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Top Story Labor Department Is Cracking Down on Providers' Use of 1099 Contractors, Lawyer Warns Before healthcare providers onboard workers sourced from staffing agencies, they should make sure these laborers are hired as W-2 employees rather than 1099 independent contractors, one lawyer recently warned. The Department of Labor is increasing its efforts to ensure healthcare facilities are complying with the law as it pertains to contract labor and overtime pay. Sponsored Content Join us today! Learn to Leverage Diagnostic Development to Guard Against RSV, Flu and Covid-19 Presented by BD and MedCity News Today's webinar sponsored by BD will explore how diagnostics companies are working with healthcare organizations to guard against the perfect storm of Covid-19, RSV and influenza. Other highlights included are: An overview of the most recent respiratory seasons and what kind of risks are posed by RSV, flu, and other respiratory diseases Clinical presentation and symptoms  The BD Veritor™ Plus System and its benefits Innovations that companies such as BD have enacted to support public health Sign up today! Network in 5 Star Comfort and Convenience Meet and connect with active investors and healthcare's most promising startups at INVEST 2023. You can expect 3 days of engaging sessions and 5-star meals while networking in luxury with 30+ innovative, disruptive life sciences companies at the Ritz-Carlton in Chicago. Save $400* with Early Bird Pricing! Register Now

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Royal Ransomware Poses a Big Threat to Healthcare & Other Industries, Federal Agencies Say The FBI, CISA and HHS have all recently issued warnings about the dangers associated with the Royal Ransomware gang. Since approximately September of last year, cybercriminals have been using a Royal ransomware variant to compromise organizations across the U.S., many of which have been healthcare providers. Initially Aggressive on Deadlines, NSA Rollout Becomes Measured If the NSA-implementing agencies could plot out and publish their plan for adopting standards, publishing regulations, and setting new compliance dates for the NSA AEOB and provider directory requirements, it would help tremendously to level set on expectations and help organizations budget and plan for actual implementation. Medicaid/CHIP Enrollment Will Grow To Nearly 95M by the End of March, Analysis Predicts By the end of March, Medicaid/CHIP enrollment will have grown by 23.3 million members since the start of the pandemic, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report. This is largely due to the continuous enrollment provision enacted during the pandemic, which barred states from disenrolling members and is set to expire March 31. Adaptimmune, TCR2 Therapeutics to Combine in Marriage of Cell Therapy Developers Adaptimmune and TCR2 Therapeutics have complementary technologies and an aligned strategy of developing cell therapies for solid tumors, but this marriage is preceded by divorce. Before consummating the TCR2 deal, Adaptimmune ended an alliance with a larger pharmaceutical company. Signify Health Teams Up with Cardinal Health for In-home Medication Management Through the partnership, Signify Health clinicians will be able to use Cardinal's OutcomesOne platform and perform an in-home, CMS-compliant medication review to determine which members are not taking their medications as prescribed and address those needs. The Post-discharge Process Is a Disservice to Patients and Providers By combining some old-fashioned hand-holding (i.e., navigators) with some familiar technology (i.e. texting), we could save patients and their loved ones needless worry, money, and time. Equally importantly, we could reduce needless re-admissions. RPM is Changing How I Provide Care, And My Patients Love It If you ask any physician about treating patients with chronic conditions, chances are they will […] Eisai Alzheimer's Drug Gets FDA Decision Date; Advisory Meeting Is Planned Leqembi, the Eisai Alzheimer's disease drug awarded accelerated FDA approval in January, could receive a decision on full approval in early July. But in setting the target date for a regulatory decision, the agency also said it plans to convene an advisory committee meeting to discuss the drug. Interoperability and Price Transparency in the 21st Century Cures Act: A Payer's Perspective A webinar sponsored by Intelligent Medical Objects March 16 will explore how payers are meeting the needs of the 2016 21st Century Cures Act when it comes to providing unfettered access to structured medical data for members.

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