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HHS’ new cyber framework for hospitals includes stricter requirements, potential penalties

Healthcare Dive

The agency’s plans include working with Congress to receive funding to support hospitals’ security infrastructures as the sector faces the growing threat of cyberattacks.

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How AI can improve patient experience and patient engagement

Healthcare It News

Hospitals and health systems, especially larger ones, are using AI in myriad new ways – including leveraging it for improved patient experience, and for better patient engagement with the goal of reducing health inequities. Tom Kiseau, digital leader and chief innovation officer at the Chartis Group, hosts a regular series of AI roundtables alongside colleagues and experts from other practices in the industry.

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Healthcare executives look to implement generative AI next year, survey finds

Healthcare Dive

Though only a quarter of respondents said they’d already adopted the tools, 58% reported they were likely to do so within the next year, according to Klas Research.

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The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Responding to Public Health Emergencies by Upholding Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law

Bill of Health

By Anita Gholami The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which brings together parliamentarians from 46 member States, has been a vigilant guardian of respect for the European Convention on Human Rights and other international standards throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The Assembly has adopted a number of resolutions and recommendations seeking to equip parliaments in our European member States and beyond with the relevant tools and expertise to uphold human rights, democracy and t

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

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?

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Michigan doubles fines for violence against healthcare workers

Healthcare Dive

The Great Lakes state will issue harsher penalties next year in an attempt to deter workplace assault and harassment.

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White House, senators take aim at 'corporate greed in healthcare'

Fierce Healthcare

Both the executive branch and key bipartisan legislators announced plans Thursday to tackle the negative impacts of corporate interests and ownership in healthcare. | Multiple federal agencies and bipartisan Senate leaders have launched a salvo of efforts targeting anticompetitive behaviors, high prices and private equity-involvement in the healthcare industry.

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Study: Google reveals LLM that helps accurately diagnosis complex cases

Mobi Health News

The tech giant revealed it created an LLM optimized for diagnostic reasoning with the ability to generate a differential diagnosis or assist clinicians in coming to a diagnosis.

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Kroger’s new benefits program expands access to affordable food

Healthcare Dive

The tie-up with a healthcare technology company lets Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and other employer benefits program recipients use services at the grocer’s pharmacies as well as buy eligible food and over-the-counter items.

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Digital health leaders discuss their biggest takeaways from 2023

Mobi Health News

Execs overwhelmingly cite genAI as having the most significant impact in healthcare this year, though others provide alternative takes on the years' events.

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How Digital Health Companies Attract Software Engineers: Human Resource Management

Healthcare IT Today

The previous articles in this series discussed what kinds of programmers do well and enjoy working in a digital health company. This final article looks at some important aspects of culture and how to cultivate the developers you have. Allow Programmer Creativity, With Sensitivity Several of my respondents talked about giving professionals flexibility and autonomy.

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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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Insights Management: A New Paradigm for Cancer Treatment

HIT Consultant

Lance Hill, CEO of Within3 The cancer market for the pharma industry accounts for about a third of their product pipeline. With oncology drug sales set to top $390 billion by 2027 , life science companies are aligning efforts to prioritize this critical market opportunity ahead of competitors. The field of cancer presents unique challenges for the pharmaceutical industry, requiring innovative solutions to address high demand, intense competition, expensive research and development (R&D), com

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How Wolters Kluwer Health Keeps Large Language Models and AI Honest

Healthcare IT Today

Wolters Kluwer Health offers a service called UpToDate , consulted by doctors around the world to help their clinical decision making. In this video, chief medical officer Peter Bonis explains how they are working to add a large language model (LLM), the technology currently popular in generative AI. Bonis also offers a broad overview of trends in digital health.

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ONC Launches Platform for Organizing and Building USCDI+ Datasets

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Today, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has officially launched a new platform dedicated to organizing and building USCDI+ datasets. – This user-friendly platform, located at [link] , provides a central location for accessing and exploring all USCDI+ datasets across various domains.

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AAPC Expands Its Technology Solutions Portfolio with the Acquisition of Semantic Health

Healthcare IT Today

Semantic Health’s AI-Powered Auditing Software Will Supplement AAPC’s Suite of Business Solutions that Safeguard Against Revenue Cycle Errors AAPC , a leading global solutions provider in healthcare revenue cycle management, is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Semantic Health , an early-stage healthcare technology company focused on creating AI-powered inpatient medical auditing software for health insurance plans and hospitals. “We are thrilled to integrate Se

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

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.

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Generative AI in Healthcare: Accuracy/Reliability Cited Biggest Challenge for Providers, KLAS Reports

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – KLAS, a leading research and insights firm focusing on healthcare IT, recently released a report exploring the growing adoption and future plans of generative AI in healthcare organizations. – The report, “ Generative AI 2023: What Are Organizations’ Current Adoption & Future Plans? ,” i s based on the perspectives of 66 healthcare executives, provides valuable insights into the current state and future potential of generative AI in healthcare.

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Draft Digital Health Rewired24 programme published

Digital Health News

Digital Health has published the draft programme for the big five stages at Rewired24, the UK’s biggest and best health IT and digital health event.

