Hospitals’ COVID reporting burden to lighten as pandemic-era policies expire
Healthcare Dive
APRIL 30, 2024
On Wednesday, hospitals will no longer be required to report COVID-19 admissions, capacity or occupancy data to the federal government.
‘As fast as possible but no faster than is safe’: Hospitals, tech companies confront AI governance
Healthcare Dive
MARCH 18, 2024
Regulators seeking to erect guardrails around AI are facing a Sisyphean task, experts said at HIMSS. How do you oversee something that is constantly changing?
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AI in Digital Health: Autonomy, Governance, and Privacy
Bill of Health
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
The following post is adapted from the edited volume AI in eHealth: Human Autonomy, Data Governance and Privacy in Healthcare. To learn more about these and related issues, you may read our new volume on AI in eHealth: Human Autonomy, Data Governance and Privacy in Healthcare published by Cambridge University Press.
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Enhancing hospital IT's speed-to-market capability
Healthcare It News
MARCH 19, 2024
Take the case of Mount Alvernia Hospital, a 300-bed private not-for-profit medical institution in Singapore. " "These solutions offer a robust governance model tailored for enterprise software factories and come with compliance designations like SOC2, HIPAA, and more.
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Senators crack down on nonprofit hospitals’ charity care, tax-exempt status
Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 9, 2023
The letter, sent by a bipartisan group of senators to tax commissioners, comes as the federal government increases scrutiny into nonprofit hospitals’ charity care spending.
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MRO Announces Adrienne Morrell as New Vice President of Government Affairs
MRO Compliance
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
the leading clinical data exchange company in healthcare, announced that Adrienne Morrell has joined the company as its new Vice President of Government Affairs. Morrell brings with her more than 25 years of government affairs experience covering both state and federal rulemaking tied to Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance and health IT.
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How a Korean hospital has held its EMRAM Stage 7 validation for over a decade
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
In 2010, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital made digital health history by being the first hospital outside of the United States to achieve Stage 7 for the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model. The robust HIMSS validation serves as the foundation for SNUBH’s commitment to leading global healthcare standards."
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Hospitals disappointed with court ruling placing HHS in charge of 340B repayment
Healthcare Dive
JANUARY 11, 2023
The court’s ruling on Tuesday is the latest update in a yearslong legal dispute between safety net hospitals and the government over payment rates.
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Health systems struggle to put AI governance policies in place to keep up with tech innovation
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
As the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare rapidly grows, hospital executives are still wrangling with practical questions around governance policies to establish basic rules of the road.<
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Government needs to help rural hospitals battle ransomware, IT security experts say
Becker's Health IT
MARCH 17, 2023
Rural hospitals need more government funding to deal with the increase in healthcare ransomware attacks and to hire more cybersecurity professionals, IT security leaders told Congress, CyberScoop reported March 16.
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital ranks second globally in 2022 HIMSS Digital Health Indicator
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taoyuan City, Taiwan has become the second-highest-ranking organisation in the latest HIMSS Digital Health Indicator. HIMSS noted the hospital's regular tracking and reporting of KPIs, with each department having its own departmental-level indicator.
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Government Requirements for Healthcare Facility Compliance
MedTrainer
JANUARY 30, 2024
What types of healthcare facilities are required by the government to have a compliance program? In this blog, we’ll outline what types of healthcare facilities are required by the government to have a compliance program and why compliance is crucial for both healthcare organizations and the agencies that support them.
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Government to miss 2024 target for digital prescribing
Digital Health News
OCTOBER 20, 2023
The government has admitted it is set to miss its goal of eliminating paper prescriptions by 2024, following a report on its pharmacy commitments.
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What is the government doing to protect hospitals from hacks?
Becker's Health IT
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Hospital leaders, Congress, and governmental agencies have been collaborating on potential solutions to healthcare data breaches that have increased 93% from 2018 to 2022.
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CISA proposes rule for hospitals to disclose ransom payments
Becker's Health IT
MARCH 28, 2024
Hospitals and health systems may soon need to report a cybersecurity incident to the federal government within 72 hours and ransom payments within 24 hours.
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Provider groups urge HHS, Congress to mitigate damage from Change cyberattack
Healthcare Dive
MARCH 5, 2024
The American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association pushed the federal government to offer more financial support as the outage limits providers’ ability to receive payment.
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Roundup: Latrobe Regional Hospital turns to VR training and more briefs
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. Coding issue leads to COVID-19 hospitalisations undercount in NZ.
