Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ron Strachan, healthcare CIO advisor, Zoom. Healthcare is constantly evolving, with new technologies permanently changing the hospital and care delivery models. Today, medical practitioners are leveraging technology with medical care devices and electronic health […] The article Tech In The Healthcare Industry: Guarding Against Digital Roadblocks appeared first on electronichealthreporter

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The loss was mainly due to an impairment charge from the shrinking value of an earlier acquisition, but analysts said that the earnings provide a reset for Teladoc's financial expectations heading into 2023.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

By James G. Hodge, Jr. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, now entering its fourth year in 2023, legislators, executives, and judges at every level of government have sought measures to derail efficacious public health interventions. Despite clear risks of excess morbidity and mortality, these law- and policy-makers, often in more conservative jurisdictions, intentionally chose to push laws, guidance, and decisions prioritizing rapid “returns to normalcy” over the health and lives of Ameri

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

One key concern is that the technology will diminish personal connections between patients and providers, a survey from the Pew Research Center found.

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MRO Compliance

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Follow the (Medical) Record: NPRM Update with Rita Bowen On this episode, host Don Hardwick interviews show-regular, Rita Bowen, MRO’s privacy expert. They discuss HIPAA’s Notice of Proposed Rule Making, that has resurfaced in recent weeks, starting up conversations around patient privacy once again.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Annual R&D costs were the highest since Amwell went public in 2020, but costs are expected to decline this year, according to company leadership.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Vytalize Health, a leading risk-bearing provider enablement platform, announced it has closed $100 million in funding led by Enhanced Healthcare Partners and Monroe Capital, with participation from North Coast Ventures. The new capital will advance its […] The article Vytalize Health Closes $100M To Support Value-Based Care appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Several class action lawsuits have been filed against Regal Medical Group and affiliated healthcare providers following the February 1, 2023, announcement that the protected health information (PHI) of up to 3,300,638 individuals had potentially been stolen in a December 2022 ransomware attack. The attack affected Regal Medical Group, the Heritage Provider Network, and several affiliated healthcare providers, including Lakeside Medical Organization, A Medical Group, Inc., ADOC Acquisition Co., G

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Google, Microsoft execs share how racial bias can hinder expansion of health AI rking Thu, 02/23/2023 - 12:36

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HealthIT Answers

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Health IT business news from NextGen Healthcare, MRO, Eko, Yosi Health, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Equiva Health, Infiniti Mobile, Smart Meter, Lark Health, Lightbeam Health Solutions, Concord Technologies, Rhinogram, Transaction Data Systems, FutureRx, DirectTrust, and more. The post Health IT Business News – February 23, 2023 appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

What You Should Know: – Apixio , a leading AI platform that powers value-based care launches its new Apicare Post-Visit™ offering, an EHR-integrated intelligent workflow solution for health plans and providers. With the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recent Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Data Validation Final Rule, healthcare organizations need to have complete diagnosis capture and accurate documentation for reimbursement to ensure compliance. – The new Post

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

DaVita's kidney care charity connections trigger another investigation dmuoio Thu, 02/23/2023 - 16:23

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

What You Should Know: – Vytalize Health , a leading risk-bearing provider enablement platform, announced it has closed $100 million in funding led by Enhanced Healthcare Partners and Monroe Capital, with participation from North Coast Ventures. – Vytalize Health partners with primary care practices for more than 250,000 patients and offers evidence-based recommendations at the point of care.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The teletherapy company reported increased revenue in 2022 thanks to business-to-business growth, but it also posted an $80 million net loss.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Stuart Hanson, CEO of Avaneer Health Interoperability in the U.S. healthcare system has been an ongoing challenge. While there are several industry initiatives that are going to advance the industry and make incremental progress toward interoperability, there remain several gaps that are unaddressed. Interoperability is a much broader concept that encompasses more than protocols, APIs, and limited networks.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The loss included $13.4 billion in noncash goodwill impairment charges related to the virtual care company's Livongo acquisition.

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Humana to shed employer group commercial business pminemyer Thu, 02/23/2023 - 11:23

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Digital Health News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The vibrant fields of digital nursing, midwifery, allied health professions and pharmacy will feature in a dedicated stage at Digital Health Rewired 2023.

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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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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

CMS says it needs to see more data before rethinking Alzheimer's drug coverage pminemyer Thu, 02/23/2023 - 15:17

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Also, medical device unicorn Molbio has taken a 70% stake in digital x-ray manufacturer Prognosys.

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

VisualDx's diagnostic support tool to be available to all AMWA members agliadkovskaya Thu, 02/23/2023 - 16:25

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In Early February, a zero-day vulnerability in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT secure file transfer software (CVE-2023-0669) was exploited in attacks on more than 130 organizations, including several in the healthcare industry such as Community Health Systems (CHS) in Tennessee. That attack affected up to 1 million patients. Fortra issued an alert about the vulnerability in early February when it was discovered to have been exploited in attacks and issued workarounds to prevent exploitation ahead of an

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Rural hospitals' uphill financial battle is even steeper in Medicaid non-expansion states, KFF finds dmuoio Thu, 02/23/2023 - 12:20

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Digital Health News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Active+me REMOTE, a hybrid cardiac rehabilitation platform from Aseptika, is set to be evaluated with funding provided by Innovate UK.

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Optum exec: Medicare Advantage advance notice rule will hurt care for dual eligibles rking Thu, 02/23/2023 - 17:20

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The following is a guest article by Chris Menier, President of VIA AIOPS at Vitria Technology. For healthcare providers and payers, improving the experience of members and patients requires replacing disconnected legacy systems with agile infrastructure and applications. Clinicians, technicians, and administrators can be more efficient and effective.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The latest funding builds off a Series B announced in April.

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Total HIPAA

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

HIPAA breaches affecting less than 500 individuals in 2023 must be reported to the US Department of Health and Human Services by March 1, 2024 An organization has two options when reporting: Report these small breaches to HHS as they occur, or Collect the details of these HIPAA breaches and report them to the Secretary of HHS within 60 days of the end of the calendar year (following the year in which the breaches occurred).

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

What You Should Know: – Bicycle Health , a telehealth provider of integrated medical and behavioral health treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) is teaming up with Wellpath , the premier provider of localized, compassionate care to vulnerable patients in challenging clinical environments, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP). – The collaboration will enable patients to access Bicycle Health’s evidence-based, life-saving clinical care model delivering virtual Medication for Opio

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The Health Law Firm

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On February 8, 2023, Centene Corp. agreed to pay more than $215 million to the state of California over allegations that Centene overcharged the state for pharmacy services. It is the biggest payout to date by the nation’s largest Medicaid insurer over its drug pricing practices.

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