Healthcare It News

JANUARY 3, 2023

A new virtual caregiver from technology developer Electronic Caregiver interacts through a patient's voice and touch via a Lenovo IdeaCentre All-in-One computer or Yoga convertible tablet. The new approach to remote patient monitoring could be a big help for seniors aging in place. WHY IT MATTER S. For patients with complex medication regimens, regular physical therapy or daily vitals monitoring programs, a 3D virtual care assistant can offer on-demand healthcare services.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 3, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Association announced the results of its annual Executive Committee elections for terms beginning Jan. 1, 2023. The EHR Association is a trade association of 30 companies that serve most of the nation’s hospitals […].

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 3, 2023

Adam Wolfberg, chief medical officer at Current Health, explains how the company fits into Best Buy Health's strategy and where the focus lies in the new year.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 3, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Brian Yarnell, president and co-founder, Bluestream Health. I’m a grown man who’s afraid of needles. Yes, that’s an inconvenient fear in the time of vaccines and booster shots. This irrational dread plagued me when […]. The article Can Public Health Really Be Consumer Friendly?

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2023

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this month’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 1/6 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This month’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn ( @techguy ) on the topic “What to Expect in 2023? “ As we say good bye to 2022 in our rear view mirror, this chat will take a quick look back at what happened and then start to look forward to what we can expect from healthcare and health IT in 2023.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 3, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Visit rehabilitation centers right across the world and there’s a growing problem – fentanyl addiction. Over the past few years there have been hundreds of reports in the news around overdoses and problems with addiction, […]. The article US Teens Fastest Growing Group To Die From Fentanyl appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 3, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Teri Gatchel-Schmidt, vice president, consulting and business development, SYNERGEN Health. Almost a quarter of U.S. national health expenditures go toward administrative costs. In revenue cycle, rising costs continue to escalate which negatively impacts the […].

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 3, 2023

According to an analysis published in JAMA Network Open, many mental health apps provided similar offerings, but frequently lacked accessibility features.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 3, 2023

What You Should Know: – Valencell , the company whose optical heart rate technology enabled the ability of wearables to accurately measure cardiovascular vitals during exercise, today announced plans to launch its own branded product line in the digital health sector as it concentrates efforts to bring solutions to market to manage chronic diseases. – The company’s first product candidate being showcased at CES is focused on helping people monitor and manage hypertension by combining

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 3, 2023

Oregon health agency approves Amazon, One Medical acquisition, moving $3.9B deal one step forward. hlandi. Tue, 01/03/2023 - 21:44.

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 3, 2023

The AI-enabled data company will integrate ATCOR and CONNEQT's technology into its platform in early 2023 to monitor maternal health and cardiovascular diseases.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 3, 2023

Scripps Health reaches $3.5M proposed settlement to compensate victims of 2021 ransomware attack. aburky. Tue, 01/03/2023 - 13:13.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 3, 2023

The information risk management, standards, and certification body, HITRUST, has announced that it will be releasing a new version of its popular cybersecurity framework this month. Version 11 of the HITRUST CSF includes several improvements to ensure the framework stays relevant, with improved mitigations against evolving and emerging cyber threats, while reducing the burden on healthcare organizations for certification.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 3, 2023

'Podnosis': Digital redlining in healthcare and breaking down barriers to care for gender-diverse populations. tcarey. Tue, 01/03/2023 - 15:06.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 3, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. In the healthcare industry, marketing is an essential component of success. It is important for healthcare organizations to market their product and services in order to reach their target audience. The importance of marketing in […]. The article Boost The Sales of Your Healthcare Products: A Beginner’s Guide appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 3, 2023

Physician group practices struggle with bundled payments: study. fdiamond. Tue, 01/03/2023 - 14:29.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 3, 2023

The information risk management, standards, and certification body, HITRUST, has announced that it will be releasing a new version of its popular cybersecurity framework this month. Version 11 of the HITRUST CSF includes several improvements to ensure the framework stays relevant, with improved mitigations against evolving and emerging cyber threats, while reducing the burden on healthcare organizations for certification.

