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Health Data Privacy: What Providers Need to Know

HealthIT Answers

By Robert L. Murry PhD MD FAAFP - A survey published by the American Medical Association last year reveals that patients are very concerned about the privacy of their medical information, perhaps more concerned than most physicians and practices are aware. The post Health Data Privacy: What Providers Need to Know appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Public Health Product Hops

Bill of Health

By Michael S. Sinha, Edna Besic, and Melissa Mann Members of Congress have been focused on drug pricing for the last several years, culminating recently in new drug pricing provisions within the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. One reason for our drug pricing problem is that we allow manufacturers to charge whatever the market will bear for a new therapeutic.

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Transformative AI to revamp prior authorizations

Healthcare Dive

With the right payment integrity approach and finely tuned focus, payers will find the exceptional service execution required to thrive in today’s environment.

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Digital therapeutics should work 'like magic' to succeed in clinical care

Healthcare It News

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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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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DOJ charges 18 in COVID healthcare frauds totaling $490M

Healthcare Dive

It's the largest enforcement action against COVID-19 healthcare fraud schemes to date, according to regulators.

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The Known, Unknowns of the No Surprises Act IDR Process

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Edward R. Gaines III, JD, CCP, vice president of regulatory affairs and industry liaison, Zotec Partners. The limited and under-resourced infrastructure established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers […] The article The Known, Unknowns of the No Surprises Act IDR Process appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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The 3 Types of Pentesting That Help In Neutralizing Cyber Attacks

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. There is a huge debate on the topic is the internet, a great source of development and education for young people or is a boon that is responsible for killing all the privacy and security […] The article The 3 Types of Pentesting That Help In Neutralizing Cyber Attacks appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Home care industry touts bipartisan bill to expand Medicare in-home benefits, reimbursement

Fierce Healthcare

Home care industry touts bipartisan bill to expand Medicare in-home benefits, reimbursement dmuoio Mon, 04/24/2023 - 14:08

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Digital therapeutics should work 'like magic' to succeed in clinical care

Mobi Health News

At HIMSS23, panelists explained how digital therapeutics must appeal to all healthcare stakeholders – including clinicians, patients, hospitals and payers – to work well in clinical settings.

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As generative AI makes headway in healthcare, executive leaders still struggle to scale up breakthrough tech

Fierce Healthcare

As generative AI makes headway in healthcare, executive leaders still struggle to scale up breakthrough tech aburky Mon, 04/24/2023 - 13:23

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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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Q&A: Dell on creating unbiased AI in healthcare

Mobi Health News

At HIMSS23, Steven Lazer, global healthcare and life sciences chief technology officer at Dell Technologies, joined MobiHealthNews to discuss Dell's work within digital health.

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Noncompliant Use of Website Tracking Technologies is an Enforcement Priority for OCR

HIPAA Journal

If you are a HIPAA-covered entity and use tracking technologies on your websites or apps, you must ensure that they are HIPAA-compliant. The Director of the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has confirmed that this aspect of compliance with the HIPAA Rules is now an enforcement priority for OCR and the department is actively looking into noncompliance by HIPAA-covered entities.

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AppliedVR's latest partnership expands covered access to VR therapeutics for veterans, active military

Fierce Healthcare

AppliedVR's latest partnership expands covered access to VR therapeutics for veterans, active military hlandi Mon, 04/24/2023 - 10:46

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Utah Updates Data Breach Notification Requirements

HIPAA Journal

Utah has updated its data breach regulations and from May 3, 2023, will require a breached entity to send a notification to the Utah Attorney General in the event of a breach of the personal information of 500 or more Utah residents. The new law applies to persons who own or license computerized data that includes the personal information of Utah residents.

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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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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: the Ultimate Guide [2023]

Medical Gas Compliance

Editor's Note: The article was originally published in December 2018 and has been updated for to reflect the current state of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare. What is Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare? Artificial intelligence in healthcare refers to the application of machine learning algorithms and other AI techniques to analyze and interpret complex medical data, assist in clinical decision-making, improve patient outcomes, and enhance the efficiency of healthcare delivery.

