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UnitedHealth Group under DOJ investigation over Medicare billing practices

Medical Economics

UnitedHealth has launched an internal review and maintains confidence in its compliance and documentation practices. The Journal’s analysis of Medicare data between 2019 and 2021 found that in-home assessments conducted by UnitedHealth nurses triggered an average of $2,735 in added federal payments per visit.

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Outsourced Software Product Development: A Comprehensive Guide

Arkenea

Rather than building and maintaining a large inhouse team, businesses partner with specialized vendors to handle design, development, testing, and deployment. Quality assurance: Manual and automated testing, security audits, compliance checks. Document nonfunctional requirements such as performance, security, and compliance.

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Can EHRs Expand to Become Health Systems’ “Platform of Platforms” (UDHPs)?

The Healthcare Blog

1) EHRs Currently Own the Customer Relationship Fueled by federal HITECH incentives and mandates, health systems have made significant investments in their existing EHRs: As of 2021, 96% of non-federal acute care hospitals in the U.S. had adopted a certified EHR.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Meaningful Use and EHR

Arkenea

For example, number of people suffering from diabetes in 2021 or number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis last year. Certified EHR are those that meet the standards defined by the certification and testing body. Document demographics of at least 50 percent of patients. Records are used for public health management.

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Tracking Bird Flu Through Poop In Places No One’s Looking

Forbes Healthcare

Of the more than 27,000 guano samples analyzed, just over 1% tested positive for avian influenza RNA. More positive samples collected in guano from 2021 to 2023. Influenza viruses in wild birds pose a well-documented risk to human health, poultry production, and even conservation. 2025): [link] John M.

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Airflow Ventilation: What's New for Hospital Airflow? (ASHRAE Standard 170-2021)

Medical Gas Compliance

CHT provides pressure and airflow tests with documentation as part of your Vitaleyez ™ program profile that satisfies the code. T his article discusses the importance of air quality and hospital airflow and the changes to ASHRAE Standard 170-2021.

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Risks Facing Nurse Practitioners Today

Minority Nurse

Nurses Service Organization (NSO) and CNA have published the new edition of the Nurse Practitioner Professional Liability Exposure Claim Report analyzing 232 closed professional liability claims against NPs, student NPs, and NPs covered through a CNA-insured healthcare business over five years (2017-2021). Incomplete physical assessment.