Health Populi
MARCH 28, 2023
The phenomenon of Deaths of Despair is the short-hand name for rising mortality among certainly people living in the U.S. due to overdose, accidents, and suicide. Angus Deaton and Anne Case published their first of many research papers on Deaths of Despair in 2015. Their research uncovered the risks of dying a Death of Despair to be higher among men, especially those between the ages of 25 and 64.
Healthcare Dive
MARCH 28, 2023
Ohio Attorney General David Yost filed suit on Monday against the payers' PBMs, along with Prime Therapeutics, for allegedly sharing pricing information and driving up drug prices.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 28, 2023
The companies selected for the newest AWS Healthcare Accelerator will focus on three critical needs in the healthcare space: retention, deployment and training, says Dr. Rowland Illing, chief medical officer and director of International Public Sector Health & the Global Healthcare Venture Capital and Startups team at AWS. WHY IT MATTERS AWS accelerators are technical, business and mentorship programs that help startups advance their digital solutions using the cloud, such as last year's
Healthcare Dive
MARCH 28, 2023
Health rewards have traditionally included limited offerings that not all members can access. Now, open-loop rewards offer more choices than ever.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 28, 2023
Geisinger is a world-class health system in Pennsylvania with 10 hospital campuses, more than 130 clinic sites and more than one million patients served annually. Its health plan covers more than half a million members. THE PROBLEM As a rural health system stretching across a broad geography, transportation can be a barrier to patient engagement. Geisinger strives to make better health easy, but it can be challenging to get patients to brick-and-mortar facilities.
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HIPAA Journal
MARCH 28, 2023
A New York law firm that suffered a LockBit ransomware attack has agreed to pay a financial penalty of $200,000 to the New York Attorney General to resolve alleged violations of New York General Business Law and the Privacy and Security Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach LLP (HPMB) is a New York City-based medical malpractice law firm.
Healthcare Dive
MARCH 28, 2023
Walgreens’ U.S. healthcare division, including VillageMD, recorded $1.6 billion in sales in the quarter, an increase of $1.1 billion from last year.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 28, 2023
During a discussion at ViVE 2023, panelists discussed how technology could make it easier for patients to access healthcare.
Healthcare IT Today
MARCH 28, 2023
CVS Health Ventures leads with Cobalt Ventures, F-Prime, Frist Cressey, and Autism Impact Fund SpectrumAi , a company developing innovative solutions to improve autism care, today announced that it closed up to $20 million in Series A funding led by CVS Health Ventures with participation from Cobalt Ventures , and follow-on investments from Seed investors F-Prime , Frist Cressey , and Autism Impact Fund.
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85% of practices are not complying with the government’s HIPAA standards. The large majority of practices are likely trying to protect patients’ information, but they may not be doing all that they need to meet government requirements. Not complying with HIPAA has definite drawbacks, with one major one being massive fines. The government can fine up to 1.5 million dollars for a single HIPAA breach incident - an amount that would put most small practices out of business.
Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 28, 2023
ViVE 2023: Amazon Pharmacy integrates coupons in latest bid to target affordability of branded drugs hlandi Tue, 03/28/2023 - 15:24
HIT Consultant
MARCH 28, 2023
Dmitrii Evstiukhin, Director of Managed Services at Provectus Enterprise-level healthcare is a massive business sector with seemingly infinite moving parts. With patients’ lives at stake, liability is huge, leaving little room for error. Yet human error is common in healthcare, and minor mistakes can cost millions in legal fees and lawsuits, not to mention risks to patient health.
Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 28, 2023
'Podnosis': Insight on the Ohio train derailment class-action lawsuit, and how data analytics can improve social risk factor identification tcarey Tue, 03/28/2023 - 14:07
HIT Consultant
MARCH 28, 2023
Benjamin Zaniello, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, PointClickCare Dr. Enrique Enguidanos, Founder & CEO of CBC Solutions About one out of five Americans with serious illness struggled to access care during the pandemic, and rates were significantly higher among disadvantaged populations, a 2022 study found. Now, as mental health-related visits in emergency departments (EDs) continue to rise , healthcare professionals must consider: “How can we create better behavioral health supports for peo
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Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 28, 2023
Carrot Fertility expands benefits with hormone replacement therapy coverage agliadkovskaya Tue, 03/28/2023 - 14:43
HIT Consultant
MARCH 28, 2023
What You Should Know: – DW Healthcare Partners (“DWHP”), a healthcare-focused private equity firm, announced the closing of DW Healthcare Partners Small Cap, L.P. (“Founders Fund”), a $210M fund focused on lower middle market healthcare investments. This new fund brings DWHP’s total capital under management to USD $1.3 billion. – The Founders Fund will invest in companies that are $3M to 6M EBITDA.
Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 28, 2023
ViVe 2023: CancerX co-hosts Moffitt Cancer Center, Digital Medicine Society, unveil 'Moonshot' digital health effort hlandi Tue, 03/28/2023 - 07:36
HIT Consultant
MARCH 28, 2023
Scott Cullen, M.D., EVP of Strategic Innovation and Chief Clinical Officer at AVIA What You Should Know: – AVIA , the nation’s leading healthcare digital transformation partner, announced today that Scott Cullen, M.D., has been appointed Executive Vice President of Strategic Innovation and Chief Clinical Officer to lead the company’s strategic insights and advisory practice. – An experienced leader in both clinical care and driving strategic success, Dr.
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Becker's Health IT
MARCH 28, 2023
Franklin, Ind.-based Johnson Memorial Health spent six months trying to get their operations back to normal after Hive ransomware group infiltrated its networks in October 2021, but it is still feeling the effects of the cyberattack two years later, Side Effects Public Media reported March 27.
HIT Consultant
MARCH 28, 2023
What You Should Know: Patient portals (tools used by healthcare providers to engage with patients) can greatly influence a patient’s ability to seek and receive care. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, healthcare organizations have become keenly interested in technology that gives patients ownership of their health and enhances office efficiencies. Though KLAS has historically looked at how portals perform in the IDN setting, this report examines the experience of customers in the independent ambul
Digital Health News
MARCH 28, 2023
NHS trusts should seize the opportunity to escape the shadow of WannaCry, boost their cybersecurity and onboard new devices with confidence, says Chad Holmes. By Jennifer Trueland.
HIT Consultant
MARCH 28, 2023
Alexandra Drane, co-founder and CEO of ARCHANGELS Dr. Adrienne Boissy, Chief Medical Officer at Qualtrics Unpaid caregivers are the backbone of society, providing an essential service, yet often feel invisible and without support. In recent years, that backbone is starting to break with research showing that 70% of caregivers, including parents and caregivers of adults, have at least one significant mental health impact.
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Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 28, 2023
Hospitals feel congressional heat over compliance with price transparency rule rking Tue, 03/28/2023 - 17:11
HIT Consultant
MARCH 28, 2023
What You Should Know: – Zorro , a digital health company optimizing the health benefits experience for employees, employers and brokers, announced its launch out of stealth with $11.5M seed funding round co-led by Pitango and 10D. – The process of offering employee benefits is complicated, opaque and burdensome. For employers and brokers, offering benefits often results in unpredictable budgets, endless administration, and a distraction from the core business.
Digital Health News
MARCH 28, 2023
MedicalDirector UK’s Helix VaxApp has received approval from NHS England to be used across the health service’s Covid and flu vaccination programme.
Healthcare IT Today
MARCH 28, 2023
Over the past two decades the relationship and dynamic between IT and Clinical Operations has changed. The two must now work in close collaboration with each other to improve clinician experiences and patient outcomes. Yet, healthcare IT departments do not have sufficient financial or human resources to deliver on everything that is expected of them.
Speaker: Cory Jorbin - Chief Compliance Officer, West Region with Hub International
Let's face it: this is a candidate's world and HR is working hard to keep up! From workplace perks and culture to benefits that support their lives outside the office, recruits and talented employees are diligently evaluating the criteria for the jobs they want. While competitive pay and DEIB initiatives will attract candidates, a strong DEIB strategy must also pay attention to what helps retain talented workers: an equitable benefits package.
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