Bill of Health

OCTOBER 18, 2022

By Matthew Chun. International collaboration through the sharing of health data is crucial for advancing human health. But it also comes with risks — risks that countries around the world seem increasingly unwilling to take. On the one hand, the international sharing of health-related data sets has paved the way for important advances such as mapping the human genome , tracking global health outcomes , and fighting the rise of multidrug-resistant superbugs.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Minneapolis-based Allina Health, working with Flare Capital Partners, has launched a new company, Inbound Health, designed to help health systems and payers design and build hospital-at-home and home-based skilled nursing programs. WHY IT MATTERS. The goal with Inbound Health is to offer the full stack of capabilities needed to scale at-home care models, according to Allina Health – such as engagement and workflow technologies, analytics, virtual care teams, home-based care pathways, suppl

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Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The insurer paid outside vendors to conduct in-home visits with its plan members, then pressured the vendors to record high-value diagnoses that would lead to higher payments for Cigna, the DOJ alleges.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The Australian government is restoring its subsidy for bulk-billed video telehealth psychiatry consultations through a A$47.7 million ($30 million) investment in the October budget. Starting this November, people living in rural and regional areas and other eligible patients can once again access free video consultations for mental health. This comes as the latest funding will restore 50% fee loading to bulk billed Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) psychiatry services delivered by video telehealt

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 21, 2022

By Dorit Reiss. COVID-19 vaccines are extremely safe , and serious harms are rare. But rare does not mean the risk is zero; thus, we need a way to determine which people have plausible claims of harm from the vaccines, and we must then compensate them quickly and generously. However, the regular torts system is not a good option for adjudicating these claims.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Latrobe Regional Hospital upgrades medical training with VR. Latrobe Regional Hospital, a specialist referral and trauma centre in Gippsland, has tied up with Vantari VR to incorporate a virtual reality platform in its medical training. "This partnership means we will be able to rapidly increase skill level, knowledge and familiarity with clinical procedures, and improve standards of care for patients," said Kylie Larkin, medical education officer at LRH.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 19, 2022

United Health Services Hospitals is a health system serving South Central New York and based in Vestal, New York. Its virtual healthcare program began in July 2019 with the launch of the UHS Virtual Walk-In. The Virtual Walk-In was a direct to patient offering for minor acute complaints. Zipnosis was chosen as the technology platform because of its ability to combine an asynchronous adaptive interview process with a step-up to video.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 18, 2022

By Heidi Li Feldman. The more individuals must rely on their own judgment and effort to protect themselves from disease, the more they need information regarding the possibility of exposure to the cause of the disease. This simple proposition, combined with changes in how governments and institutions are approaching COVID, means that university faculty should rethink their role in keeping their students informed about COVID cases among class members.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

NSW Ambulance is promoting community emergency response by equipping volunteer responders with a mobile emergency alert and dispatch app developed in the United Kingdom. Called GoodSAM (Good Smartphone Activated Medics), the free app alerts a responder to nearby individuals – within 1,000 metres – in cardiac arrest. This allows them to provide CPR or use an AED before paramedics arrive.

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Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 17, 2022

It’s the latest demonstration approval from the agency, following others in Oregon and Massachusetts targeted at expanding access to coverage and addressing nutrition and housing needs.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 17, 2022

When someone new comes to healthcare, it’s always amazing to see how many things they think happen that just don’t. For patients, that’s the realization that doctors often don’t collaborate together on their care and they often don’t share information. That’s on the patient and their caregiver to ensure the records get where they need to go and care is coordinated.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 19, 2022

By Michelle Richards. In the United States, the imposition of tort liability for the transmission of an infectious disease goes back more than a century. It is no surprise, therefore, that similar claims have been filed for damages arising from the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. However, in order for these claims to be adjudicated fairly, they must be judged against a standard of care.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Manipal Hospitals in India has adopted a remote patient monitoring system by UK-based Isansys Lifecare. The Patient Status Engine (PSE) is a wireless platform that captures and analyses patients' physiological data, such as heart rate, temperature, blood saturation, blood pressure and ECG, continuously and in real time. These data, along with an early warning score, are being fed live to a central monitoring station and on care teams' mobile phones.

