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Patient apps that use automation to improve outcomes

Healthcare It News

Tracy Chu will offer more detail during her HIMSS23 session "Automation Improves Digital Education App Performance." It is scheduled for Wednesday, April 19 at 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT at the South Building, Level 5, room S505.

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HIPAA reform should protect patients, scale back silos around medical data

Healthcare Dive

Joel Theisen argues for an update of HIPAA that acknowledges an advanced technology landscape and gives providers a fuller picture of patient health.

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Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy

Bill of Health

Each month, members of the Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) review the peer-reviewed medical literature to identify interesting empirical studies, policy analyses, and editorials on health law and policy issues. Below are the citations for papers identified from the month of February. The selections feature topics ranging from an analysis of the approval and marketing of biosimilars with a skinny label and their associated Medicare savings, to a discussion of the Philips Res

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FDA details plan to end emergency use authorizations

Healthcare Dive

The agency is providing a 180-day transition period for devices that were exempted during the pandemic, and said companies that currently have an EUA should start preparing.

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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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Sending Emails No Longer A Security Problem For Healthcare

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Oliver Paterson, director of product management, VIPRE Security Group. The healthcare sector is predicated on protecting all sensitive information for a practice and its patients. Threats come from every direction, whether through email, an […] The article Sending Emails No Longer A Security Problem For Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Ransomware Attacks Increased by More Than 51% in February

HIPAA Journal

Ransomware activity increased in February according to the latest GRIT Ransomware Report from GuidePoint Security. The report is based on data collected by the GuidePoint Research and Intelligence Team, which reports a 51.5% increase in attacks compared to January and a 15.8% increase in attacks compared to February 2022. The LockBit 3.0 ransomware group was particularly active in February, posting more than twice the number of victims (129) on its leak site as January (50), accounting for virtu

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Instacart reaches deal with Boston Children's to help deliver nutritious meals to patients

Fierce Healthcare

Instacart reaches deal with Boston Children's to help deliver nutritious meals to patients rking Fri, 03/24/2023 - 15:18

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Q&A: Why patient trust is key for burgeoning retail healthcare providers

Mobi Health News

Christopher Lis, managing director of global healthcare intelligence at J.D. Power, discusses the recent primary care deals by Amazon and CVS Health.

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Exec Hires: Trusted Health Appoints Sue Nallapeta as CTO

HIT Consultant

Sue Nallapeta, CTO at Trusted Health What You Should Know: – Trusted Health , the leading career marketplace for healthcare professionals announced the appointment of Sue Nallapeta as its new Chief Technology Officer. Nallapeta is the fourth woman to join Trusted as a C-level executive in the last year, and eighty percent of the company’s senior leadership is now women. – Nallapeta is a seasoned engineering leader with more than 15 years of experience leading teams across a variety o

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Life Imitates Art for Ada

Healthicity

Although Bob Ross once said, “we don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents,” we’re not sure how well that applies when accident-prone Ada wanders into an upscale art gallery, ready to peruse the fabulous (and delicate) works of art.

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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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Survey Reveals Accelerating Use of AI to Overcome Workforce Challenges 

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Given the severity of labor shortages and staffing constraints facing health systems nationwide, C-suite executives are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to fill gaps and improve productivity, according to a recent survey conducted by The Health Management Academy (The Academy) with support from Outbound AI. – Almost half of executives (47.5%) report their health system is currently using AI solutions for the workforce, while all others (52.5%) report th

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Lawsuits Mount Against DC Health Link Over Breach of Congress Members’ Data

HIPAA Journal

At least two class action lawsuits have been filed against the online health insurance marketplace, DC Health Link, over a recent hacking incident which, according to DC Health link, affected 56,415 customers. DC Health Link is a public-private healthcare exchange program for residents of Washington D.C. that is operated by the DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority (DCHBX).

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Survey by The Health Management Academy Reveals Accelerating Use of AI to Overcome Workforce Challenges 

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Given the severity of labor shortages and staffing constraints facing health systems nationwide, C-suite executives are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to fill gaps and improve productivity, according to a recent survey conducted by The Health Management Academy (The Academy) with support from Outbound AI. – Almost half of executives (47.5%) report their health system is currently using AI solutions for the workforce, while all others (52.5%) report th

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren urges FTC to review CVS' Oak Street Health deal

Mobi Health News

In a letter, the senator urged the agency to scrutinize the acquisition and others like it, arguing the deal could increase costs and lower quality of care.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Flume Health Launches Tool to Remedy Health Insurers’ Fatigue

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Flume Health , a healthcare technology company for payer operations launches Flume Relay to systematize the complex solution integration process involved in designing, launching, and administering a health plan. – Flume Relay aims to solve payers’ greatest limitation: the integrations and real-time data exchange with the plethora of vendors and systems that make up a health plan.

