Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Five Qualified Health Information Networks, or QHINs, completed the onboarding process and are ready for data exchange, with more companies in the pipeline.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Telemedicine took a huge leap forward during the pandemic as more providers and patients embraced remote delivery of healthcare services. Today, artificial intelligence-powered telemedicine tools that remotely diagnose patients and route them to the proper care setting have begun popping up; they are designed to increase access to healthcare services and assist providers in making informed decisions, ensuring timely and appropriate care.

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Hospitals have lobbied against the site-neutral payment policies included in the bipartisan legislation.

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Bill of Health

DECEMBER 12, 2023

By Tara Davis and Nicola Soekoe In January 2021, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) observed that the world was on the brink of a “catastrophic moral failure” if wealthier nations did not ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Global health activists and civil society organizations who worked transnationally to curtail what came to be referred to as “vaccine apartheid” faced a pharmaceutical industry that globally relied on secrecy, capital-f

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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

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The nonprofit systems are the latest to cut IT jobs this year as they navigate thin operating margins fueled by inflation and prolonged staffing shortages.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Massachusetts healthcare organizations announced this week that every hospital, health system and local health plan in the state is removing “stigmatizing or invasive” mental health questions from | In a nationwide first, every hospital, health system and local health plan in the state has signed on to removing sensitive mental health questions from physician credentialing processes that advocates say inhibit their ability to seek help.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Practice Better, an all-in-one practice management software platform, has launched its take on an artificial intelligence charting assistant. | The AI tool is intended to give practitioners back critical face time with patients and securely records, transcribes and summarizes client sessions in a practitioner’s charting workflow.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Rock Health's Digital Health at the Turn of 2024 report found retailers as providers and data interoperability are scaling innovations in the sector, with lasting trajectories.

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HealthIT Answers

DECEMBER 12, 2023

By Ryne Natzke - As the patient experience in healthcare evolves to mirror that of retail industries, it has become more essential for providers to provide patients with engaging and convenient tools throughout the care journey. For example, providers should take steps to ensure patients have clarity about every aspect of their care, including. The post Optimizing the Patient Experience Throughout the Care Journey appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Seven years in the making, a nationwide network to exchange patient data called the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement is now operational, marking a critical step in establishing unive | Seven years in the making, a nationwide network to exchange patient data called the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement is now operational, marking a critical step in establishing universal connectivity across providers.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Lucienne Marie Ide, M.D., PH.D., Founder & CEO of Rimidi Chronic kidney disease may be one of the biggest killers of American adults, but individuals affected may not even know it. Today, more than 37 million people – 15% of the population – have chronic kidney disease, which is the ninth leading cause of death. But, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as many as 90% of these individuals are unaware they have this disease.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Healthcare leadership may be more optimistic going into 2024 than the year prior, but more than three in five say they're hoping for greener pastures within the next 12 months, according to a new s | A new poll of provider organization leadership found that 62% are planning a job change within the next 12 months. Nearly four in five say they've been propositioned within the past six months.

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Digital Health News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Results from the Digital Maturity Assessment have shown that only 10-30% of the 90% of NHS trusts with an electronic patient record have key functionality.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Optum Rx is launching a new weight management program aimed at improving outcomes and addressing affordability. | Optum Rx is launching a new weight management program aimed at improving outcomes and addressing affordability.

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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.

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Karandeep Singh, MD, Chief Health AI Officer at UC San Diego Health What You Should Know: – UC San Diego Health has announced the appointment of Dr. Karandeep Singh, MD, as the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Endowed Chair in Digital Health Innovation at University of California School of Medicine and the inaugural Chief Health Artificial Intelligence (AI) Officer at UC San Diego Health. – This newly created position emphasizes the health system’s commitment to advancing the use of AI in

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 12, 2023

On the heels of price transparency legislation gaining momentum in Congress, software platform Turquoise Health today revealed data showing health costs did not grow faster than the rate of inflati | Healthcare costs, perhaps surprisingly, have not exceeded the rate of inflation. But the payer reimbursement rate to providers for certain services can still vary greatly, price transparency data shows.

