Fri.Aug 25, 2023

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15 Reasons You Shouldn’t Use YouTube for Healthcare Compliance Training

MedTrainer

While YouTube has become a go-to resource for tutorials, entertainment, and educational content — all of which are indeed free — finding healthcare compliance training you can trust isn’t easy. Let’s review 15 reasons why you shouldn’t use YouTube for healthcare compliance trainings, along with your best alternative option. View this free guide, What Is Your Time Worth?

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Shared Savings ACOs saved Medicare $1.8B in 2022

Healthcare Dive

Nearly two-thirds of participating accountable care organizations earned payments for their performance last year, according to the CMS.

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Roundup: Outpatient waitlist audit digitised in Brisbane and more briefs

Healthcare It News

Brisbane hospital digitises outpatient waitlist audit An unnamed major hospital in Brisbane has started using digital patient pathways by Personify Care to conduct outpatient audits. The AI and NLP-driven platform, according to Personify Care, was configured to contact "long-wait" patients based on pre-defined criteria and ask a series of questions to determine the ongoing need for clinical care and unreported changes to demographics.

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KFF report explores cost, antitrust implications for cross-market hospital mergers

Healthcare Dive

Regulating cross-market mergers will be “on the radar” of policymakers and regulators as they become increasingly common, the report noted.

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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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HIMSSCast: Redesigning care around people requires new tech stack and culture

Healthcare It News

Health systems have invested heavily in EHR foundations and IT infrastructure, but these resources are limited to clinical operations and patient record management. To redesign care in a way that focuses on people as they live their lives, a new technology stack and culture is needed, incorporating cloud-native architecture, agile methodologies, product-driven development and DevOps, contends Dr.

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NextGen reportedly exploring sale

Healthcare Dive

A potential sale for the company comes a month after NextGen agreed to pay $31 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act.

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aptihealth’s Mental Health Services Provide New York State Residents with Innovative Solutions

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Good physical and mental health provides a foundation for a good quality of life. In particular, an “even keel” enables a person to weather life’s obstacles and move forward. Sometimes, however, men, women, and even […] The article aptihealth’s Mental Health Services Provide New York State Residents with Innovative Solutions appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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It’s Time to Treat Substance Use Disorder Like the Chronic Disease It Is

HIT Consultant

Hans Morefield, CEO, CHESS Health Far too often, substance use disorder (SUD) is viewed as an “acute condition,” one that can be “cured” with short-term treatment, such as a week-long stay in a detox facility. This could not be further from the truth. The failure to understand the science behind addiction leads individuals who are undertreated or inappropriately treated to return to use again and again.

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Cigna exiting ACA exchanges in Kansas, Missouri for 2024

Fierce Healthcare

Cigna is cutting down its Affordable Care Act exchange footprint down to 14 states, the company said Monday. | Cigna is cutting down its Affordable Care Act exchange footprint down to 14 states, the company said Monday.

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GE Healthcare Launches Digital Tool for AFib

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – GE HealthCare launches CardioVisio for Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), a digital tool designed to assist clinicians in visualizing longitudinal data relevant for disease progression from multiple data sources, and driving evidence based clinical decision support directed by up-to-date AFib guidelines. – CardioVisio for Atrial Fibrillation is now commercially available in the U.S.

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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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Ransomware Attack Key Factor in H1 Operating Losses of $102.6 Million for Point32 Health

HIPAA Journal

Point32Health has reported operating losses of $102.7 million for the first 6 months of 2023 on $4.8 million in revenue, compared to losses of $25.8 million in the first 6 months of 2022 on $4.9 billion in revenue. The $76.9 million difference has largely been attributed to the ransomware attack it detected on April 17, 2023., although details of the actual cost of the attack have not been released.

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Microsoft CEO Sees Generative AI as Transformative as Relational Databases

Healthcare IT Today

At Epic’s 2023 User Group Meeting (#epicugm), Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Sumit Rana, Senior Vice President at Epic sat down for a one-on-one conversation about generative AI. Their conversation was fascinating on two levels. First, it was surprising that they did not speak to the deeper partnership between the two companies that was announced in the hours ahead of their time on stage.

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Dentaly explores use of artificial intelligence in dentistry

Digital Health News

According to a new report from Dentaly, 35% of US dentists have already adopted AI technology and many more are open to the idea of doing so.

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Chutes & Ladders—CEOs on the move at Cano Health, Ascertain and more

Fierce Healthcare

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

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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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Industry news in brief

Digital Health News

The latest industry roundup features a refurbished ward at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS FT and a London cancer centre achieving an 'Outstanding' CQC rating.

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What Trend in RCM Are You Keeping Your Eye on Right Now and Why?