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Reproductive Governance in a Post-Roe US: The Weaponization of Health Systems
Bill of Health
JULY 13, 2022
Nonetheless, the doctor who was to perform the surgery said approval from the hospital director was required. The hospital director, Dr. Maximiliano Cárdenas Díaz, was the former ‘dean’ of the Peruvian Medical Association, and one of Peru’s leading scholars on medical ethics. The 1997 law also did two other relevant things: 1.
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Thammasat University Hospital taps NEC Thailand to digitise elderly care
Healthcare It News
JULY 28, 2023
Thammasat University Hospital is embarking on a digital transformation of its elderly care service. The hospital signed a memorandum of understanding with NEC Thailand for the development of a digital platform to digitise all records and treatment plans at Thammasat Thammarak Center.
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Steward Health Care's dire finances have government leaders worried about shutdowns
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 29, 2024
Financial troubles and a flurry of planned hospital divestitures have landed for-profit Steward Health Care squarely in the public and lawmakers’ crosshairs. Millions in unpaid rent and other signs of financial distress have led the for-profit to explore divestitures and other potential strategies in Massachusetts and Texas.
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Hospitals will recoup $9B under HHS' proposed remedy to 340B ruling
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 9, 2023
The federal government will pay eligible hospitals in the 340B program $9 billion to offset payment cuts the Supreme Court ruled unlawful last year. | The federal government will pay eligible hospitals in the 340B program $9 billion to offset payment cuts the Supreme Court ruled unlawful last year.
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HRSA reinstating 340B program's registration requirements for off-site hospital facilities
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Hospitals say they are disappointed to lose a policy that had "corrected a longstanding barrier to access."
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Developing Effective Strategies for Enhancing Governance, Risk, and Compliance in Hospital
Healthcare Blog
APRIL 13, 2023
As hospitals have become increasingly complex organizations, effective governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) strategies have become essential for ensuring patient safety and regulatory compliance. What are the Key Components of a Successful Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Strategy?
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Interoperability: How Hospitals Share Healthcare Data Can Cost Lives, We Can All Do Better
HIT Consultant
APRIL 22, 2024
As recently as 2023, between 30 and 47 percent of hospitals across all sizes reported still using fax or mail to send and receive patient records, according to the Government Accountability Office. Hospitals and healthcare systems can do better. Sharing data through faxing and CDs is still very common.
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Corewell Health CISO: Government should help hospitals defend against cyberattacks
Becker's Health IT
MARCH 20, 2023
based Corewell Health, said the federal government must help healthcare organizations defend against cyberattacks from nation-state actors and organized crime groups, BankInfoSecurity reported March 16. Scott Dresen, chief information security officer of dually headquartered Grand Rapids and Southfield, Mich.-based
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How a Government Shutdown Impacts Your Healthcare Business
MedTrainer
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
While federal operations are slowed, reduced, or put on pause during a government shutdown, healthcare services must continue to operate. What Is a Government Shutdown? Without budget authorization from Congress, a variety of government services and operations come to a halt. But what does this mean for your healthcare business?
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How Hospital Authority Hong Kong is working towards sustainable healthcare
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Hospital Authority has made significant achievements over the past years in digitising its processes and ways of delivering care to patients and communities. Recently, it also began working on projects that contribute to its vision of a smart hospital. However, its digital transformation journey is far from over.
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Hospitals file lawsuit to bar HHS' ban on 3rd-party web trackers
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Hospitals are taking their campaign against the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) “rule for thee but not for me” crackdown on third-party web trackers to the courts. |
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How a Thai hospital bounced back from a dip in international business
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. The patient can also easily access their health information through the Application.
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'Innovative' NJ hospital merger marries for-profit with nonprofits to preserve safety-net care
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 16, 2024
Northern New Jersey health systems Hudson Regional Hospital and CarePoint Health System are working to form a new entity blending for-profit and nonprofit hospitals together “in an innovative new m | The proposed four-hospital merger of Hudson Regional Hospital and CarePoint Health System was brokered in part by local government leaders.
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5 ransomware gangs targeting hospitals
Becker's Health IT
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Government officials warn US hospitals of ransomware gangs, such as Clop, LockBit, NoEscape, Lazarus Group, and Akira, targeting patient data. Learn more about
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Learn how effective governance can improve quality and safety
Hanys
APRIL 12, 2024
Healthcare trustees are responsible for ensuring their hospital or health system provides safe, high-quality care. Read the April edition of Trends to see recent data on this topic and learn steps trustees can take to improve quality and safety at their organization.
