Compliancy Group

JANUARY 23, 2025

2024 was a record-breaking year for whistleblower cases filed under the False Claims Act (FCA). DOJ False Claims Act settlements in 2024 pulled in a total of $2.9 Healthcare DOJ False Claims Act Settlement Agreements in 2024 Healthcare DOJ False Claim Act settlements raked in the lion’s share of recoveries in 2024.

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights announced a series of enforcement actions against entities that violated, or potentially violated, one or more HIPAA rules. This HIPAA 2024 Year in Review article discusses these actions. The $950,000 settlement agreement subjects HVHS to a 3-year CAP.

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HealthIT Answers

OCTOBER 31, 2024

That's a wrap for HlTH 2024. The post HLTH 2024: Can Bold Innovation Solve Healthcare’s Biggest Challenges? In true Vegas fashion, they brought the healthcare industry’s bougiest conference to life with a mix of celebrity star power and cutting-edge technology. appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The following is a guest article by Andrew Costis, Engineering Manager of the Adversary Research Team at AttackIQ The healthcare sector continues to face a wave of cyber incidents, with 2024 marking a year of heightened attacks.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 28, 2024

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has made available the draft of the 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for public scrutiny and commentary.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : HLTH 2024 Conference Preview. Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for October 16, 2024: Health system roles calling for Epic expertise, along with multiple systems administrator positions.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Cleveland Clinic joins the ranks of Masters for the first time this year, alongside Mayo Clinic and Intermountain Healthcare, who have both achieved this recognition for seven consecutive years.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Read more… Insights From the Experts at HLTH 2024. Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for November 6, 2024: Multiple roles in system and application analysis. Healthcare IT Today caught several experts on camera in Las Vegas.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Read more… This Weeks Health IT Jobs for December 4, 2024: Many health systems looking for expertise in informatics, as well as Epic. Read more… Bonus Features for December 1, 2024: TEFCA v2.1 is released, and IBX adopts the Epic Payer Platform.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for October 9, 2024: Many roles with health systems, plus positions with vendors such as InterSystems and Truveta. Read more… Bonus Features for October 6, 2024: Only 25% of health systems trust ROI claims from digital health vendors; behavioral health makes up 72% of telehealth volume.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 30, 2025

In 2024, we received about 35,000 calls per month. August 23, 2024. December 11, 2024. Press release, November 21, 2024. December 11, 2024.eClinicalWorks Press release, November 14, 2024. Press release, October 28, 2024. References 1. Is private practice collapsing? Congress can help stem the tide.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Risant Health acquisitions accounted for about half of Kaiser’s net income in 2024.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for November 27, 2024: Multiple roles in informatics and information management, plus California’s Clinicas del Camino Real seeks a Chief Medical Officer.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for October 30, 2024: Multiple roles in information management an IT operations for leading health systems. Encryption, role-based access, robust authentication, and secure data transmissions can all help , said Alexander Norell at VikingCloud.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Read more… This Weeks Health IT Jobs for December 18, 2024: Range of roles in systems administration, security, informatica, and population health. Meredith Kirchner at Curae described the elements of a holistic approach to patient financial access , including flexibility, access to financial assistance, and a digital-first experience.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

– The 2024 survey reveals a significant shift towards governance and automation in key digital domains, reflecting a growing emphasis on leveraging technology to improve patient care and operational efficiency.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 30, 2024

We interviewed him to discuss how their partners in Asia-Pacific and the United States have received genAI, where this trend can go in 2024, and how healthcare stakeholders can effectively extract genAI's immense value. A: The hype will continue well beyond 2024, but adoption will stay at a slow pace. Will the hype continue?

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Alarmingly, nearly half of all nurses and physicians surveyed in 2024 fell into this category. Understanding the Scope of the Problem The report identifies “at-risk” clinicians as those who express a likelihood of leaving their current organization within the next two years.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 14, 2025

A new proposed rule aims to significantly amend the HIPAA security rule — these are the key updates to know.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

of third-party breaches in 2024, according to new report from Black Kite. ” These hidden vulnerabilities within interconnected ecosystems wreaked havoc across industries in 2024, with threat actors exploiting trusted vendor relationships to launch devastating attacks. of known attack methods.

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Electronic Health Reporter

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

External audit volume more than doubled in 2024 over 2023-including higher rates of pre-payment audits-and total at-risk dollars increased fivefold to $11.2 Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It can be very overwhelming scrolling though job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Last year, the healthcare industry accounted for 23% of data breaches handled by financial and risk advisory firm Kroll, compared with 18% in 2023.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

It can be very overwhelming scrolling though job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week.

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Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 16, 2025

UnitedHealth’s net income plummeted to its lowest level since 2019 amid hefty costs, including some from the Change cyberattack. CEO Andrew Witty also remembered slain executive Brian Thompson on a Thursday morning call.

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Healthcare Dive

MAY 1, 2024

Runaway inpatient spending in particular caused CVS’ insurance costs to snowball after returning “to patterns we have not seen since the start of the pandemic,” its CFO said.

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Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 24, 2025

However this year looks volatile, as the future of Medicaid state supplemental payment programs is uncertain and the threat of tariffs hang overhead.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 1, 2024

Though expenses declined since last year, healthcare is still the costliest industry for data breaches — a spot the sector has held since 2011.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Panel biomarker testing can unlock some of the mysteries of treating patients so that they experience fewer side effects, better quality of life, longer survival rates and potentially, lower costs. At least 22 states are opening up, or looking at how to open up access to it.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Operating income fell for all but two insurance divisions operated by major payers in the fourth quarter. And 2025 may be no better, after many major payers released outlooks suggesting medical costs will continue climbing this year.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

It can be very overwhelming scrolling though job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week.

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Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 9, 2025

Nearly 30% of the funding poured into healthcare startups last year went to companies leveraging artificial intelligence, according to Silicon Valley Bank.

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MRO Compliance

JANUARY 2, 2025

2024 exposed healthcares privacy and security vulnerabilities with three of the nations largest data breaches to date: Change Healthcare, Ascension and Kaiser Permanente. The secure exchange of sensitive patient data is a top priority for healthcare organizations. And last year, patient safety and quality ranked 5.9

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JANUARY 28, 2025

Still, bankruptcy filings remained elevated, with the sector reaching the second-highest amount in the past six years, according to healthcare restructuring advisory firm Gibbins Advisors.

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