Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Pharmacies and providers nationwide are struggling to process prescriptions following the attack, while the American Hospital Association is urging hospitals to disconnect from UnitedHealth’s systems.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Hospital and health system C-suite executives and health IT leaders know the patient experience is crucial to ongoing success in healthcare. The question is: How to continually improve it? This week's podcast looks at what's on the horizon for the patient experience and seeks to answer that question. Our guest, from Press Ganey Associates, a patient experience consulting firm with 40 years of experience in the field, is Chrissy Daniels, chief experience officer.
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Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Federal regulators are seeking information about the for-profit hospital operator's inpatient admissions and dialysis processes and procedures.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Under the False Claims Act, more than $1.8 billion in settlements and judgments was related to health-related matters in the last fiscal year, about two-thirds of the monetary fraud recoveries by t | Health fraud settlements under the False Claims Act exceeded $1.8 billion last year, according to the Department of Justice. The agency said it is still litigating Medicare Advantage cases against major insurers.
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
The letter, sent on behalf of 39 state attorneys general to leaders in Congress, comes as lawmakers consider legislation to regulate the pharmacy middlemen.
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
There are a lot of new ideas and technologies being made to better the world of healthcare. These new ideas and technologies are only successful, however, if enough people collectively take notice and talk about it in order to make it trend. But in a time when our industry is facing high staff overtime and burnout, there’s simply no way that we can be aware of everything happening in health IT.
Health Care Compliance Brief brings together the best content for health law & compliance professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Blockchain technology has the potential to transform healthcare, from securing patient data to reducing the risks for data breaches.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Broadly speaking, the hospital sector is a much stronger state financially than it was in 2022 or even early 2023 amid industry reports of higher medians and margin improvements being shared by sev | A review of hospitals' 2023 operating numbers show 40% are still losing money going into 2024 and that high-performing hospitals are "effectively pulling away from the pack," according to a recent Kaufman Hall analysis.
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
What You Should Know: – Abridge , the leading force in generative AI for clinical documentation, announced today a staggering $150 million Series C funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The funding also includes participation from new and existing investors like Redpoint Ventures , IVP , Spark Capital , Union Square Ventures , Bessemer Venture Partners , Wittington Ventures , Mass General Brigham Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Fund (AIDIF) , Kaiser Permanente Ve
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Online therapy company Talkspace is doubling down on its strategy to grow its business with payers and employers with a focus on providing services to teens and seniors. | Online therapy company Talkspace is doubling down on its strategy to grow its business with payers and employers with a focus on providing services to teens and seniors.
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Feeling overwhelmed by medical waste regulations? This comprehensive guide unravels the complexities of medical waste disposal, ensuring you stay compliant and prioritize safety. Inside you'll find: Clear categorization: Learn to precisely classify medical waste for proper handling and disposal. Labeling & Storage: Discover best practices for clear labeling and secure storage of medical waste.
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
The company will offer a customizable version of its Marketplace Search Technology to health plans supporting Medicare beneficiaries.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
A federal judge has denied HCA Healthcare’s motion to dismiss antitrust litigation brought by North Carolina cities and counties related to the for-profit’s 2019 acquisition of Mission Health. | Local governments allege that HCA acquired Mission Health in 2019 to "exploit" its monopoly power, which they say has led to higher prices and budget cuts.
Digital Health News
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Northumbria University's simulated practice placement programme for nursing students, SkillsFest, has received praise from Oxford Medical Simulation.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Just a few short months after making a push into the payer space, digital health company Waltz Health is stepping into the Medicare market. | Just a few short months after making a push into the payer space, digital health company Waltz Health is stepping into the Medicare market.
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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.
Digital Health News
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Leading home healthcare provider Cera has announced the successful delivery of 7.5m home care visits this winter, saving the NHS an estimated £100m.
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
What You Should Know: – While the shift towards value-based care (VBC) is underway, a recent Black Book survey reveals that only 37% of medical practices are currently receiving payments from upside-risk arrangements and shared savings, while 12% receive payments from full risk. – This leaves a significant portion, over 50%, still relying on traditional Fee-For-Service models.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Healthcare is one of the most targeted industries when it comes to cybercrime. | How can healthcare institutions and the broader medical sector safeguard its own health when it comes to all things cyber?
Digital Health News
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
A trial of the GTT@home remote screening for gestational diabetes test has been undertaken at University Hospital Southampton with positive results.
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Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Curai Health, a virtual clinic, is teaming up with California-based Healthcare in Action to serve individuals experiencing homelessness. | Healthcare in Action patients will have access to 24/7 virtual care using Curai’s app at no cost to the patient. Curai’s visits are primarily asynchronous, though it also supports phone or video visits.
Digital Health News
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Our latest roundup features Nottingham Uni Hospitals selecting Nervecentre's EPR and County Durham and Darlington's go live of Health Call’s Patient Portal.
Becker's Health IT
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Chinese efforts to embed malware inside U.S. critical infrastructure networks are at "a scale greater than we'd seen before" in remarks made days before a reported cybersecurity event affecting the nation's largest commercial prescription processor.
Digital Health News
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Today's briefing includes We Care Group adopting PainChek and Nuffield Health introducing data fellowships to improve the digital skills of its staff.
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While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.
Becker's Health IT
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
"UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare suffers cyberattack, a credit-negative event according to Moody's.
Digital Health News
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
University College Dublin is leading research into AI-powered support for pre-eclampsia diagnoses, which has seen a tool developed using SAS technology.
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
The following is a guest article by Dan Parsons, Co-Founder and CPO at Thoughtful Revenue leakage poses a significant challenge to healthcare providers, and the traditional methods used to mitigate these losses are becoming increasingly difficult to scale. Healthcare providers need an adaptable and scalable solution to address these issues permanently.
Becker's Health IT
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger said it has disconnected from Optum's Change Healthcare following a cyberattack that affected the company, The Citizens' Voice reported Feb. 22.
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FACIS® helps organizations mitigate patient and organizational risk. Maintaining compliance and safeguarding against fraud and abuse in today’s changing healthcare landscape can be challenging. Most healthcare organizations screen and monitor providers against the OIG but that’s only ONE of FACIS®’ primary sources. FACIS® pulls data for every taxonomy from the lowest level employee to the highest level licensed professional.
HealthIT Answers
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
By Jim Tate - “Interoperability.” The word rolls off the tongue as if a wedding vow. It is the Promised Land on the other side of the river. It is the field of milk and honey where we long to be. It is where the lion and the lamb live together in perfect peace. Too bad we will never get there. The post Interoperability: The Once and Future Promise appeared first on Health IT Answers.
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
staff assist alert What You Should Know: – CrisisGo , a leading provider of safety solutions, announced a strategic collaboration with Samsung Electronics America to launch an industry-first smartwatch panic solution. – This innovative partnership equips Samsung smartwatches with a powerful 2-way emergency communication application, revolutionizing safety for organizations like schools, healthcare facilities, and businesses.
McGuire Wood
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Argosy Healthcare Partners (AHP) has announced the recapitalization of Command Medical Products. Command , based in Ormond Beach, Fla., and founded in 1987, provides contract manufacturing services for medical devices sold by original equipment manufacturers and other device providers. AHP , based in Wayne, Pa., is a lower middle market private equity investor focused exclusively on healthcare.
Becker's Health IT
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Authorities shuttered 14,000 email accounts linked to LockBit, a ransomware gang known for targeting the U.S. healthcare industry, Gov Info Security reported Feb. 22.
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In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.
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