Healthcare Dive
MARCH 11, 2022
For those with boots on the ground in Orlando next week, here are panels you won't want to miss, touching on some of the hottest topics in healthcare today from health equity to cybersecurity.
Bill of Health
MARCH 11, 2022
By Jacob Madden. Long COVID has left an estimated 1.6 million Americans unable to work. Those experiencing Long COVID face long-term neurological issues, heart problems, lung damage, and myriad other complications following an initial bout with COVID-19. Though some who are incapacitated by Long COVID will eventually be able to return to work, others may never work again.
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Healthcare Dive
MARCH 11, 2022
Advent Health, Atrium Health, Henry Ford Health System, Intermountain Healthcare, Northwell Health and OhioHealth will participate in reciprocal staffing arrangements.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 11, 2022
Amwell and LG Electronics announced this week that they are partnering to develop device-based tools that make it easier for patients to access at-home or in-hospital care. The collaboration, said the vendors, will first focus on in-hospital services in the United States, building off LG's existing foothold providing smart TVs for patient rooms.
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Feeling overwhelmed by medical waste regulations? This comprehensive guide unravels the complexities of medical waste disposal, ensuring you stay compliant and prioritize safety. Inside you'll find: Clear categorization: Learn to precisely classify medical waste for proper handling and disposal. Labeling & Storage: Discover best practices for clear labeling and secure storage of medical waste.
HIPAA Journal
MARCH 11, 2022
Protenus has released its 2022 Breach Barometer Report which confirms 2021 was a particularly bad year for healthcare industry data breaches, with more than 50 million healthcare records exposed or compromised in 2021. The report includes healthcare data breaches reported to regulators, as well as data breaches that have been reported in the media, incidents that have not been disclosed by the breached entity, and data breaches involving healthcare data at non-HIPAA-regulated entities.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 11, 2022
During a panel discussion at ViVE, panelists discuss the importance of set-up support and provider input when using technology for managing chronic conditions in the home.
Health Care Compliance Brief brings together the best content for health law & compliance professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 11, 2022
Also: Avant-garde Health raises $12 million for its surgical care analytics platform, Canadian care navigation startup Clinia scoops up $5 million and mental health clinician staffing company Legion Health scores $2 million.
Healthcare IT Today
MARCH 11, 2022
As most of you know, we’ve been covering the ViVE 2022 conference this week in Miami. On the list of healthcare IT conferences, ViVE (which is a combination of CHIME and HLTH) is one of the best produced healthcare IT conferences out there. Going into the event, none of us doubted that it would be […].
Center for Health Insurance Reform
MARCH 11, 2022
In honor of Black History Month, for the February edition of CHIR’s monthly research roundup we reviewed new health policy research centering the experiences of Black people in the U.S. health care system, including structural racism in health care policy, the impact of state Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation on racial and ethnic minority populations, and trends in coverage, care access, and health outcomes among Black Americans.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 11, 2022
The technology is able to represent images and words in a tactile way.
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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.
Healthcare Compliance Blog
MARCH 11, 2022
A Boston registered nurse (RN) has pled guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product and one count of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and deception. The RN was working in a nursing home when she tampered with morphine that was prescribed to a resident under her care. On November 6, 2020, the RN was working the night shift on a dementia unit in the nursing home.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 11, 2022
The membership-based service will be offered exclusively through Walmart's Wellness Hub.
Healthcare IT Today
MARCH 11, 2022
Acquisition creates a comprehensive cloud-based software platform for value-based purchasing decision support, enabling healthcare organizations to make timely and data-driven decisions symplr®, the leader in enterprise healthcare operations, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”) and Charlesbank Capital Partners (together with its affiliates, “Charlesbank”), today announced that it has entered into […].
Mobi Health News
MARCH 11, 2022
The tech-enabled healthcare provider plans to enter regional markets in the coming years.
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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.
HIPAA Journal
MARCH 11, 2022
Posted, a provider of AI-driven tools to ease the administrative burden on healthcare providers, has been confirmed as having implemented an effective HIPAA compliance program by Compliancy Group. Posted provides predictive analysis, price transparency, and medical billing and claims services to healthcare providers, which naturally sees the company provided with patients’ protected health information (PHI).
McGuire Wood
MARCH 11, 2022
Health Velocity Capital has made a minority investment in Compass Surgical Partners, according to a news release. Compass , based in Raleigh, N.C., is a developer and manager of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). Founded in 2011, the firm states that it focuses on total joint and spine ASCs. Health Velocity , based in San Francisco and founded in 2016, is a growth equity firm that invests in healthcare services and software businesses.
