Bill of Health
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
By Nina Kohn and Irina D. Manta This month, New York became the latest to join the growing list of states that have ended their requirements for routine masking in hospitals and other healthcare settings. In response, at least one of the state’s largest hospital systems is throwing off the mask despite the continued high level of virus transmission in New York City and most of the rest of the state.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taoyuan City, Taiwan has become the second-highest-ranking organisation in the latest HIMSS Digital Health Indicator. Based on the assessment, it scored 349/400 overall, achieving strong scores in each DHI dimension. In the area of interoperability, CGMH was commended for its "highly structured documentation and medical records" that have enabled "advanced and effective" clinical decision support and data collection for research.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020 and everything shut down, it became imperative for healthcare provider organizations to adopt telemedicine to deliver care. But so many organizations had no telemedicine programs, and thus technology, in place. So, many provider organizations scrambled and turned to what they could. And in so many cases, this was Zoom – a video conferencing technology that today practically everyone is familiar with.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Veterans Affairs has announced the winners of the Mission Daybreak Grand Challenge, part of a 10-year strategy to end veteran suicide through a comprehensive, public health approach. WHY IT MATTERS Preventing Veteran suicide is the VA’s top clinical priority, according to an announcement about the Mission Daybreak winners. The challenge was launched last year and of more than 1,300 concepts submitted, 30 were selected to compete for $20 million in funding to develop their innovations.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
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Health Care Compliance Brief brings together the best content for health law & compliance professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has published a report it sent to Congress that details its HIPAA enforcement activities in 2021, which provides insights into the state of compliance with the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules. The report makes it clear that OCR’s resources are under considerable strain, and without an increase in funding from Congress, OCR will struggle to fulfill its mission to enforce HIPAA compliance, especially considering the large increase in re
HealthIT Answers
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
By Megan Pruente - While the current state of patient matching is best described as tumultuous, progress toward a solution is being made thanks to efforts of stakeholders from across the spectrum. The post The Impact of and Solutions to Healthcare’s People Matching Problem appeared first on Health IT Answers.
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has publicly released two reports that were submitted to Congress that provide insights into data breaches, HIPAA enforcement activity, and the state of HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule compliance for calendar year 2021. According to OCR, in calendar year 2021, OCR received 609 reports of large data breaches – data breaches affecting 500 or more individuals – with those incidents affecting 37,182,558 individuals.
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Tillmann Schwabe, General Manager of Everphone U.S. The Great Resignation changed how companies approach attracting and retaining talent. These days, it’s not enough to offer a competitive salary and traditional benefits like health insurance and a 401k. Employees have put an increased focus on flexibility – and the tools that support it. Phones and tablets aren’t the flashiest perk a company can offer.
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HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC), one of the largest private DNA testing laboratories in the United States, has been fined a total of $400,000 by state attorneys general in Pennsylvania and Ohio for violations of state laws that contributed to a breach of the personal information of almost 46,000 Pennsylvania and Ohio residents, and approximately 2.1 million individuals across the United States.
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
For the 108th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we decided to mix things up. Regular listeners will know that last episode we talked about Generative AI (ChatGPT being one example) in healthcare. With that context in mind, we thought it would be fun for this episode to let ChatGPT take over and asks us the questions. We asked ChatGPT the following question “ Can you come up with 4 questions for a podcast on healthcare IT (technology)?
Digital Health News
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
A new tech device is improving the care for patients having surgery for ovarian cancer at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Acquisition further advances CVS Health’s care delivery strategy for consumers CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS ) and Oak Street Health (NYSE: OSH ) have entered into a definitive agreement under which CVS Health will acquire Oak Street Health in an all-cash transaction at $39 per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $10.6 billion. Oak Street Health is a leading multi-payor, value-based primary care company helping older adults stay healthy and live life more fully.
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Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Axena acquired the Leva Pelvic Health System from Renovia, which developed and first commercialized the product.