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Taking Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) From Data to Analysis and Action

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Diana Zuskov, MPH, Associate Vice President of Healthcare Strategy at LexisNexis® Risk Solutions. SDoH Success Stories to Inspire Adoption and Action in Your Organization Healthcare organizations are spending significant resources – time, money, and human capital – to address social determinants of health (SDoH) and health equity.

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AHA: MedPAC report on hospital finances 'misleading;' recommended 2024 pay bump 'totally insufficient'

Fierce Healthcare

AHA: MedPAC report on hospital finances 'misleading;' recommended 2024 pay bump 'totally insufficient' dmuoio Fri, 03/24/2023 - 15:39

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Questionable Conduct: Allegations Against Insurers Acting as Third-Party Administrators

Center for Health Insurance Reform

Nearly half of U.S. residents are enrolled in employer-sponsored health insurance. Many of these plans use third-party administrators (TPAs), intermediaries—frequently insurance companies themselves—that help build provider networks, design benefit packages, and adjudicate claims, among other responsibilities. But a TPA’s interests may not align with those of their employer clients.

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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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UnitedHealthcare study: College students more likely to face mental health needs than parents think

Fierce Healthcare

UnitedHealthcare study: College students more likely to face mental health needs than parents think pminemyer Fri, 03/24/2023 - 16:42

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Cerebral Admits HIPAA Breach, Reports Leak of Data On 3.1 Million Users

Healthcare IT Today

Online mental provider Cerebral, Inc. has admitted that it inappropriately shared private health data on 3.1 million of its users, a problem that arose from its use of pixel-based tracking technologies which gather and share data on people who visit the site. According to the company, which just released a letter outlining the nature of the data issue, Cerebral discovered a breach on January 3, 2023.

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Industry news in brief

Digital Health News

This Digital Health News industry roundup covers Maven Clinic’s acquisition of Naytal and Medwise.ai securing a £1m investment to scale up operations.

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Maribel Health Raises $25M Series A to Create the Future of Advanced Care at Home

Healthcare IT Today

Maribel designs, builds, and operates turnkey advanced home and community care models for health systems facing staffing and capacity constraints Maribel Health , a turnkey partner for health systems looking to design, build, and operate a full continuum of advanced home and community services, announced today the completion of a $25 million Series A funding round led by General Catalyst.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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NHS Innovation Accelerator programme welcomes 17 new Fellows in 2023 

Digital Health News

The NHS Innovation Accelerator announced 17 new Fellows will join the programme in 2023, the largest cohort for the programme since its launch in 2015.

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Providers want CMS to create new payment methods to boost primary care

Fierce Healthcare

Providers want CMS to create new payment methods to boost primary care rking Fri, 03/24/2023 - 17:17

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Key Challenges and Solutions to Enhance the Post-Procedure Experience

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Abbott today released the latest installment in the company’s multi-year Beyond Intervention series of global healthcare market research designed to uncover challenges that arise within the patient journey of people living with cardiovascular disease and to identify opportunities for patient care improvement. – The latest report stems from a survey of more than 2,000 patients, physicians and healthcare leaders, and reveals challenges resulting from a systemic

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Jersey selects BridgeHead’s HealthStore to manage medical images

Digital Health News

Jersey’s Health and Community Services (HCS) Department will use BridgeHead's HealthStore to consolidate all medical images in a central repository.

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Ensure Continuous Patient Care: How to Avoid Disruptions Due to Ransomware

The industry has seen an increasing pace of ransomware, zero-day, and remote-code execution attacks. Learn how to defend against these against these attacks in this eBook.

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End of a Declared Public Health Emergency — Implications for U.S. Emergency Use Authorizations

NEJM

Despite the planned ending of the Covid-19 public health emergency in the United States, medical products approved under emergency use authorizations will remain available for the foreseeable future.

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Personal, medical data compromised in Community Health Systems breach affecting 1 million

Becker's Health IT

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems said patients' personal and medical data was compromised in a recent data breach that affected nearly 1 million people.

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HC3 Checklist Helps Healthcare Sector Ensure Mobile Device Security

Health IT Security

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Healthcare ransomware attacks are on the rise: 4 things to know

Becker's Health IT

The healthcare and public health sector was the most targeted critical infrastructure sector for ransomware attacks in 2022, according to a March 22 crime report from the FBI.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.