Medical Journal October 2022 Digital Edition
October 18, 20221 min
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Holding penalties could cost you the game
October 18, 202210 min
By Catherine Lightfoot, CPA, CHBC, Director of Healthcare at EEPB Overview The 21st– Century Cures Act was originally signed into law way back in December 2016. Now we face some very important updates in 2022. The following summary includes the main information and changes that are worth noting: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has been made responsible for defining the policies related to information blocking and establishing a complaint...
Top 3 trends in life sciences to lookout for in the coming months
October 18, 20226 min
By Chris Kachinsky, National Life Sciences Tax Industry Leader, and Mark Shelton, National Exempt Healthcare Leader, KPMG Scientific advances. The global pandemic. Tightening supply chains. The increasing adoption of digital technologies. These and other forces have spurred the rapid evolution of the life sciences industry in the past few years. In our positions as KPMG National Life Sciences Tax Industry Leader and KPMG National Exempt Healthcare Leader, we are constantly scrutinizing the intersection of industry...
Another “No Surprises Act” rule challenge by TMA
October 18, 20228 min
By Beth Anne Jackson, Shareholder, Brown and Fortunato On September 22, 2022, the Texas Medical Association (TMA), along with a physician and Tyler Regional Hospital, sued the United States Department of Health and Humans Services, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, and their respective current leaders in their official capacity (Departments) seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from the No Surprises Act (NSA) final rule published August 26, 2022 (Final Rule). Specifically, the lawsuit (Complaint)...
Don’t let your in-house political spin doctors impact your operations
October 18, 202212 min
By Garrett Kamen, Associate, and Kevin Troutman, Partner, Fisher Phillips Today, it is more important than ever that businesses proactively manage their work environment to protect against the many issues that can occur when employees talk politics in the workplace. And, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, there is a relationship between our physical well-being and election season. Regardless of what side of the political aisle they fall on, some of your...
When the election ends, hospitals are ready
October 18, 20228 min
By John Hawkins, President/CEO, Texas Hospital Association Chances are when you’re reading this, the 2022 election will be in its final stretch. Maybe that’s good news for you, particularly if you’re tired of the round-the-clock TV ad saturation and political posturing that always marks an election year. But for hospitals and the Texas Hospital Association, once Nov. 8 comes and goes, and the winners of state elections have been declared – including for...
Integrative medicine and nutrition in cancer
October 18, 20229 min
By Victor S. Sierpina, MD is the WD and Laura Nell Nicholson Professor of Integrative Medicine, Professor of Family Medicine at UTMB-Health and the John Sealy School of Medicine All disease begins in the gut. –Hippocrates When it comes to cancer, what should I eat? Numerous resources now exist to help us sort through the challenges of how diet and cancer interact. Research in this field is notoriously challenging given the time frame for cancer...
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital welcomes orthopedic surgeon Alessandra Falk, M.D.
October 18, 20222 min
Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine at Sugar Land is pleased to welcome foot and ankle surgeon Alessandra Falk, M.D. Dr. Falk comes to Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine from The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas, where she completed a foot and ankle reconstructive surgery fellowship. Prior to that, she completed a BA/MA at Johns Hopkins University, where she also studied and taught ballet. She earned her medical degree...
Houston Methodist welcomes Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist Bailey A. LeConte, M.D.
October 18, 20222 min
Houston Methodist is pleased to welcome otolaryngologist (Ear, Nose, and Throat) Bailey LeConte, M.D., to Houston Methodist ENT Specialists at Sugar Land. LeConte earned her medical degree at The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. She completed a residency in otolaryngology, also known as, head and neck surgery, at The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. LeConte specializes in general and pediatric otolaryngology (newborn and up), thyroid and parathyroid surgery, endoscopic...
Powering an ‘arm’ with air could be mighty handy
October 18, 20228 min
Everybody could use a third arm sometimes, but for some, it would be particularly helpful. Mechanical engineers at the University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering have built a handy extra limb able to grasp objects and go, powered only by compressed air. It’s one of several ideas they’ve implemented with a textile-based energy harvesting system. The proof-of-principle robotic devices designed and built by Daniel Preston, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, lead authors Rachel...