As part of the US election ballot, voters in California also decided the fate of the state’s Uber and Lyft drivers by deciding to have them classified as independent contractors. Reports say that 58% of Californian voters voted in favor of Proposition 22, the proposal backed by Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash to campaign against AB5 legislation that would classify gig-workers as … [Read More...]
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ECFC Requests Congressional Leadership Include Cadillac Tax Repeal in Year-End Legislation
[ad_1] ECFC Requests Congressional Leadership Include Cadillac Tax Repeal in Year-End Legislation Wednesday, December 4, 2019 (0 Comments) Posted by: Staff ECFC sent this … [Read More...]
How Much Should I Contribute To My HSA?
[ad_1] During enrollment season, people who own a Health Savings Account (HSA), or have recently opened one, wonder, “How much should I contribute to my HSA?” HSAs are a unique tax-advantaged tool for healthcare consumers to pay for qualified healthcare expenses. … [Read More...]
FBI Releases an Intelligence Bulletin Outlining Methods Used to Commit Fraud Against HSAs
[ad_1] FBI Releases an Intelligence Bulletin Outlining Methods Used to Commit Fraud Against HSAs Friday, September 27, 2019 (0 Comments) Posted by: Staff Several HSA service … [Read More...]
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Psychologists’ Practice Scope an Issue at House Hearing
WASHINGTON -- The House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing Tuesday on bills to address the mental healthcare crisis was generally very collegial except for a turf war that broke out between the psychiatrist and the psychologist who testified before the … [Read More...]
‘We Are Not NY in April,’ But Docs In New Hot Spots Face Fatigue
Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. When people in Houston find out that Hilary Fairbrother, MD, works in emergency medicine, they give her an extra-wide berth — even though she always wears a mask. At … [Read More...]
Some Good Comes Out of COVID-19
Despite all of the despair brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been extraordinary to see an unprecedented level of collaboration among healthcare providers as we unite to treat patients and protect others from contracting the disease. There wasn't a clear roadmap to … [Read More...]
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Middle East 2.0
Healthcare staff have never played such a fundamental role as they have now in the throes of a global health crisis. They have been critical in providing resilient and holistic patient-centred care, which has highlighted the value in preparing the healthcare workforce for rapid transformational change. One, which is the … [Read More...]
Saudi Arabia’s IMC to adopt InterSystems TrakCare
Saudi Arabia’s International Medical Center (IMC) has become the latest healthcare entity in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region to adopt InterSystems TrakCare. The multidisciplinary healthcare provider – known as the first member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network in the Kingdom – will implement the TrakCare … [Read More...]
ATA applauds reforms to Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute
The American Telemedicine Association this week issued a statement in response to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' final rules regarding the Physician Self-Referral Law (also known as the Stark Law) and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute. According to HHS, the rules will allow healthcare providers to … [Read More...]
North Dakota Nurses Fight Policy Asking Infected HCWs to Stay on Job
Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Nurses in North Dakota are pushing back on a new "high-risk" policy that will allow healthcare workers with asymptomatic cases of the virus to work in COVID-19 units at hospitals and nursing homes to help alleviate … [Read More...]
How healthcare organizations can enhance RPM security, resiliency
As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to push patients away from in-person care, many health systems have ramped up their remote patient monitoring ecosystems. But with that increase in endpoints comes an increase in security risks. "From a security perspective, we always model a personal home network as a hostile … [Read More...]
Roundup: NHS CEO on Black Lives Matter, N Ireland signs with Epic for £275m EPR programme and more briefs
SIR SIMON STEVENS ON BLACK LIVES MATTER NHS chief executive Simon Stevens, internally shared a personal message on Black Lives Matter with all NHS England and NHS improvement staff. The need for faster action was stressed on the reality of racism still experienced by many across the NHS. In the message, Stevens states that … [Read More...]