Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 23, 2024

The lawsuit seeks to represent thousands of other UPMC employees who may have been affected by the nonprofit’s alleged wage suppression and other anticompetitive practices.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 23, 2024

By Joelle Boxer Today is Maternal Health Awareness Day, focused on the theme “ Access in Crisis.” “Crisis” is the right word, yet still an understatement. In the U.S., for every 100,000 live births in 2021, nearly 33 pregnant people lost their lives. In Norway, that number was 2. Black and Native American women in the U.S. are particularly at risk, with death rates 2-3 times higher than those of white women, due to structural racism.

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Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 23, 2024

The suit alleges the health system and a vendor failed to implement standards or promptly alert people whose data may have been exposed following a cyberattack.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 23, 2024

Over half of the country’s rural hospitals aren’t offering labor and delivery services, and many of those that are could soon be forced to end maternity care due to financial losses, according to t | Many rural facilities that do still deliver are facing financial struggles that could force a shutdown, the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform wrote in a new report calling for stakeholders to pressure private insurers for higher rural hospital payments.

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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?

Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 23, 2024

Hospital Sisters Health System is shuttering operations in Western Wisconsin as nonprofits struggle to rebound from pandemic-related challenges.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 23, 2024

Community Care of Brooklyn (CCB), a network of more than 1,000 Brooklyn-based providers and community-based organizations, has teamed up with Unite Us to track and reimburse for social services.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 23, 2024

Price transparency data startup Turquoise Health clinched $30 million in fresh funding to build out its capabilities. | Price transparency data startup Turquoise Health clinched $30 million in fresh funding to build out its capabilities. The company is building an AI-based platform to support payer and provider contract management, consumer transparency compliance and advanced platform-based analytics.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2024

Having a career in Health IT requires a lot of skills and qualifications, even more so if you want that career to be successful – but what are those skills and qualifications? We all know what skills and qualifications we needed when we first entered the field, but regardless of how long you’ve been working in Health IT, the field has changed a lot since then.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Senate Finance Committee sent letters to multiple insurance marketplaces, seeking additional details on the marketing strategies they use to reach potential Medicare Advantage enrollees. | The Senate Finance Committee sent letters to multiple insurance marketplaces, seeking additional details on the marketing strategies they use to reach potential Medicare Advantage enrollees.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 23, 2024

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ken Perez, healthcare marketing, strategy and policy consultant The 340B Drug Pricing Program was created in 1992 to give safety-net providers—those that deliver a significant level of both healthcare and other health-related services to […] The article The South Carolina District Court’s Ruling On the Definition of a 340B Patient appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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.

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2024

We’ve been through several waves of health IT adoption, and are witnessing a new phase of growth (temporarily interrupted by the rise in interest rates) with exciting new ventures. All these digital health companies bring in expert doctors, nurses, or other clinical staff to help them design products and interact with potential customers. These highly experienced people, with one foot firmly in the world of medicine and the other in IT, form bridges between technologists and the clinicians

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 23, 2024

The healthcare system’s private sector could learn a thing or two about efficiency from the government’s Veterans Health Administration, which employs about 30% less administrative staff across cli | The government health program's simplified payment system helps keep its payroll lean, as opposed to a private sector that employs hundreds of thousands more to secure or enhance its revenues, researchers wrote in JAMA Network Open.

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Digital Health News

JANUARY 23, 2024

A new report from the Health Innovation Network and NHSE indicates that up to three quarters of Londoners have used online services, including the NHS App.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 23, 2024

Ryan Royal, CTO at Upfront What You Should Know: Health tech leader Upfront , recognized for its industry-leading patient engagement platform, has announced the appointment of Ryan Royal as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). – Joining Upfront’s executive leadership team, Royal will be responsible for overseeing the company’s product roadmap, scaling global engineering teams, and driving new innovation strategies.

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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.

Digital Health News

JANUARY 23, 2024

A collaborative of leading children's hospitals - including Great Ormond Street hospital - is exploring how children's health data is used and managed.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 23, 2024

Andrea Kowalski, Chief Product Officer at 1upHealth What You Should Know: – Andrea Kowalski has been appointed as the Chief Product Officer at 1upHealth , the leading FHIR® platform provider for claims and clinical data. – In her role, Kowalski will lead the company’s product strategy, focusing on enhancing 1upHealth’s offerings and strengthening its position as a leader in interoperability.

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Denver-based company's in-home care providers will be able to utilize Instacart Health to provide patients with access to nutritious food.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 23, 2024

Harshit Shah, CTO at Kyruus Health What You Should Know: – Kyruus Health , a care access platform, announced the appointment of Harshit Shah as Chief Technology Officer. – In his role as CTO, Shah will oversee the engineering teams, spanning software development, infrastructure, security, and data management — while also helping to define the company’s future technology strategy.

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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.

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Digital Health News

JANUARY 23, 2024

After a very successful 2023, the London Care Record is looking ahead to 2024 with plans for expanding into more care homes and new neighbouring regions.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 23, 2024

What You Should Know: – Optum Perks , the leading prescription discount provider launches its new telehealth solution , offering affordable on-demand care and prescription treatments for a wide range of conditions, starting at just $25. – The new telehealth offering expands its commitment to affordability and accessibility, ensuring everyone has a chance at quality care, regardless of insurance status.

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 23, 2024

The company will use the funds to expand its commercial efforts and seek additional clinical validation of its tech-enabled offering.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 23, 2024

To mark what would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade , the White House Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare issued a fact sheet announcing new actions to strengthen access to contraception and medication abortions, and ensure that patients receive the emergency medical care they need. The Task Force explained that the overturning of Roe v.

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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.

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 23, 2024

public What You Should Know: – Truveta , a consortium of 30 health systems united in “Saving Lives with Data,” has secured a significant partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). – This collaboration will leverage Truveta’s vast repository of real-world healthcare data to empower CDC researchers in tackling pressing public health challenges, including COVID-19 , maternal health, and pediatric care.

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Digital Health News

JANUARY 23, 2024

Today's briefing covers a UK mental health charity that is a finalist for four awards and the world's first blood-matching genetic test for sickle cell.

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Becker's Health IT

JANUARY 23, 2024

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services said an unauthorized actor extracted copies of documents containing patient information from its organization and affiliates during a Nov. 23 ransomware attack.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2024

This far-ranging video examines the current uses and future prospects for AI through the eyes of two experts from UST : Adnan Masood, PhD, Chief AI Architect, and Anand Nair, Head of Healthcare Payer. Masood pointed out that there is little point to regulating research and development in AI, because the rules tend to miss the point and impose unnecessary burdens.

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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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Becker's Health IT

JANUARY 23, 2024

"132,000 people affected by Columbus Regional Healthcare System's 2023 data breach, compromising names and Social Security numbers.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a settlement with the digital marketing platform provider and data aggregator InMarket Media LLC that resolves allegations the company’s business practices violated the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act. According to the FTC complaint, InMarket Media obtains vast amounts of consumer data including information from mobile devices about consumers’ movements, purchasing habits, demographic data, and information on their socioeconomic background

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HealthIT Answers

JANUARY 23, 2024

NOW on demand, The Tate Chronicles with host Jim Tate and guest Dr. Bob Murry, Chief Medical Officer at NextGen Healthcare. He brings to the table more than 20 years of extensive clinical experience and a deep background in healthcare. The post Exploring AI in Healthcare with Dr. Bob Murry appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 23, 2024

An insurtech has raised $20 million through a funding round led by VC group Portage. | Having raised $20 million in funding, Ansel seeks nationwide availability for its supplemental health insurance offerings.

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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.