Tue.Oct 10, 2023

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Microsoft unveils new generative AI products for health systems

Healthcare Dive

The launches tie in with Microsoft’s ethos of developing high-impact but low-risk use cases for AI in healthcare, according to Microsoft’s VP of healthcare.

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DEA extends remote prescribing of controlled substances

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Drug Enforcement Administration has extended flexibilities for remote prescribing of controlled substances through the end of 2024. Final telemedicine regulations are expected to be issued by the fall of 2024, the DEA said. This is the second extension granted by the DEA. The first was to expire on Nov.

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Google Cloud tunes generative AI for medical search capabilities

Healthcare Dive

The search capabilities work alongside Google’s healthcare-focused large language model, Med-PaLM 2, connecting to outside sources and the patient’s medical record.

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Employer plans are unsuitable for many Americans, survey finds

Fierce Healthcare

Four in 10 people insured by employer-provided health plans find their out-of-pocket costs are so expensive they need to dip into savings and take on debt, according to a nationwide survey of 2,500 | A new survey revealed that nearly half of respondents said they would struggle to afford a medical emergency.

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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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Cigna’s Evernorth acquires Bright.md’s asynchronous care tech

Healthcare Dive

Evernorth’s telehealth business MDLive plans to start offering asynchronous care using the new capabilities within its virtual urgent care platform in 2024.

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Supply chain, email attacks against healthcare groups frequently threatening patient care, report finds

Fierce Healthcare

Supply chain and business email compromise (BEC) attacks against healthcare organizations are among the leading threats to patients’ care and outcomes, according to a new survey report from cyberse | A newly published industry survey also found that IT executives were less concerned about ransomware vulnerability despite an uptick in organizations experiencing such an attack within the past year.

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MRO Top in KLAS Release of Information Performance Report 2023

MRO Compliance

Norristown, Pa. – October 10 , 2023 – MRO Corp., the leading clinical data exchange company in healthcare, announced today that it has been recognized as the top-performing company for Release of Information (ROI) digital technology and vendor efficiency in the KLAS Release of Information Performance Report for 2023. In addition to scoring the highest for overall performance, MRO received top grades for executive involvement, strength of partnership, engagement execution, strategic ability, dri

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Ascension faces negative outlooks following weak earnings

Healthcare Dive

Both Fitch Ratings and S&P recently affirmed negative ratings for Ascension. However, the credit agencies said the nonprofit health system could rebound.

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HLTH23: Walmart takes virtual primary care nationwide for its employees

Fierce Healthcare

LAS VEGAS — The team at retail giant Walmart didn't realize how fortuitous a virtual primary care pilot would prove to be when it launched in January of 2020. | LAS VEGAS — The team at retail giant Walmart didn't realize how fortuitous a virtual primary care pilot would prove to be when it launched in January of 2020.

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Electronic Filing Threshold Reduced in Draft 2023 Form 1094 and 1095 Instructions

Compliance Now

By Megan Diehl, director of compliance consulting, MZQ Consulting The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released draft instructions for preparing, distributing, and filing 2023 Forms 1094-B/C and 1095-B/C. These instructions largely mirror guidance the IRS has published in previous years, except that the electronic filing threshold has been reduced from 250 forms to ten forms in aggregate.

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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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HLTH23: In the era of AI in healthcare, Microsoft unveils end-to-end data, analytics platform

Fierce Healthcare

In May, Microsoft rolled out Microsoft Fabric, an end-to-end, unified analytics p | Microsoft unveiled industry-specific healthcare solutions in Fabric that will enable organizations to combine data from previously siloed sources and integrate structured and unstructured clinical information along with imaging and medical device data.

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How AI is reshaping cancer care and diagnosis

Mobi Health News

Panelists at the Constellation Forum 2023 at Northwell Health discussed AI's impact on healthcare and how to adapt to the changing health tech environment.

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HLTH23: Walgreens to roll out direct-to-consumer virtual health services in 9 states

Fierce Healthcare

LAS VEGAS—Pharmacy retail giant Walgreens plans to roll out virtual healthcare services later this month for common health needs like urgent care, birth control and seasonal allergies. | Walgreens' goal is to be the "most convenient health and wellness destination" whether consumers are physically in the retailers' stores or virtually in its stores, chief operating officer Tracey D.

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Digital Health Networks Debate: the NHS is ready for clinical use of AI 

Digital Health News

A recent Digital Health Networks debate looked at beliefs about the use of AI into healthcare and concluded it can be integrated safely into clinical use.

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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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HLTH23: Sutter Health unveils SF-based innovation center, calls for startup, VC collaborators

Fierce Healthcare

Sutter Health announced Tuesday plans to build a dedicated innovation center in San Francisco that the system will use for the development of novel healthcare technologies and services. | Alongside internal innovation efforts, the California system said the center will be a door for early-stage partners to co-develop and scale their digital health products in real-world clinical environments.

