Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
In a recent quarterly report, Moody's Investors Service called out hospital labor shortages as having a potential material impact on procedures in 2022, even as the omicron surge begins to decline.
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Just over 1 in 4 people over 50 in the U.S. use at least one mobile health app, and 56% of older people have never used one. Among seven mhealth tools, the most commonly-used is to track exercise. Among older people who do not use health apps, half say it is because of their lack of interest, we learn from the research in Mobile Health App Use Among Older Adults from the University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging, sponsored by AARP.
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Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Under the terms of the deal, Labcorp will manage Ascension's hospital-based laboratories in 10 states, and acquire select assets of the St. Louis-based system's outreach laboratory business.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Senators Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, and Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, introduced the Health Data Use and Privacy Commission Act this week, aimed at starting the process of modernizing health data use and privacy policies. The legislation, which is supported by several industry representatives including athenahealth, Epic, IBM and Teladoc Health, would establish a commission tasked with providing recommendations to Congress about updates to health information privacy laws.
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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?
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
While a software bill of materials could improve supply chain security, users still download vulnerable versions of software.
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
In March of 2020, the world suddenly started using telehealth. After decades of dragging their feet, providers implemented video visits and messaging applications overnight, and the public responded enthusiastically. It is hard to believe that these advances could disappear in the United States, particularly when COVID-19 variants still swarm over us.
Health Care Compliance Brief brings together the best content for health law & compliance professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The Health Law Firm
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Recently it has come to our attention that there may be a nationwide effort by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to squelch physicians who prescribe opioids and other narcotic medications. We have seen letters sent out by CMS MACs to physicians notifying them that their Medicare program billing privileges have been terminated because CMS has
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
What You Should Know: – Respira Labs , a Latina-led medical technology company specializing in respiratory care, today announces it has closed $2.8M to continue to develop and produce its clinical-grade respiratoryhealth wearable that uses acoustic resonance to assess lung function and identify changes in lung air volume, which is especially critical for COPD, COVID-19 and asthma patients. – Respira Labs raised $1 million in pre-seed funding led by Zentynel Frontier Investments with
Center for Health Insurance Reform
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
In our newest monthly roundup of health policy research, CHIR’s Emma Walsh-Alker reviews studies on the potential of personalized phone outreach to boost marketplace enrollment, trends in the small-group health insurance market, and the Congressional Budget Office’s latest report comparing how much commercial insurers and Medicare pay for health services.
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
What You Should Know: – Radial Analytics , a Concord, MA-based company optimizing patient care transitions with real-time decision-support solutions for payers and providers, today announced it has raised $3M in funding led by Initialized Capital. – The company plans to utilize the funds to grow our team and build on our growing customer traction with Medicare Advantage plans and hospital systems in value-based care delivery contracts.
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Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Scott Simmons, healthcare lead, Poly. The pandemic was a critical catalyst to change working habits and a massive accelerant to the digital transformation already reshaping the working world. And, this is no more evident […]. The article The Collaboration Tools That Are Bridging The Digital Divide In Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
The acquisition will cost $53.5 million in cash, plus an earnout consideration of up to $24 million and around $5 million in stock to employees joining Doximity.
Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Responding to growing demand for clinically actionable, quantifiable data to both guide and demonstrate the efficacy of treatment decisions, BioMech Health, a division of BioMech Holdings, LLC, has launched BioMech Lab to arm clinicians with […].
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
CEO Katie Reed said the startup will use the funding to hire more trainers and add to its content offerings.
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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.
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Director of Information Services position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California. Here’s a description of the position: Help create a brighter, stronger […].
Healthicity
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Recently the OIG opened up and asked the public and compliance community for feedback to help them modernize.
Modern Healthcare
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
The proposed changes would roll back some suggested limits on the drugs. Their publication opens a 60-day public comment period. The CDC will consider comments before finalizing the updated guidance.
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
I have to go on a rant here for a second. I’m tired of people using age as a criticism of fax. Yes, I know all about the #AxtheFax people out there that think that use of fax in healthcare is emblematic of the problems in healthcare. While there are deeper discussions around fax and […].
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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.
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Also, Genesis MedTech has acquired Chinese valve replacement device maker JC Medical.
Healthcare Compliance Blog
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
An initial investigation of a home care company in Kentucky by the U.S. Department of Labor discovered violations of the overtime and recordkeeping regulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The investigation led to the recovery of $201,356 in back wages for 320 workers. The complete investigation reviewed franchise locations across three states: Kentucky, Alabama and Tennessee.
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
This additional funding brings the company's total Series B raise to $120 million.
Healthcare Compliance Core
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
At the center of an effective compliance program is a clear compliance work plan, inclusive of core compliance activities, accountabilities and due dates. While the development of the actual plan is often led by the compliance officer, or compliance department, the responsibility for assignments and reporting progress within the plan should extend far beyond the compliance team into all departments across your organization.
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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.
Med Law Blog
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Highmark Health issued a Press Release on February 7, 2022 announcing that it’s Financial Investigations and Provider Review (FIPR) department generated more than $245 million in savings related to fraud waste and abuse in 2021, the majority of which was in Pennsylvania–$184 million. Click here to see to what the Highmark FIPR Department has identified as the “Red Flags of Fraud”.
Healthcare Compliance Core
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
One of the many challenges of working in healthcare compliance is keeping up with all the changes in regulations. Despite which sector you are in, it seems there are new rules and regulations popping up almost daily which can surely catch your organization off guard if you’re not adequately set up to manage it. Whether you’re new to compliance or a seasoned professional, the following basics are helpful to keep in mind to stay in compliance and on top of any changes to regulations: 1.
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
What You Should Know: – Today, Signify Health announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Caravan Health , a leader in enabling accountable care organizations (ACOs) to succeed in value-based care payment. Together, the companies form one of the largest networks of at-risk providers in the U.S. – Together, Signify Health and Caravan Health will be better positioned to enable organizations to manage larger populations covered by value-based arrangements and to drive more coordina
Healthcare Compliance Core
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
No two compliance programs are exactly the same. There is variability of purpose and scope due to the unique aspects of healthcare services your organization delivers or the products that you sell, if your organization is a health plan. Additionally, the populations served often creates extra complexity and regulatory requirements which can shape the type of requirements each program is subject to.
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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.
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Gains industry-leading patient access and digital patient intake software solutions to provide safe and convenient self-service options to providers and their patients nThrive, Inc. (“nThrive”), a healthcare revenue cycle management (“RCM”) software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform provider backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with certain affiliates, “Clearlake”), today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to […].
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
The deal is worth $250 million in cash and stock.
Florida Health Care Law Firm
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
As a pharmacy, it is part of the job to stock and dispense controlled substances. But with all of the headlines about misuse of opioids and DEA raids, pharmacists are concerned about the risks of having controlled substances on hand and confused about when to refuse to fill a prescription. But there are a few simple steps pharmacies and pharmacists can take to control their risks.
Natalia Mazina
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Due to heightened reporting requirements and recent large settlements against wholesalers for failure to report suspicious orders, many pharmacies experience issues with their supply of controlled substances (“CS”). I have represented many pharmacies in petitioning wholesalers to increase the cap on CS supply or not to cut such a supply. Often, such pleas fall on deaf ears.
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