered entities can use remote communication technologies to provide audio-only telehealth services in a manner that is acceptable to HIPAA.
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The CDC has now listed the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing open for public comment in the Federal Register through April 11, 2022. Please review this information on what this potential change...
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Issued Proclamation of Declaration of State of Emergency and Existence of Catastrophic Health Emergency – C
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On January 10, 2022, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order Eighty-Four (“EO 84”) declaring a state of emergency in response to the Omicron variant and its strain on Virginia hos
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MDH and CMMI came to a preliminary agreement to establish a Track 3 for the Maryland Primary Care Program
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Security incident was discovered involving the Maryland Department of Health's (MDH) information technology
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The 405(d) Program and Task Group is a collaborative effort between industry and the federal government, which aims to raise awareness, provide vetted cybersecurity practices, and move organizations towards consistency
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Support for prescribers in addressing the needs of pregnant and postpartum patients with substance use disorder.
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The FDA recommends patients keep any consumer electronic devices at least six inches away from implanted medical
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The risks of poor cybersecurity hygiene have never been greater. Here’s how physicians can improve t
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Suspected contaminated bone allograft material used in surgical
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Data show that the J&J/Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine’s benefits outweigh its risks.
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Emerging data show increased risk for treatment failure.
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HHS Office warns of postcard disguised as official OCR communications.
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Patients have unprecedented online access to their medical records. More than 6 million Americans can now read their doctors’ notes via patient portals, and continued rapid growth is l
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Patients have unprecedented online access to their medical records. More than 6 million Americans can now read their doctors’ notes via patient portals, and continued rapid growth is l
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CDC is offering a series of brief (15-20 minute) webinars addressing topics around COVID-19
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Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced a multistate settlement with Boston Scientific
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VaccineFinder.org provides a national resource of COVID-19 vaccine providers to help consumers find provider locations that carry COVID-19
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There were nearly 600 healthcare data breaches in 2020, a 55% jump from 2019, a new report
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More than 25,000 individuals have accessed the World Health Organization's (WHO) online training on how to detect, prevent, respond to, and control the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019
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The Maryland Department of Health has released updated guidance on referring patients to Monoclonal antibody
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Our new online resource designed to provide relevant guidance to Practice Managers is
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As the holiday season grows near, the CDC released new guidance on how to handle holiday celebrations and group gatherings.
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In anticipation of a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the AMA and the CMS created new codes for the vaccine and its
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The Risk Management Department is offering a free 1.5-hour webinar on “Finding Resilience During a Pandemic,” presented by Lynne Hughes.
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This PowerPoint includes guidance on mask policy posting and notification, implementation, and managing
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is currently tracking an unknown malicious cyber actor who is spoofing the Small Business Administration (SBA) COVID-19 loan relief webpage via phishing
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Interpreting the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry's Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19, from the Byrne Legal
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Dentist's offices that are charging patients an extra fee for personal protective equipment could be a violation of Maryland
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With cases rising in other states, Virginia will maintain current restrictions on bar seating,
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Do you know what federal and state laws say about disclosing patient information to the department of motor vehicles? Find out in this issue of Doctors
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In 2017 the state of Virginia passed legislation concerning opiate prescriptions as it relates to electronic
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In this course, Maryland attorney John T. Sly of the law firm Waranch & Brown, L.L.C., will assist you in navigating recent executive orders from Maryland and Virginia, infection control parameters from OSHA, CDC
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Receive guidance and read frequently asked questions about the D.C. Residential Mortgage and Commercial Mortgage Deferment
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The Maryland Medical Group Management Association (MDMGMA) is hosting a webinar, Town Hall: Roadmap for Resuming Business Operations, Wednesday, May 6 at noon, developed in collaboration with leadership from Medicus
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President Trump is providing support to healthcare providers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 27, 2020, the President signed the bipartisan CARES Act that provides $100 billion in relief funds to hospitals and
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It has come to OCR’s attention that an individual posing as an OCR Investigator has contacted HIPAA covered entities in an attempt to obtain protected health information (PHI).
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In light of COVID-19, the OCR at the HHS is providing this bulletin to ensure that entities covered by civil rights authorities keep in mind their obligations under laws and regulations that prohibit
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The American Academy of Family Physicians gives guidance on how to take extra precautions both before they arrive and after they leave the workplace to limit risk of COVID-19 to family and other household
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Centers for Disease Control &
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Click here to access MedChi's coronavirus Resource...
