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Vaccinations, Art and Labor Day: Learning from Diego Rivera and Edsel Ford

Jane Sarashon

For Labor Day 2022, I’m thinking about health, vaccines, work (especially returning-to-work), and art. Let’s start with the vaccine news. Called the “first updated COVID-19 booster,” on September 1st the CDC announced the availability and approval for health citizens to get new vaccines which have added Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 spike protein components to the original vaccine formulation.

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Health-ISAC Publishes Guidance for CISOs on Implementing Zero Trust Security Architectures

HIPAA Journal

Health-ISAC has published a white paper that serves as a guide for healthcare CISOs looking to implement zero trust security architectures. The traditional security approach is akin to a castle and moat, where perimeter defenses are established to keep unauthorized individuals out. While this security approach has served organizations well in the past, it is not effective in the cloud where there is no perimeter to defend.

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Happy Labor Day!

Healthcare IT Today

Here in the US we’re celebrating Labor Day and so we have the day off from our regularly scheduled program of great health IT content. We hope you’re enjoying the holiday as well with friends or family. To all those who spend their labors in healthcare (and may even be working this holiday), we thank you for all you do. I know very few people in healthcare that aren’t working in healthcare to make a difference in the lives of patients.

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NatWest launches menopause support for staff through health app Peppy

Digital Health News

NatWest Group has launched menopause support for their staff through Peppy, a digital health app that connect employees to real, human experts.

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Optimizing Medical Waste Management: A Guide to Best Practices

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.

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VUNO transfers medical AI voice recognition product to Puzzle AI

Mobi Health News

The company will maintain its patent right for the technology.

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Impact Advisors Acquires Chicago-Based C2 HEALTHCARE

Healthcare IT Today

Partnership enhances firm’s workforce innovations practice. Impact Advisors , a leading healthcare consultancy providing strategy, operations, revenue cycle, and technology services, announced it has acquired Chicago-based C 2 HEALTHCARE, a healthcare business intelligence consulting firm specializing in delivering bottom-line savings to healthcare organizations through a cost-based planning and productivity system.

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Healee Lands $2M to Grow Customizable Telehealth Solution in the U.S.

Healthcare IT Today

New funding round led by Nina Capital enables Healee to empower unique digital health models and accelerate telehealth adoption. Healee, providing highly configurable digital health technology, announced today that it has raised $2M in a seed round led by Nina Capital, with the participation of Calm/Storm Ventures, KAYA VC and existing investor Eleven Ventures, to fund its U.S. expansion and technology development.

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Portability in HIPAA

HealthIT Answers

By Art Gross - There are many aspects of HIPAA. And sometimes there isn’t a clear understanding of what it covers. We also find that it is the “P” that often trips people up. Because of the strong emphasis on confidentiality, security, and safe handling of information, there is an assumption that the word Privacy is part of the title. The post Portability in HIPAA appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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New Study Faults Coding Structures For Increased Medical Billing Costs in U.S.

The Health Law Firm Blog

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A study publicized in August 2022 revealed that the complex coding structures used in the United States drive up medical billing costs. This helps to make the U.S. one of the most expensive countries for health providers to [.].

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AMA Announces CPT Update for COVID-19 Boosters Adapted to Omicron

HealthIT Answers

The AMA announced an editorial update to Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)®, the nation’s leading medical terminology code set for describing health care procedures and services, that includes eight new codes for the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster doses from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. The post AMA Announces CPT Update for COVID-19 Boosters Adapted to Omicron appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

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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Building a Progressive Assisted Reproductive Technology Law in South Africa

Bill of Health

By Donrich Thaldar. In July 2022, a legal earthquake hit the South African fertility healthcare sector: The Pretoria High Court struck out the statutory ban on non-medical preimplantation sex selection. Preimplantation sex selection for non-medical reasons is controversial around the globe, and explicitly banned in several prominent countries, such as Canada and the United Kingdom.

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