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The Management Training Gap Is Bigger Than Most Organisations Think, Says Pryor Learning
New data reveals the widening gap between promotion and preparation and what it is costing organisations that ignore it The assumption is that strong individual performance translates into effective leadership. Our data tells a different story.
Pryor Learning Offers Unlimited Professional Training for Less Than the Cost of a Business Lunch
PryorPlus Annual Pass Gives Individuals and Organizations Unlimited Access to 8,500+ Courses and Live Seminars Starting at $11 Per Person Organizations should not have to choose between developing their people and managing their budget,” — Abby Higgins KANSAS, KS, UNITED STATES, March 20, 2026 / EINPresswire.com/ -- Pryor Learning, one of the nation's longest-running professional development companies, today announced expanded awareness of PryorPlus, its unlimited annual training subscription...
Pryor's Human Resources Courses Now Offer Additional HRCI and Professional Credits
Pryor Learning providing HR professionals with expanded opportunities to maintain certifications while strengthening critical workplace skills Pryor offers HRCI & other professional credit opportunities across our HR curriculum, helping professionals stay credentialed & also equipping them with strategies to address workplace challenges” — Abby Higgins KANSAS, KS, UNITED STATES, February 17, 2026 / EINPresswire.com/ -- Pryor Learning announces that its Human Resources training portfolio now...
Pryor Learning Revolutionizes Professional Development With Comprehensive Communication Training Programs
Pryor Learning Revolutionizes Professional Development With Comprehensive Communication Training Programs Expert-Led Courses Empower Organizations and Individuals to Excel in Workplace Communication Clear, strategic communication is a competitive advantage.
Pryor Cybersecurity Training Helps Organizations Strengthen Their First Line of Defense
Pryor Cybersecurity Training Helps Organizations Strengthen Their First Line of Defense Pryor helps organizations reduce cyber risk and support compliance through practical, workforce-focused training. Employees interact with data, systems, and customers every day.
Pryor Learning Elevates Workforce Productivity with Comprehensive Microsoft Excel Training Portfolio
Pryor Learning Elevates Workforce Productivity with Comprehensive Microsoft Excel Training Portfolio Pryor boosts workforce efficiency with flexible, expert-led Microsoft Excel training designed for all skill levels, from fundamentals to advanced data analysis Our Microsoft Excel training empowers professionals to work smarter, analyze data with confidence, and drive measurable productivity gains across their organizations.”KS, UNITED STATES, December 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Empowering...
Mississippi enacts new law regulating telemedicine coverage
By , and on August 12, 2025 Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans Mississippi has enacted SB 2415, ensuring that health insurance and employee benefit plans cover telemedicine services to the same extent as in-person medical consultations. The legislation specifies that all telemedicine must be real-time audio-visual unless using store-and-forward technology or remote patient monitoring.
Mississippi enacts new law regulating telemedicine coverage
Mississippi has enacted SB 2415, ensuring that health insurance and employee benefit plans cover telemedicine services to the same extent as in-person medical consultations. The legislation specifies that all telemedicine must be real-time audio-visual unless using store-and-forward technology or remote patient monitoring. Read more about state legislative and regulatory developments impacting virtual care here.
Trending in Telehealth: June 2025 | JD Supra
Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual care. Trending in June: Out-of-state licensure Expansion of services Prescription standard changes A CLOSER LOOK Proposed Legislation & Rulemaking: California was active in the telehealth space in June.
HHS OCR Proposes Significant Modifications To HIPAA Security Rule
HIGHLIGHTS The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on December 27, 2024, and published in the Federal Register on January 6, 2025, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing extensive modifications to the HIPAA Security Rule.
CMS Updates Scope Of Providers Subject To Provisional Period Of Enhanced Oversight
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule (Final Rule) expanded the scope of providers subject to a provisional period of enhanced oversight (PPEO) to include providers reactivating their Medicare enrollment and billing privileges after being in a deactivated status.