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Chiefy Raises $4.2M to Build a Culture of Trust in Surgery

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Chiefy , a NYC-based cloud platform that helps surgical teams seamlessly embed quality and communication best practices, today announced it has raised $4.2M in seed funding led by LionBird , with participation from Nina Capital and Emerge Ventures. – The company plans to use the seed funding to accelerate and expand product development and customer acquisition.

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AHIP ad campaign: Big Pharma continues 'deceive and divert attention' on drug prices

Fierce Healthcare

AHIP ad campaign: Big Pharma continues 'deceive and divert attention' on drug prices pminemyer Mon, 04/24/2023 - 12:12

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CIO Podcast – Episode 53: Informatics and Analytics with Ray Gensinger, MD

Healthcare IT Today

For the 53rd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Ray Gensinger, MD, Former CIO who is now Sr. VP and CMO at Tegria. To kick off this episode Gensinger tells us what it was like to move from being a doctor to a CIO to CMO at Tegria and how those experiences and his interest in informatics shaped his role as a CIO.

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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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UH Southampton to pilot remote diabetes test for mums-to-be

Digital Health News

University Hospital Southampton will be piloting a trial for pregnant women, enabling them to carry out a test for gestational diabetes at home.

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Clover Health's stock could be delisted from the Nasdaq, company says

Fierce Healthcare

Clover Health's stock could be delisted from the Nasdaq, company says pminemyer Mon, 04/24/2023 - 14:04

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Virtual reality companies XRHealth and Amelia Virtual Care merge

Mobi Health News

The companies will become one company under the XRHealth brand.

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MedArrive Raises $8 Million Investment to Bring More Care Into the Home

Healthcare IT Today

New funding led by Cobalt Ventures will support continued business growth and expansion of health plan relationships Mobile-integrated care management platform company, MedArrive, today announced $8 million in new funding led by Cobalt Ventures , a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC). The investment follows MedArrive’s $25 million series A round in November 2021 and brings the company’s total funding to $40.5 million to date.

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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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6 riskiest medical devices for cybersecurity

Becker's Health IT

Internet-connected medical devices that feed patient data into EHRs are expected to explode in use in the coming years, presenting a cybersecurity challenge to hospitals and health systems.

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Pharmacierge raises £2.4m, with 90% of the funding from its clinician users 

Digital Health News

Pharmacierge has raised a further £2.4m, to extend its national leadership through its e-prescribing platform mPrescribe.

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Health spending rebounded in 2021 after pandemic-driven declines: HCCI

Fierce Healthcare

Health spending rebounded in 2021 after pandemic-driven declines: HCCI pminemyer Mon, 04/24/2023 - 12:48

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Digital Health Unplugged: A chat with Becca Robinson

Digital Health News

Jordan Sollof chats to Becca Robinson, digital nurse at University Hospitals Sussex, to discuss her positive experiences of the 35 under 35 bursary scheme.

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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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Riskiest Connected Medical Devices Revealed

HIPAA Journal

Through the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), an array of medical devices have been connected to the Internet, allowing them to be operated, configured, and monitored remotely. These devices can transmit medical data across the Internet to clinicians allowing rapid action to be taken to adjust treatments and data collected from the devices can be automatically fed into electronic medical records.

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NuraLogix announces new AI model for fatty liver disease

Digital Health News

Nuralogix has added additional capacity to detect fatty liver disease using Transdermal Optical Imaging technology and AI models.

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ClaimsXten Rebrands as Lyric, Appoints Raj Ronanki as CEO

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – ClaimsXten Portfolio , a claims editing software business owned by TPG Capital, today announced it has rebranded as Lyric. – In addition, the company announced the appointment of Raj Ronanki as Chief Executive Officer. Ronanki most recently served as Senior Vice President of Elevance Health and President of Carelon Digital Platforms.

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Can a Good Network Management Partnership Give your Health IT Organization New Focus?

HealthIT Answers

By Treece Efird - The foundation of all electronic communications in healthcare is a robust and dependable data network. It is the fundamental requirement for electronic medical records, imaging, scheduling, billing, medication dispensing, and financial reimbursement. The post Can a Good Network Management Partnership Give your Health IT Organization New Focus?

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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.