Digital Health News
AUGUST 1, 2023
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to NHS Lanarkshire following the use of WhatsApp by staff to share patient data.
Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 1, 2023
Amazon Clinic — now available to consumers in all 50 states — launched shortly after the company announced plans to shutter a separate enterprise virtual care offering.
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Healthcare It News
AUGUST 1, 2023
Patients are 50% more likely to get breast cancer screenings, and twice as likely to get colorectal cancer screenings, once they're in the Medicare program, according to new findings published by Epic Research.
Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 1, 2023
The layoffs come as CVS faces significant integration costs from recent M&A activity, including its $10.6 billion buy of Oak Street and $8 billion acquisition of Signify.
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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
AUGUST 1, 2023
By Pavan Muntha and Chloe Rourke As climate change is expected to stress the agricultural sector in the coming decades, it is crucial that we transition to climate-smart agricultural practices like agroforestry that build resilience and provide farmers with greater flexibility. Groups identified as particularly vulnerable to climate change, such as people with disabilities, must be fully included to ensure this transition is successful and its benefits are equitably distributed.
Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 1, 2023
The return of the Wellpoint brand for Amerigroup, which covers Medicaid and Medicare members, is the payer's latest corporate reinvention.
Health Care Compliance Brief brings together the best content for health law & compliance professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 1, 2023
Most hospitals underperformed in June, which the consultancy attributes to a growing gap between affluent and poor hospitals.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 1, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor is alleging UnitedHealth Group Inc. denied thousands of patients' payments for emergency room services and urinary drug screenings. | A third-party administrator of UnitedHealth Group denied thousands of emergency department and urinary drug screening claims without proper review, the U.S. Labor Department alleges in a lawsuit.
Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 1, 2023
Tenet is the third for-profit hospital to raise its revenue forecast for the year following its second quarter performance.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 1, 2023
Amazon Clinic is expanding to all 50 states, including nationwide telehealth services to offer access to clinicians through its website and mobile app. | Amazon Clinic is expanding to all 50 states, including nationwide telehealth services to offer access to clinicians through its website and mobile app.
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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.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 1, 2023
Dr. Minh Huynh, Medical Director at NantHealth Eliminating healthcare inequities requires addressing the underlying social and economic factors that contribute to these disparities and ensuring that all individuals have equal access to high-quality healthcare services, regardless of their background or circumstances. This includes addressing issues such as poverty, discrimination, and unequal distribution of resources, as well as promoting health equity as a core value of healthcare systems.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 1, 2023
Black parents and their children are at greater risk of experiencing unfair treatment in healthcare settings than those of other races and ethnicities, according to survey results collected in
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 1, 2023
Peter Kearney, Chief Operating Officer of Virdis Group The UK life sciences industry is burgeoning and, thanks in part to the role played by Covid in supercharging a range of sectors, it is on a path toward further expansion. Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, recently stated his ambition for the country to become a life sciences ‘superpower’. However, at a time of unprecedented development, the industry also finds itself at the center of a skills shortage that threatens to stall, or even halt, it
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 1, 2023
Healthmap Solutions, a kidney population health management company, has raised $100 million to expand its business. | Healthmap, founded in 2016, serves payers and at-risk providers seeking value-based solutions for the high-risk, high-cost chronic kidney disease population.
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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.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 1, 2023
Dr. Fateme Fayyazbakhsh, an assistant research professor of mechanical engineering at S&T What You Should Know: – Missouri University of Science and Technology researchers are developing new 3D-printed hydrogel dressings to speed up and improve the healing process for patients with second-degree burns. The research team published an article covering their latest findings in the International Journal of Bioprinting in July. – Hydrogels are typically part of the care regimen for pa
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 1, 2023
Experts believe recent price transparency initiatives from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are a step in the right direction but ultimately fall short of making the impact al | Price transparency initiatives could help consumers make better decisions with their wallets, but experts have tempered expectations of the real-world benefits for a recent CMS OPPS proposal.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 1, 2023
What You Should Know: Today, Amazon Clinic announced it is now available to customers in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., offering more people easy access to licensed clinicians for virtual care. Amazon Clinic is a virtual health care marketplace available to adults 18-64, that connects customers to third-party, licensed clinicians to help manage common health conditions like urinary tract infections, pink eye, and erectile dysfunction.