Digital Health News
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Learn more about the Clinical Imaging Stage at Rewired 2023, which will explore how digitisation can improve efficiency and help deliver seamless care.
Becker's Health IT
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network said it was attacked by Russian ransomware gang BlackCat, The (Allentown) Morning Call reported Feb. 20.
Digital Health News
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
The Civica Scheduling tool is helping Lincolnshire Community Health to increase clinical time and improve efficiencies and workflow.
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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.
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Compliancy Group has confirmed that the secure mobile messaging solution provider, SendQuick, has demonstrated compliance with the federally mandated standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and has been awarded the HIPAA Seal of Compliance. SendQuick’s mobile messaging solutions, which include IT alerts & notifications, secure remote access via multi-factor authentication, business process automation, enterprise messaging broadcast, and automated call tr
Becker's Health IT
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
From third-party data breaches to a Russian-backed ransomware group taking down health system websites, here are the health systems that have been affected by a cybersecurity incident since Jan.
HealthIT Answers
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including the first TEFCA Applicant QHINs approved, an upcoming SDOH Learning Forum, public feedback for the Draft USCDI v4 & more. The post What’s Happening at the ONC – 2/20/23 appeared first on Health IT Answers.
Becker's Health IT
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Memphsis, Tenn.-based Regional One Health is notifying patients that some of their confidential information may have been compromised in a data breach that affected its revenue cycle management vendor Reventics.
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HealthIT Answers
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
By Matt Fisher - You go to a website and begin looking around for a healthcare product. In the current times, that can mean searching for a prescription drug that is not permitted in certain states or trying to get easier access because going to a doctor’s office doesn’t fit in with a busy or really many regular schedules. The post Tracking Tools and Privacy Gaps appeared first on Health IT Answers.
Medisys Compliance
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Healthcare providers often get confused about the appropriate use of modifiers GA, GX, GY, and GZ while billing Medicare. In this article, we shared detailed information on GA, GX, GY, and GZ modifiers, their description, when to use them, the difference between services that are statutorily excluded and services that are not necessary, what to do when you gather ABN, and which modifiers are allowed to bundle together.
Colington Consulting HIPAA Blog
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Our series is designed to explain best practices about HIPAA compliance, HIPAA settlements, and the various requirements an organization must have in place under the HIPAA Security & Privacy Rules.
Hall Render
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
More than one year after its effective date, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has started investigating consumer complaints alleging provider violations of the No Surprises Act. The No Surprises Act generally: (1) prohibits balance billing for out-of-network emergency services, non-emergency services provided by out-of-network providers at in-network facilities and air ambulance services; and (2) requires providers to issue good faith estimates to uninsured and self-pay pat
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Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Happy President’s Day! I hope that each of you has had a wonderful holiday. A massive thank you to all of those in healthcare who are still working on the holiday. I thought this quote from Thomas Jefferson was a great way to celebrate the holiday: At Healthcare IT Today, we definitely support all efforts to increase harmony and affection.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
China Medical University Hospital in Taichung, Taiwan has proven its capability in digital health by scoring well above the global average in the latest HIMSS Digital Health Indicator. The DHI measures an organisation's progress in building a digital health ecosystem in four dimensions: predictive analytics, interoperability, predictive analytics, person-enabled health and governance and workforce.
MedTrainer
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Being aware of the newest healthcare compliance rules and regulations is no easy task. Governing bodies are constantly updating standards due to changes in legislation, technological advancements, new medical research, societal dynamics, and more. You might be wondering if there are critical compliance trainings you’re either missing at your facility or that need revision.
Hall Render
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
The Biden Administration recently announced that the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) will end on May 11, 2023. All current waivers that have not already been extended by Congress beyond the PHE (e.g., telehealth and Hospital at Home) will terminate along with the PHE. This includes the Stark Law blanket waivers related to COVID-19 physician arrangements (“Waivers”) and corresponding Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) flexibilities issued at the onset of the pandemic.
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