Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
Telehealth use rose in every census region in November as patients again avoided medical settings and some became infected with the newest coronavirus variant, according to data from Fair Health.
Bill of Health
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
By Leah Pierson. Health professions students are often required to complete training in ethics. But these curricula vary immensely in terms of their stated objectives, time devoted to them, when during training students complete them, who teaches them, content covered, how students are assessed, and instruction model used. Evaluating these curricula on a common set of standards could help make them more effective.
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Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Telehealth encounters have the potential to save $250 billion in healthcare expenditures annually across covered populations, a McKinsey & Company analysis has found. But creating true value from virtual care demands that healthcare providers and health plans design their digital trajectory with intention, says the top exec at The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic, a joint venture combining clinical expertise (Cleveland Clinic) with digital technology (from telehealth vendor Amwell) to give patient
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Virtua Health is a nonprofit community health system with five hospitals, seven urgent care centers and 280-plus locations across South New Jersey and Philadelphia. It employs 14,000 people, including more than 2,850 doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and has more than one million patient encounters per year. Virtua Health had an early start to digital technology that included the implementation of an integrated electronic health record across its inpatient and ambulatory cam
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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 3, 2022
Legislators in some states are even looking to cap the rate hospitals can pay agencies for temporary nurses as worker shortages persist across the U.S.
Bill of Health
JANUARY 31, 2022
By Govind Persad, Monica Peek, and Seema Shah. Vaccines are no longer our only medical intervention for preventing severe COVID-19. Over the past few months, we have seen the arrival and wider availability of treatments such as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), and more recently, of novel oral antiviral drugs like Paxlovid and molnupiravir. The recent Delta and Omicron surges have made these therapies scarce.
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Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
If you’ve worked in the world of EHR and health IT, then you’re likely familiar with EMRAM (Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model) which was developed and maintained by HIMSS. It’s their flagship maturity model and if you haven’t heard of it, you may have heard a hospital talk about reaching Stage 7 adoption with their […].
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
"If we're going to respond to the behavioral health issues the pandemic has made worse. that will take legislative action," Senate health committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., said.
Bill of Health
JANUARY 31, 2022
By Jack Becker. The football world has used a variety of methods to make the sport safer: Compare modern football to football a century ago , when at least 18 people died playing the game in 1905 alone and Teddy Roosevelt had to intervene. In recent years, concussions and brain trauma have become football’s scarlet letter. While leagues have already made changes to prevent brain injuries, there’s more to be done.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Today, BCG Digital Ventures (BCGDV), a subsidiary of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), has released a new report that sheds light on predicted healthcare innovations for 2022. With virtual mental health a trend during the exponential growth of remote care, AI and femtech, the survey focuses on three key areas that might increasingly shape future medical care.
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Jane Sarashon
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
During the pandemic, millions of people connected with Twitter to share thoughts and feelings about the pandemic…and their health. Three mega-trends bubbled up on the platform for health — telemedicine and virtual care, broadband access, and mental health, discussed in a Birdseye Report Industry Deep Dive into Health from Brandwatch, partnering with Twitter.
Healthcare Dive
JANUARY 31, 2022
Providers face staffing shortages and continued pressure on margins while payers are challenged by people who continue to put off care, resulting in a member base that is sicker and has more complex conditions.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 31, 2022
West Virginia is the third most rural state in the nation, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The state is 24,320 square miles and is the only state located entirely in the area known as Appalachia, which faces gaps in educational achievement, employment and income as well as a variety of negative health consequences compared with the rest of the country.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
As of today, there are around 43.8 million people around the world who are within five years of a cancer diagnosis, reports the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). Yet data shows that less than 30% of low-income countries have access to the right cancer treatment services – compared to 90% in high-income countries. In fact, an estimated 70% of deaths caused by cancer occur in low-to-middle income countries (LMICs).
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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.
Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. When running a business, it’s integral to follow the adage, “adapt or face extinction.” Yet, many private practice owners and practitioners are still doing the same things they did a decade ago. The world is […]. The article 6 Tips For Modernizing Your Medical Practice appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Despite the growing threat of drug-resistant bacteria, few new antibiotics are reaching the market because of hurdles that biotech executives and experts say stand in the way.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 31, 2022
Dozens of U.S. senators and representatives urged congressional leadership to safeguard Medicare telehealth services this past Friday. Led by Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, the bipartisan group of 45 elected officials published a letter calling for Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to extend expanded coverage of Medicare telehealth services for a set period of time, via February
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Today, BCG Digital Ventures (BCGDV), a subsidiary of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), has released a new report that sheds light on predicted healthcare innovations for 2022. With virtual mental health a trend during the exponential growth of remote care, AI and femtech, the survey focuses on three key areas that might increasingly shape future medical care.
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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.
Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Zak Holdsworth, co-founder and CEO, Hint Health. As physicians work to escape the fee-for-service hamster wheel in which they’re forced to practice medicine today, many are increasingly seeking out new and innovative business models […]. The article 3 Ways Tech Can Drive Adoption of Direct Primary Care appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
It's a capital-efficient way to achieve growth without being pigeonholed into one approach and differs from the value-based blueprints of peers UnitedHealth and Humana, analysts said.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
An issue brief released this week from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation found that although telehealth use increased dramatically during the pandemic, not all patients appeared to have equal access to virtual services. The report , which analyzed data from the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey from April to October 2021, found that about one in four respondents said they'd used telehealth over the p
Healthcare It News
JANUARY 31, 2022
Cleveland Clinic this past Friday announced that it has appointed Rohit Chandra, to be its new chief digital officer. WHY IT MATTERS. Starting in mid-February Chandra will oversee the health system's Information Technology Division, and help lead ongoing digital transformation across the Cleveland Clinic. He'll focus on initiatives around artificial intelligence and machine learning, officials said, working to improve access and engagement, and boost patient and provider experience.
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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
JANUARY 31, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Diane Bartoli, general manager, epocrates. Over the past decade, there’s been a rapid explosion of innovative technology that has allowed the industry to reimagine our healthcare system and touched nearly every aspect of the […]. The article 3 Trends Driving The Growing Shift To Digital CME appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
Cowen analysts said the rate increase "should support another year of benefit enhancements & strong enrollment growth," and noted that in recent years the final rate has been higher than what was first proposed.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
[ Click here for Part 1]. PART 2. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. Virtua Health's successful "get human fast" online engagement platform propelled patients to interact with staff and clinicians expanded to virtual consultations, chatbots and RPM. The enterprise health system created six distinct service lines supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Healthcare It News
JANUARY 31, 2022
Population health has been a healthcare industry buzzword for over ten years now and organizations have sought to try to transform their structure and organization to achieve the promise of population health. While some have been successful, others have not. Jonas Varnum, Vice President of Population Health at Health Catalyst, discusses how to successfully operationalize population health and missteps to avoid.
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The industry has seen an increasing pace of ransomware, zero-day, and remote-code execution attacks. Learn how to defend against these against these attacks in this eBook.
Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 29, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. U.S. hospitals are struggling to see patients in a timely manner amidst hours-long backlogs. The rise in Omicron variant cases has left many US hospitals unable to cope with the number of patients being admitted, […]. The article COVID Causing Dangerously Long ER Waiting Times appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
The authors list a range of potential positive outcomes of improved device interoperability, using the experience of the consumer technology and telecommunications industries to make their case.
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
Last year, digital musculoskeletal care and physical therapy companies raked in plenty of investor dollars. Startups say the expensive MSK health sector is ripe for innovation.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
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