Digital Health News
AUGUST 1, 2023
Teva UK has launched the first integrated digital inhaler system to be used in the UK and Europe, which aims to help improve management of asthma and COPD.
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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.
HIPAA Journal
AUGUST 1, 2023
There are six OSHA violation types. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has the authority to issue fines for five of the violation types, while the sixth type of OSHA violation (a “de minimis” violation) will only result in a fine if it escalates into one of the other five violation types. The six OSHA violation types are: Serious Other-than Serious Willful or Repeated Posting Violation Failure to Abate Violation De Minimis Violation The Six OSHA Violation Types in Greater Detail A
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 1, 2023
San Bernadino Public Health knows that monitoring the mosquito population benefits community health directly. This is why the public health team is tracking mosquitos breeding areas and leveraging GIS technology to better coordinate mosquito control efforts in order to prevent the spread of disease. Healthcare IT Today spoke with Serene Ong – Geographic Information Systems Analyst, Andrew Mackey – Statistical Analyst, and Anthony Arce – Research Analyst at San Bernardino County
HIPAA Journal
AUGUST 1, 2023
The Biden Administration has unveiled its National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy (NCWES) which seeks to address the current cyber workforce shortages and prepare the country for a cyber future. The NCWES was developed by the Office of the National Cyber Director in collaboration with 34 agencies, departments, and EOP components and lays out a comprehensive approach for addressing immediate and long-term cyber workforce needs while ensuring all Americans have the cybersecurity skills the
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 1, 2023
CVS Health is cutting approximately 5,000 jobs to save on costs amid its ongoing push into healthcare delivery. | Those affected will reportedly receive severance pay, benefits and help with landing a new job elsewhere. CVS Health does not expect customer-facing roles in stores, pharmacies and clinics to be affected in the layoff plan.
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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.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 1, 2023
What You Should Know: – Today, Signify Health announced the addition of a new comprehensive in-home kidney health testing/evaluation as part of their diagnostic and preventive service offerings. – This is Signify’s latest diagnostic offering for IHEs since the addition of spirometry screenings for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) announced in the fall of 2022.
Digital Health News
AUGUST 1, 2023
New research from VMware has revealed that more than half of the UK public don't trust the NHS to use AI to analyse their patient data.
Modern Healthcare
AUGUST 1, 2023
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services also updated the hospital quality reporting program and outlined new health equity initiatives.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 1, 2023
The company utilizes machine learning and patient data to deliver personalized medication management pertaining to polypharmacy.
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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.
Health IT Security
AUGUST 1, 2023
Patient privacy monitoring tools help healthcare organizations prevent and detect unauthorized access to sensitive patient data.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 1, 2023
The purchase comes on the heels of the surgical navigation platform's $82.5 million Series D raise in June.
Medisys Compliance
AUGUST 1, 2023
Efficient medical billing and coding are crucial for healthcare providers in North Carolina (NC) to ensure timely reimbursements and maintain a sustainable revenue stream. However, navigating the complexities of medical billing can be a daunting task, diverting valuable time and resources away from patient care. This is where Medisys Data Solutions (MDS) steps in, offering comprehensive medical billing services in North Carolina tailored to the unique needs of healthcare providers in NC.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 1, 2023
What You Should Know: Duke Health forms a strategic five-year, innovative partnership with Microsoft aimed at responsibly and ethically harnessing the potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technology to transform the healthcare landscape. The strategic partnership will usher in a new era of innovation, including the creation of a Duke Health AI Innovation Lab and Center of Excellence.
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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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