Operations & Compliance
Navigate the complexities of operations and compliance with expert insights in Our Ideas articles. Stay informed, stay compliant.
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North Carolina’s Tailored Plan: To Contract or Not to Contract
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Are you ready for North Carolina’s Tailored Plan contracting? If not, get a quick definitional run down of the Tailored Plans and key aspects of the program to help evaluate your contracting strategies and decisions. This is particularly timely because one key date is coming up very quickly – July 16, 2022 – providers must have executed contracts with Tailored Plans to be included in the initial beneficiary choice period.
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The Log4J Vulnerability: Explained
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It has been a frenetic week in cybersecurity following identification of the Log4J defect and its global exploitation, Atrómitos Principal, Tina Simpson, takes some time to break down what happened, why it matters, and what you need to know going forward.
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HealthTech 2021: Back to Business
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While attending the GIANT digital technology conference in London, Atrómitos Principal Tina Simpson enjoyed the familiarity of convening once again with colleagues in-person; a “here we are again” feeling. But then the realities of how technology is integrated within and across healthcare organizations became apparent and she realized, “Well, here we are again.”
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NC Medicaid Tailored Plans: We Gotta Get this Right
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North Carolina is poised to implement Tailored Plans, a new managed care program, that will serve as an integrated health plan for individuals with significant behavioral health needs and intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DDs) next July. Reflecting on lessons learned from other states, DHHS has the opportunity to take action NOW to ensure provider, plan, and system readiness.
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Moving from Health Literacy to Health Communication
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In honor of International Literacy Day (September 8), we take the opportunity to reflect on how literacy intersects with health outcomes and introduce the importance of health literacy.
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Introducing: Insights into Interoperability
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Getting to “Plays Well with Others” on the Health Records Report Card. Healthcare is a data-driven industry. Delivering the right care to the right patient at the right time and venue depends on having complete, accurate, and timely access to that patient’s health records.
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Work Smarter, Not Harder: How to Leverage Technology to Make your Work Life Easier
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Here at Atrómitos, we decided 2021 was the year to Work Smarter Not Harder. Here’s how we’re using technology to do just that (and you can too!)
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Examining Patient Right of Access Under HIPAA
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In our last Compliance Article, we supplied you with yet another cliff hanger, promising to return to discuss the Office of Civil Rights’ (OCR) continued focus on enforcement of Patient’s Right of Access under HIPAA. We know you have all been on the edges of your seats and we are back in this segment to make good on that promise.
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New Rules for Hospital Pricing Transparency: What They Mean for Healthcare Systems and Consumers
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When insurers don’t cover the cost of out-of-network care, the patient is “balance billed” the difference between the total cost of services being charged and the amount the insurer pays.
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CARES Act Tax Changes: What’s New Regarding Charitable Giving?
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Considering that the response to the pandemic has greatly impacted our nonprofit healthcare providers and first responders, it is not a bad time to be coming into new tax perks connected to charitable giving.
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Fund Development A to Z: Lingo Matters
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When you hear Fund Development, it probably invokes a series of thoughts, a broad spectrum of ideas that make up what it is and what it means. Whether you’re a seasoned fundraiser, new to organizational fundraising, or an experienced organizational leader, it’s essential to understand the lingo to lead authentically and with authority.
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Developing Your Strategic Capital Campaign Plan (and Getting Ready to Launch!)
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So, you’ve decided you want to launch a Capital Campaign to support a large upcoming project for your organization. Here’s what you need to know.
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Ensuring Compliance and Success with Nonprofit Hospital Community Benefits Reporting
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There is a renewed interest at the federal level in ensuring that tax-exempt hospitals are meeting the intent of the community benefits standard. Here’s what you need to know.
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The Critical Importance of Donor Stewardship to Continued Philanthropic Giving
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Keep donors confident in your organization’s direction, and inform and connect their philanthropic goals with your work.
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The Mothership: Capital Campaign
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The Capital Campaign is the mothership in the fundraising world that helps expand your mission and reach more people with a significant change.
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Identifying Project Leads Early for Post-Award Grant Management Success
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You’ve finished the heavy lifting of designing a project or program, writing a grant, and submitting the application and you just found out you’ve been awarded the grant. Congratulations! …But now what?
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Fundraising Professionals: Embrace Personal Connections for Success
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There are several basic and well-known tenets in fundraising, whether one fundraises professionally. It is essential to personalize the donor experience for charities and nonprofits. Acknowledging kindness can significantly improve the relationship.