Vaccine Hesitancy in Rural America
Vaccine hesitancy is not uncommon in rural America. But the healthcare industry can’t forget about rural communities.
Nannette (Nan) Sloan is the Vice President of Compliance at Medecision. She has over 20 years of experience in healthcare regulatory and compliance; creating and delivering EHR, laboratory, process optimization, and payer case management solutions for clients; and leveraging her extensive background leading strategy and business development. Nan has cultivated a record of success for implementing solutions to track regulatory requirements, certifying products in alignment with regulatory requirements, delivering regulatory and compliance internal education certification plans, implementing corporate compliance plans, managing high-level client relationships, and driving corporate change for large, diverse organizations.
Managing the Appeals Process for Medicaid Populations
The healthcare appeals process can be difficult to navigate. How can we ensure that patients easily understand the process and their healthcare coverage?
Improving Compliance for Medicaid Populations
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in more people on Medicaid. It’s more important than ever before for the healthcare industry to do its part to ensure compliance with privacy and…
Final Updates to Stark Law Will Ease Transition to Value-Based Care
New rules will ease administrative burden, speed up reimbursement and remove fears of accidental violations.
Making Measurable Improvements in Healthcare Quality
Moving forward, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) will be used for the digitalization of HEDIS quality measures.
Rural Health Amid the Coronavirus
How has COVID-19 affected healthcare in rural areas? People in rural communities are typically spread out by distance already—but some could be more at risk for certain conditions because of…
Proposed Stark Law Changes Reflect Move Toward Value-Based Care
In October 2019, CMS proposed changes to the Stark Law, which was enacted in 1988 to prevent physicians from prioritizing financial concerns over patient care. Now, CMS says that changing…
Improving Rural Healthcare Access: My mother-in-law, a 20-mile drive and the reality of healthcare access in rural America
In rural areas, doctors are like a revolving door, rarely staying in one place for long. There are disparities in healthcare access in rural America, but technology may be a…
