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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On December 11, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule designed to improve electronic health care data exchange and streamline the prior authorization process. The CMS fact sheet accompanying the proposed rule stated that its goal is “reducing overall payer and provider burden and improving patient access to health information.” The proposed rule includes five sets of proposals and five r...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: With news that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been granted emergency use authorization (EUA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), health care providers should be preparing for the months of distribution and administration to come. In the Ohio Department of Health’s (ODH) Vaccination Distribution Plan, Ohio has designated all vaccines in the initial shipments to be the first dose to three critical groups: Residen...

The driver of an SUV that struck and killed prominent lawyer Kurtis Tunnell as he rode a bicycle in western Franklin County last year has been placed on probation. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Richard A. Frye on Wednesday placed Depalma on probation for four years, fined him $5,000 and ordered that he complete a substance-abuse program at the countys community-based correctional facility. Depalma was taken into custody to be held in the county jail until a bed is available at the facilit...

On December 4, 2020, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) released new guidance offering shorter quarantine options for individuals exposed to COVID-19. Prior guidance stated that an...

On December 7, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden announced Dr. Rochelle Walensky as his nominee for director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the federal...