Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Defending against these attacks must be a top priority for healthcare cybersecurity professionals. In 2024, the attack surface will continue to grow.

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US Department of Health and Human Services Ransomware Hospitals HIPAA 123

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Artificial intelligence can do amazing things for patients, providers and the healthcare business — but only if the right cyber safeguards are in place. And now, it seems, the group has designs on healthcare companies. It can drastically reduce the expense and time required to develop and produce new drugs.

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Ransomware HIPAA Regulatory Compliance Compliance 115

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 27, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. The fax machine is the technology that everyone in healthcare loves to hate – but 75% of patient information is still exchanged via fax.

Public Health 84

Public Health Doctors Nurses Compliance 84

HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The healthcare industry is extensively targeted by cybercriminals, who seek access to healthcare networks for a range of nefarious purposes. Hackers are going to great lengths to gain access to healthcare network. Healthcare records are so valuable because they can be used to commit a multitude of crimes.

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Ransomware HIPAA Health Insurance Hospitals 125

Health Populi

JANUARY 31, 2018

It’s February 1st, which marks the first of 28 days of American Heart Month – a time to get real, embrace, learn about, and engage with heart health. ” I’m glad to report that we’ll be there before the end of the year, based on my meet-up with Omron Healthcare at #CES2018. .”

FDA 81

FDA Doctors Public Health Medicare 81

YouCompli

JULY 12, 2023

Mock audits deliver value for healthcare   Mock audits are an incredible tool for compliance officers to protect a healthcare organization’s revenue and add tangible value. They are time consuming, but they can dramatically advance your compliance program. There wasn’t always a lot of money in the behavioral health field.

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Compliance Compliance Officers Hospitals 52

Health Populi

AUGUST 23, 2021

One of the challenges has been price transparency, which is the central premise of this weekend’s New York Times research-rich article by reporters Sarah Kliff and Josh Katz: Hospitals and Insurers Didn’t Want You to See These Prices. Patients, as health consumers, have taken on more of the financial risk for health care payments.

COVID-19 85

COVID-19 Medical Billing Health Insurance Hospitals 85

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Driving vision with zero trust. That means the agency is prioritizing work by first focusing on being a zero trust network as the way of thinking about securing the VA organization overall. Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer Kurt Delbene says his goal is to make the U.S.

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Department of Veterans Affairs Nurses Governance Doctors 217

Hall Render

JULY 28, 2023

million for rural hospital expansion Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse Phoenix Children’s Building New 44,000-Square Foot Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Firefighters oppose Banner’s planned $400M hospital There’s a growing nurse shortage in Arizona.

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US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Nursing Homes Hospitals 40

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has put the healthcare industry through the wringer. Healthcare executives up and down the line have learned many valuable lessons from their experiences this past year. It's required new ways of working, new methods of communication, new solutions to old problems and innovative solutions to new problems.

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Hospitals COVID-19 Nurses Healthcare information Technology 217

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 4, 2021

When new technologies were needed to solve fast-moving healthcare challenges, hospitals and health systems could not afford to wait the time it normally took to stand up IT. CIOs and their teams came through, learning to produce quality work in record time. Ross, CIO at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. ( @MayoClinic ).

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US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Doctors Nurses 149

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The following is a guest article by Tim Bowe, CEO at Full Spectrum Throughout the past few decades, we have seen cycles within the healthcare information systems space related to the pressure associated with changing technologies, but that pressure is now greater than ever before. Integrating AI engines into healthcare systems is critical.

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FDA Hospitals 117

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 18, 2023

The following is a guest article by Jeff Dymond, CTO for Manufacturing at Dell Technologies , and Steve Lazer, Global Healthcare & Life Sciences CTO at Dell Technologies. Overview According to IDC (2020 Market Insights Report), by 2023, 60% of deployed infrastructure will be at the edge of the network – up from 10% in 2020.

Ransomware 112

Ransomware Nurses Hospitals 112

HIT Consultant

JULY 28, 2022

Act III of COVID: Navigating the Crosscurrents of Post-Inflation. 2022 ushered in Act III of the market’s latest transitionary period: The Post-Inflation Era. Since 2008, the US economy functioned with remarkably low inflation and interest rates. As the cost of capital went lower and lower during the decade, valuations steadily rose.

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US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Health Insurance Telemedicine 98

HIT Consultant

MARCH 28, 2023

Even more worrisome, the same study indicated that more than half (52%) of those considered part of the sandwich generation – caring for an aging parent and a child at the same time – have had suicidal thoughts. A quarter of adults with healthcare debt owe more than $5,000.

Medicaid 98

Medicaid Medicaid Medical Billing Medicare 98

Hall Render

JULY 22, 2022

Healthcare Merger and Acquisition Activity Generates $19B in Q2 2022. Healthcare Merger and Acquisition Activity Generates $19B in Q2 2022. Healthcare Trust of America shareholders approve merger with Nashville-based medical landlord. Northern Arizona Healthcare plans new hospital and expanded “wellness village”.

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2023

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. All of this year’s 2023 health IT predictions: Healthcare Security and Risk. Healthcare AI. Business of Healthcare and Value Based Care. Telehealth and RPM.

Hospitals 97

Hospitals Medicare Medicare COVID-19 97

Hall Render

MARCH 18, 2022

Conti Ransomware Group Continues to Threaten Healthcare. Healthcare Scores Poorly for Practicing the Cyber Incident Response. HIMSS22: Regulatory picture around healthcare data sharing still evolving. Nine out of Ten Healthcare Executives Say That Health Equity Initiatives Are a Top Business Priority.

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses 40

Hall Render

MAY 5, 2023

acquisition of Oak Street Health to expand primary care footprint Did Hospitals Violate EMTALA by Failing to Provide Abortion Care?

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

NATIONAL 340B repayments welcomed but concern remains, hospital group says 4 pieces of legislation fighting to alleviate the physician shortage crisis AHA Files Lawsuit Challenging HHS Guidance on Tracking Technologies AHA says 3.1% Where are Leapfrog’s 11 ‘F’ hospitals?

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals COVID-19 40

Hall Render

MAY 12, 2023

NATIONAL 4 Healthcare Design And Construction Trends To Watch AHA urges court to preserve ACA preventive services requirement pending appeal AI may pose ‘existential threat,’ physicians warn in BMJ Biden’s nursing home staff mandates expected soon CareFirst, Noom program aims to ‘retrain’ the brain of members with obesity, (..)

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Hospitals 40