Hanys
MARCH 11, 2022
Creating a healthier tomorrow for all requires investing in healthcare today. That's why we're urging New York state to act now in our new blog post and video.
Florida Health Care Law Firm
MARCH 11, 2022
Patient abandonment is a serious issue for patients who require continued medical support as they navigate chronic illnesses or seek a diagnosis. When they are suddenly without treatment, they may make mistakes with their care or otherwise harm themselves inadvertently by not getting the help they need quickly enough. When the worst possible outcome results from a loss of care, it is not uncommon for their family members to litigate, indicating that patient abandonment is the reason that their l
Speaker: Amy Anderson
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.
Hanys
MARCH 11, 2022
This week, the following chapter amendment passed both houses of the Legislature and is now awaiting delivery to Gov. Hochul: Infection inspection control audit and checklist on nursing homes (A.8775/S.7726). Please see our summary chart for a complete list of bills of interest that have passed both houses during the 2022 legislative session.
Compliancy Group
MARCH 11, 2022
Each year medical providers around the country take a week to highlight and emphasize patient safety awareness. March 13-19 has been designated as Patient Safety Awareness Week in 2022. The week’s primary focus is preventing errors and accidental incidents that cause harm to patients within the clinical setting. It also provides an excellent opportunity to address potential harms to patients outside the clinical setting as a result of data breaches caused by the actions of cybercriminals o
Hanys
MARCH 11, 2022
Register now for this April 26 and 28 interactive program. Participants will learn multi-divisional communication, financial management, conflict resolution and strategies to successfully transition from peer to supervisor.
HIPAA Journal
MARCH 11, 2022
Legal action is being taken against Logan Health and subsidiary, sister, and related entities of Logan Health over a data breach that occurred in 2021 and affected 213,543 Logan Health Medical Center patients. The class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana Great Falls Division by law firm Heenan & Cook on behalf of plaintiff Allison Smeltz and all similarly affected individuals over the alleged failure of the health system to protect the plaintiff’s
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Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.
Hanys
MARCH 11, 2022
Discussions about health equity aren't always comfortable. The March edition of Trends features a survey tool that boards can use as a starting point to inspire candid conversations about inequities in healthcare.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 11, 2022
Earlier this month, President Joe Biden announced a strategy to address the country's mental health crisis, which has reached staggering levels amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The multi-pronged plan proposed several approaches, including strengthening system capacity, connecting Americans to care and creating healthy environments for the population.
Hanys
MARCH 11, 2022
Through changes in physician notification and rapid redeployment of intradepartmental resources, they reduced stroke treatment response times by 61%. Learn more in our Member Spotlight.
Bill of Health
MARCH 11, 2022
By Cathy Zhang. Last week, on the heels of attacks on trans youth and their families in Texas, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice and guidance expressing support for transgender and gender nonconforming youth and highlighting the civil rights and privacy laws surrounding gender affirming care.
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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.
Hall Render
MARCH 11, 2022
NATIONAL. AHA urges Congress to address health care workforce challenges. 50 best hospital, health systems supply chains in the US, per GHX. Biden administration requests $22.5B in supplemental COVID-19 aid. CMS Innovation Center Launches New Initiative To Advance Health Equity. Congress set to add 151 days of telehealth coverage. COVID-19 funding is tapped out, HHS says.
HealthLaw Prof Blog
MARCH 11, 2022
Robert A. Bohrer (California Western School of Law), A Freezer Chest of Frozen Embryos: Valuing Lives, SSRN (2022): A medical office building is on fire. One of the ground floor suites is occupied by an assisted reproduction clinic, where there.
Drug & Device Law
MARCH 11, 2022
“That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” William Shakespeare uses this line in his play Romeo and Juliet to convey that the naming of things is irrelevant. We may not always agree with that (for instance, this blogger is Washington Football Fan – enough said). But when it comes to fraud and warranties, we think Mr. Shakespeare knew of what he spoke.
HealthLaw Prof Blog
MARCH 11, 2022
Jeff Lingwall (Boise State University), TJ Bliss (Redfish Metrics, LLC), A Thousand Views of the Cathedral: The Law, Politics, and Statistics of Pandemic Dashboards, SSRN (2022): This Article explores the law, politics, and statistics of communicating data through the thousands.
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