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MBA In Healthcare: A Quick Guide

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Healthcare management is not an easy field of expertise. It demands a lot of time and professionalism from those who tackle it. That is exactly why an MBA in healthcare administration and management is available […]. The article MBA In Healthcare: A Quick Guide appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Providence forms philanthropy initiative to tackle health equity, IT innovation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Providence health system this week announced the launch of its new Providence National Foundation, which aims to drive philanthropy for technology-driven innovation and clinical research toward whole person care, health equity and more. WHY IT MATTERS. Providence National Foundation will work with local organizations across the seven states covered by the health system: Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington.

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Adopting Technology Allows For A More Inclusive Service Experience

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Nicole Leisle, vice president product marketing, Centripoint. Organizations that serve adults with disabilities often operate on shoestring budgets, forcing spending to stay at a minimum and technological advances not prioritized. Many are still using […].

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Investment in new healthcare technology “top priority” for GCC region

Mobi Health News

According to a new report by the UAE’s Informa Markets and Omnia Health Insights, healthtech and value-based healthcare are more important than ever. But challenges remain.

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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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The Importance of Medical Carts In Your Healthcare Facility

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. You may not pay them much attention. It’s like they’re part of the furniture. Part of both every day and emergency healthcare for patients young and old. But on closer inspection, the medical carts in […]. The article The Importance of Medical Carts In Your Healthcare Facility appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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CMS official says Medicaid must cover Aduhelm as industry awaits national coverage decision

Fierce Healthcare

CMS official says Medicaid must cover Aduhelm as industry awaits national coverage decision. pminemyer. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 10:54.

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Aetna hit with class-action lawsuit alleging discriminatory policies for mental health treatment

Fierce Healthcare

Aetna hit with class-action lawsuit alleging discriminatory policies for mental health treatment. hlandi. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 17:16.

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Accurate Risk Profiles are Key for IoMT Device Security

Healthcare IT Today

Ransomware and other cyberattacks on healthcare organizations are growing rapidly in numbers and scope. To better protect their high-value data, organizations need to look at the vulnerability of their medical devices which are increasingly becoming a path of attack. An important step in securing those devices is having an accurate risk profile for each of […].

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How many employees have hospitals lost to vaccine mandates? Here are the numbers so far

Fierce Healthcare

How many employees have hospitals lost to vaccine mandates? Here are the numbers so far. dmuoio. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 15:38.

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Hinge Health Acquires the Most Advanced Computer Vision Technology

Healthcare IT Today

Hinge Health acquires wrnch, combining computer vision and motion sensors to deliver the most comprehensive and personalized digital physical therapy Hinge Health, the world’s #1 Digital Musculoskeletal Clinic™, has acquired wrnch, developer of the leading computer vision platform for measuring human motion. wrnch’s three-dimensional motion-tracking technology enables the same precise tracking of full-body movement used […].

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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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UnitedHealthcare to make Apple Fitness+ available in fully insured employer plans

Fierce Healthcare

UnitedHealthcare to make Apple Fitness+ available in fully insured employer plans. pminemyer. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 14:57.

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Health Equity, Decision Making, Faxes, and Medical Records Access – Twitter Roundup

Healthcare IT Today

It’s been a while since we did a Twitter roundup of some of the interesting and entertaining health IT tweets we’ve found. No doubt there’s a lot to filter on Twitter, but this week we’ve found a number of tweets that will cause you to think and make you smile. Could a simple, nutrition-style label […].

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Evernorth CEO Tim Wentworth to retire, Eric Palmer tapped as successor

Fierce Healthcare

Evernorth CEO Tim Wentworth to retire, Eric Palmer tapped as successor. pminemyer. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 12:21.

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Indian health AI startup Endimension snaps up seed funding to develop new radiology solutions

Mobi Health News

The startup has developed an AI support tool that detects COVID-19 patterns from chest x-ray images.

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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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Walmart, large employers launch virtual care service to tackle Black health disparities

Fierce Healthcare

Walmart, large employers launch virtual care service to tackle Black health disparities. hlandi. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 14:59.

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Pager Secures $70M in Funding to Drive Expansion of Virtual Care in United States, Latin America and Worldwide

Healthcare IT Today

New capital brings total to more than $120 million after year of explosive growth with more than 2.5 million patient encounters in the last 12 months Pager, a leading virtual care navigation and collaboration platform, today announced it has raised $70 million as part of an equity and debt financing round.?The Series-C round was led […].

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Chutes & Ladders—Sutter Health president, CEO to retire; Joint Commission taps HCA's Perlin for top spot

Fierce Healthcare

Chutes & Ladders—Sutter Health president, CEO to retire; Joint Commission taps HCA's Perlin for top spot. dmuoio. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 17:37.

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Express Scripts rolls out new app feature to help folks access their COVID-19 vaccination records

Mobi Health News

The Express Scripts app will now allow users to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination if they received their shot at a pharmacy.

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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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Clinician jobs platform Nomad Health targets industry-wide labor shortage with $63M equity, debt raise

Fierce Healthcare

Clinician jobs platform Nomad Health targets industry-wide labor shortage with $63M equity, debt raise. dmuoio. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 11:14.

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WELL Health Technologies to acquire EHR maker Aware MD for $4.5M

Mobi Health News

The company says this new acquisition will help bolster its EHR work in the cardiology space.

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Dems seek to save competing health priorities in potentially pared down $3.5T infrastructure bill

Fierce Healthcare

Dems seek to save competing health priorities in potentially pared down $3.5T infrastructure bill. rking. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 15:31.

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Fitness community platform Fittr bags $11.5M in Series A funding

Mobi Health News

The company seeks to further expand in North America, the UK and Singapore.

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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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KFF: Analysis finds out-of-pocket spending on dental, hearing in Medicare far outweighs vision benefits

Fierce Healthcare

KFF: Analysis finds out-of-pocket spending on dental, hearing in Medicare far outweighs vision benefits. rking. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 16:22.

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GoodRx launches health info platform to combat medical misinformation

Mobi Health News

The new tool is gives users in-depth, vetted information based on medical research.

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Chronic Medical Conditions, Mental Health, and Equity On Employers’ Minds for 2022 – Employee Health in the Wake of COVID-19

Health Populi

One in two people in the U.S. receive health insurance through employers. As large employers tend to be on the vanguard of benefit plan design, it’s useful to understand how these companies are thinking ahead on behalf of their employees. With that objective, it’s always instructive to explore the annual study from the Business Group on Health, the 2022 Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey.

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Fullerton Health introduces telemedicine kiosk in Singapore to increase migrant workers' access to healthcare

Mobi Health News

The health kiosk automatically dispenses medication to users after a doctor signs off on a prescription in a teleconsultation.

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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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Slides Available – CMS’ PAID Act Testing Webinar

Medval Compliance Blog

CMS recently published a copy of the slides from their September 9 webinar presentation, Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act Testing , to the What’s New page on CMS.gov. For more detailed information and highlights from the webinar, read our recent blog Key Takeaways from CMS’ PAID Act Testing Webinar. The post Slides Available – CMS’ PAID Act Testing Webinar appeared first on Medval.

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Grand Rounds Health and Doctor On Demand, Medtronic, and others form coalition for health equity

Mobi Health News

The coalition’s goals are to remove barriers to healthcare and create a care concierge and navigation platform for Black patients.

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Zelis Helps Address New NSA and TiC Regulations

Fierce Healthcare

Zelis Helps Address New NSA and TiC Regulations. admin. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 15:54.

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King's College London and GSK collaborate on new AI-led cancer research

Mobi Health News

The partnership aims to investigate the role genetics play in developing personalised cancer treatments

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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.