Fri.Sep 29, 2023

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SOC 2 Compliance: Ensuring Security and Trust

Compliancy Group

In today’s digital landscape, data security is of utmost importance. With the ever-increasing number of cyber threats, organizations must take proactive measures to protect sensitive information and maintain the trust of their customers. One such measure is SOC 2 compliance, a widely recognized standard that demonstrates an organization’s commitment to safeguarding data.

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Inside Kaiser Permanente’s labor relations breakdown

Healthcare Dive

Kaiser Permanente’s novel labor approach allowed for decades of stability, but over a dozen sources familiar with the situation said fractured relationships are straining current negotiations.

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Bridging the Therapeutic Divide: Age and Disability Discrimination in Tech-Based Health Settings

Bill of Health

By Chorong Park The intersection of ableism, ageism, technoableism , and metaeugenics reduce the accessibility and quality of health care for elders with disability experience. They struggle with health care technology that is not built with their user profile in mind. Similarly, assistive technologies are focused on “normalizing” them to “improve” their abilities.

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CMMI increased federal spending by $5.4B during its first decade, report finds

Healthcare Dive

The Congressional Budget Office report estimated the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, which was created in part to reduce spending, will increase net federal spending by $1.3 billion from 2021 through 2030.

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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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Group practice sees 6-8 more patients a day with hybrid virtual care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Dr. Richard Tytus of Hamilton, Ontario, is a medical professional with extensive experience in delivering and promoting virtual healthcare. He has been providing telemedicine long before the COVID-19 pandemic. He is a clinic owner and part of a family health team of approximately 30 medical professionals and allied health workers. THE PROBLEM "My journey into telemedicine was sparked by a genuine concern for a subset of patients facing physical or psychological barriers to accessing healthc

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A matter of trust: More delays for the VA’s EHR system

Healthcare Dive

Shira Fischer, a physician policy researcher at the Rand Corporation, discusses why user trust is key to improving the embattled Oracle Cerner rollout at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Biogen confirms closure of Biogen Digital Health, retreat from Apple Study

Mobi Health News

The biotechnology company told MobiHealthNews it will continue to work within the digital health space through partnerships linked to its 'evolving R&D and commercial priorities.

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Insurers argue that they're not to blame for snags in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Fierce Healthcare

Major payers promised to iron out snags involved in the rollout of the ne | Insurers cite some obstacles not in their control that contributed to problems with the rollout of the new COVID-19 vaccine.

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AI Diagnoses Defects in Medical Devices

Healthcare IT Today

Bad hardware components lie behind many failures in medical devices, according to Oshri Cohen, CEO of Cybord. The devices contain tens of computer chips and other components, so measuring quality becomes a tedious process. Compounding the difficulty of measuring quality is the constant churn of components. Take personal computers. Two generic laptops sitting on the shelf from one of the big manufacturers could have very different components, because these manufacturers diligently depress costs b

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Mayo Clinic, Phenomix Awarded First Patent for Obesity Phenotyping

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Phenomix Sciences , a precision medicine biotechnology company that brings data-driven precision medicine to obesity treatment, announced it has been awarded the first patent related to its obesity phenotyping technology. – The patent (No. 11,740,247, titled “Methods and Materials for Assessing and Treating Obesity”) covers methods for treating obesity by identifying phenotypes through obesity analyte signatures and administering interventions, such as medicat

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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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Cheshire and Merseyside ICS sign for region-wide AI deal

Digital Health News

Nine acute trusts in the Cheshire and Merseyside region are to benefit from a deal signed with C2-Ai, to expand an AI powered waiting list initiative.

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McLaren investigating if PHI was leaked on dark web

Becker's Health IT

Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care said it has experienced a ransomware attack shortly after a ransomware gang took credit for it, The Record reported Sept. 29.

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Discounted drug purchases under 340B grew 22% to $54B across 2022, HRSA reports

Fierce Healthcare

Discounted prescription drugs purchased wholesale under the 340B program grew 22.3% to $53.7 billion from 2021 to 2022, accordin | The latest report of rising discount drug purchases comes amid Congressional scrutiny on how participating hospitals are opting to use their savings.

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Telehealth Apps Named Preferred Channel for Virtual Care Delivery, J.D. Power Finds

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Telehealth has undergone a transition from pandemic era lifeline to convenient outlet for routine follow-ups, treatment of minor illnesses and mental health service. Along the way, according to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Telehealth Satisfaction Study,SM released today, a stark generation gap has emerged between Millennials1 and Boomers, with younger patients driving the highest overall satisfaction scores and older patients experiencing significantly lower levels of satisfact

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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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Contributed: Advancing patient care through simulation learning

Mobi Health News

Dr. Abdullah Ghazi relays how simulation learning, like augmented reality and 3D printing, prepares future healthcare professionals for real-world scenarios.