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Symplr

JANUARY 3, 2023

We asked symplr's top executives to share their outlook for healthcare operations technology. symplr President Nicole Rogas responds to questions about healthcare operations, the symplr customer journey, and the recent symplr Compass Survey of CIOs at top U.S. health systems.

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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.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 3, 2023

OIG: CMS needs to help drugmakers in calculating best Medicare Part B prices. rking. Tue, 01/03/2023 - 16:52.

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Health IT Security

JANUARY 3, 2023

Scripps Health in San Diego… read more

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HIPAA Vault

JANUARY 3, 2023

“Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Actually, the famous Nietzsche quote is: “Aus der Kriegsschule des Lebens.—Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker” (how’s your German?) which translates to: “Out of life’s school of war—what doesn’t kill me, makes me stronger.” A “school of war”? Warfare as an “instructor?” Indeed. Perhaps Mr. Nietzsche wouldn’t.

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Health IT Security

JANUARY 3, 2023

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 3, 2023

Rusty Carter, Chief Product Officer at SafeGuard Cyber. Cyber attacks on healthcare organizations are by no means just as simple as hackers going after healthcare data for the sake of obtaining critical data of patients, their families, or the organization’s employees. A growing number of these attacks are executed by nation-states and other organized criminal organizations, which have the financial resources and the expertise to launch ever-more sophisticated and costly assaults against t

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Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Hero Women Rising aims to improve the conditions in which women and adolescent girls live in South Kivu province, eastern D.R. Congo. To achieve this end, Hero Women Rising uses education and technology to amplify women’s voices; teach them to advocate for their rights and for the natural environment; build their economic capacity; and support the development of other community grassroots women’s organizations.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 3, 2023

What You Should Know: – Today, Allscripts announced their corporate name change to Veradigm , reflecting their commitment to sustainable growth in each of their market segments (payer, life science & provider), effective January 1, 2023. – Allscripts had been transitioning its solutions to the Veradigm brand during 2022, and Allscripts will now formally be known as Veradigm. – Veradigm connects over 300,000 US healthcare providers via the Veradigm Network, helping to facili

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HealthIT Answers

JANUARY 3, 2023

Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on hiring include Nomi Health, MassiveBio, XSOLIS, Intrepid Ascent, HLTH, New York eHealth Collaborative, HITRUST, InstaMed, & Consensus Cloud Solutions. The post Health IT Hires, Appointments, and Who’s Hiring appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 3, 2023

Brian Taylor, AuD, Sr. Director of Audiology for Signia. Here’s what we know from decades of research: Hearing loss affects health and well-being, but people with hearing loss are often reluctant to wear hearing aids. Of course, they’re doing themselves no favors. But when they do finally opt for hearing assistance (on average, about seven years after they learn they need it), we also now know that the longer people wear hearing aids — throughout the day, for instance, rather than just in certai

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HealthIT Answers

JANUARY 3, 2023

By Kathryn Marchesini & Rachel Nelson - As you design, market, and distribute a mobile health app that your customers will use to collect, share, use, or maintain individuals’ health information, here are U.S. federal laws that apply. The post Foundational Federal Laws Applicable to Mobile Health Technology appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 3, 2023

What You Should Know: – Force Therapeutics , a full-suite digital care management platform, announced today its availability in AWS Marketplace, a curated digital catalog that makes it easy for customers to find, buy, consume, and manage third-party software, services, and data that customers need to build solutions and run their businesses. – Through AWS Marketplace, health systems, physician practices, and ambulatory surgical centers will now be able to enjoy the simplified procure

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Healthicity

JANUARY 3, 2023

Happy New Year! It’s a fresh start. You can’t change the past, but you have a great deal of control of what you are going to do in this upcoming year. So, forget the past and make some resolutions. Specifically, make some compliance resolutions! Will Durant is credited with interpreting Aristotle by saying, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

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