On October 2, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published proposed rules to add new safe harbors to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). Some of the new safe harbors codify statutory changes set forth in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 and the Patient […]
With 2014 soon coming to a close and a new year around the corner, this is the time of to-do lists, of updating, of revising, of renewing. Business owners and human resources professionals typically spend this time of year inundated with invitations to seminars, webinars and all manner of programs promising to share the latest […]
According to data collected by the American Heart Association, there were 359,400 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests documented in the U.S. in 2013, with an overall survivor rate of just 9.5%.1 EMS professionals know that time is the most critical factor in effectively treating cardiac arrest—research has found that when a person suffers from sudden cardiac arrest, […]
San Diego utilizes a software program to intercept patients identified as serial inebriates before they are transported. Reno, Nev., can triage patients directly to a mental health facility instead of transporting them to the hospital. Allegheny County in Western Pennsylvania has a program to engage vulnerable patients and work with them one-on-one to better manage their own care.
“When you think outside the box, you end up in someone else’s box.” This adage elicited chuckles and head nods from the knowing audience of the Mobile Integrated Healthcare Summit held this February in San Diego as part of the Firehouse World expo. As more fire and EMS agencies begin to retool their care models, […]
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