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To Drive Value, EHRs Need to Actually be Usable

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Khalid Al-Maskari, Founder and CEO of Health Information Management Systems (HiMS) EHRs are ubiquitous because they’re useful – but how useful are they really, and to whom? The truth is that an EHR by definition serves multiple masters, satisfying some more than others. For many clinicians, EHRs have actually been a disservice, a major factor in burnout.

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HLTH23: Headspace, Oura partner to bring a high-tech approach to tackling stress, mental wellness

Fierce Healthcare

LAS VEGAS—Wearable company Oura, the maker of the "smart ring," has tapped Headspace to integrate physical health with stress management and meditation and mindfulness services. | Wearable company Oura, the maker of the "smart ring," has tapped Headspace to integrate physical health with stress management and meditation and mindfulness services.

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AHIMA23 Attendees are Ready for the Challenges Ahead

Healthcare IT Today

The HIM professionals at AHIMA23 are ready to face the challenges ahead. Despite the tough economic environment, the increased cybersecurity threats, and the changing policy landscape, AHIMA members remain excited and upbeat about the future. Frustrated Yet Encouraged Dr. Zeev Neuwirth, author of Beyond the Walls: MegaTrends, Movements and Market Disruptors Transforming American Healthcare and Reframing Healthcare , kicked off the 2023 American Health Information Management Association annual co

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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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On World Mental Health Day, URAC unveils accreditation for mental health programs

Fierce Healthcare

It’s World Mental Health Day, and, to help commemorate that, URAC unveiled an accreditation standard it hopes will improve mental healthcare.

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Digitizing and Streamlining Surgeon Preferences Improves Operational Efficiency and Patient Safety

HIT Consultant

Aileen Killen, Ph.D., RN, CPPS, Director of Perioperative Operational Excellence, LiveData In the dynamic world of healthcare, preference cards serve as crucial tools that capture a surgeon’s specific needs and preferences for each type of surgical procedure they perform. These cards typically outline the equipment, instruments, and supplies required for a particular procedure, providing a personalized roadmap for surgical teams to follow.

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Accurx integrates batch messaging to patients to NHS App

Digital Health News

Accurx has integrated its batch messaging for GP practices features to the NHS App, helping to empower patients to manage their own health.

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Virgin Pulse, AWS Accelerate Homebase for Health Innovation

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Virgin Pulse announced a long-term initiative with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to support the innovation, growth, and performance of Virgin Pulse’s health and wellbeing platform, amid global growth. – Virgin Pulse is leveraging AWS’s cloud capabilities, including generative AI, machine learning, and analytics, to enable advanced personalization across its Homebase for Health® platform , the cloud-native health and wellbeing platform.

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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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General Catalyst announces new healthcare company, intent to purchase health system

Mobi Health News

At HLTH 2023, the venture firm's CEO and the former CEO of Intermountain Health announced the formation of HATCo alongside plans to purchase a health system.

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Datavant Leads in Health Data Exchange: Surpasses Digital Connections to 70,000 Hospitals And Clinics, Acquires Healthjump??

Healthcare IT Today

Datavant has now reached a milestone of more than 70,000 US hospitals and clinics in its digital network and enables the exchange of 60 million patient records per year. Datavant supports use cases ranging from continuity of care; to patient and attorney requests; to risk adjustment, to quality reporting and clinical research. Datavant also announces completing its acquisition of Healthjump , the leader in health data exchange for value-based care organizations, which has built connections to mo

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Gregg Masters at HLTH 2023 on the Exhibit Floor

HealthIT Answers

Gregg Masters is at HLTH 2023 in Las Vegas this week for Healthcare NOW Radio. He spent the day with exhibitors and attendees. Check out who he talked to. The post Gregg Masters at HLTH 2023 on the Exhibit Floor appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Simon Noel: The Accidental CNIO

Digital Health News

Making the move from a clinical role into a digital leadership position can be daunting.

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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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KFF Dashboard: Progress Toward Global Malaria Targets in PMI Countries

KFF

This dashboard monitors the status of the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative’s (PMI) partner countries’ progress toward global malaria targets.

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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ? 

Digital Health News

This coffee time briefing features stories from Healios, Tento, Nuralogix, Life Sciences Hub Wales and UPS Health.

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HLTH23: Evernorth's MDLIVE to acquire Bright.md, moving into asynchronous care

Fierce Healthcare

LAS VEGAS—MDLIVE, the telehealth arm of Cigna's Evernorth, will acquire tech platform Bright.md, expanding its reach into asynchronous care options. | LAS VEGAS—MDLIVE, the telehealth arm of Cigna's Evernorth, will acquire tech platform Bright.md, expanding its reach into asynchronous care options.

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Virtual Assistants Enhance Success of Post-Discharge Programs

HealthIT Answers

By Patty Riskind - Healthcare has emphasized two priorities that are sometimes at odds with one another: Reducing the length of inpatient stays and decreasing the incidence of preventable patient readmissions. Or, caregivers are expected to get patients home sooner while making sure they are at low risk for a return visit. The post Virtual Assistants Enhance Success of Post-Discharge Programs appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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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.