Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Even in regions where healthcare delivery mechanisms are abundant, demand can be overwhelming while other healthcare operational challenges interfere with patient outcomes. As the digital transformation in healthcare lags behind other industries and value-based care drives provider efficiencies while the government invests in healthcare cost reduction and access measures, health tech is positively overripe for disruption.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

By 2030, all Baby Boomers will be over 65 – all as alternative care models emerge. McKinsey estimates $265 billion worth of care services for Medicare patients could shift from traditional facilities to the home by 2025. Instead of thinking of patients as "discharged" once they leave the hospital, which implies care is finished, many healthcare professionals believe it's time to treat home as a fundamental care setting that needs to be well integrated into the care continuum.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

ViVE 2024 is rapidly approaching! The conference will be held in Los Angeles on February 25 – 28 this year, so for the 134th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are sharing our thoughts, predictions, and tips. First, we share what we are looking forward to the most at ViVE 2024. Then we debate who we think will be the most talked about company/organization.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Ross' HIMSS24 session, "Tightly Integrating Telehealth for Better Access: Lessons From Northern Light," is scheduled for Tuesday, March 12, 10:30-11:30 a.m. in Room W204A. Learn more and register.

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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?

HealthIT Answers

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Heading to the ViVE conference in Los Angeles? Add these booths to your trip to the exhibit hall. Say hi and tell them HealthIT Answers and Healthcare NOW Radio sent you! The post ViVE 2024 in LA: Booths to Stop By appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Becker's Health IT

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

A ransomware attack against Burlington,Vt.-based UVM Health Network in 2020 cost the system millions and disrupted patient care at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vyacheslav Penchukov, a Ukrainian national, pleaded guilty to leading the attack.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

A new study by The Permanente Medical Group (part of Kaiser Permanente) offers confidence that ambient voice transcriptions can save time and improve the patient experience by generating clinical notes about patient visits. This article summarizes the key findings in that study. What We’re Looking For in Ambient Voice Transcription Ambient voice transcription has been covered extensively on this web site in articles and video interviews.

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Digital Health News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

iPLATO, in partnership with Healthera’s national pharmacy network, has announced its latest addition to the myGP app, Click-and-Collect prescriptions.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Vital Interaction , a healthcare technology company that combines healthcare data, business intelligence, and workflow automation, today announced the closing of $15 million in Series A funding led by Austin-based Next Coast Ventures. Vital Interaction uses key practice and patient data to ensure patients follow through on prescribed care plans, recalling and reactivating both new and existing patients to encourage follow-up appointments and reduce patient churn.

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Digital Health News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Lenus Health, a supplier of predictive AI solutions, will roll out its heart failure diagnostic tool at Fleetwood Community Diagnostics Centre.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Based on latest survey in South Korea, there is a difference in the use of mobile health apps and devices between frail and healthy seniors.

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Digital Health News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Medical University of Vienna is using Docobo remote monitoring technology for its cancer patients to improve standards of care.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

AT&T employees can access providers across more than 35 specialties, receive support from a care advocate, and access guidance around IVF, surrogacy, and more.

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Digital Health News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Today's briefing includes Barking, Havering and Redbridge reporting positive results from its frailty virtual ward and Aglio announcing new investment.

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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.

Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The AI-enabled company attributes its revenue growth to its HealthTrio and Decision Point Healthcare Solutions acquisitions announced in December.

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Digital Health News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Tortus is planning to give every clinician an AI assistant. It has recently raised funds for expansion and is embarking on a trial with Great Ormond Street.

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Jane Sarashon

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The food industry, both retail food chains and food suppliers, has found health and nutrition are having a positive impact on their businesses both for margins and for missions, we learn in the latest annual survey on Food Industry Contributions to Health & Well-being, 2024 , from FMI. Most retail food channels operate pharmacies, three in five operate clinics in stores, and 2 in 5 of the clinics are health system-owned and operated.

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McGuire Wood

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

KKR has acquired a stake in Cotiviti from Veritas Capital, according to a news release. The deal is valued at around $11 billion, according to WSJ. Cotiviti , based in South Jordan, Utah, is a healthcare data and technology business. Founded in 1979, the company states it works with more than 180 healthcare payers to deliver payment accuracy, risk adjustment, quality improvement, network and clinical analytics, and consumer engagement programs.

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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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HealthIT Answers

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including a one-on-one conversation on Health Policy with National Coordinator, Micky Tripathi, the upcoming quarterly Health IT Certification Program Developer Roundtable, and more! The post What’s Happening at the ONC appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Medisys Compliance

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Introduction Group therapy offers unique benefits for both providers and patients, fostering shared support and cost-effectiveness. However, navigating insurance for group therapy sessions can feel like navigating a labyrinth. Medisys, your trusted partner in behavioral health billing, is here to clear the billing confusion and equip you with the knowledge to maximize reimbursement!

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Innovaare Compliance

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

On January 31, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a draft of the 2025 Advance Notice describing the Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2025 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies ahead of the final notice to be published on April 1, 2024. Comments are invited and due by 6 p.m.

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MedTrainer

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been a cornerstone healthcare regulation since 1996. Twenty-eight years later, the importance of HIPAA compliance in healthcare has not waned. This key legislation mandates the protection of patient privacy and the security of health information, affecting nearly every aspect of healthcare operations.

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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

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

What You Should Know: 9amHealth, the leading virtual provider for cardiometabolic health, announced it has raised $9.5 million in a Series A extension round today. The financing round was led by Cigna Ventures, with additional support from existing institutional investors, including 7Wire Ventures, Define Ventures, Leaps by Bayer, and Founders Fund.

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MedTrainer

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

We’ve all seen healthcare news stories related to medical errors. A doctor performs surgery on the wrong body part. An instrument is left inside a patient’s body. Each is considered a critical mistake or incident. In this blog, we’ll answer the question “why is incident reporting important in healthcare?,” why most medical errors and emergencies are reported through an incident reporting system, what makes up an incident report , and real-life examples of where incident reporti

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HealthIT Answers

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

By Susan Clark - You may have seen my recent appearance on a webcast discussing justice-involved individuals and their coordination of care and wondered, “Why would someone who has never worked in the justice system have insights on this topic?” Let’s jump in my way-back machine to explore the origin. The post Clark on Connecting: Possess a Desire to Serve the Greater Good appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Innovaare Compliance

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

On January 31, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a draft of the 2025 Advance Notice describing the Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2025 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies ahead of the final notice to be published on April 1, 2024. Comments are invited and due by 6 p.m.

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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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HealthLaw Prof Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Jane K. Stoever (University of California, Irvine), Legally Recognizing Reproductive Coercion while Questioning Sexual Violence Exceptionalism, 51 J.L. Med. & Ethics (2023): While sexual violence should not be the prerequisite for legal abortion, expanding definitions of abuse to include reproductive.

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Drug & Device Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This post is only from the non-Butler Snow part of the Blog. As our 50-state survey of the learned intermediary rule demonstrates, the rule now applies in all fifty states. That includes statutes or high court decisions from 38 states and the District of Columbia, intermediate state appellate decisions from four more states, and federal appellate Erie predictions from seven more states and Puerto Rico.

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HealthLaw Prof Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

David S. Cohen (Drexel University), Greer Donley (University of Pittsburgh), Rachel Rebouché (Temple University), Isabelle Aubrun (Temple University), Understanding Shield Laws, J. L. Med. & Ethics (2023): In anticipation of extraterritorial application of antiabortion laws, many states have enacted laws.

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