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Fraser Health Deploys Generative AI for MEDITECH Expanse EHR

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Fraser Health Authority , a healthcare organization in Canada, is set to become one of the first health systems worldwide to deploy generative AI for clinical documentation. – This innovative initiative utilizes Google Cloud’s Vertex AI and large language models (LLMs) to automatically generate initial drafts of hospital course narratives at the time of discharge, significantly reducing the time burden on clinicians and improving the efficiency of discha

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How a Medical Receptionist Service Can Help Improve the Patient Experience

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Stephanie Maharjan, Operations Leader at WellReceived. The role of a medical receptionist has transformed significantly. They are not just a point of contact, they are the gateway to a healthcare facility, embodying its ethos and values from the first ‘hello.’ Ensuring a positive patient experience is fundamental to the healthcare industry’s success.

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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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Insilico Medicine Launches First-in-Human Trial for AI-Discovered IBD Drug

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”) , a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven clinical-stage biotechnology company, today announced that the company has initiated the first-in-human study for ISM5411, a potentially first-in-class PHD inhibitor for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Designed and developed by Insilico’s proprietary end-to-end AI drug discovery platform, Pharma.AI, ISM5411 is Insilico’s fifth AI drug program to enter the c

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Healthcare's biggest cybersecurity challenges

Becker's Health IT

Budget, lack of talent, and difficulties in managing and maintaining effective control over the security and access protocols within a system are some of the biggest challenges healthcare organizations are facing when it comes to cybersecurity, chief information security officers told Becker's.

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Generative AI Transforms Nurse Hiring Experience on Incredible Health Platform

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Incredible Health , the fastest-growing healthcare career marketplace for healthcare workers, announced today that it has implemented generative AI across its platform, becoming the first within this essential field to do so. Logistical challenges within nurse hiring limit opportunity for nurses to find permanent positions that best suit them and contribute to the growing U.S. healthcare staffing crisis.

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Dedalus and Ibex launch end-to-end AI-powered digital pathology solution

Digital Health News

Dedalus and Ibex have jointly launched a new end-to-end AI-powered pathology solution that will help to streamline cancer diagnosis.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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Yseop Secures Investment to Accelerate Generative AI Content Automation for Pharma

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Yseop , a world-leading Generative AI company for life sciences, today announces the closing of a strategic investment round, with new investor Novartis (dRx Capital), joining existing investors Eli Lilly, NextStage AM and Wille Finance and celebrates its involvement in more than 150 clinical trials across the leading pharmaceutical companies in the world.

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Overcoming Healthcare Staffing Challenges in 2024

Symplr

According to symplr’s 2023 Compass Survey of health system leaders, workforce challenges are the top threat to healthcare organizations in the coming year. Demand for healthcare services has ramped up in recent years due to population growth and aging, while increasing numbers of healthcare professionals are leaving the industry due to burnout or reaching retirement age.

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b.well Connected Health Appoints Sarah Jones as Chief Outcomes Officer

HIT Consultant

Sarah Jones, Chief Outcomes Officer at b.well Connected Health What You Should Know: – b.well Connected Health , the leading platform for unified consumer health experiences, announced the appointment of Sarah Jones as its Chief Outcomes Officer. – In this newly created role, Jones will oversee how b.well defines client success and ensures positive patient outcomes are aligned with long-term value for its health system, payer, and technology clients. “Chief Outcomes Officer is

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CMS suggests expanding Medicare treatment coverage for myelodysplastic syndromes

Fierce Healthcare

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is considering expanding the national coverage determination for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants using bone marrow or peri | A new request from CMS would give full coverage of stem cell treatments to Medicare patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, a deadly condition that can progress to leukemia.

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Everything You Wanted to Know About FACIS, but Didn’t Know to Ask

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.

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NursesNOW Roundup November 2023

HealthIT Answers

Our monthly round up of nurses news, from the associations, providers, hospital systems, and nurses themselves. The post NursesNOW Roundup November 2023 appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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R1 RCM Acquires Acclara for $675M, Secures 10-Year RCM Partnership with Providence Health System

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – R1 RCM Inc. (NASDAQ: RCM), a provider of technology-driven solutions for healthcare providers, announced a significant strategic partnership involving the acquisition of Acclara and a 10-year revenue cycle management agreement with Providence, one of the nation’s largest health systems. – The acquisition of Acclara for $675M in cash and warrants will bolster R1’s offerings and position it as the “trusted partner of choice” in comprehens

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Balancing Profit and Purpose: Strategies for Medical Groups

HealthIT Answers

By Jeffry A. Peters - In the evolving landscape of healthcare, hospitals continue to grapple with financial challenges, often operating on razor-thin margins of less than 2%. A significant factor contributing to these financial woes is the losses incurred by employed physician practices. The post Balancing Profit and Purpose: Strategies for Medical Groups appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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TPE Spotlight: Understanding Denial Trends for Key Medications

Healthicity

Most medical coders, auditors, and compliance professionals are aware of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) program. It is designed to help providers and suppliers reduce claim denials and appeals through one-on-one help.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.