Wcbs health and wellbeing report

On April 3, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) jointly issued a report that sets forth a proposed strategy and recommendations for a risk-based regulatory framework for health information technology (health IT). The report, which was mandated by Congress in the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), proposes that no new or additional regulations are needed to implement this regulatory framework. Instead, the three federal agencies propose a limited approach that “relies on ONC-coordinated activities and private sector capabilities.” In addition, the report proposes a mostly deregulatory approach for clinical decision support (CDS) technologies and states that the majority of these products would be considered to have “health management health IT functions,” which FDA does not intend to actively regulate. … [Read more...] about Health IT Update: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) Health IT Report Issued by FDA, FCC, and ONC

Many employers would agree that reporting is a core function of employee benefit plan administration. On top of the numerous reporting requirements for group health plans imposed by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies, states laws, including Vermont’s, add a layer of state reporting obligations for plans, including self-funded group health plans. In welcome news for employers and plan sponsors, this added state law burden has been lessened by the U.S. Supreme Court’s finding that certain state laws are preempted by federal law. Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., No. 14-181 (Mar. 1, 2016).The Court decided in Gobeille that state reporting mandates, like the one in Vermont, are preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The Court explained that ERISA’s goal of establishing a uniform plan administration system, particularly as to core functions like reporting, would be frustrated by … [Read more...] about ERISA Preempts Vermont Health Plan Reporting Law, Supreme Court Holds (Self-Funded Plans Take Note)

There are 32 nursing homes in Lancaster County, which are inspected by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.The following is a list of all nursing home health inspection reports released since Feb. 19, with links to the reports that document inspectors' findings for each home. They're also available here. Much additional information on each home is available on the Medicare Nursing Home Compare website.Standard inspections are performed annually, unannounced. Complaint inspections are performed when a complaint about a nursing home is registered with the department.Deficiencies are ranked from least to most serious, as follows: potential harm, minimal harm, actual harm and immediate jeopardy.Minimal harm deficiencies are listed below. No new potential harm, actual harm or immediate jeopardy deficiencies were reported recently.The current average number of deficiencies per facility is 6.5 in Pennsylvania and 5.8 in the United States, according to Medicare.Brethren Village, 3001 … [Read more...] about Health inspection reports for nursing homes in Lancaster County through March 2018

POLITICS 05/01/2018 07:42 pm ET Updated 0 minutes ago “He dictated that whole letter. I didn’t write that letter," said Trump's personal physician Harold Bornstein. By Carla Herreria 8.7k 39 President Donald Trump’s doctor claims that Trump himself wrote the bizarre letter of health that included results from a 2015 physical suspiciously written with many superlatives, CNN reported Tuesday. Trump’s presidential campaign released the letter, signed by his personal physician Dr. Harold Bornstein, after Trump’s health came into question in 2015.  “Mr. Trump has had a recent complete medical examination that showed only positive results,” Bornstein’s letter read. “Actually, his blood pressure, 110/65, and laboratory test results were astonishingly excellent.” “His physical strength and stamina are extraordinary,” Bornstein continued. “If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state … [Read more...] about Trump’s Doctor Says Trump Basically Wrote That Glowing Health Letter: Report

Lancaster County has 32 nursing homes, which are inspected by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The following is a list of all nursing home health inspection reports released since March 30.The online version of this story has links to the reports that document inspectors’ findings for each home.Much additional information on each home is available on the Medicare Nursing Home Compare website.Standard inspections are performed annually, unannounced. Complaint inspections are performed when a complaint about a nursing home is registered with the department.Deficiencies are ranked from least to most serious, as follows: potential harm, minimal harm, actual harm and immediate jeopardy.Minimal harm deficiencies are listed below. No new potential harm, actual harm or immediate jeopardy deficiencies were reported recently.The current average number of deficiencies per facility is 6.5 in Pennsylvania and 5.8 in the United States, according to Medicare.Calvary Fellowship Homes Inc., … [Read more...] about Health inspection reports for nursing homes in Lancaster County through May 2018