National Guidelines for Mental Health Crisis Care: A Best Practices Toolkit
SAMHSA is pleased to share its National Guidelines for Mental Health Crisis Care: A Best Practices Toolkit. Crisis services are an integral component of addressing mental illness in communities across…
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The Effects of the Opioid Crisis on Long-Term Care Residents – Points of Advocacy
The Effects of the Opioid Crisis on Long-Term Care Residents – Points of Advocacy Opioid misuse and abuse has become a national epidemic. Yet opioid use in long-term care settings…
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HHS OCR BULLETIN: HIPAA Privacy and Novel Coronavirus
In light of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is providing this bulletin to ensure…
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New Edition of Form I-9 Now Available
A new version of the I-9 employment eligibility verification form has been issued. The new edition of the Form I-9 is dated 10/21/2019 but will not become mandatory until May…
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CMS Update: New DRAFT version of the MDS 3.0 Item Set Change History for October 2020
A new DRAFT version of the MDS 3.0 Item Set Change History for October 2020 (v1.18.0) was posted. This document reflects the changes in the DRAFT version of the 2020…
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ASPR TRACIE Update: Preparing for and Responding to Chemical Incidents
Access this webinar where speakers discussed the potential effects of a chemical incident and shared recent guidance and lessons learned in assessing, triaging, and treating patients, including considerations for novel…
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New State Government Resource to Help Vermonters Address Sexual Harassment and Workplace Discrimination
Cary Brown, Executive Director of the Vermont Commission on Women, announced new resources available from the Workplaces For All public education program, workplacesforall.vermont.gov, to make workers, employers, and all Vermonters…
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NJCCIC 2019 Year in Review: Ransomware
As 2019 comes to a close, the New Jersey Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC) would like to focus on this year’s top story — ransomware — which resulted in…
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CMS Provider Minute Video: The Importance of Proper Documentation
Why is proper documentation important to you and your patients? Find out how it affects items/services, claim payment, and medical review in the Provider Minute: The Importance of Proper Documentation…
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Recommended Ransomware Training
The Med-Net Academy program titled Understanding and Preventing Ransomware, APTs, and Zero Day Exploit Attacks is recommended by the Med-Net Education Work Group for viewing by all Med-Net employees. This…
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