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HIMSS Global Health Equity Week takes place October 24-28

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Proposed Amendments Would Make Foreign Investment in India’s Biological Resources Easier

Bill of Health

By Aparajita Lath. Indian lawmakers are currently debating proposed amendments that would make it easier for foreign investors to research and develop products from native biological resources, such as plants. India is one of the 17 internationally recognized mega biodiversity countries , and hosts four of the 35 globally recognized biodiversity hotspots.

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Centene’s string of settlements: $14M deal reached in Massachusetts

Healthcare Dive

The multimillion-dollar deal is the settlement Centene has reached over allegations it overcharged for prescription drugs and services.

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Federal Failures to Protect Incarcerated People During Public Health Crises

Bill of Health

By Rachel Kincaid. As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, and as we face the reality that future pandemics are coming (or have already begun ), it’s a fitting time for the United States to take stock of how the carceral system has exacerbated the harms of COVID-19, and for policymakers to seriously consider what can and should be done differently going forward.

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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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Medicare Guidelines on Mental Health Billing

Medisys Compliance

Navigating through the complex medicare guidelines can be a complex and overwhelming task, however, here is the good news, the entire process is merely about using the right CPT codes. Once you understand the significance and the right usage of the codes, you’ve aced the game. However, one needs to be careful while billing as Medicare follows strict rules and regulations for time increments.

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How providers should rethink their digital front door strategies

Mobi Health News

During a discussion hosted by Frost & Sullivan, panelists examined how healthcare organizations should use digital tools to ensure care is easy to access.

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Mental health startup Grow Therapy scores $75M in Series B funding

Mobi Health News

The new allocation will help the company expand its insurance coverage, including Medicare and Medicaid, across the U.S.

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8 Information Blocking Regulatory Reminders

Healthcare IT Today

As we mentioned in our previous coverage of 10 healthcare organizations requesting a postponement of the deadline , on October 6th the full information blocking legislation goes into effect. While those organizations asked for a delay, it does not seem this is going to happen. Every Information Blocking actor should be ready for this deadline. Whether this was prompted by the request for a postponement or was already planned, ONC has put out a dedicated information blocking webpage and has pla

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NIH Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Requirements for its Grant Program

HIPAA Journal

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) failed to implement adequate cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive data in its pre-award risk assessment process, according to a recent audit conducted by the HHS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG). NIH invests more than $30 billion each year in medical research for the American people, with more than 80% of the funding awarded through approximately 50,000 competitive grants for research institutions within the United States and around the world.

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Health Consumers Want More Support from Healthcare – At Retail Experience Levels

Health Populi

As consumers learn to appreciate and patronize retail touchpoints, entertainment, and financial management via omnichannel platforms, patients and health citizens are seeking more enchanting service levels for their health care. The latest view on patient preferences from Kaufman Hall is out in the firm’s annual 2022 State of the Healthcare Consumer Report.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Optellum, AI Lung Cancer Diagnosis Innovator, Secures $14M Series A Funding to Accelerate Expansion

Healthcare IT Today

Lead investor Mercia, alongside Intuitive Ventures and Black Opal, invests in Optellum’s pioneering AI-powered lung-health technology. Optellum , an Oxford -based medtech company that provides a breakthrough AI platform to diagnose and treat early-stage lung cancer, has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round. The investment will enable Optellum to scale its base, operations, and commercial launches in the UK and USA ; accelerate research and development; and expand its platfo

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Our Future Health moves data to Microsoft Azure Cloud

Digital Health News

Our Future Health is turning to Microsoft Azure Cloud to secure the data it collects from volunteers to help advance healthcare.

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Weekly Roundup – October 1, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. Why eClinicalWorks Invested $100 Million in Microsoft Cloud Services. Company co-founder Sam Bhat told John Lynn that eClinicalWorks “never regretted” its decision to transition to Microsoft Azure.

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2,857 Geisinger patients affected by 3rd-party data breach

Becker's Health IT

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger is notifying patients about a ransomware attack at a mail service vendor that has compromised the protected health information of 2,857 patients, CNHI News reported Sept. 28.

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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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Another Delay Sought for Cures Act Information Blocking Rule

Compliancy Group

With an October 6, 2022 deadline looming, a group of hospitals and medical associations is making a last-minute plea for HHS to delay the implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act Information Blocking Rule for one more year. Passed as part of the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016, the rule is intended to encourage innovation in medical research and expand patients’ control over their protected health information (PHI).

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HIPAA Right of Access Goes to the Dentist

HealthIT Answers

By Matt Fisher - Covered entities as defined by HIPAA come in various types and shapes. It is not just a physician’s office or a hospital. Any entity that provides healthcare services and bills insurance (very gross oversimplification) can and likely does qualify as a covered entity. The post HIPAA Right of Access Goes to the Dentist appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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symplr Women’s Internal Network Talks with LPGA's Azahara Muñoz | symplr

Symplr

In January, symplr announced a new golf sponsorship program and has since welcomed new members. LPGA pro Azahara Muñoz was among the first brand ambassadors in the program. The partnership with Muñoz is unique and goes beyond the golf course, given that she was set to begin 2022 on maternity leave. symplr’s decision to partner with Muñoz symbolizes our dedication to all hard-working parents regardless of their chosen roles!

