Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
It's the latest sprint in an ongoing race among drugstore chains to build out nationwide medical clinics, as consumers increasingly look for low-cost, convenient care options close to the home after two years of the pandemic.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
The World Health Organization released a policy brief this past week aimed at combating age-related bias in health-related artificial intelligence tools. The brief , "Ageism in artificial intelligence for health," proposes a wide range of measures to ensure older people are effectively engaged in the processes, technologies and services affecting them.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
In its second "state of telemedicine" report, virtual care platform vendor Doximity found that roughly three-quarters of patients surveyed said they plan to continue using telehealth after the pandemic. The report, which surveyed 2,000 patients and more than 1,000 physicians, found evidence that virtual care had helped build trust among users.
Bill of Health
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
By Leah Pierson. Academia often treats all areas of research as important, and two projects that will publish equally well as equally worthy of exploring. This, I believe, is misguided. Instead, we should strive to create an academic culture where researchers consider and discuss a project’s likely impact on the world when deciding what to work on. Though this view is at odds with current norms in academia, there are four reasons why a project’s potential to improve the world should be an explic
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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 14, 2022
Among today's leaders in healthcare, few health system executives have the fortitude and patience to stand by a long-term investment until it pays dividends. CommonSpirit Health CEO Lloyd Dean, who announced that he is retiring in 2022, is someone whom we should all aspire to model. While.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
At Bumrungrad International Hospital, chief digital MarTech officer Wisut Ua-Anant has led the development of a comprehensive digital health application that brings the benefits of transformation directly to its Thai and international patients. One of the major impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic was a significant reduction in the hospital’s international business and a need to refocus strategically on the needs of domestic patients during the crisis, as Ua-Anant explains.
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Bill of Health
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
By James R. Jolin. Weatherization serves as an important yet strikingly neglected tool not only to meet vulnerable communities’ energy needs, but also to combat the negative health effects associated with the climate crisis. In the United States, households with lower gross income experience higher “energy burdens” — that is, the proportion of a household’s income that is expended to meet energy costs.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
Regulators allege a union between Lifespan and Care New England would increase prices and diminish quality as the combined system would control at least 70% of the state's hospital market.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Because of COVID-19, many primary care physicians have seen declines in well-child visits and vaccinations. The trend has put children at risk for developmental delays, and children and adults at risk for infectious diseases. The declines have significantly impacted operations. In the summer of 2020, healthcare data and software company Arcadia started offering provider-organization clients analytics to create educational outreach campaigns designed to cut through conflicting information and enc
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
A systematic review of 28 studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association this week found that telehealth-delivered interventions for patients of color were mostly effective when it came to treating and managing many conditions. However, technological difficulties were the main barriers to effective telehealth consultation.
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Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Maybe it’s that time of year as we lead into the busy HIMSS and ViVE health IT conferences that are just around the corner, but there have been a number of interesting health IT awards programs given and announced. Here’s a look at a few of them that caught my eye. Congratulation to the Q4 […].
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
The agency's commissioners will weigh Thursday whether to investigate PBMs and their relationship to drug prices and "practices that may disadvantage independent or specialty pharmacies," according to the meeting agenda.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
COVID-19 has created another health crisis in this country – a massive increase in depression and other mental health issues associated with being isolated. Further, the opioid crisis has worsened with an increase in addiction. THE PROBLEM. For Michigan Avenue Primary Care in Chicago, the most pressing need near the beginning of the pandemic was to find a way to adopt telemedicine as the primary service model during the COVID-19 lockdown, especially for mental health patients who suddenly
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
The U.S. nursing shortage has reached critical levels with the pandemic battle paired with an aging population. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the need for 1.1 million new RNs for expansion and replacement of retirees. To serve its inpatient population and overcome the nursing shortage, St. Luke's Health System of Kansas City has developed an innovative approach leveraging virtual care.
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Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
Germany, Belgium and France are trailblazers followed by Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark, and Switzerland.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Numerous pharmacists urged commissioners to probe the practices of PBMs, which they allege harm their independent pharmacies and threaten to drive them out of business.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
Mercy Hospital, a tertiary surgical hospital in Dunedin, New Zealand, has deployed a bedside terminal platform by Rauland Australia. The Concierge platform combines Rauland's software and services with Siemens HiMed bedside terminal. It supports patient engagement through features including telehealth, on-demand patient education, patient information, electronic meal ordering, patient communications and entertainment.
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
CrowdStrike has released its annual threat report which shows there was a major increase in data leaks following ransomware attacks in 2021, rising 82% from 2020. CrowdStrike observed 2,686 ransomware attacks in 2021 compared to 1,474 in 2020. There were more than 50 ransomware attacks a week in 2021. Ransomware gangs also increased their ransom demands in 2021, which were 36% higher than in 2020.
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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 18, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Your patients should be at the heart of everything you do as an audiologist. These tips can help you to build and strengthen your relationships with your patients so they keep coming back and recommend […]. The article Patient Experience Tips For Audiologists appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
An election to decertify the Massachusetts Nurses Association from representing nurses at the hospital could threaten gains achieved in a new contract agreement following a 10-month strike last year.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Royal Melbourne Hospital introduces remote heart device interrogation amid lockdowns. The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), a public hospital in Victoria has turned to remote interrogations of cardiac implanted electronic devices (CIED) to continue checking up on patients amid COVID-19 lockdowns. Remote device interrogation kiosks have been set up at local pharmacies where patients can show up and connect their devices.
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 12, 2022
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (HIPAA) Breach Notification Rule places a strict time limit on issuing notifications to individuals whose protected health information has been exposed or impermissibly disclosed. The maximum time limit is 60 days from the date of discovery of the data breach, although notification letters should be sent “without unreasonable delay.”.
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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
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Good vision keeps you safe and connects you with your surroundings. Thanks to new technology, you can enhance your vision without risking health. Vision-enhancing technology isn’t just for people with eye problems; you can also […]. The article 7 New Technologies For Improving Vision appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
The decision vacates a violation letter HHS sent to the drugmaker that argued it was illegally restricting discounts on drugs providers delivered through contract pharmacies.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
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HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Morley Companies, a Saignaw, MI-based provider of business services, has recently announced it was the victim of a cyberattack that started on August 1, 2021, that prevented access to data on its information systems. Rapid action was taken to isolate the affected systems and a leading cybersecurity firm was engaged to investigate and determine the nature and scope of the security incident.
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Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
The following is a guest article by Michael Norring, President and CEO at GCSIT. Hospitals are predicted to have lost $53 billion in 2021. Finding ways to recoup this loss and meet the surge of patient needs starts with IT. Technology has been disrupting industries for more than a decade, and it’s time for the […].
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
One of the nation's largest nonprofit health systems also disclosed an agreement to acquire a pair of hospitals in the central U.S. for $135 million.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic unlocked new avenues to extend care beyond brick-and-mortar facilities. But as health systems have turned to telemedicine to bridge the gap between in-person services and at-home needs, stakeholders stress the importance of optimizing access for a broad range of patients. "While telehealth has evolved and scaled significantly during the pandemic, continued work is needed to ensure health equity and to bridge digital divides for future paradigms of care," observed
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
A joint security advisory has been issued by cybersecurity agencies in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, warning about the increased globalized threat of ransomware attacks and the elevated risk of targeted attacks on critical infrastructure entities. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) have observed high-impact ransomware attacks against 14 of the 16 critical infrastructure sec
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