HHS OCR Proposes Significant Modifications to HIPAA Security Rule | JD Supra
§ 160.101 Statutory basis and purpose. The requirements of this subchapter implement sections 1171–1180 of the Social Security Act (the Act), sections 262 and 264 of Public Law 104–191, section 105 of Public Law 110–233, sections 13400– 13424 of Public Law 111–5, and section 1104 of Public Law 111–148. Please see full publication below for more information.
HHS OCR Proposes Significant Modifications to HIPAA Security Rule
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CMS Updates Scope of Providers Subject to Provisional Period of Enhanced Oversight | JD Supra
Overview The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule (Final Rule) expanded the scope of providers subject to a provisional period of enhanced oversight (PPEO) to include providers reactivating their Medicare enrollment and billing privileges after being in a deactivated status.
Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | August 2024 Recap
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for August 2024.
Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | August 2024 Recap | JD Supra
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for August 2024.
Hungary's Viktor Orbán and the July “Peace Mission” - Australian Institute of International Affairs
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán undertook a rogue “peace mission” in July to “resolve” the Russia-Ukraine conflict. His meetings with Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping, and Donald Trump achieved little accept to repudiate the European Union’s own position. Viktor Orbán went on a self-appointed mission beginning in early July to bring peace to Ukraine. Flying to Kyiv, Moscow, Beijing, and Palm Beach, Florida, Orbán met selectively with world leaders and potentially a soon-to-be re-elected Donald Trump.
Trending in Telehealth: June 18 – 24, 2024 | JD Supra
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual care. Trending in the past week: Interstate compacts Professional standards A CLOSER LOOK Finalized Legislation & Rulemaking: Arizona enacted SB 1036, entering into the Social Work Compact. Arizona is the 19th state to enact this compact.
Trending in Telehealth: May 28 – June 3, 2024 | JD Supra
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual care.
Weekly Bankruptcy Alert June 10, 2024 (For the week ending June 9, 2024)
Covering reported business bankruptcy filings in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, and Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings in New York and Delaware listing assets of more than $1 million. Because your business extends beyond the borders of a single state, ours does too.
Ftc Amends Health Breach Notification Rule to Regulate Health Apps and Expand Breach Notification Requirements | JD Supra
OVERVIEW On April 26, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule to amend its Health Breach Notification Rule (HBN Rule). The HBN Rule works as a complement and counterpart to the breach notification requirements established under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for HIPAA-regulated entities.
Change Healthcare Security Incident – Practicable Next Steps for Impacted Customers | JD Supra
OVERVIEW The Change Healthcare ransomware attack presents potentially significant ramifications for hospitals, health systems, pharmacies and others that rely on the organization’s tools for healthcare payment, revenue cycle management, medication fulfillment and other health-related functions. This report reviews the impact of attack as of February 28, 2024, and outlines next steps for organizations impacted by the incident and related business interruption.
Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | November 2023 Recap | JD Supra
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for November 2023.
OIG Issues General Compliance Program Guidance Updates
On November 6, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published the General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) as a revised reference guide for the healthcare compliance community and other healthcare stakeholders. The GCPG is part of the ongoing OIG modernization initiative announced on April 24, 2023, and summarizes the federal laws, OIG resources and compliance program infrastructure.
States Move to Regulate Telehealth-Related Youth Services
States Move to Regulate Telehealth-Related Youth Services Numerous states—including Louisiana, Ohio, California, Tennessee and New Jersey—have been finalizing rulemaking and legislation that create or amend professional practice standards to incorporate telehealth. Several of these states have also proposed regulations or laws related to the provision of care to youths. Read more here.
Trending in Telehealth: August 22 – 28, 2023 | JD Supra
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual care.
States Amend Professional Practice Standards to Incorporate Telehealth
States Amend Professional Practice Standards to Incorporate Telehealth Numerous states—including Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky and Oklahoma—have been busy finalizing rulemaking and legislation that create or amend professional practice standards to incorporate telehealth. What have these states been up to over the last month? Learn more here.