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Industry Voices—The evidence is mounting: Better care actually does cost less

Fierce Healthcare

Conversations about providing better healthcare often focus on new diagnostic technologies, groundbreaking clinical procedures, or other transformative innovations in the hospital setting. | Technological advances are certainly important, but they often overlook the importance of addressing whole-person care in the home and the community.

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Summus Raises $19.5 Million to Expand Solutions Solving the Access Problem in Specialty Care

Healthcare IT Today

Fundraise Supports Market Expansion with Summus Emerging as the Premier Clinical Platform to Share and Access High-Quality Specialty Expertise Across the Continuum of Care — Serving Employers, Payers, Health Systems, and Physician Groups Summus , the leading virtual health company focused on specialty care, announced today that it raised $19.5 million to support the company’s continued growth and work to solve the access problem to high-quality physicians.

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Catholic Medical Center Exploring Merger with HCA Healthcare

HIT Consultant

Catholic Medical Center Exploring Merger with HCA Healthcare What You Should Know: – Catholic Medical Center (CMC) has signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to explore partnership with HCA Healthcare. The discussions will evaluate a potential agreement where CMC would join HCA Healthcare. – The non-binding LOI is the first step in a well-defined and lengthy process that involves further due diligence, negotiation of final terms, and approvals.

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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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Hospitals push Congress to override HHS' crackdown on third-party web trackers

Fierce Healthcare

The hospital lobby is calling on lawmakers to support their controversial use of third-party web tracking technologies that patients and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) view as a | Web traffic monitoring tools, such as the Meta Pixel and Google Analytics, "allow hospitals to more effectively allocate resources," AHA told Sen.

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Pharmacogenomics has potential to save costs and personalise treatments 

Digital Health News

Pharmacogenomics has the potential to save money for the health service and contribute to advances in personalised medicine.

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Roundup: Tend Health's online primary care clinic goes live and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, HCF has introduced Australia's first QR-based mode of insurance claiming and payments.

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NHS to seek public’s opinion on health data usage

Digital Health News

A series of large events is planned for next year which aims to gather the public's opinion on health data and its use within the NHS.

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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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Studies, Surveys and Reports: What Can We Learn?

HealthIT Answers

Some recent studies and reports that caught our eye from Sage Growth Partners, Inovalon, RAND Corporatioin, AvaSure, BeMe Health, Dr. First, Wolters Kluwer, Surescripts, Carenet Health, Tebra, TimelyCare, and U of Missouri. The post Studies, Surveys and Reports: What Can We Learn? appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives

Digital Health News

Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives includes a digital trial for Oto and Lindus Health and news from Dartford and Gravesham.

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AHA: HHS should withdraw health-data tracking rule

Becker's Health IT

The American Hospital Association is asking Congress to urge HHS to "immediately" rescind a rule restricting the use of third-party tracking technologies by hospitals and health systems.

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Bon Secours Mercy Health, Anthem reach contract deal following monthslong spat

Fierce Healthcare

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Bon Secours Mercy Health have put aside their differences and reached a contract agreement just days before the provider was set to go out-of-network for Anthe | Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Bon Secours Mercy Health have put aside their differences and reached a contract agreement, just days before the provider was set to go out-of-network for Anthem's Medicaid members in Virginia.

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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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Positioning your data analytics team for success – Gary Cao

Redox

Healthcare analytics dates back to the 1950s but the work of extracting value from data is evolving today faster than ever. Gary Chao knows that better than anyone. The former VP of Analytics for Akron Children’s Hospital is a recognized expert in enterprise analytics both in and outside of healthcare. On this week’s guest on Diagnosing Healthtech, we will be talking to Gary about how you can position your data team for success and the strategic value of a strong analytics team.

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Chutes & Ladders—Northwestern Medicine names first chief health equity executive

Fierce Healthcare

Welcome to this week's Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry.

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Spotlight on Bassett Healthcare Network

Hanys

Bassett is streamlining medication needs and prescribing to improve the health of their rural communities and decrease rates of adverse health outcomes and overall healthcare costs. Watch our video Member Spotlight to hear from Bassett's team and see their Ambulatory Intensive Pharmacotherapeutics program in action. Interested in having your program profiled through our Member Spotlight program, now featuring video of your initiative?

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Patient Confidence in Healthcare Is Low—Latest Survey Findings

Fierce Healthcare

Patient anxiety around the doctor’s visit is increasing year over year. What does this mean for healthcare providers? | Patient anxiety around the doctor’s visit is increasing year over year. Here's what the 2023 PatientPoint Patient Confidence Index found and what providers should do about it.

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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.