HealthIT Answers
JUNE 14, 2023
Now on demand, Health Unabashed episode with guest Eugene Borukhovich, Co-Founder and COO of YourCoach Health, and former Global Head of Digital Health at Bayer. He’s a strategist, innovator, and digital health pioneer with a focus on digital health. The post Take a Healthier Path and Avoid the Worst Outcomes appeared first on Health IT Answers.
Healthcare Dive
JUNE 14, 2023
The figure is almost triple prior estimates of MA overpayments, highlighting the need for payment reform to avoid overtaxing the Medicare system, researchers said.
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Healthcare It News
JUNE 14, 2023
Patient engagement tools have to be, well, engaging, say Mona Baset, VP of digital services for Intermountain Health, and Kyruus Chief Revenue Officer Brandon Spring.
Healthcare Dive
JUNE 14, 2023
The extension guarantees access to care for 12 months following pregnancy — up from the previously guaranteed 60 days.
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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?
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
Over 90% of respondents to a recent U.S. News and World Report survey said their goal is to age in place. | More than 90% of respondents to a recent U.S. News and World Report survey said their goal is to age in place. A whopping 88% also reported that assistive or health-related technologies have improved their quality of life.
Healthcare Dive
JUNE 14, 2023
The insurer expects its medical loss ratio in the second quarter to reach or exceed its full-year target. UnitedHealth’s stock, along with that of other major Medicare payers, fell in Wednesday morning trading as a result.
Health Care Compliance Brief brings together the best content for health law & compliance professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Healthcare Dive
JUNE 14, 2023
A report from Fitch Ratings found the group — which includes UnitedHealth, Elevance Health, Cigna and Humana — benefit from a strong market share that aids them in negotiations with providers.
Compliance Now
JUNE 14, 2023
By: Jennifer Berman, CEO, MZQ Consulting Over the past several years, the employer-plan marketplace has seen a rise in “fixed-indemnity wellness policies,” which promise to help both employers and employees save on income and employment taxes. Under these arrangements, employees elect to defer cash on a pre-tax basis through a Section 125 cafeteria plan and then receive reimbursements (that are not taxed) through their employer for participating in certain “wellness-related” activities.
Healthcare IT Today
JUNE 14, 2023
As someone who has covered the health IT industry for 17 years, I’m always fascinated when I see something really grab the attention of the health IT community. That’s a hard thing to do when there are so many people pining for attention. Certainly AI us currently doing that in health IT, but in the world of interoperability TEFCA and QHINs are grabbing all of the attention.
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
While national health spending growth slowed in 2022, that trend isn't likely to stick around. | While national health spending growth slowed in 2022, that trend isn't likely to stick around, actuaries at CMS said Wednesday.
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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.
Mobi Health News
JUNE 14, 2023
The company will first use the patent to combine the Apple Watch with Apple's new augmented reality headset Apple Vision Pro for closed loop AI-enabled treatment.
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
Insurance giant UnitedHealth Group's stock was down Wednesday after executives warned that higher medical costs are likely for the second quarter. | Insurance giant UnitedHealth Group's stock was down on Wednesday after executives warned that higher medical costs are likely for the second quarter.
Healthcare IT Today
JUNE 14, 2023
I sat in front of my doctor for the first time since before the pandemic. She was concerned: “You’re way overdue for a couple of screening tests and a vaccination.” I explained that between Covid waves and caregiving for my mom, I’d had to cancel and reschedule the most the screening test at least 3 times. And, caregiving for my mom was becoming more intense, which was going to create more challenges.
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
Cerner brought in $1.5 billion in revenue in the latest quarter, boosting strong growth for enterprise software giant Oracle. | Cerner brought in $1.5 billion in revenue in the latest quarter, boosting strong growth for enterprise software giant Oracle. But hospital CIOs who use Cerner continue to have reservations about the future of the EHR company, citing the lack of a concrete road map.
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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.
HIPAA Journal
JUNE 14, 2023
Ransomware attacks can cause healthcare facilities to temporarily close and small healthcare practices have made the decision not to reopen after a ransomware attack, but hospitals and health systems are usually financially resilient enough to remediate the attacks and recover, but not St. Margaret’s Health. Like many rural hospitals and health systems, St.