Healthcare IT Today

With the current economic uncertainty and challenges, a lot of healthcare organization’s financial statuses are dealing with some challenges. As a result, the world of healthcare is also constantly adapting and coming up with new Revenue Cycle Management solutions. But if everything is constantly changing, how are we supposed to keep track of what solution is best for our organizations?

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Q&A: Fighting for mental health parity in healthcare using data, part one

Mobi Health News

Former U.S. Representative Patrick J. Kennedy and Nawal Roy, founder and CEO of Holmusk, relay how clinical data can help solidify mental health coverage.

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Mississippi health system, clinics still reeling from cybersecurity incident

Becker's Health IT

Ocean Springs, Miss.-based Singing River Health System, its three hospitals and its medical clinics are still resorting to paper records as the organization was forced to take its systems offline due to a cyberattack, BankInfoSecurity reported Aug. 24.

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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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Cancer care company Jasper Health partners with Covet Health

Mobi Health News

The third-party administrator's employer members and their caregivers will have access to Jasper's oncology-focused support services.

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New York Medicaid Providers Now Have Two Pathways to Self-Disclose Overpayments to the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General

Healthcare Law Blog

On August 21, 2023, the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) announced updates to the Medicaid overpayment self-disclosure program, which now includes an abbreviated process for reporting and explaining overpayments that are considered routine or transactional in nature and have been already voided and adjusted. The OMIG self-disclosure process has long been established to provide an avenue for Medicaid providers to report, return and explain Medicaid overpayments withi

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Crozer Health heals systems after ransomware attack

Becker's Health IT

Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health confirmed to Becker's that its computer systems are back online after an Aug. 3 ransomware attack on its parent company, Prospect Medical Holdings, rendered them offline.

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Reports from Civitas Sessions

HealthIT Answers

ICYM Civitas 2023, here are some interesting reports that were the basis of some of the sessions at the conference this week. The post Reports from Civitas Sessions appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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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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New York State OMIG Makes Regulatory Modifications to Compliance Program Requirements

Health Law Advisor

It is axiomatic that New York State requires every Medicaid provider to have an “effective” compliance program. New York Social Services Law § 363-d. In July 2022, the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (“OMIG”) proposed extensive modifications to the regulatory requirements governing compliance programs for entities receiving “significant” Medicaid revenue (increased by these regulations from a threshold of $500,000 to $1 million).

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: BV Invests in Hardenbergh Group

McGuire Wood

BV Investment Partners (BV) has announced it has invested in Hardenbergh Group. Hardenbergh , founded in 1991 and based in Livonia, Mich., is a provider of non-clinical professional staffing, consulting, physician peer review and outsourced solutions to healthcare organizations. BV , based in Boston, is a middle market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors.

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Keona Health Raises $7M for Healthcare CRM Integration

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Keona Health , a digital health company providing a healthcare CRM to simplify the complexities of patient access raises $7M led by Riverside Acceleration Capital (RAC), the growth capital arm of The Riverside Company. The investment is an inflection point for Keona’s transformative CareDesk platform, a healthcare CRM specifically designed to simplify patient access, from scheduling to telephone triage.

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Ransomware gang reportedly selling Prospect Medical patient data

Becker's Health IT

A ransomware gang is auctioning off Social Security numbers, passport information and health data from more than 500,000 patients and employees of Culver City, Calif.-based Prospect Medical Holdings, CyberNews reported Aug. 24.

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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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Tips for Maximizing Your Medical Group's Revenue through Outsourced Billing and Coding

NCG Medical Blog

Managing billing and coding processes can be intricate and challenging for medical groups. It requires specialized knowledge, constant attention to regulation changes, and plenty of time. Outsourcing these processes can offer numerous advantages, including maximizing revenue.

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Is Monday.com HIPAA compliant? Looking Beyond the Scope

Compliancy Group

In healthcare, finding software platforms that meet regulatory requirements and ensure data security is crucial. One such platform that has gained popularity in recent years is Monday.com. Monday.com is a software that allows teams to collaborate and manage projects efficiently. It provides a customizable platform for organizing tasks, tracking progress, assigning responsibilities, and facilitating communication among team members.

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Spotlight on Hospital for Special Surgery

Hanys

Their Asian Community Bone Health Initiative provides culturally accessible care, offering exercise and educational classes in the language spoken by participants in the neighborhood where they live. Learn more through our first video Member Spotlight ! Interested in having your program profiled through our Member Spotlight program, now featuring video of your initiative?

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TytoCare Announces $49 Million Funding Round and Launches New Care Modules

Healthcare IT Today

Funding Round Led by Existing Investor Insight Partners and Includes New Strategic Health System and Pension Fund Investors MemorialCare, HOOPP, and Clal TytoCare , a virtual care company enabling leading health plans and providers to deliver accessible, high-quality primary care from home, today announced that it has raised $49 million in additional growth funding.

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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.