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C&M Health Law

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Last week, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a settlement with Lafourche Medical Group (“LMG”), a Louisiana medical group, for a 2021 phishing attack and breach that affected the protected health information (“PHI”) of 34,862 individuals. In addition to paying $480,000 to OCR, LMG agreed to a corrective action plan that will include implementing security measures to protect electronic PHI, developing written policies and procedures to comply with HIPAA rules, and training staff membe

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Andrew Lockhart, CEO of Fathom Healthcare leaders need to lean into artificial intelligence (AI) or risk losing out. With advancements in technology taking place at lightning speed, 2024 is the year adopting AI becomes a strategic necessity. Although healthcare has been slower than other industries to embrace AI, the tides are changing. A recent Morgan Stanley Research survey found that 94% of healthcare organizations use AI in some capacity, and the industry’s average budget allocation fo

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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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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Europe’s Virtual Hospital Raises Fresh Funds to Accelerate European Expansion, with Focus on Germany Leading virtual ward technology provider Doccla has received a strategic investment of €5 million Euro from Bertelsmann Investments , the global venture capital arm of Bertelsmann Corporation. The funding (received in the form of a convertible loan) will be deployed for Doccla’s European expansion – with a focus on Germany, which Doccla views as a priority market during the next phase of th

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 12, 2023

What You Should Know: – Darena Solutions , Leidos , and SLI Compliance join forces to launch a first-of-its-kind verification program for AI applications in healthcare. This healthcare AI app verification program aims to bridge the gap between the growing demand for AI and the challenges of integrating it seamlessly with Electronic Health Records (EHRs). – This initiative represents the first time two ONC-approved test labs have collaborated on such a program.

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Digital Health News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Today's briefing includes an announcement of a leadership transition at Imprivata and news of an AI-enabled stethoscope to monitor asthma at home

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 12, 2023

What You Should Know: – A new survey from Verato , a healthcare identity management company, reveals significant challenges faced by healthcare organizations in meeting the data sharing requirements of the 21st Century Cures Act. The survey reveals only 36% of organizations have comprehensive data quality programs in place to comply with the Cures Act. – Despite the Act’s focus on promoting interoperability and patient access to data, many organizations lack the necessary infra

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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.

Digital Health News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

If we want to deliver an effective, connected health and care system we must get the basics right - and that means adopting standards consistently. By Lorraine Foley from the Professional Record Standards Body.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Tonya Darner, CEO at UPHS-Marquette What You Should Know: – UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette), a Duke LifePoint hospital, has officially appointed Tonya Darner as its permanent Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This announcement follows Tonya’s successful tenure as the interim CEO since early November and her role as Chief Operating Officer (COO) since 2021. – As CEO, Tonya Darner will lead the hospital into its next phase, leveraging her extensive experience and lea

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Digital Health News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has extended its contract with Alcidion for its Miya Precision EPR, allowing for new modules to be deployed.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A panel of radiology experts at RSNA23 put the spotlight on the important role radiology plays in achieving the quadruple aim. The panelists unanimously agreed that radiologists have a significant impact on a patient’s care journey and population health. At the 2023 RSNA Conference in Chicago, PocketHealth hosted a lunch and learn event on Day 1. This special event featured a panel of radiology and data sharing experts: Rishi Nayyar – Co-Founder & CEO at PocketHealth (moderator) Aimee

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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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Digital Health News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Better Meds' ePMA has been integrated with the Somerset Integrated Digital eRecord to help improve patient safety and their experience of the NHS.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Finding purpose during difficult times is a key concern for Kedar Mate, M.D., president and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) at the annual IHI Forum on Tuesday. | The pandemic has forced many clinicians to confront and reconsider their purpose, Mate said. The healthcare system has become 'extractive,' disconnecting healthcare professionals from the meaning in their jobs.

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Digital Health News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Head of 100% Digital Leeds Jason Tutin says digital inclusion is not pushed around the country like in Leeds due to council and NHS financial struggles.

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Becker's Health IT

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Morrison Community Hospital reported a data breach affecting 122,488 patients. An unauthorized party accessed the hospital's network on Sept. 24.

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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.