Welcome to your daily briefing on healthcare developments in North Dakota. Today we're covering 7 key stories including updates on north dakota healthcare headlines, background & context. Let's dive in.
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The North Dakota HHS provides codes, licensing, and regulation details for evaluating the programs, services, staff, buildings, and equipment of inpatient care facilities and outpatient programs.
Healthcare professionals in ND must stay current on these regulatory standards to ensure their facilities and outpatient programs remain compliant and operate safely.
The Public Health Division's webpages provide fast, easy access to current health information on respiratory illnesses, infectious diseases, immunizations, and health topics across all age groups.
Healthcare professionals in ND can rely on this centralized resource to stay informed on public health trends and support patient care with timely, evidence-based guidance.
Starting in 2026, some individuals' Medicaid eligibility in North Dakota will change.
Healthcare professionals in ND should stay informed about these changes to better serve their patients and manage care effectively.
CMS-10114 National Provider Identifier (NPI) Application/Update Form is now available for healthcare providers in North Dakota.
Healthcare professionals in ND need the NPI to enroll in Medicaid and ensure proper billing and reimbursement processes.
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The MIPS cost performance category is calculated retrospectively by CMS using attributed Medicare claims; clinicians cannot directly affect what is attributed. The two attribution methods (TPCC and MSPB) capture different beneficiary cohorts. Practices that try to "manage" cost without understanding which patients are attributed to which clinician typically waste effort.
Cost is now 30% of the MIPS final score — the largest single category. Misunderstanding attribution is the leading cause of unfavorable payment adjustments in the next cycle.
OSHA inspections of healthcare facilities most commonly find three violations: an Exposure Control Plan that has not been reviewed annually (date-stamped review required), engineering controls that have not been re-evaluated when new devices are introduced, and post-exposure protocols that do not match the actual reporting workflow.
Each citation carries per-violation penalties, and willful or repeat designations multiply them. Re-evaluation paperwork is the cheapest control to maintain.
A vendor is a business associate if they create, receive, maintain, or transmit PHI on behalf of the covered entity. They are NOT a business associate just because they happen to be in a building with PHI or could conceivably access it. The functional test matters, not the proximity test.
Forcing BAA execution on vendors who do not meet the functional test creates contractual bloat and weakens the negotiating position with vendors who actually do. Failing to execute BAAs with true business associates exposes the covered entity to OCR enforcement.
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