Becker's Health IT
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
A record number of cyberattacks in 2023 is putting patients at risk as attackers knock out services, according to John Riggi, national advisor for the American Hospital Association, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 7.
Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
More rural seniors are turning to MA, but the plans can offer limited provider networks. That could prove an additional challenge for rural beneficiaries who already have to travel further distances for care.
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Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Princess Alexandra Hospital offers data for medication harm research A research project from the University of Queensland School of Pharmacy has started collaborating with the Princess Alexandra Hospital to use digital technologies in reducing rehospitalisation cases due to medication harm. Researcher Dr Nazanin Ghahreman-Falconer noted that in Queensland alone, up to a quarter of adult patients are being re-admitted to hospital within 28 days, further placing a burden on an already overwhelmed
Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Shawn Guertin will now helm the healthcare giant's suite of care delivery businesses, including Oak Street and Signify, as CVS undergoes a major corporate restructuring following flagging profits.
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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?
Bill of Health
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
By Victoria Hooton and Elizabeth Chloe Romanis The emergent Artificial Amnion and Placenta Technology (AAPT) provides an illuminating example of how the EU maternity leave framework has become unable to support modern pregnancies and family structures. AAPT is designed to facilitate partial human gestation outside the body (i.e., ectogestation). The idea is that it would be able to replace conventional neonatal intensive care to improve morbidity and mortality that remains a constant risk in NIC
Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
The credit cards, which can promise patients deceptive no- or low-interest rates, are increasingly being offered in hospitals and physician offices.
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Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
CEO Bill Gassen told employees that "new voices" on the executive team would help the nonprofit health system remain agile in the years ahead.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Intermountain Healthcare, a health system that operates 33 hospitals across seven western states, is transitioning from Oracle Health's Cerner electronic health record to rival Epic, citing higher | Intermountain Healthcare, a health system that operates 33 hospitals across seven western states, is transitioning from Oracle Health's Cerner EHR to its rival Epic, citing higher physician satisfaction scores as one key factor.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
What You Should Know: Elsevier Health , a global leader in information and data analytics, released its Clinician of the Future 2023 report , which serves as the global health ecosystem’s most recent pulse on what doctors and nurses think about the changes and challenges in healthcare, including the rapid rise of generative AI products and platforms.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
A trio of House committees unveiled new legislation (PDF) Friday to lower costs and increase transpar | Several house committees dropped new legislation Friday meant to improve price transparency for patients and employers. Here's what they're proposing.
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HIPAA Journal
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
A round-up of data breaches that have recently been reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights, state Attorneys General, and the media. 242,986 Patients Had PHI Compromised in Cyberattack on Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists in Gautier, MS, has reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General that has affected up to 242,986 patients.
Digital Health News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is to develop a new EPR system to replace several digital and paper-based systems, with a launch expected in 2025.
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Happy Friday everyone! We hope you had an amazing week and are ready for an even better weekend. We’re back again with another edition of our Fun Friday series where we try to entertain you to start your weekend off right. This week we have a number of funny cartoons about security, the unintended impacts of using some technology, and the reality of project management.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Dr. Dale Okorodudu, author, founder of Black Men in White Coats, and pulmonary and critical care physician at Dallas VA Medical Center, discusses the connection between healthcare diversity and optimal health outcomes.
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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.
Digital Health News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
A report from Elsevier has found almost half of all clinicians are eager for physicians to use generative AI products and platforms in the future.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
What You Should Know: Recently, researchers from Chung-Ang University developed an electrochemical DNA biosensor with enhanced sensitivity for effective HPV detection with high specificity. They achieved this feat using a graphitic nano-onion/molybdenum disulfide nanosheet composite with improved conductive electron transfer compared to the nanosheet alone.
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
The following is a guest article by Paul Christie, Co-Founder and CEO at Tachmed The UK’s robust and well-established pharmacy model is facing huge changes this year, as hundreds of chemists across the country are expected to shut their doors in the coming months, leading to pharmacists declaring that the model is at ‘ breaking point ‘ Back in 2022, NHS data revealed the number of community pharmacies in England had dropped to its lowest figure since 2015, due to a net loss of 110 ph
HIPAA Journal
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Lifeline Systems Company, a Marlborough, MA-based provider of patient alarm systems has recently notified 74,849 individuals about a data breach that occurred more than a year ago. According to the notification letters, unusual network activity was detected on August 6, 2022. Incident response protocols were immediately initiated, and a third-party computer forensic investigation was launched to investigate the nature of the incident.
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Becker's Health IT
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
The Justice Department revealed U.S. hospitals have paid millions of dollars in ransom to a cybercriminal network with suspected ties to Russian intelligence, according to CNN.
Digital Health News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
The latest Digital Health News industry roundup features Thai FDA approval for DeepTek's AI tech and a rebranding and new logo for SPARK TSL.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
New patient privacy compliance resources and cross-agency approaches are coming in the next 12-24 months, and could help health systems bolster their security.
Digital Health News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Sefton Careline is being supported in its digital transformation by Tunstall Healthcare who is supplying its new Software-as-a-Service platform.
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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.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Prior authorization will become less of a hassle for physicians in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s network, BCBSM officials hope, as they roll out an effort to relax about 20% of prior authori | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan unveiled an effort to relax about 20% of prior authorization requirements by utilizing technology and “gold carding” physicians who follow generally accepted best practices.
Digital Health News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
A £44 million deal has been signed by Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust for Cerner Oracle's Millennium EPR.
HealthIT Answers
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
The countdown is over. ViVE is back and early, early bird registration is officially open! For a limited time, take advantage of the lowest price of the year and save $1,100 by grabbing your discounted pass! Act fast because this offer expires Friday, September 8 at midnight ET. The post ViVE 2024 Early Bird Rates End Tonight! appeared first on Health IT Answers.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Also, DeepTek and Alveofit obtained respective regulatory approvals in Thailand and the United States.
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Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Team of Women’s Healthcare Visionaries Builds a Comprehensive Virtual Clinic through a Whole-Person Care Model for Menstruation through Menopause Available through Health Plans and Employer Benefit Plans, Visana Leapfrogs Narrowly Focused Women’s Health Point Solutions with Quality Longitudinal Medical Care from Visana-Trained Doctors and Nurse Practitioners Visana’s Best-in-Class Clinical Model Caters to Complex Women’s Health Conditions without Driving Unnecessary Spend for Patients and Payers
Becker's Health IT
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Seymour, Ind.-based Schneck Medical Center has reached a $250,000 agreement with Indiana after the state filed a lawsuit against the health system for a 2021 cyberattack, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. 7.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
It was initially launched to help dispel the infodemic that ensued during the recent pandemic.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
John Hataway, Sr.Director of Continuous Improvement and Automation at Savista Typically, hearing the terms “Automation or AI” elicits one of two responses– an immediate sense of apprehension and avoidance, or a complete overestimation of its capabilities, though in some cases those two responses go hand in hand. However, neither view is particularly helpful as one is trying to understand the tremendous power of this capability and employ it in appropriate places within their business.
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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.
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