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Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 20, 2022

About 45% of providers increased their software investments over the past year, while only 10% decelerated spending, according to a new report from KLAS and Bain.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Naturally as healthcare moves into a more digital space, more tech is needed to accomplish every day tasks. This opens up a new market that is largely attractive to Big Tech. However, the success of this move varies from company to company. Some companies were able to organically integrate into the world of healthcare while others forced their way in.

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Compliance Now

OCTOBER 19, 2022

By Jessica Waltman, Principal, Forward Health Consulting. On October 18, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Procedure 2022-38 that sets forth various 2023 tax-related limits that have been adjusted for inflation. The table below identifies updates to the 2023 health and fringe benefit plan limits addressed in the notice. Benefit 2022 2023 Maximum Annual Employee Contribution to a Health Flexible Spending Account (Health FSA) $2,850 $3,050 Health FSA Carryover Limit $570 $610 Adopt

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Alexandra Hospital has taken part in the launch of a new cloud-based digital health service in Singapore by telecommunications provider StarHub, together with its partners, health technology company ConnectedLife and Fitbit. Called LifeHub+, the mobile app-based service seeks to connect clinicians and health coaches with patients who are at risk or dealing with preventable chronic health conditions such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

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Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A new report from Turquoise Health finds progress in compliance with federal rules created to help consumers comparison shop for medical services.

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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.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Anna Barnacka, PhD, CEO and founder, MindMics. Thanks to the explosion of affordable and miniaturized wearable technology, consumers now have a sizeable increase in awareness of individual health data. In the United States alone, […]. The article The Future of Consumer Wearable Technology appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Compliance Now

OCTOBER 19, 2022

By Jessica Waltman, Principal, Forward Health Consulting. On October 18, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Procedure 2022-38 that sets forth various 2023 tax-related limits that have been adjusted for inflation. The table below identifies updates to the 2023 health and fringe benefit plan limits addressed in the notice. Benefit 2022 2023 Maximum Annual Employee Contribution to a Health Flexible Spending Account (Health FSA) $2,850 $3,050 Health FSA Carryover Limit $570 $610 Adopt

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Volatility in MA stars for the 2023 plan year is raising questions around the earnings outlooks issued by payers.

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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.

Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 18, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Adam Steinberg, EVP client experience, Experity. The popularity of urgent care has grown continuously over the past several decades, but in just the last few years, the U.S. market has exploded as more and […]. The article Creative Ways Urgent Care Leaders Can Retain and Attract Talent Alongside Increased Demand appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

During a discussion at the Frontiers Health Global Hybrid Conference, panelists said a more competitive funding environment could push startups and investors to focus on quality.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Check Point’s 2022 Mid-Year Report has revealed the healthcare industry has seen the biggest percentage rise in cyberattacks out of all industry sectors, increasing by 69% in 1H 2022, compared to 2021. Healthcare now ranks fifth highest in the number of weekly attacks, behind education, government/military, ISP/MSP, and communications. Check Point explains in the report that 2022 has demonstrated that cyberattacks have become firmly entrenched as a state-level weapon, with the first half of the

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Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Crossover has been working on extending its business model to payer clients for several years now, and will have more news to share by the end of the year.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Trachoma is the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, yet for decades we have had the antibiotics to treat it. Sightsavers is an international charity dedicated to preventing avoidable blindness and is working in Africa and Asia to eliminate this disease. Their programs are having a significant positive impact. A key to their success is effective use of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to track and manage both the disease and treatment coverage.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The traditional healthcare industry could face pressure from changing trends, including the emergence of Amazon, Walmart, CVS and Walgreens as larger players.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Phoenix, AZ-based Valle del Sol Community Health has notified 70,268 patients that some of their protected health information has been exposed. Valle de Sol did not state in its notification letters when hackers gained access to its network, or for how long they had access, but did confirm that the unauthorized activity was detected on January 25, 2022.

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Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Researchers from Georgetown University advocate for more federal support to remove insurance-related obstacles to treatment.

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