Category: WV

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The West Virginia Health Care Authority has announced the 2012 certificate of need capital expenditure minimum threshold of $2,916,104. The new threshold is effective beginning January 1, 2012. The threshold is used as a part of the analysis by health care providers who must determine whether or not a certificate of need is […]

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A warm welcome to J. Thomas “Tom” Clark who recently joined Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC as Senior Counsel. Tom is a welcomed addition to our corporate practice group and will help to expand the level of representation that we provide our health care, oil and gas, coal and banking industry clients.
Tom comes to […]

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The West Virginia Continuing Legal Education Section of WVU College of Law will be sponsoring Health Care Law 2011 Seminar on May 20, 2011, in Charleston, West Virginia at WVU Medical Center - CAMC.
The Health Care Law 2011 Seminar will cover a variety of topics of interest to West Virginia health care […]

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According to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), the West Virginia Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification (OHFLAC) will be transferred to the West Virginia Office of Inspector General (OIG) effective February 1, 2010. OHFLAC oversees the state and federal licensure and certification process in West Virginia for […]

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Today’s Charleston Gazette features an article on a new health care demonstration project, West Virginia Connect, funded by a $36 million federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant.
The article indicates that the funding will be for eight West Virginia primary care clinics to provide preventative care services to eligible health consumers for […]

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This past week the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) announced a creative and proactive health initiative to improve the health of West Virginians and move toward keeping future health care costs down for state and public school employees and ultimately for West Virginia taxpayer. Charleston Gazette’s Phil Kabler reports on the […]

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The West Virginia Health Information Network (WVHIN), West Virginia’s health information exchange, has issued proposed privacy and security policies and is seeking public comments on the proposed policies from December 3, 2010 through January 3, 2011. The WVHIN is a public/private partnership created in 2006 under W.Va. Code 16-29G-1 et seq. and is […]

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Will You Engage with Grace this Thanksgiving weekend? I hope so.
For the third year running I am participating in the Thanksgiving holiday Engage with Grace Blog Rally. A viral effort to communicate the importance of having a conversation with your family and loved ones around end of life care wishes. Would you prefer […]

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The West Virginia Regional Health Information Technology Extension Center (WVRHITEC) announced this week that West Virginia’s Medicaid Program is now offering cash incentives to health care providers who become a part of a new e-prescribing system. WVeScript, is a new web-based ePrescribing tool implemented by the West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services […]

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iHealthBeat reports that West Virginia Medicaid along with five other states will receive federal matching funds from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)to help implement electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs.
West Virginia Medicaid will receive $945,000 in federal matching funds. The CMS press release indicates that West Virginia will use the […]