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The Last Day to Start a 90-day EHR Reporting Period is October 3

HealthIT Answers

CMS wants to remind Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program participants that the EHR reporting period for new and returning participants is a minimum of any continuous, self-selected, 90-day period. The post The Last Day to Start a 90-day EHR Reporting Period is October 3 appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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U.S. Congressional Committee Takes Aim at For-Profit Nursing Homes

Healthcare Law Blog

On September 21, 2022, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis held public hearings and issued a report assessing the performance of large, for-profit nursing home chains during the early phase of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Subcommittee’s ongoing investigation began in June 2020, and focused on five for-profit nursing home chains that collectively operated over 850 skilled nursing facilities, each of which had significant outbreaks across their facilities.

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Another Delay Sought for HIPAA Information Blocking Rule

Compliancy Group

With an October 6, 2022 deadline looming, a group of hospitals and medical associations is making a last-minute plea for HHS to delay the implementation of the HIPAA Information Blocking Rule for one more year. Passed as part of the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016, the rule is intended to encourage innovation in medical research and expand patients’ control over their protected health information (PHI).

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Study Confirms mRNA Vaccines Protect Against COVID-19 During Pregnancy

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The first large, real-world study of the effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy found these vaccines, especially two initial doses followed by a booster, are effective in protecting against serious disease in expectant mothers whether the shots are administered before or during pregnancy. – Pregnant women were excluded from COVID-19 mRNA vaccine clinical trials, so this new study fills a significant knowledge gap, providing strong evidence th

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Syracuse healthcare organizations share pandemic lessons, innovations for the future

Hanys

During the pandemic, Syracuse healthcare organizations collaborated in unprecedented ways to serve their community. In a video shown at the Healthcare Trustees of New York State Annual Conference this week, their leaders discuss those partnerships and their continued dedication to patient care and innovation.

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Ensure Continuous Patient Care: How to Avoid Disruptions Due to Ransomware

The industry has seen an increasing pace of ransomware, zero-day, and remote-code execution attacks. Learn how to defend against these against these attacks in this eBook.

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: One Equity Acquires Prime Time Healthcare

McGuire Wood

One Equity Partners (OEP) has announced it has completed the acquisition of Prime Time Healthcare. Prime Time , based in Omaha, Neb., is a healthcare staffing services provider. Founded in 2012, the company states that it provides placement services for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants and allied health clinicians to approximately 8,500 U.S. facilities.

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Third-party risk in healthcare: a continuing crisis

Becker's Health IT

Cybersecurity incidents at public and private companies have become alarmingly frequent and a large portion of them are due to third-party data breaches.

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Congress Temporarily Extends Low-Volume Hospital Adjustment and Medicare Dependent Hospital Program

Hall Render

In a continuing resolution passed to keep the government from shutting down at midnight on September 30 th , Congress has included provisions that extend the low-volume hospital adjustment and Medicare Dependent Hospital program. The two measures that were set to expire on September 30 th have now been extended until December 16 th , which also corresponds with the length of the continuing resolution.

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Upcoming events

Hanys

Understanding FEMA Public Assistance funding requests for COVID-19. Oct. 3. Workshop for executive assistants to the C-suite and board coordinators. Oct. 6, Oct. 12, Oct. 19, Oct. 26 and Nov. 2. How strong compliance creates value for the healthcare organization. Oct. 11. Infection Control and Epidemiology Basics. Oct. 11 – Nov. 1. Standing membership call on COVID-19 and other issues.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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Weekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: Hurricane Ian Forces Hospital Evacuations I Atlanta Mayor Stops Hospital Redevelopment I American Healthcare REIT Goes Public

Hall Render

Hurricane Ian forced 16 Florida hospitals to evacuate, although only a few hospitals sustained any major damage per NBC news. American Healthcare REIT plans to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. The REIT owns 313 health care facilities in the U.S. and U.K., as well as a controlling interest in Trilogy Health Services, the operator of 122 senior care campuses.

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Energize your infection control training

Hanys

HANYS' virtual Infection Control and Epidemiology Basics program is essential education for new infection preventionists and those interested in honing their skills. Participants of the four-day training will meet requirements for New York state for infection control and barrier precautions and can earn CE credits for nurses and quality professionals.

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Seattle Children's notifies 6,750 patients of third-party data breach

Becker's Health IT

Seattle Children's is alerting patients about a ransomware attack at a mail service vendor that has compromised the protected health information of 6,750 patients.

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Spotlight on Hospital for Special Surgery

Hanys

Their expanded Aging with Dignity program provides participants with tools to overcome aging challenges, creates a sense of community and offers a calming, supportive and open environment to discuss shared experiences. Learn more in our Member Spotlight.

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Generative AI for Contracts Is Here: New Tools to Accelerate Drafting and Editing

The emergence of generative AI is reshaping the landscape of contract management, enabling businesses to generate and negotiate legal agreements with greater ease and speed. In this on-demand webinar, Hal Marcus, VP of Product Marketing at Evisort discusses how Evisort's generative AI transforms contract creation and negotiation, empowering legal teams to streamline processes while reducing risk.