Symplr

JULY 3, 2023

Hospitals and health systems today face an unprecedented number of challenges to ensure vendor compliance and protect their employees and patients. Healthcare worker burnout, siloed technology solutions , and gaps in the credentialing infrastructure are among the factors which can lead to noncompliance. Unfortunately, even one instance of noncompliance can cause severe financial penalties and years of reputational damage.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 3, 2023

Horizon Health Services, a behavioral health provider in New York, in November 2019 deployed telemedicine technology with the goal of meeting the demands of patients and the ever-changing world of technology. Then COVID-19 hit. That accelerated the use of telehealth for Horizon and the world. THE PROBLEM In the year after COVID-19 struck, healthcare changed.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 3, 2023

Sarah Hill, CEO of Healium, gives MobiHealthNews a peek into the company's VR and AR offerings as well as its neurofeedback and spatial computing technology.

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Modern Healthcare

JULY 3, 2023

Nursing homes, rehab providers and psychiatric hospitals urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to account for economic conditions in fiscal 2024 rates

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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?

Mobi Health News

JULY 3, 2023

The FDA-cleared and CE-marked image analysis software helps providers diagnose and monitor patients with neurological conditions.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 3, 2023

Precision Imaging Centers in Jacksonville, FL, has recently notified 31,010 patients about a security breach that occurred on or around November 2, 2022. Unauthorized individuals gained access to its network and exfiltrated files containing sensitive patient information. The compromised information varied from patient to patient and may have included first and last names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, government-issued identification numbers, healt

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 3, 2023

The Williamsport Home, a retirement village in Pennsylvania, and Senior Choice, Inc., a provider of skilled nursing care at three inpatient facilities in Pennsylvania – The Atrium in Johnstown, Beacon Ridge in Indiana, and The Patriot in Somerset – have been affected by a cyberattack that was detected on April 24, 2023. Steps were immediately taken to secure the network when the security breach was detected and while the investigation into the cyberattack is ongoing, it has been determined

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Digital Health News

JULY 3, 2023

MyHealthCall, a patient engagement platform from Health Call, has signed a contract with five NHS trusts in the North East.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 3, 2023

The following is a guest article by Jeff Robbins, Founder and CEO at LiveData Systems for managing electronic hospital records (EHR) are critical for recording, storing, and protecting patient data. However, these systems fall short in situations where real-time data is needed, such as in the surgical department. Relying on time-consuming data entry by busy operating room (OR) staff, EHR systems alone simply cannot capture and share the level of information that surgical departments need to keep

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Digital Health News

JULY 3, 2023

The Move More Live More programme has won £1.3m in funding to support its AI-enabled solution aimed at preventing falls in the elderly.

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Compliancy Group

JULY 3, 2023

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) plays an integral role in ensuring workers’ safety and well-being across many industries. The OSHA Small Business Handbook is an invaluable resource, which provides comprehensive guidelines to small businesses on how they can meet OSHA’s standards and maintain workplaces. This handbook does not merely provide a list of do’s and don’ts, but also offers practical solutions to many common workplace hazards.

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American Medical Compliance

JULY 3, 2023

The demanding nature of the healthcare profession, combined with numerous occupational hazards, exposes them to significant risks. Ensuring safe working conditions for healthcare workers is paramount not only for their own health and well-being but also for the quality of patient care. An increase in provider well-being correlates to improved patient care.

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HealthIT Answers

JULY 3, 2023

Health IT product news from ComForCare, Southcoast Health, Paige, Tempus, Carbon Health, TeleVox, Esco Medical, Fairtility, GE Healthcare, LeanTaaS, ObjectiveHealth, Clarify Health, Know Labs, Equality Health, Luma Health, Uber Health, RxBenefits, and more. The post Health IT Product News Report June 2023 appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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YouCompli

JULY 3, 2023

Emphasize Education for Healthcare Cybersecurity Compliance  Privacy can make or break an organization. For healthcare systems in particular, it’s essential to lock down data.   Margaret Scavotto explains the two sides to privacy: the penalty side and the positive side.   “On the penalty side, we have issues like ransomware, which is rampant,” Scavotto says.

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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.

HealthIT Answers

JULY 3, 2023

By Anmer Ayala - In 2020, the Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients and the American College of Cardiology were awarded funding through ONC’s Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health IT program. The post LEAPing at the Opportunity to Modernize Clinical Registries appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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McGuire Wood

JULY 3, 2023

On May 4, 2023, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law Indiana’s Senate Enrolled Act 7 (SEA 7), which further restricts physician noncompete agreements between employers and physician employees and becomes effective July 1, 2023. As discussed in further detail below, SEA 7 (i) makes primary care physician noncompete agreements unenforceable; (ii) makes existing noncompete agreements with other physician providers unenforceable, depending on the grounds leading to a physician’s departure; an

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 3, 2023

Aya Healthcare , the largest healthcare talent software and staffing company in the U.S., today announced its acquisition of Flexwise Health. Through sophisticated analysis of hundreds of thousands of data points, Flexwise technology forecasts gaps in patient demand and staffing levels to assist hospitals in optimizing resource allocation and cost. Predictive recommendations enable real-time insights for staffing decisions while providing visibility to workforce capacity months into the future.

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Digital Health News

JULY 3, 2023

The author of an Ada Lovelace Institute report into the use and effectiveness of digital technologies during the Covid-19 pandemic discusses the findings.

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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.

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American Medical Compliance

JULY 3, 2023

In recent years, the global healthcare industry has been grappling with a significant challenge: a shortage of qualified healthcare workers. The consequences of this provider shortage are far-reaching, impacting patient care, exacerbating existing disparities, and straining an already burdened system. Provider Shortage Impact on Patient Care This shortage is a worldwide concern, it is not limited to a single country or region but is a global concern.

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Digital Health News

JULY 3, 2023

DigitalHealth.London has announced the latest cohort of 17 digital health companies selected to participate in its flagship Accelerator programme.

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HealthLaw Prof Blog

JULY 3, 2023

Jorge L. Contreras (University of Utah), Patent Pledges as Portfolio Management Tools: Benefits, Obligations and Enforcement, A Modern Guide to Patenting. Challenges of Patenting in the 21st Century (2023): With increasing frequency, patent holders have made voluntary public commitments (pledges).

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