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Hospital Compliance: Ensuring Regulatory Requirements for Hospitals
Compliancy Group
AUGUST 1, 2023
In the ever-evolving healthcare landscape, hospital compliance plays a critical role in maintaining the integrity and quality of patient care. A well-implemented hospital compliance program is crucial to ensure that hospitals adhere to regulatory requirements set forth by the government.
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Report: Private Hospitals Overcharge NYC Government Over $2B Annually
HIT Consultant
MARCH 18, 2022
What You Should Know: – The 32BJ Health Fund, a self-insured fund that provides care for 32BJ SEIU members and their dependents, today released a report that lays bare the stark price disparities between Medicare and private hospitals, and outlines solutions to both reins in prices and holds hospital systems accountable for these practices.
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Many Hospitals Receiving Discounted Drugs May Not Offer Patients Pharmaceutical Assistance
Bill of Health
JULY 20, 2022
Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act requires that pharmaceutical manufacturers give discounts on specified outpatient drugs to certain covered entities who typically serve low-income or otherwise underserved patients, including hospitals and clinics. By 2030, CMS projects that spending on hospital care will grow an additional $2.24
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Government Agencies Warn of Imminent Cybercrime Threat from Ransomware Targeted at Hospitals
Healthcare IT Today
OCTOBER 30, 2020
If you’re in the security world, you’ve no doubt seen the warning to hospitals from multiple government agencies about a specific ransomware threat.
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Early pandemic relief funding to hospitals differed by communities' race, ethnicity makeup, HHS OIG finds
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 18, 2023
Fewer target Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments sent to hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic’s opening year reached hospitals serving patient populations with more Hispanic/Latino Americans, acc | The government watchdog found that hospitals serving heavier concentrations of Hispanic/Latino Americans were tied to lower Provider Relief Fund payments (..)
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Pro-Russian Hacking Group Conducting DDoS Attacks on U.S. Hospitals
HIPAA Journal
JANUARY 31, 2023
hospitals in apparent retaliation for U.S. The group is known for conducting denial of service (DoS) and DDoS attacks on government institutions and private organizations in countries providing support to Ukraine. Hospitals appeared first on HIPAA Journal. support of Ukraine. airports in October.
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California and North Dakota Hospitals Report Cyberattacks
HIPAA Journal
MARCH 28, 2024
Cyberattacks have been reported by Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, and Rancho Family Medical Group. The forensic investigation and document review took almost a year, with the hospital stating in its breach notice that those processes were not completed until March 4, 2024.
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Interview: Caroline Cook, Privacy Consultant, GDH Government Consulting Services
HIPAA Journal
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Caroline Cook, Privacy Consultant, GDH Government Consulting Services, has shared her thoughts. As a teenager, I volunteered in hospitals and nursing homes. That led to my serving as the Privacy Officer for the hospital beginning with the implementation of the Privacy Rule. I’ve worked in healthcare for over 30 years.
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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: What’s In It For Hospitals?
Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 15, 2021
By Ken Perez, vice president of healthcare policy and government affairs, Omnicell, Inc. The article The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: What’s In It For Hospitals? On February 27, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. One week later, on […].
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Managing a safe transition to new treatment guidelines
Healthcare It News
APRIL 22, 2024
The private Sydney Adventist Hospital (the San) in Sydney's north is an early adopter of the NSW Cancer Institute's guideline for anticancer drug dosing in kidney dysfunction (ADDIKD). Cloud-based technology has enabled one healthcare provider's swift transition to a new cancer treatment guideline.
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IHH Healthcare migrates Malaysia, S'pore database systems to cloud
Healthcare It News
APRIL 21, 2024
Private healthcare group IHH Healthcare has moved several on-premise database systems of its hospitals across Malaysia and Singapore to the cloud. Consolidating its disparate on-premise systems in the cloud is part of IHH's efforts to modernise hospital operations in its home markets. Consulting survey report noted.
Building Cybersecurity Resilience in American Rural Hospitals: Embracing the NIST CSF to Tackle Evolving Threats
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 9, 2023
Mike Hamilton, Founder and CISO of Critical Insight To stop ransomware terrorists from locking up our Nation’s hospitals, the Federal Government is pushing patient-focused entities to align with a standard. It means more work for hospitals, but it’s necessary. Negative publicity matters, significantly.
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