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Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance on telehealth remote communications following its Notification of Enforcement Discretion during the
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking action to protect the health and safety of our nation’s patients and providers in the wake of the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for enforcing certain regulations issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
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Health officials continue to closely monitor the outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease,
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Resources for Healthcare Professionals Caring for COVID-19
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to spread globally, overwhelming ICU and health system capacity.
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The following tools include resources and developments related to
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We are updating our COVID-19 Clinical Alert repository daily to assist you with patient
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A series of phishing scams have exploited the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
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Click here to access the resources that AHIMA has put together to address any COVID-19...
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The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for
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Information from the World Health Organization on
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The Maryland Department of Health has released information for clinicians who may collect specimens to be referred for COVID-19
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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has offered guidance for health care professionals caring for COVID-19
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In light of the Novel Coronavirus outbreak, the OCR at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is providing this bulletin to ensure that HIPAA covered entities and their business associates are aware of the
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to closely monitor an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel
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The CDC has issued two advisories — one on how to evaluate flu-like symptoms in the face of concerns about vaping, and the other about how the CDC will count and report e-cigarette and vaping–associated lung injuries (EV
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services published a press release signaling how Covered Entities should react to social media
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Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to two breast implant manufacturers for failure to comply with their requirements, under their premarket approval orders, to conduct post-approval
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While cybersecurity experts say it's extremely difficult to avoid ransomware incursions, some fairly basic steps can mitigate their
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FDA informs patients, providers and manufacturers about potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities for connected medical devices and health care networks that use certain communication software Today, the...
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This pattern of data breaches is very concerning for dental practices, which are charged with protecting people’s most sensitive information. What can practices do to protect themselves against this growing p
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Due to a scheduling conflict, the Thursday September 19th Pathology Program will be held at Holy Cross Hospital (listed as Medical Mutual in the brochure) from 6 pm to 8
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On September 18th, at noon, Medical Mutual will be conducting a webinar focusing on eClinicalWorks EHR platforms.
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A study on cybersecurity amongst Americans and Canadians working in the healthcare
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On September 24th, at noon, Medical Mutual will be conducting a webinar focusing on AllScripts and Epic EHR platforms.
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Do You Have the Right Authentication Measures in Place to Prevent Patient Identity
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Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients Click here to access the article from the Department of Health and Human...
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CDC Advises Against Misapplication of the Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain: Some policies, practices attributed to the Guideline are inconsistent with its
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Regulations Governing the Prescribing of Opioids and Buprenorphine: Issued by the Virginia Board of
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Do you know how to protect yourself against cybercriminals? This new edition of Doctors RX gives you the tools you need to understand the threats, protect your practice, and avoid becoming a
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Quest Diagnostics Says Up to 12 Million Patients May Have Had Financial, Medical, Personal Information
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The FDA is aware of three medical device reports in which a Medtronic implantable pacemaker or CRT-P battery had fully drained because of a crack in the device’s capacitor, without any warning to the patient or health c
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a toolkit to help health care professionals respond to measles outbreaks around the
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On May 2nd, at noon, Medical Mutual will be conducting its first of a series of webinars on EHR optimization!
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As many as 750,000 heart devices made by Medtronic PLC contain a serious cybersecurity vulnerability that could let an attacker with sophisticated insider knowledge to harm a patient by altering programming on an
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HHS Proposes New Rules to Improve the Interoperability of Electronic Health
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Pediatrics Group Calls on Clinicians to Address School Absenteeism with Patients,
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Cyber threats to healthcare entities put patient health, business continuity, and IT systems at
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Patient portals are a regular part of many Physician practices. This edition of Doctors RX provides information on what should and should not be transmitted via
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On November 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that includes updates to payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services furnished under the...
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists update their guidance on the "fourth trimester". ...
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The New England Journal of Medicine releases up to date medical news. This months includes Clinician errors with the new Zoster vaccine, renal denervation for hypertension and caring for females with eating...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new clinical recommendations for healthcare providers treating children with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), often referred to as concussion. ...
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Get it Right with CodeASSIST! There are more than 60,000 diagnosis codes included in ICD-10. Coding accuracy and specificity is vital, not only to ensure effective patient care, but also to...
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Get it Right with CodeASSIST! There are more than 60,000 diagnosis codes included in ICD-10. Coding accuracy and specificity is vital, not only to ensure effective patient care, but also to...
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