Trending in Telehealth: August 22 - 28, 2023
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual care.
Trending in Telehealth: August 15 – 21, 2023 | JD Supra
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual care.
Trending in Telehealth: August 8 – 14, 2023 | JD Supra
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual care.
Trending in Telehealth: August 1 – 7, 2023 | JD Supra
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual care.
Remote Monitoring Services Under Review: Update on Potential Medicare Coverage Policies | JD Supra
A recent multijurisdictional contractor advisory committee (CAC) meeting held by six of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) gave stakeholders an initial opportunity to provide feedback on the strength of clinical evidence to support Medicare coverage for remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) services for non-implantable medical devices.
Trending in Telehealth: January 24, 2023 - February 5, 2023
Trending in Telehealth is a new weekly series from the McDermott Digital Health team where we highlight state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual care.
Major Changes Proposed to Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Law
In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published December 2, 2022 (the Proposed Rule), the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed long-awaited changes to the regulations protecting the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records under Part 2 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations (42 CFR Part 2, or Part 2).
Trending in Telehealth: January 17 - 23, 2023
Trending this week: Provider Licensing Telehealth Definitions Telehealth Service Expansion A closer look: Finalized: 1 New Jersey finalized a seven-year extension to existing rules that were set to expire on January 15, 2023. These rules, in part, allow for flexibility for out of state speech pathologist and audiologists to obtain a license without an examination. Proposed: 13 Maryland saw activity across a collection of nine proposed rules.
Trending in Telehealth: January 9 - 16, 2023
Trending in Telehealth is a new weekly series from the McDermott Digital Health team where we track telehealth regulatory and legislative activity. Each week we will highlight developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual care.
Major Changes Proposed to Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Law | JD Supra
December 15, 2022 Abby Higgins, Li Wang, Scott Weinstein, Edward Zacharias McDermott Will & Emery + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published December 2, 2022 (the Proposed Rule), the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed long-awaited changes to the regulations protecting the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records under Part 2 of...
Major Changes Proposed to Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Law
In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published December 2, 2022 (the Proposed Rule), the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed long-awaited changes to the regulations protecting the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records under Part 2 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations (42 CFR Part 2, or Part 2).
At Kenya mall, a brother’s anguish turned to joy
Robert Mburu was an hour-and-a-half away from Nairobi, Kenya, when he heard that Westgate Mall was under attack. Thousands of Kenyans were inside, many of whom he probably knew. Westgate isn’t far from where he grew up and was a mall he frequented regularly. But at the time, those thousands didn’t really matter. All that mattered was that his little sister, Dorcas Mwangi, had been in the mall, where she went almost daily, shopping for groceries when she heard the first gunshots.
In Nairobi, an Attack at the City’s Most Conspicuous Symbol of Western Drift
This morning in Nairobi, a tower of thick, black smoke pierced the sky, darkening the area around the glittering Westgate, the city’s most upscale shopping center, opened in 2007. Inside, an unknown number of Kenyan hostages were still being held by militants linked to the Somali terrorist group Al Shabaab. (Government forces now say all the hostages are accounted for). The sounds of helicopters thrummed the air above, and at one point a loud crack reverberated through the streets nearby.
Women of Color deserve a voice in the debate over Planned Parenthood
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The battle over abortion rights is more heated than it has been in decades. Regular efforts by conservatives in U.S. government to defund Planned Parenthood have been invigorated by undercover (and likely illegal) video showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing medical research on fetal tissue. There has been outrage across conservative America (even though many people who are outraged have not actually watched the videos in question).
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With stability at stake, Burundi's neighbors step up involvement
Regional foreign ministers met this week to try to prevent the escalation of violence in Burundi over President Nkurunziza bid for a third term in office. Many Burundians have put their hopes for compromise in foreign intervention. Campaign 2016: Is Florida the only state that counts?
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