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
Two Chairs, a hybrid behavioral health provider, launched a customized clinician dashboard for delivering measurement-based care. | The therapist-facing platform analyzes patient data with the goal of enabling therapists to quickly adjust treatment plans and improve outcomes.
Healthcare IT Today
JUNE 14, 2023
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the IT Intern, Corporate Support Services position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is a hybrid position requiring one day a week in the Albany, New York office.
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
The country’s largest physician organization is taking a strong stance against noncompete contracts for physicians and is redoubling efforts to urge Congress to boost Medicare payments. | The country’s largest physician organization is taking a strong stance against noncompete contracts for physicians and is redoubling efforts to urge Congress to boost Medicare payments.
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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.
Health Populi
JUNE 14, 2023
The fast-growing adoption of telemedicine and remote patient monitoring from the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic led to hospitals and health systems launching new or expanding existing virtual care programs to accommodate a new reality for work-flow and patient care. Now that the worst of the coronavirus acute impact is in our rear-view mirror, it appears medical care providers are reassessing these implementations and may “rip [out] and replace” those systems, according to The G
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and its parent company, Point32Health, have been hit with a class-action lawsuit for allegedly failing to secure the personal information of over 2.5 million people. | Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and its parent company, Point32Health, have been hit with a class action lawsuit for allegedly failing to secure the personal information of over 2.5 million people.
HIT Consultant
JUNE 14, 2023
What You Should Know: Over half of doctors have had a negative encounter with another user, according to Software Advice’s Social Media for Doctors Survey. The survey finds that attracting new patients is the number one benefit to using social media, according to 66% of US practitioners. Key findings of the survey include: Social media keeps practitioners updated with trends and increases patient count : 81% of healthcare providers follow other providers on social media in order to stay updated
Healthcare IT Today
JUNE 14, 2023
One of the most interesting opportunities at the HIMSS annual conference is the chance to see demos of a wide variety of health IT solutions. At this year’s event, we decided to film a number of demos of interesting health IT products that we thought readers of Healthcare IT Today would find useful. If you want to see all of these demos as we share them, be sure to subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today YouTube channel.
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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.
HIPAA Journal
JUNE 14, 2023
The Health Sector Cybersecurity and Coordination Center (HC3) has compiled a profile of the FIN11 threat group (TA505/Lace Tempest/Hive0065) which is known to target organizations in the healthcare and public health (HPH) sector. Historically, FIN11 has conducted phishing campaigns but has now migrated to other attack vectors against companies in North America and Europe.
HIT Consultant
JUNE 14, 2023
What You Should Know: Samsung announced today that the Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification (IHRN) feature will be available to users in 13 markets starting this summer. Combined with the app’s Electrocardiogram (ECG) [3] monitoring, the IHRN feature, detects heart rhythms suggestive of atrial fibrillation (AFib), helping Galaxy Watch users understand their heart health more comprehensively.
Digital Health News
JUNE 14, 2023
Labour will streamline the process for innovators in the health service and overhaul the NHS App if it is elected to government, Wes Streeting said.
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
A patient filed a class action lawsuit this week against Trinity Health seeking relief after a data breach at the Catholic system compromised the protected information of an estimated 21,000 patien | A patient suing Trinity Health wrote in a new class action that the Catholic giant was negligent with patient data and would have detected the breach sooner if it had "properly monitored its networks.
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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.
Modern Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
National health expenditures will increase an average of 5.4% each year from 2022 to 2031, according to the latest projections from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Office of the Actuary.
Digital Health News
JUNE 14, 2023
Eight hundred ambulance service vehicles at Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust have been upgraded by Telent to deploy new communications technology.
Health IT Security
JUNE 14, 2023
LockBit was the most active ransomware group and RaaS provider in 2022, targeting organizations across the world.
Digital Health News
JUNE 14, 2023
The use of technology to address women's health problems is being propelled by the desire of women to get access to their own health data.
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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.
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