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Encompass Health agrees to pay $48M in false claims case

FierceHealthIT

Encompass Health Corp. agreed to pay $48 million to resolve allegations that some of its facilities provided inaccurate information to Medicare to maintain their status as an inpatient rehabilitation facility and to earn a higher rate of reimbursement.

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Job Description: Family Caregiver

Christina's Considerations

The Health Affairs blog has an excellent post distinguishing between activities of daily living (ADLs)* and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)**. More importantly, A 21st Century Job Description for Family Caregiving explains why using either term in the context.

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A quarter of hospitals graded by Leapfrog fail to meet group's 'never events' standard

FierceHealthIT

One in four hospitals that participate in The Leapfrog Group's annual patient safety grades survey do not meet the national healthcare quality group's standard for handling serious reportable events that should never happen to a patient.

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CMS OKs Medicaid demonstrations aimed at opioid abuse in Nebraska, Minnesota

FierceHealthIT

The demonstration projects, both approved for a five-year period beginning on July 1, are aimed at increasing access to treatment for opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

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